A Russian teacher, who has bought computers for his school with already installed software, faces up to 5 years in jail - the software was not licensed. Many in Russia are sure that this scandalous process was ordered and is a show-trial initiated by Microsoft in its ongoing fight against piracy.
More than 40 percent of teens and preteens surveyed say they`ve recently come across nudity and pornography on the Internet, and most say they weren`t looking for it, according to a study released today.
Microsoft unveiled a new class of computer - the "Ultra Mobile Personal Computer" - at the CeBIT trade show in Germany.
Arianespace kicked off its 2006 launch activities with Ariane 5 ECA`s successful orbiting of two telecommunications satellites from Europe`s Spaceport in French Guiana tonight.
Nasa`s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has survived a critical phase in its mission by parking itself in an elliptical orbit around the Red Planet. News of its success followed a tense period of radio silence while the spacecraft passed behind Mars.
On Wednesday night a children site supported by radical Palestinian group HAMAS was closed.
Intel Corp., reeling from weak sales as it loses share to rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc., hopes to get back on track this week when it unveils faster, more efficient computer chips.
Roscosmos considers that launching of "Proton-M" carrier rockets should not be prohibited.
Aces of pilots group "Russkiye Vityazi"(Russian Heroes) will participate in the national celebration of China "Eagle of Victory", which will be held in Chinese province, Alexander Drobyshevsky, the head of Russian Air-Forces press-service, has informed on Thursday.
The chiefs of the space agencies of Russia, the USA and Europe 1-3 March will discuss the prospects for further building International Space Station, reported the official representative of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Melissa Mathews.
Russia works at new safe technologies in the sphere of atomic power engineering, at the reactors of the fourth generation, said the chief of Russian Industry and Energy Ministry Viktor Hristenko.
The first virus for mobile phones supporting Java technologies is found. It is said in the announcement of the Kasperski Laboratory - the Russian creator of antiviral programs.
European space agency put off the starting of carrier rocket Ariane 5-ESA with two satellites aboard on Friday. Start of Ariane 5-ESA from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana was planned to the evening of Thursday, however, technical troubles in the launching system were revealed at the final stage, and starting was postponed on day.
On Wednesday the Russian Mission Control Center made the single-impulse correction of the International Space Station orbit and increased the flight altitude of the station approximately to three kilometers.
Chinese programmers warn about possible virus attacks on Internet users, who celebrate St. Valentine`s Day today.
Experts of Russian center of flights` control will adjust the orbit of International Space Station.
Sports Interactive company - leading producer of sport computer games - has simulated Olympic hockey tournament.
Starting from the water area of the Pacific Ocean of the carrier rocket Zenith-3SL within the framework of the program "Sea Launch" with the American communication satellite is assigned on Sunday reported the press- secretary of the company "Sea Launch" Pola Korn.
Russian Air Force will get the aircraft of fifth generation in 2015-2016, informed on Thursday first Deputy Commander in Chief of Russian Air Force Anatoly Nogovitsin.
On the threshold of St. Valentine`s day iTAGG company has announced about a new service. One can make an anonymous declaration of love by sending of electronic Valentine greetings to mobile phone.
At 7:27 by Moscow time crew of International Space Station has finished second spacewalk and safely returned to the board of space station.
World organization of intellectual property has proclaimed rating of countries, which patented inventions in 2005. As usual leading position belongs to USA. Japan takes second place for second year in a row. Russia holds 21-st position with number of inventions reduced by almost 20% comparing with year of 2004.
On Friday night 12-th crew of International Space Station - NASA astronaut William McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev - will go spaceward. The station will remain uninhabited for 5 hours 58 minutes.
Experts of Federal space agency (Roscosmos) have successfully conducted the complex tests of rocket carrier "Souz-2" at "Baikonur" space center in Kazakhstan.
The next, 13th expedition to the International Space Station launch is scheduled on March 30, 2006 from space-vehicle launching site Baikonur, the Roscosmos official VYacheslav Davidenko has informed on Wednesday.