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PhysOrg.com
View lunar eclipse on August 16 midnightMerinews - 45 minutes agoOn Saturday night, don't miss the partial lunar eclipse at around 11.53pm. The moon will appear reddish when it will come in front of the earth.Where to watch the August 16, 2008 Partial Lunar Eclipse Live ... Newspost OnlinePartial Lunar eclipse on August 16 SifyEconomic Times - AFP - Hindu Business Line - SABC Newsall 35 news articles »
Supreme Court sends notice to Yahoo, MSN and GoogleLittle About - 14 Aug 2008Sex selection related online advertisements by Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have invited unwanted trouble to the software giants. Yahoo India, Google India and Microsoft have been issued notices by the Indian Supreme Court to stop serving advertisements ...Google issued notice for promoting sex selection via ads Khabrein.infoSex-Selection Ads on Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Irks Supreme Court News LocaleCalcutta Telegraphall 5 news articles »
MSN India
Entertainment drives mobile internet growth in BRIC countriesBusiness Standard - 14 Aug 2008Entertainment-themed websites are the most popular with mobile Internet users in the growing Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) mobile markets, says a new research report from The Nielsen company.BRIC mobile owners use net for entertainment: Nielson study MyNews.inEntertainment mobile internet websites most popular in BRIC Telecom Paper (subscription)all 9 news articles »
The Inquisitr
Google Defamation Suit in IndiaWall Street Journal - 14 Aug 2008By TARIQ ENGINEER MUMBAI -- A small Indian construction equipment company is demanding in court that Google Inc. disclose the name of a person who used its blogging service in a case that could change the way the Internet giant does business in India.Lawsuit against Google India, thanks to a blogger MerinewsGoogle Being Sued Over Blogger’s Identity The InquisitrSiliconindia.comall 7 news articles »
Mobiletor.com
Now Create Your Website Through Cellphone!TopNews - 15 Aug 2008Wanna create your website through your cellphone? Yes, it is now possible to create a website through the mobile phones. Moreover, the company will offer this service free of cost to its users.Innovation : Build websites with your mobile phone – Another first News Line 365Even paan can be sold through Internet now NewindpressMobiletor.com - Economic Times - Merinews - Little Aboutall 8 news articles »
TechShout!
Nokia 3610 Fold clamshell introducedTechGadgets.in - 14 Aug 2008Nokia introduces the new 3610 Fold mobile phone. Surprisingly, the new Nokia 3610 Fold is a clamshell. Well, Nokia had introduced a phone named 3610 in 2002 with minimal features which aimed at the Asian markets.Nokia introduces low-end ‘3610 fold’ handset TelecomTigerNokia rolls out entry level 3610 Fold Phone TechShout!all 3 news articles »
TechShout!
Sony Ericsson James Bond Edition C902 Phone Unveiled in IndiaTechShout! - 13 Aug 2008Earlier we had reported about Sony Ericsson’s plans to roll out James Bond edition of the C902 phone. The company has now announced to launch the limited edition of the handset in the Indian market.Use James Bond phone: Sony Ericsson’s C902 Khabrein.infoSony Ericsson Unveils C902 Cybershot Used in Latest James Bond Flick News LocaleLittle About - VARIndia (press release) - Khabrein.info - Khabrein.infoall 7 news articles »
Techtree.com
MTNL tapers broadband charges, launches TV on mobileMSN India - 14 Aug 2008New Delhi: Public sector telecom services provider MTNL slashed broadband charges by up to 50 per cent to increase user base in the national capital.MTNL: Mobile Security; Slashes Broadband Rates Techtree.comMahanagar Telephone Slashes Broadband Charges Tech2all 8 news articles »
Developers Herald VS 2008 and .NET Framework SP1eWeek - 12 Aug 2008By Darryl K. Taft As Microsoft announces the release to manufacturing (RTM) of service pack releases of its Visual Studio 2008 and .Microsoft service packs boost developers ComputerworldMicrosoft slashes .NET Framework footprint Heise OnlineSDA Asia Magazine - Product Reviews - CIOL - Internet Newsall 23 news articles »
BBC News
Fur Real? Pair Say They Have BigfootWashington Post - 8 hours agoBy Ashley Surdin LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15 -- Bigfoot has been found in the Georgia woods and is being held in a cooler at an undisclosed location.Georgia men defend Bigfoot body claims CNNAmericans 'find body of Bigfoot' BBC NewsCNET News - San Jose Mercury News - San Francisco Chronicle - Chicago Tribuneall 1,564 news articles »
DailyTech
