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Top Stories: Coimbatore, Nov 20: Green house technology is getting popular among the farmers in Tamil Nadu, where a farmer has reaped rich dividends by growing tomatoes with this technology. ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:03 -0500Washington, November 20 : A team of scientists has proposed a smart home network system that works by integrating well-known Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology into the Open Service Gateway Initiative (OSGi) to allow people to access a video monitoring and media system throughout their household or even remotely. ANI Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:50:24 -0500Toronto, Nov 20 (IANS) Air Canada Thursday unveiled its plans to offer in-flight internet service. IANS Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:50:02 -0500San Juan, PR (Sports Network) - Gani Lawal finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Derrick Favors went for 18 points and seven boards, as 21st- ranked Georgia Tech got by George Mason, 70-62, i... Sports Network Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:41 -0500Posted on: Friday, 20 November 2009, 14:08 CST At the 2009 Supercomputing Conference in Portland, Oregon (USA), the high-performance computer QPACE (QCD Parallel Computing on the Cell) was recogniz... RedOrbit Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:09 -0500CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 5th year, the Astia Awards honor exceptional women innovators and recognize the investors and mentors who championed their success. Awards are present... RedOrbit Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:55 -0500ASUR ), a leading provider of workforce management software, today announced that it will release the results of its 2010 first quarter, ended October 31, 2009 on Thursday, December 10, 2009. As... Market Wire Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:48 -0500Unemployment is up and consumer spending is down, but analysts still think the electronics category will be one of the strongest areas of the holiday season. With deep pricing discounts on many produc... CNBC Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:14 -0500Cramer says: “I’m a buy, buy, buyer of Intel, not a seller. I think the analyst was just making a splash. No one ever got hurt taking a profit, though.”... CNBC Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:09 -0500SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ? A friendly rivalry between teammates Gani Lawal and Derrick Favors means trouble for opponents of No. 21 Georgia Tech. USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:36 -0500SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ? A friendly rivalry between teammates Gani Lawal and Derrick Favors means trouble for opponents of No. 21 Georgia Tech. USA Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:25 -0500MUMBAI/DELHI: The recent Karnataka High Court ruling that all payments in a cross-border transaction needs an approval from the income-tax department may open a Pandora’s box and strengthen the d... Times Of India Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:08 -0500California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown announced today that he is investigating whether four individuals defrauded more than 30 African American churches in Southern California by forcing them to pay thous... Los Angeles Times Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:27 -0500BANGALORE: The enterprise software market in India is expected to grow by a sharp 10.1% this calendar, which will improve further to 11.8% in 2010, a recent report by technology research firm Gartn... Times of India Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:19 -0500A longitudinal study of thousands of US hospitals suggests that increasing the levels of medical IT may modestly improve the quality of treatment, but it doesn't actually help with costs, and may even... Ars Technica Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:20 -0500Alibaba, which in 2005 traded a 40 percent stake in its group for control of the Yahoo brand in China, also owns China's top e-commerce Web sites, including business-to-business platform... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:20:21 -0500Sony is hoping to launch its planned online content service early next year and expects it will give the company an advantage in the increasingly competitive consumer electronics market, the executive... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:20:19 -0500(11-20) 12:27 PST OAKLAND -- A 16-year-old boy was shot dead in his East Oakland home by an assailant who fired through the front door, police said today. San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:20:15 -0500(11-20) 08:02 PST New York (AP) -- A foot model in New York City is suing her upscale apartment building, claiming the co-op board is trying to force her out because she married its former doorman. San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:20:13 -0500MRI and CT scanners, a pain rehabilitation center and an underwater treadmill - that's just some of the state-of-the-art facilities pets can benefit from at a new animal hospital in the UK. (Nov. 20)... Gadsden Times Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:44 -0500The widow of a hero police constable swept away when a bridge collapsed in floods has paid a moving tribute to her husband. Pc Bill Barker, 44, fell into the River Derwent when the bridge he was sta... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:12 -0500Administrators of Threshers owner First Quench have announced another swathe of store closures and more than 1,900 job losses. First Quench - which also trades as Wine Rack, The Local, Haddows, Bott... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:12 -0500It was the wettest day ever - and a family were left mourning a "heroic" policeman while thousands of others were left counting the cost. Pc Bill Barker was directing motorists away from Northside b... