January 13, 2010 - 1:48 pm
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Internet giant Google has said it may end its operations in China following a “sophisticated and targeted” cyber attack originating from the country. It did not accuse Beijing directly, but said it was no longer willing to censor its Chinese search engine – google.cn. This could result in closing the site, and its Chinese offices, [...]
January 11, 2010 - 2:31 pm
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A ban on Microsoft selling certain versions of its flagship products Word and Office has begun. The software firm was made to change elements of the software by US courts after a patent dispute with Canadian firm i4i. Microsoft said that it had complied with the court’s ruling and would now offer “revised software” in [...]
December 29, 2009 - 1:45 am
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FREEZING conditions were set to return to the region today as a new blast of icy weather threatened to bring what forecasters described as “significant snowfall” to some parts of Britain.Commuters were expected to face fresh trouble on the roads and railways on the first day back after the Christmas break, with the worst of [...]
December 19, 2009 - 1:34 am
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Wikipedia comes in the top 5 sites. It is a biggest encyclopedia with highest online users. But now Wikipedia needs help. The Founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, appeals for donations to save the Wikipedia. An appeal from Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales Today, I am asking you to make a donation to support Wikipedia.I started Wikipedia [...]
December 9, 2009 - 5:57 am
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As per World Meteorological Organizations (WMO), this decade has been the warmest on record and this year is likely to be the fifth warmest. The Copenhagen summit is trying to agree global action to prevent the temperature rising more than 2C above the pre-industrial average. Many low-lying small islands, including the Maldives and Cook Islands, [...]
December 9, 2009 - 5:27 am
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The top US commander in Afghanistan has said al-Qaeda will not be defeated unless its leader, Osama Bin Laden, is captured or killed. Testifying to the US Congress, Gen Stanley McChrystal said Bin Laden had become an “iconic figure”. He said President Barack Obama’s deployment of 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan meant success was possible. [...]
