Technology
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New from NASA, an iPhone application
WASHINGTON (AFP) - NASA is coming to the iPhone.
October 24, 2009, 5:06 am -
Malawi could be the cradle of humankind
Mabvuto Banda
October 24, 2009, 3:46 am -
Twitter entries satirize works of literature
CHICAGO/LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Deciphering William Shakespeare plays in school essays apparently was not enough for two university students who have written a book of Twitter entries that summarize and satirize works of literature.
October 24, 2009, 1:13 am -
Nokia says N900 sales delayed to November
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top cellphone maker Nokia said on Friday its flagship N900 phone will start selling in November, a month later than originally scheduled, as the company awaits feedback from developers.
October 24, 2009, 12:29 am -
Microsoft profit, sales beat expectations
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's quarterly profit fell a smaller-than-expected 18 percent on Friday, as the world's largest software company held up better than feared, sending its shares up 8 percent.
October 23, 2009, 11:52 pm -
Developing countries must boost broadband: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Developing countries risk missing out on the benefits of information technology because of their lack of broadband infrastructure, a U.N. agency said.
October 23, 2009, 9:46 pm -
Multiplying man-eaters
Kimberley locals say they are bigger, angrier and more active than ever... and have a taste for family dogs.
ABC - October 23, 2009, 6:45 pm -
Whale put down
A 10-metre humpback whale, stranded on a beach in WA's south-west, has been put down.
ABC - October 23, 2009, 6:40 pm -
GM harvest starts
Harvesting of Western Australia's first genetically modified (GM) Canola is underway in the Mid West.
ABC - October 23, 2009, 4:45 pm -
Policeman's pie advice goes viral
A policeman from New Zealand has become an internet sensation after he was captured on video dishing out some unusual advice during a late-night traffic stop.
ABC - October 23, 2009, 1:40 pm -
Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement
HELSINKI/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Top global cellphone maker Nokia Oyj on Thursday charged Apple Inc with infringing Nokia patents, accusing the iPhone maker of trying to hitch a "free-ride" on Nokia's technology investments.
October 23, 2009, 11:35 am -
Facebook, Twitter to issue disaster warnings
Social networking sites are to be trialed for issuing urgent messages about natural disasters in the Cairns region in far north Queensland.
ABC - October 23, 2009, 11:04 am -
Amazon's Bezos says Kindle is number one
NEW YORK (AFP) - Amazon crowned a new king on Thursday -- the Kindle, its electronic book reader.
October 23, 2009, 10:49 am -
News non-profit links with NY Times for Chicago edition
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A newly formed non-profit news organization announced on Thursday that it will provide local stories to a Chicago edition of The New York Times to be launched next month.
October 23, 2009, 10:20 am -
Long lines as Microsoft opens retail store
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz (Reuters) - The idea that hundreds of people would line up outside anything to do with Microsoft would have been far-fetched only a few years ago -- but on Thursday that's what happened when the software giant opened its first retail store in Scottsdale, Arizona.
October 23, 2009, 10:11 am -
Microsoft launches Windows 7, eyes PC sales rebound
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp launched Windows 7 on Thursday, its most important release in more than a decade, aiming to win back customers disappointed by Vista and strengthen its grip on the PC market.
October 23, 2009, 10:01 am -
GM harvest
The first harvest of genetically modified Canola is set to begin in WA's Mid-West today.
ABC - October 23, 2009, 9:38 am -
Bluefin tuna catch 'should be halved'
Southern bluefin tuna is worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Australia but the major fishing industry is about to take a big hit, with Australian officials apparently requesting the allowable catch be halved.
ABC - October 23, 2009, 9:31 am -
Microsoft launches Windows 7
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft's much-heralded Windows 7 went on sale around the world Thursday as the US software giant seeks to reboot after the disappointment of its previous generation operating system Vista.
October 23, 2009, 9:04 am -
NY Times posts net loss but sees improved ad climate
NEW YORK (AFP) - The New York Times Co. cut its quarterly net loss on Thursday despite plunging advertising revenue and said there were signs the ad slump may be easing.
October 23, 2009, 8:23 am