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:11 -0500A disabled teenager denied access to his bank because there was no wheelchair access has won a landmark victory for disabled customers. David Allen, 18, who has muscular dystrophy, took legal action... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:11 -0500The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan bravely clutched a teddy bear as she watched his coffin pass through a town hosting its 100th repatriation ceremony. Nicola Marlton-Thomas, 30, held the ... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:10 -0500A carjacker has been convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a mother of four by running her over in her own vehicle. Caroline Johnson was scraping ice from the windscreen of her Ci... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:10 -0500The British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates said their captors were "losing patience" and they could be killed within a week. Paul and Rachel Chandler were shown on Channel 4 News. Mr Chandler ... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:09 -0500The head of the Commons committee that deals with MPs' expenses abuse has dismissed an allegation that his wife banned him from the constituency home he claimed for as "akin to Harry Potter". Tory M... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:08 -0500Gordon Brown has brushed aside gloomy economic news, insisting he remained an "optimist" over the future of the country's finances. The Prime Minister, speaking as the Cabinet met in Nottingham on i... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:08 -0500A man has walked free from court after strangling his wife during a nightmare. Brian Thomas, 59, of Neath, South Wales, strangled his wife in his sleep as he dreamed that he was battling an intruder... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:07 -0500The earliest that anyone who orders the $259 device on Friday - or later - will receive it is Jan. 4, 2010, the nation's largest bookseller said Friday. Tampa Bay Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:33 -0500PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current... Tampa Bay Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:32 -0500MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. Tampa Bay Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:31 -0500Curiosity about the complexity of the reusable spacecraft inspired one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the ne... Tampa Bay Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:30 -0500A top Iranian police official says that a new police unit has been set up to combat what he calls "Internet crime". Analysts, however, are interpreting the move as another step by the govern... VOA Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:12:49 -0500China has increased its cyber espionage efforts to acquire U.S. secrets and technology, a Congressional advisory group warned in a report issued on Thursday. Echoing its 2008 and... Tech Web Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:48 -0500U.S. Cellular is trying to make it easier for mainstream and business users to manage their allotment of cellular minutes by introducing an overage protection plan. The free service works by sendin... Tech Web Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:46 -0500Microsoft is seeking to engage enterprise programmers in cloud development by giving them tools that work roughly the same way in the enterprise and in the Microsoft Azure cloud. The upcoming versions... Tech Web Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:45 -0500The iGO e-App eliminates agent error and reduces processing time, according to the vendor. TIIG will be deploying full iGO e-Apps for their Term Life business throughout the U.S. Tech Web Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:44 -0500AgencyPort (Boston). A Sword Group press release characterizes the acquisition as evidence of the company's commitment to the global insurance marketplace and to expand its presence in the North Ameri... Tech Web Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:36 -0500The consensus of the Enterprise Cloud Summit panel was that the cloud promises reduced costs and added IT flexibility, but significant legal and technical challenges remain. Tech Web Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:28 -0500The Pogoplug allows a user to run a personal cloud server from a home network. The data resides on hard drives and thumb drives that plug directly into the Pogoplug device; from there, the data can be... Tech News World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:23 -0500PhoneGuard is proud to announce the exclusive North American launch of a new software suite specifically designed to safeguard cellular phones/PDAs or smart phones from the ever increasing risk of ... Market Wire Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:41 -0500Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) has joined its board of directors following an investment in the company by the Silicon Valley-based venture fund. TCV is one of the nation’s largest t... Fresh News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:18 -0500Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich Friday. The students joined classmates protesting a backpack ban put in place about a year ago in response to a bomb scare. WBZ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:47:54 -0500Although its work started just a few weeks ago, Microsoft unveiled some new ideas it's bringing to Internet Explorer 9 this week. The company said that it plans to make the browser more Web- and devel... eWeek Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:32 -0500Three alleged members of the hacker gang Kryogeniks were hit with a federal conspiracy charge Thursday for a 2008 stunt that replaced Comcast's homepage with a shout-out to other hackers. CNN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:43:35 -0500NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel has launched a new mobile phone tariff plan with 60 per cent lower roaming rates, opening a new front in the ongoing price war that has impacted the profitability of the co... Times Of India Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:37:46 -0500The internet has clearly been a boon for news junkies, LOLcats and the makers of goofball videos. But it’s also proven to be a powerful international force for peace. That’s the message of... Wired News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:37:05 -0500Biz Stone said he'd "love to see what happens" if Rupert Murdoch carries out his threats to block Google from his newspapers' websites. Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp conglomerate ... The Inquirer Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:36:30 -0500The recovery is yet another reversal of fortune for the Japanese spacecraft, which has been plagued with problems since its visit to asteroid Itokawa in 2005. New Scientist Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:34 -0500BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Anyone who looks at stock charts notices an interesting anomaly. The market in general hit a bottom last November, then recovered a little, then hit the big bottom in... Market Watch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:34:27 -0500BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Anyone who looks at stock charts notices an interesting anomaly. The market in general hit a bottom last November, then recovered a little, then hit the big bottom in... Market Watch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:34:23 -0500BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Anyone who looks at stock charts notices an interesting anomaly. The market in general hit a bottom last November, then recovered a little, then hit the big bottom in... Market Watch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:34:20 -0500ISPs have strongly disagreed with government claims that they back the anti-copyright-infringement measures proposed in the Digital Economy Bill, and UK-based registries have expressed outrage at the ... ZDNet UK Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:15 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its first allotment of newly launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand and new shipments will not arrive in... Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:21 -0500S AN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. and other Internet companies have zeroed in on a resilient effort by a Republican lawmaker to pass legislation that could restrict their ability to take a nuanced ap... Boston Herald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:12 -0500GLOBAL Defense Technology & Systems, Inc., (GLOBAL Defense Technology, Nasdaq: GTEC), will mark the company's initial public offering by ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq Global Market (NASDA... Earth Times Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:48 -0500NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the $19,440,000 Trustees of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (ITCC, or the college) tax-exempt student fee bonds, series M and ... Earth Times Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:40 -0500BANGALORE: The enterprise software market in India is expected to grow by a sharp 10.1% this calendar, which will improve further to 11.8% in 2010, a recent report by technology research firm Gartn... Times of India Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:18 -0500Ancora Technologies, Miki Mullor, and Microsoft have finally settled their disagreements over an anti-piracy patent and related alleged stolen documents. Ars Technica Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:49 -0500It was the wettest day ever - and a family were left mourning a "heroic" policeman while thousands of others were left counting the cost. Pc Bill Barker was directing motorists away from Northside b... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:53 -0500The Government has unveiled legislation designed to make Britain a "global digital capital", including plans to cut off people who repeatedly download music and films illegally. The Digital Economy ... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:52 -0500Powers aimed at tackling violent gangs are to be extended to children as young as 14. The civil injunctions known as "Gangbos" would impose restrictions on gang members such as stopping them meeting... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:51 -0500Administrators of Threshers owner First Quench have announced another swathe of store closures and more than 1,900 job losses. First Quench - which also trades as Wine Rack, The Local, Haddows, Bott... Ananova Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:50 -0500Meanwhile, the chip sector lost ground for a second day, leading the tech decline, amid growing concerns about where the semiconductor market is headed. The double whammy set the Nasdaq Composite I... Morning Star Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:52 -0500Meanwhile, the chip sector lost ground for a second day, leading the tech decline, amid growing concerns about where the semiconductor market is headed. The double whammy set the Nasdaq Composite I... Morning Star Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:51 -0500Meanwhile, the chip sector lost ground for a second day, leading the tech decline, amid growing concerns about where the semiconductor market is headed. The double whammy set the Nasdaq Composite I... Morning Star Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:44 -0500Meanwhile, the chip sector lost ground for a second day, leading the tech decline, amid growing concerns about where the semiconductor market is headed. The double whammy set the Nasdaq Composite I... Morning