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2007-11-01, 16:39

IBM seen launching major data security initiative

International Business Machines Corp is launching a "major initiative" to drive sales in the data security market, including $1.5 billion in spending next year on marketing and product development, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday in its online edition.

2007-11-01, 12:22

Microsoft sees Windows Vista growth phase underway

Microsoft Corp`s (MSFT.O) Windows Vista is starting to see mass adoption from businesses nearly a year after it was released, the company said while predicting a strong first holiday season for the product.

2007-10-30, 14:52

Astronauts install solar unit on space station

Astronauts made a tricky job look easy on Tuesday when they used a robot arm to latch a 17.5 tonne solar power girder to its new home at the end of the International Space Station.

2007-10-30, 10:28

Astronauts prepare for key spacewalk

Astronauts prepared for a high-stakes spacewalk on Tuesday to install a solar power tower on the international space station, a job that must be completed to prevent malfunctioning equipment from delaying the launch of a much-anticipated European research lab.

2007-10-29, 10:19

Da Vinci`s `Last Supper` goes online

Can`t get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci`s masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection.

2007-10-27, 14:40

Apple imposes new limits on iPhone sales

Apple Inc. no longer accepts cash for iPhone purchases and now limits sales of the cell phone to two per person in a move to stop people from reselling them.

2007-10-27, 14:07

Astronauts prepare to open station room

Their first wave of construction work successfully completed, the 10 astronauts aboard the shuttle Discovery and the international space station eagerly awaited their entrance Saturday into the latest addition to the orbiting complex.

2007-10-26, 12:51

Hitachi develops finger friendly steering wheel

Japanese electronics giant Hitachi has developed a steering wheel that enables the driver to use his or her fingers as switches for the engine, car stereo and navigation system.

2007-10-25, 16:07

Motorola sees improved mobile devices

Motorola Inc expects revenue and bottom-line improvements for its mobile devices business in the fourth quarter compared with the third quarter, a top executive for the company said on Thursday.

2007-10-25, 11:21

Airbus superjumbo makes first commercial flight

Loaded with champagne, caviar and excited passengers from around the world, the biggest airliner ever built touched down in Australia on Thursday after its first commercial flight.

2007-10-23, 14:37

Hitachi pulls out of home PCs

Hitachi Ltd said on Tuesday it is withdrawing from the home personal-computer business amid sluggish sales, the latest move by a Japanese electronics group to trim struggling operations.

2007-10-23, 13:12

Apple nails another blockbuster year

Apple said Monday it shipped a record 2.16 million Macs in the quarter, an increase of 34 percent from the same period a year ago. That generated $3.1 billion, or about half of the company`s revenues for the quarter.

2007-10-23, 10:01

Internet deal triggers cyber storm in China

Competition in China`s booming Internet sector has turned nasty ahead of the Beijing Olympics, with Sohu.com upsetting its rivals through a lucrative sponsorship deal that is now being challenged.

2007-10-22, 17:00

Russia`s space city frozen in time

In this remote and rusting town on the barren steppes of Central Asia, the space race and the Sputnik era seem much more than a memory.

2007-10-22, 10:56

Tokyo soccer robots don`t quite have Becks appeal

David Beckham doesn`t have anything to fear from robot players -- for now. At an indoor field in Tokyo, dozens of robots played soccer while others danced to samba music to cheer them on.

2007-10-20, 15:53

Microsoft plans smaller deals

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company aims to pursue an independent path, focusing on up to 20 smaller acquisitions of $50 million to $1 billion each annually rather than mega-deals. ADVERTISEMENT

2007-10-20, 11:18

Website aims to help the Swiss vote smart

A website that allows would-be voters to find their way through Switzerland`s political maze and match their beliefs with the candidates is booming ahead of Sunday`s general election, the site`s creators said Friday.