Icahn hits back at Yahoo, suggests deal with Google June 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In the latest tit-for-tat over Yahoo, billionaire Carl Icahn renewed accusations Friday that the Internet giant misled shareholders and suggested a joint search deal with Google if Yahoo cannot be sold to Microsoft. | |
 Africa's deserts could supply solar electricity to continent: experts June 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Solar power from Africa's deserts could supply all 600 million citizens currently without electricity and even export power to Europe, a green energy conference in Nairobi heard Thursday. | |
TomTom completes takeover of Tele Atlas June 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Dutch navigation products company TomTom announced Thursday the conclusion of its 2.9 billion euros (4.5 billion dollars) takeover of digital map creator Tele Atlas. | |
 Japan's top film rental chain offers high-definition downloads June 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Japan's top film rental chain Tsutaya on Thursday unveiled a download-on-demand broadband service, letting customers rent titles from home without going to the store. | |
 US blogger released on bail in Singapore June 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A US-based blogger who allegedly accused a Singapore judge of "prostituting herself" was released on bail Thursday and had his passport confiscated. | |
 Fish and chips fuel 'green' revolution June 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Faced with soaring prices at the petrol pumps, ecologically-minded Britons are turning to fish and chips to run their cars -- transforming the leftover frying oil into "green" fuel. | |
 Online database shows Britain-Australia links June 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Details of millions of Britons who travelled to Australia in the late 19th and early 20th century in search of economic success were released online Wednesday as part of a social history collection. | |
 Money -- and patience -- needed for 2nd-generation biofuels June 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Next-generation biofuels that are greener than present crop-based fuels are in the works, but it will take many years, and massive financial support, before they reach the pump, experts say. | |
 China's music industry warns Baidu search engine over piracy June 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Chinese music industry representatives Tuesday warned the nation's top search engine Baidu that it risked losing advertising contracts over allegations that it allowed the pirating of music files. | |
 Paralysed man takes a walk in virtual world June 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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A paralysed man using only his brain waves has been able to manipulate a virtual Internet character, Japanese researchers said Monday, calling it a world first. | |
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