Scientists working on a breath test to detect cancer said they were now able to identify different types of the disease, in research published on Wednesday. Their preliminary results, printed in the British Journal of Cancer monthly, showed the researchers’ sensors could ...
Apple Japan to improve website on iPod Nano overheating
Posted by Admin on August 9th, 2010
TOKYO : Apple’s Japanese unit has promised to improve website warnings over its first-generation iPod Nano music player after incidents of it overheating and catching fire, a government statement said. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a weeken...
Watchers fear Google compromise on ‘net neutrality’
Posted by Admin on August 9th, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO : Online freedom advocates fear that Google is changing allegiance in the battle to stop Internet service providers from giving preferential treatment to those that pay. The concerns surfaced amid reports in the New York Times and elsewhere that as early as Friday ...
Saudi regulator delays BlackBerry ban to test ‘solutions’
Posted by Admin on August 9th, 2010
JEDDAH : Saudi’s telecoms regulator has said it postponed a ban on BlackBerry until Monday so that suggested solutions to the kingdom’s security concerns offered by the Canadian maker can be tested. The Communications and Information Technology Commission said the 48...
Saudi company told to ban key BlackBerry services
Posted by Admin on August 2nd, 2010
JEDDAH : A Saudi telecommunications company said on Monday it has been ordered by country’s regulatory authority to suspend key BlackBerry services, following similar moves by the United Arab Emirates. “We have received a memorandum from the Communications and Inform...
Did comet smashup unleash Earth’s mini Ice Age?
Posted by Admin on August 2nd, 2010
PARIS : It has been called the Big Freeze, the Last Blast of the Ice Age or — to use the scientific name — the Younger Dryas, and for climate experts it is one of the big mysteries of their field. Around 12,900 years ago, Earth was on a steadily warming trend. For ne...
Space station drama as cooling system fails
Posted by Admin on August 2nd, 2010
WASHINGTON : A failure of the cooling system on the International Space Station forced astronauts to reroute power on Sunday as Nasa planned emergency spacewalks to fix the problem. One of two cooling loops shut down Saturday night, triggering alarms throughout the orbiting stat...
Seven hours the magic number for sleep: study
Posted by Admin on August 1st, 2010
WASHINGTON : People who sleep more or fewer than seven hours a day, including naps, are increasing their risk for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, a study published Sunday shows. Sleeping fewer than five hours a day, including naps, more t...
Howcast, or ‘How to Build a New Media Company’
Posted by Admin on August 1st, 2010
WASHINGTON : How do you build a New Media company in the digital era? Former Googler Jason Liebman thinks his startup, Howcast Media, which hosts one of the largest collections of instructional or ‘How To’ videos on the Web, is the way to go. Launched in February 2008, Howca...
Smooth-talking hackers test skills on technology titans
Posted by Admin on July 31st, 2010
LAS VEGAS : Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks. A first-ever “social engineering” contest here challenges hackers to call workers at...
