Infineon CEO to quit: report 15 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The chief executive of troubled German chipmaker Infineon, Wolfgang Ziebart, is to quit after losing the confidence of the board, a newspaper report said Friday. | |
 Software piracy increases in Asia-Pacific: industry group May 14, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Software piracy increased last year in the Asia-Pacific region, boosted by China's growing use of personal computers, an industry group said on Wednesday. | |
EU gives green light to TomTom takeover of Tele Atlas May 14, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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EU regulators on Wednesday approved Dutch technology group TomTom's takeover of Tele Atlas after an in-depth probe found the deal would not significantly reduce competition in the SatNav sector. | |
 World's smallest helicopter to fly in da Vinci birthplace May 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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The world's smallest one-man helicopter will soon take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, who is credited with having first thought of a vertical-flight machine, its developer said. | |
 France's Larousse sets up Wikipedia rival May 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
France's Larousse publishing house on Tuesday launched an online French-language encyclopedia offering free access to its dictionary and inviting users to contribute content, aiming to rival Wikipedia. | |
 We're watching the 'oppressors': world telecoms boss May 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The head of the world telecoms body said on Tuesday that oppressive regimes are increasingly using their control over the Internet to deprive citizens of information but that those governments are being watched ... | |
 StatoilHydro stumbles in sprint for Arctic energy riches May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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When Norwegian energy giant StatoilHydro fired up the world's northernmost liquefied natural gas plant here last year it was hailed as an industry pioneer. But turning Arctic gas into gold has proven anything ... | |
3 indicted in US for hacking into restaurant computer system May 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A Ukrainian and an Estonian were among three people charged in a scheme to hack into a computer system of a US restaurant chain to steal credit card data, the Justice Department said Monday. | |
 Hacker splashes data from six million Chileans on Internet: report May 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A hacker broke into Chile's government sites mining data from six million people which he then posted on the Internet on two popular servers for several hours, the El Mercurio daily have said. | |
 Tesla's electric sports car aiming at Europe market May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Earth-friendly thrill-seekers in Europe can get into the driver's seat of their own Tesla Roadster, provided they have a trunkful of cash to buy an electric sports car that zips from zero to 100 kph (60 mph) ... | |
Humanity and technology fuse in global Pangea Day film event May 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Humanity and digital technology broke down walls between cultures on Saturday during a first-ever Pangea Day film event aimed at replacing conflict with understanding. | |
Volkswagen, Sanyo to develop lithium-ion battery: report May 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Volkswagen AG will join forces with Japan's Sanyo Electric to develop a lithium-ion battery, a key component of hybrid and electric cars, the Nikkei newspaper reported Sunday. | |
 Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool May 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 40 vote(s)
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Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors. | |
 Nissan to make lithium-ion batteries with NEC: report May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Nissan Motor Co and NEC Corp will join forces in the world's first mass production of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, a newspaper said Saturday. | |
 Biofuels backlash in US as food costs hit home May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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A biofuels backlash has erupted in major ethanol producer the United States, as lawmakers and experts debate the merits of converting food to fuel to support America's age-old love affair with the automobile. ... | |
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