NASA decides against earlier dates for 2 shuttle launchesHouston Chronicle - 14 Aug 2008By MARK CARREAU Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle After a month of deliberations, NASA decided today against moving up the launch dates for two fall shuttle flights, including the October mission of the shuttle Atlantis and a crew of seven astronauts to ...Science NASA Celebrates Hubble Space Telescope's 100000th Orbit DailyTechReliving life among stars and galaxies Times of IndiaArs Technica - Aviation Week - Space.com - The Write Stuffall 30 news articles »
OverTheLimit.info
Canada to get world's first supercomputer outside the USEconomic Times - 4 hours agoTORONTO: Toronto university and the IBM have joined hands to build Canada's most powerful and energy- efficient supercomputer yet.University of Toronto, IBM to launch supercomputer ReutersIBM to build Canada's most powerful supercomputer Bizjournals.comThe Tech Herald - Ontario Nowall 16 news articles »
ABC News
NASA: Mars Lander sends most detailed Martian pics yetComputerworld - 16 hours agoBy Sharon Gaudin August 15, 2008 (Computerworld) As the Mars Lander continues to scoop up soil for analysis, it has taken its very first microscopic image of a single piece of Martian dust.Mars Lander Sends Back Picture of Martian Dust ABC NewsUS spacecraft takes first image of Martian dust particle XinhuaKnoxville News Sentinel - Arizona Daily Star - Scienceline - DigitalJournal.comall 52 news articles »
Canada.com
Sony plans no PS3 price cuts at Leipzig games fairReuters - 20 hours agoBERLIN (Reuters) - Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) does not plan to announce price cuts to its flagship PlayStation 3 games console at Europe's biggest video games fair in Leipzig, Germany next week, a company spokesman said on ...DLC Royal Rumble - PS3 vs Xbox 360 vs Wii Videogamer.comGaming Sales Keep Falling: Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii & Sony PS3 Product ReviewsArs Technica - Game Guru - eFluxMedia - PC Worldall 238 news articles »
MSNBC
Pluto’s Situation Is As Unstable As EvereFluxMedia - 20 hours agoBy Alex Garrel Back in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto should no longer be considered a planet, thus leaving only eight generally acknowledged planets."Pluto Huggers" Fight to Renew Planet Status National GeographicThe great planet debate Science NewsUSA Today - Geotimes - Outside Online - Thaindian.comall 24 news articles »
BBC News
NASA Has Its Closest Look at Geysers on Saturn MoonNew York Times - 7 hours agoBy KENNETH CHANG Exquisite close-ups of fissures on a tiny frozen moon of Saturn will provide the latest clues in solving the riddle of how a 310-mile-wide ice ball could possibly be shooting geysers of vapor and icy particles.Cassini Spots Source of Enceladus's Icy Jets Scientific AmericanProbe gets close up to Enceladus BBC NewsDailyTech - National Geographic - Economic Times - The Tech Heraldall 68 news articles »
Space.com
NASA to Take Corrective Action in Spacesuit Contract ProtestFOXBusiness - 4 hours agoWASHINGTON, Aug 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ ----NASA has concluded that corrective action is appropriate in the Government Accountability Office bid protest of Exploration Systems & Technology, Inc. NASA determined that a compliance ...NASA asks Oceaneering, Exploration Systems to bid again Houston ChronicleNASA Reopens Spacesuit Competition after Complaint eFluxMediaThe Associated Press - Reuters - Wall Street Journal - Hartford Courantall 146 news articles »
Space Ref (press release)
Psychologists Clash on Aiding InterrogationsNew York Times - 7 hours agoBy BENEDICT CAREY They have closely studied suspects, looking for mental quirks. They have suggested lines of questioning. They have helped decide when a confrontation is too intense, or when to push harder.Psychologists show new ways to deal with health challenges in space Hinduall 21 news articles »
Techtree.com
Flawed Chip To Blame For iPhone Connection Woes?Washington Post - 13 hours agoWhen my colleague Matt Kapko said he was returning the iPhone after two weeks of use, he took a bit of a slating from fans of the phone.Infineon chip causing problems on iPhone - reports ReutersApple Working To Fix iPhone 3G’s Hiccups eFluxMediaBusinessWeek - Wall Street Journal - USA Today - Afterdawn.comall 197 news articles »
Boston Globe
Chicago dinosaur hunters uncover ancient human graveyard in SaharaChicago Tribune - 13 hours agoBy Jeremy Manier Chicago Tribune reporter A group of Chicago dinosaur hunters has stumbled across an ancient human graveyard in the middle of the Sahara, offering a unique glimpse of an epoch when much of the desert was a lush paradise.Graves Found From Sahara’s Green Period New York TimesExcavations Show a Lush Life in the Sahara Washington PostReuters - Sydney Morning Herald - The Australian - The Ageall 163 news articles »
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