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Bomb found in car hired by Bihar Minister
A bomb was found in a car hired by Bihar Science and Technology Minister Anil Kumar on Thursday. ccording to reports, the bomb was found hidden underneath a Scorpio car hired by Kumar from a local taxi...


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Pentagon says Internet helps in terrorist recruiting, radicalization
Militant and terrorist groups are using the Internet to streamline their terrorist recruiting, radicalization, and training, the Pentagon has...
Technology that allows bosses to spy on employees
A Japanese phone company has come up with a new technology that can track most minimal movement of mobile phone users and beams the information back to...
Internet 'in the run' for Nobel Peace Prize
The World Wide Web has been nominated among a record 237 individuals and organisations in the run for this year's Nobel Peace...
Wireless Technology Firm Radisys Acquires Pactolus; Terms Not Disclosed
HILLSBORO, Ore. - RadiSys Corp., a maker of servers that support wireless phone networks, said Thursday it acquired privately held Pactolus Communications Software Co. Terms were not disclosed. ...
Summary Box: Report On Internet Freedom Finds Regimes More Sophisticated In Censorship
THE INTERNET'S `ENEMIES': A dozen countries were deemed by Reporters Without Borders to be the most repressive at censorship. THE CHANGES: The list is the same from last year, but the group finds...
Tech Council Of Maryland Hosts Financial Executives Forum On State Of Private Equity Market And Impact On Tech Community
ROCKVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM) hosted a record crowd of local financial and business executives to discuss the current state of the private equity...
Neocase Software Selected As Finalist For 2010 Siia Codie Awards
Neocase Software, a leading provider of customer service solutions for shared service centers and customer support operations, announced today that its customer service contact center solution,...
No. 1 Ku Tops Texas Tech 80-68 To Reach 2,000 Wins
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Cole Aldrich had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 1 Kansas became the third team to reach 2,000 wins by pulling out an 80-68 victory over scrappy Texas Tech on Thursday in the...
Lawson Software Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results Date And Conference Call
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lawson Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced it will release its fiscal 2010 third quarter financial results on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, after the...
Radisys Announces Acquisition Of Pactolus Communications Software Corporation
RadiSys® Corporation (NASDAQ:RSYS), a leading global provider of application-ready software and hardware platforms, today announced that it has acquired privately-held Pactolus Communications...
Is The $900m High-speed Internet Link A Good Plan?
Lower internet prices and unlimited downloads for home connections are predicted to be the result of a new high-speed link planned between New Zealand, Australia and the United States. The project...
No. 1 Kansas Tops Texas Tech, Is Third Team To Reach 2,000 Wins
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Aldrich had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 1 Kansas become the third team to reach 2,000 wins by pulling out an 80-68 victory over scrappy Texas Tech on Thursday...
Big 12: Kansas Pulls Away Late, Beats Texas Tech
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) Kansas reached a major milestone, one just two other programs can claim. A nice accomplishment, worthy of the trophy case. There just isn't time for the Jayhawks to enjoy it....
Computer Program 'reads' Minds
Researchers at University College London say their analysis of brain scans can reliably predict which of three short films a person is thinking about. "We've been able to look at brain activity for...
Goal-line Technology Was Too Costly: Blatter
The introduction of goal-line technology was rejected because it was too costly and wasn’t universally applicable, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Thursday. The FIFA-dominated International...
Telus To Sell Tablet Computers
Telus Corp., Canada's third-largest wireless carrier by subscribers, plans to sell tablet computers, looking beyond phones to lure customers away from larger rivals. "We're definitely going to have...
Blog Follows Van Gogh Restoration
A new blog will allow art lovers to follow the restoration, step by step, of Dutch post impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh's famous The Bedroom, the Van Gogh Museum says."It is the first time we...
Hatoyama Dons Tech Salesman Hat
The late French President Charles de Gaulle once labeled a Japanese prime minister a "transistor salesman." Now Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is hawking bullet trains and nuclear plants after Toyota...
Patni To Set Up Software Delivery Unit In Mexico
MUMBAI: Software firm Patni Computer Systems is setting up a software delivery facility at Queretaro in Mexico. The facility will employ around 200 people by the end of the year, with the bulk of...