Star Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:38 -0500LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task. Tampa Bay Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:25 -0500Scales of economy in storage, processing power and bandwidth will inevitably pull increasing numbers of enterprises into cloud computing. That's a key premise Bitcurrent Analyst Alistair Croll expound... Tech Web Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:24:31 -0500BEIJING, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The number of millionaires in China continued to rise while many world economies are a deep recession, a private research group said. With the gross domestic product expec... Tech Web Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:24:30 -0500U.S. Government Accountability Office that found rising fees have increased costs for merchants. As part of the 2009 Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act, the GAO was char... Tech Web Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:24:29 -0500Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is quickly gaining popularity among computer users, according to CEO Steve Ballmer. "Since launch, we've already sold twice as many units of Windows 7 than an... Tech Web Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:24:20 -0500The financial crisis is causing a dramatic rise in the number of cease and desist orders by bank regulators and should be a warning sign for bank managers and directors, according to analysis by the R... Tech Web Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:24:19 -0500CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. Gov. Be... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:23:39 -0500NWMT ) today announced posting a shareholder update Webcast. The agenda for the Webcast includes information on the Company's OTCQX initiative, 3rd quarter report, Chinese operating subsidiary's po... Market Wire Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17:49 -0500JDU ) today announced that Tom Waechter, JDSU's President and Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation on behalf of the Company at the Barclays Capital 2009 Global Technology Conference at... Market Wire Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17:46 -0500MLKNE ) announced today that it will be providing the option of its MedLink TotalOffice EHR as a Software as a Service (SaaS) starting next month. The SaaS model will further assist providers to qua... Market Wire Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17:44 -0500Bored with the buttons on your current phone and their limited functions? Sony Ericsson says its new cellphones will features an “Infinite Button” that can connect you to your friends, photos, mu... International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:14:21 -0500Movie Gallery Inc. will pilot new technology that lets customers download movies and TV shows from in-store kiosks to USB devices. Digiboo LLC, a Los Angeles-based digital media company, will place u... Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:08:16 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:03:21 -0500IBM unveiled a number of new software products to make it easier for businesses to manage their mainframe environments and develop applications for the platform. In addition, CA announced that its End... eWeek Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:03:15 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Google Inc. and other Internet companies have zeroed in on a resilient effort by a Republican lawmaker to pass legislation that could restrict their ability to take a nu... Market Watch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:49 -0500NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks fell Friday on a bigger-than-expected drop in Dell's latest quarterly earnings and as comments by the head of the European Central Bank prompted investors to scoo... Market Watch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:43 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Google Inc. and other Internet companies have zeroed in on a resilient effort by a Republican lawmaker to pass legislation that could restrict their ability to take a nu... Market Watch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:41 -0500Businesses should exercise caution when procuring cloud services, according to the European agency charged with promoting IT security good practice. The European Network and Information Security Agen... ZDNet UK Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:49 -0500H ARWICH - Police have sealed off Cape Cod Regional Technical High School this morning following a student protest demonstration earlier today and arrested three students. The scheduled sit-in at 8 a... Boston Herald Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:47:47 -0500(CBS) In the final part of our "Somebody's Watching You" series, CBS News science and technology correspondent Daniel Sieberg shared the latest and greatest in hi-tech spy and anti-spy tools. In fact... CBS News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:47:05 -0500The Raleigh-Durham International Airport Authority plans to spend $450,640 to upgrade the hardware and software systems it uses to charge customers to park at the airport. The authority gave staff pe... Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:47:00 -0500The Raleigh-Durham International Airport Authority plans to spend $450,640 to upgrade the hardware and software systems it uses to charge customers to park at the airport. The authority gave staff pe... The Triangle Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:45:20 -0500Google Inc. announced Thursday that it is using speech recognition technology to create automatic captions for certain videos on YouTube, helping the deaf and hearing impaired to access a rapidly grow... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:37:52 -0500 |
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