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Microsoft goes mobile with Windows 8, new tablet

Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft took a big step into mobile Thursday, unveiling a revamped version of its flagship Windows system and a offering a closer look at Surface, its entry i...

Orbital Awarded Contract by USAF For EAGLE Spacecraft Platform

Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)

Orbital Sciences, one of the world's leading space technology companies, has announced that the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directo...

Lockheed Martin Foliage-Penetrating Reconnaissance Radar Integrated with System to Detect Slow Moving Objects

Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)

After multiple ground demonstrations in operational environments, a Lockheed Martin penetrating radar capability that can peer through trees to detect slowly mo...

Microsoft courts mobile lifestyles with Windows 8

Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft on Thursday will roll out a new version of its flagship Windows operating system tailored for a world shifting from personal computers to smartphones ...

Danes develop eye-control software for phones, tablets

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

A Danish company hopes to clinch deals with major mobile phone and tablet makers after developing software that enables users to control their devices by moving...

Zynga stock jumps despite earnings loss

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

Shares in social gaming pioneer Zynga jumped more than 14 percent on Wednesday with a quarterly earnings report that revealed a loss and a plan to buy back stoc...

EU warns Microsoft over new Windows 8

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

The European Commission warned Microsoft on Wednesday that it risked an investigation into its new Windows 8 software if the company did not meet commitments on...

Zynga bets on mobile and gambling games

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

Zynga's beleaguered stock was boosted on Wednesday by an earnings report that beat expectations and an opening ante into real-money casino games in Britain. Zyn...

Amazon to launch Japanese-language Kindle

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

Online shopping giant Amazon said Wednesday that it will launch a Japanese-language version of its hugely popular Kindle next month as it looks to break into th...

China rare earths giant halts output for a month

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

China's largest rare earths producer, Baotou Steel Rare-Earth, said Wednesday it had suspended production for a month to try to stem falling prices for the elem...

50-year-old computer restored in Britain

Oct 23, 2012 (UPI)

Two British computer enthusiasts say they have restored to working order a 50-year-old computer that once appeared as a prop in a James Bond movie. The ICT1301 ...

State-of-the-Art Beams From Table-Top Accelerators

Oct 23, 2012 (SPX)

The rapidly evolving technology of laser plasma accelerators (LPAs) - called "table-top accelerators" because their length can be measured in centimeters instea...

Apple patent wielded against Samsung possibly invalid

Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)

Samsung's high-stakes legal battle with Apple was bolstered Tuesday by word that the US Patent and Trademark Office was second-guessing a patent at issue in the...

Microsoft gives peek at new Windows, tablet

Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)

US computing giant Microsoft on Tuesday gave the key Chinese market an early peek at its new tablet computer and Windows 8 software, promising a "fast and fluid...

Taking aim at rivals, Apple unveils iPad mini

Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)

Apple introduced the iPad mini on Tuesday, confident that a smaller version of its beloved tablet computer will trump lower-priced offerings by rivals Amazon, G...

New self-healing coating for aluminum developed to replace cancer-causing product

Oct 23, 2012 (SPX)

A research team at the University of Nevada, Reno has developed a new environmentally-friendly coating for aluminum to replace the carcinogenic chromate coating...

How highway bridges sing - or groan - in the rain to reveal their health

Oct 23, 2012 (SPX)

A team of BYU engineers has found that by listening to how a highway bridge sings in the rain they can determine serious flaws in the structure. Employing a met...

Japan firm launches real-time telephone translation

Oct 22, 2012 (AFP)

Japan's biggest mobile operator said Monday it will launch a translation service that lets people chat over the telephone in several different languages. The ap...

Angkor Wat builders may have had shortcut

Oct 22, 2012 (UPI)

Archaeologists studying Cambodia's Angkor Wat say a series of canals may have been used as a shortcut to bring 5 million tons of stones to the temple site. The ...

Will Apple go for 'kill' with iPad Mini?

Oct 21, 2012 (AFP)

Just weeks after its momentous launch of the iPhone 5, Apple is back with what is expected to be another hot gadget -- a "mini" version of its market-leading iP...