Work Smarter With Online Collaboration Tools
(03-11) 08:40 PST -- Budget constraints and limited technical support make it critical for most small and medium-size companies to work as efficiently as possible. An important first step in getting...
Myspace Revamps For Revival
Chief Executive Officer Owen Van Natta resigned in February 2010 (reportedly, after numerous clashes with News Corp's head of digital media -- and former AOL CEO -- Jon Miller), just ten months after...
Verizon's One-on-one Droid Training
(03-11) 07:29 PST -- Verizon has taken a page from Apple offering free 30-minute one-on-one training for the Droid phones it sells (the Motorola Droid and the HTC Eris Droid.) Although I've spent...
Apple Ipod Shuffle 4 Gb
(03-11) 07:27 PST -- Spring break is just around the corner, so what better companion to take on your swimsuit workouts than an Apple iPod Shuffle? Amazon has...
Football Star And Tv Actor Merlin Olsen Dies At 69
This June 22, 2001 file photo shows Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen speaking in Urbandale, Iowa. Olsen died Wednesday night, March 10, 2010, at a Los Angeles...
Court: 'under God' In Pledge Is Constitutional
(03-11) 11:36 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- The words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are an appeal to patriotism, not religion, and do not violate the separation of church and state, a federal...
State's Cash For Appliances To Start April 22
California has pushed back the start of its cash for appliances program to April 22, but based on what happened in some other states, consumers who want to get a rebate on a new energy-efficient...
A Few Words About Our Brave Troops
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Report Finds Online Censorship More Sophisticated
China, Iran and Tunisia, which are on the group's "Enemies of the Internet" list, got more sophisticated at censorship and overcoming dissidents' attempts to communicate online, said Reporters...
Glance: Countries In Internet Censorship Report
Countries Under Surveillance: Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Eritrea, Malaysia, Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab...
Onlive Taking Videogames Into The Internet "cloud"
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - California startup OnLive plans a June 17 launch for a service that streams videogames over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged...
Gdc: Sony Unveils Ps3 Motion Controller
Sony has unveiled a motion controller for the PlayStation 3, offering gamers its answer to the Nintendo Wii. The consumer electronics company formally introduced the PlayStation Move Tuesday at...
Google Debuts Product Inventory Search, Apps Macros
Google on Thursday said that users of its Product Search service on a mobile device can now check whether products that appear in search results are in stock at select nearby stores. "We're happy...
Wipro To Boost U.s. Hiring
To position his company to win more federal and state contracts, and to insulate it from protectionist moves to limit the H-1B visa program, Wipro chairman Azim Premji said he wants at least 50% of...
Glance: Countries In Internet Censorship Report From Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders issued its annual report on countries least tolerant of Internet freedoms: Enemies of the Internet: Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria,...
Report On Internet Freedom Finds Regimes More Sophisticated In Censorship
NEW YORK - Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders said in a study out Thursday. China, Iran and Tunisia, which are on the...
Kansas Topples Texas Tech For Milestone Win
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Sherron Collins scored 19 points and Cole Aldrich chipped in 12 with 18 rebounds, leading top-ranked Kansas to an 80-68 victory over Texas Tech in the quarterfinals...
Blatter Defends Lack Of Technology
Sepp Blatter has defended FIFA's decision to rule out goal-line technology on the grounds of cost and keeping the game the same throughout all levels of football. FIFA, supported by the Welsh and...
Computer Algorithm Able To 'read' Memories
Posted on: Thursday, 11 March 2010, 12:55 CST Computer programs have been able to predict which of three short films a person is thinking about, just by looking at their brain activity. The...
At&t Wins Frost & Sullivan 2009 Market Leadership Award In Dedicated Internet Access Service
DALLAS, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T* today announced that it has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2009 Market Share Leadership Award in Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) Service,...
Champlain Health Supply Services Selects Ghx Connectivity, Software Solutions To Enhance Supply Chain Services For 11 Hospitals
TORONTO, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Champlain Health Supply Services (CHSS), a newly formed shared service organization that provides integrated supply chain services to 11 hospitals in the greater...
Blatter: Goal-line Technology Was Too Costly
ZURICH - Use of goal-line technology was rejected because of high costs and potential interruptions in the flow of games, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said...