Top Stories: London, Nov 26 : The revealing wedding dress of a Russian bride has become a rage over the Internet. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:30:05 -0500London, November 26 : In the first three months of 2009, Internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia 'lost' 49,000 of its volunteer editors, according to University research. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:00:11 -0500New York, Nov 26 (IANS) The Forbes, best known for its rankings of the richest and the most powerful the world over, has put Ramalinga Raju, the founder-chairman of Satyam Computers (now Mahindra Satyam), fourth among the 'world's 10 most outrageous CEOs'. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:30:02 -0500Brussels, Nov 26 (DPA) European Union regulators Thursday formally charged Dutch electronics giant Philips and other manufacturers of cathode ray tubes (CRT) of forming a cartel aimed at inflating the price of television sets and computer monitors. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:30:01 -0500London, Nov 26 (IANS) The absence of phone or the Internet often multiplies the problems of rescuers working in remote places. Now, a team of specialists and researchers has got together to connect rescue workers with networks wherever they are. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:50:02 -0500A computer system described as the information backbone for Saskatchewan's ambulance service system could fail at any time, a report released Thursday says. The Provincial Ambulance Information Syste... CBC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:36:01 -0500China will launch its second moon orbiter next October, state media says, as it powers ahead with a space program that has sparked concerns abroad."It will orbit 100 kilometres closer to the moon and ... Ninemsn Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:31:45 -0500Action will be taken to force a scandal-hit health trust to improve, despite the chief executive's confidence that things are getting better. Inspectors for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found b... Ananova Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:29 -0500The Catholic hierarchy in Ireland was granted immunity to cover up child sex abuse among paedophile priests in Dublin, a damning report has revealed. Authorities enjoyed a cosy relationship with the... Ananova Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:29 -0500Computer hacker Gary McKinnon could be sent to the US within weeks after the Home Secretary refused to block his extradition. Alan Johnson finally dashed hopes that the Government would intervene in... Ananova Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:28 -0500The funeral of hero policeman Bill Barker, killed in the Cumbrian floods, is to take place, with hundreds of mourners paying their last respects. The traffic officer, 44, was swept to his death in t... Ananova Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:27 -0500Families of the 52 innocent people killed in the July 7 bombings said they were left "absolutely devastated" by the decision to hold inquests into the victims' deaths at the same time as those of the ... Ananova Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:27 -0500A 37-year-old man is to appear in court charged with the murders of two young jockeys who died in a fire at a flat. Peter Brown, from Malton, North Yorkshire, will face magistrates, accused of murde... Ananova Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:26 -0500Gordon Brown has vowed to block Sri Lanka's bid to host the next summit of Commonwealth leaders, in retaliation for the Colombo government's handling of its military campaign against the Tamil Tigers ... Ananova Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:26 -0500Sir Jeremy Greenstock, the former British ambassador to the United Nations, will give evidence to the official inquiry into the Iraq War. Sir Jeremy was a key figure in Britain's efforts to resolve ... Ananova Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:25 -0500Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham is Britain's most intimidating road system, a survey has revealed. As many as 8% of motorists avoid "scary" junctions altogether and drive an average of 238 miles ex... Ananova Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:25 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Internet retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers... Tampa Bay Online Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:57:20 -0500Technology stocks may keep outperforming the broader U.S. market into next year as corporate spending rebounds, the head of T. Rowe Price Group Inc.'s technology fund said. The China Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:24:46 -0500Of the 12 recommendations made by the committee, the Rudd government has agreed with just one, which advocates the development of new applications that promote economic development and improvements in... Australian IT Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:07:31 -0500TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's Acer Inc, the world's No.2 PC maker, said Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 operating system launch last month has been positive for year-end PC sales, though the gains were within... Reuters Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:05:25 -0500I REFER to the complaint by P.K. of Puchong ("WiMAX service disruption" -- NST Nov 23). We have been in touch with P.K. and apologise for any inconvenience we may have inadvertently caused. We will do... New Straits Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:12:16 -0500's new smartphones, key to its strategy for returning to profit next year, has been hit by software problems in Britain ahead of a critical sales period. CNBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:03:47 -0500Finding a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy.In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to pick an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly.U.S. shoppers pla... Chicago Tribune Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:43:58 -0500So Herbert, 24, was thrilled when he beat 300 applicants to win a "creative invite" on Talenthouse.com and was whisked off to London this month to shoot video of a concert by popular R&B artist Rihann... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:35:57 -0500-- A third to a half of the Sony Corp. TV sets sold annually will be packed with 3-D features by the year ending March 2013, a senior executive said Thursday. San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:35:55 -0500Consumer electronics makers and software companies are hoping to take a page from Apple's App Store and turn the TV into a dynamic, evolving platform for widgets and applications. San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:35:53 -0500(11-26) 17:04 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- The Coast Guard and Sonoma County Sheriff's department pulled two bodies - possibly missing crab fishermen - from the waters off of Bodega Bay this afternoon. San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:35:50 -0500Computer hacker Gary McKinnon could be sent to the US within weeks after the Home Secretary refused to block his extradition. Alan Johnson finally dashed hopes that the Government would intervene in... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:22:21 -0500The reckless misuse of personal data led to the death of a pensioner and those breaking data protection laws should be jailed, a report by the information watchdog found. The Information Commissione... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:22:20 -0500A student who pleaded guilty to outraging public decency after he was photographed urinating over a war memorial has avoided a jail sentence. Philip Laing had been warned he could face a custodial s... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:22:20 -0500Book chain Borders has gone into administration, insolvency and restructuring firm MCR has confirmed. Borders, which has around 45 Borders and Books Etc stores across the UK, lodged a notice of inte... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:22:19 -0500Levels of force used by prison officers at Belmarsh high security jail are "extremely high", a report has revealed. Nearly one in five prisoners has been involved in a violent incident, an official ... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:22:19 -0500Tony Blair and George Bush may have agreed the need for regime change in Iraq in private discussions at the US president's ranch, the Iraq Inquiry has heard. Sir Christopher Meyer, who was Britain's... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:22:18 -0500Managers at a scandal-hit hospital should resign after a report found a catalogue of failings and an unusually high death rate, the head of a patient group has said. Katherine Murphy, director of th... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:22:17 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Internet retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers... Tampa Bay Online Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:17:20 -0500People you know have spent small fortunes on shiny new smart phones such as the iPhone 3GS, a BlackBerry or the Droid. But the devices still don't have all the features they want. Tampa Bay Online Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:17:19 -0500BURLINGAME, Calif. -- Even though the recession is over, many of us are still feeling the financial pinch and need to hold the line on spending. One area we can trim is technology-related expenses. T... Forbes Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:38:07 -0500People you know have spent small fortunes on shiny new smart phones such as the iPhone 3GS, a BlackBerry or the Droid. But the devices still don't have all the features they want. The battery runs ou... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:30:35 -0500Technology consultancy Detica today announced a new technology which could help internet service providers (ISPs) monitor illegal file sharing over the internet, but the firm was quick to point out ... Infomatics Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:20:31 -0500ONE-TEL founder Jodee Rich and former finance director Mark Silbermann have been awarded costs in their landmark legal win over the corporate watchdog. Australian IT Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:18:21 -0500FALLEN IT baron Daniel Tzvetkoff is fighting to stop a Caribbean poker company getting its hands on the sale proceeds from his "Millionaires Row" mega-mansion on the Gold Coast. Australian IT Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:18:18 -0500(11-26) 15:23 PST Salt Lake City (AP) -- The brother of a man who died early Thursday trapped 700-feet inside a Utah cave said his family is remarkably strong but struggles to make sense of what happ... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:05:52 -0500(11-26) 16:28 PST SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil (AP) -- Brazilians will be seeing a whole lot more of the student whose short pink dress got her booted from college: She's agreed to march in the nati... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:05:49 -0500, through its Energy Unit, is the only representative from the Spanish State within APOLLON, the largest European photoelectric energy research project, falling within the remit of the 7th R+D Framewo... AZoM Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:53:57 -0500Levels of force used by prison officers at Belmarsh high security jail are "extremely high", a report has revealed. Nearly one in five prisoners has been involved in a violent incident, an official ... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:52:42 -0500Computer hacker Gary McKinnon could be sent to the US within weeks after the Home Secretary refused to block his extradition. Alan Johnson finally dashed hopes that the Government would intervene in... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:52:42 -0500Managers at a scandal-hit hospital should resign after a report found a catalogue of failings and an unusually high death rate, the head of a patient group has said. Katherine Murphy, director of th... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:52:40 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers b... Tampa Bay Online Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:47:41 -0500- Income of $0.08 Ml. for the quarter compared to a loss of $0.11 Ml. in 2008 - Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below) of $0.19 Ml. compared to a loss of $0.03 Ml. in 2008 - Third consecutive quarter of... Market Wire Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:14:12 -0500NEW DELHI: STATE-OWNED BSNL has got bids from five companies—Adishwar India, Ampoules, Teracom Limited, E-mall Infotech and Tech solutions Ltd—to set up and run its WiMAX business in 16 circles... Times Of India Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:53:27 -0500Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US to face hacking charges is set to move forward, after home secretary Alan Johnson said he will not intervene. McKinnon's supporters had... ZDNet UK Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:49:13 -0500GUELPH, ONTARIO -- 11/26/09 -- Texada Software Inc. ("Texada") (TSX VENTURE: TXS), the premier provider of equipment rental and mobile asset management software, announces today its unaudited interim... Earth Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:47:26 -0500(11-26) 06:03 PST -- India plans to set up a centralized system to monitor communications on mobile phones, landlines and the Internet in the country, a minister told the Rajya Sabha, the upper house... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:38:30 -0500-- When Jack Scramaglia's extended family was living along 11th Avenue in San Francisco, they knew exactly what to do on Thanksgiving mornings. Brothers, cousins, friends who were like brothers - eig... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:38:26 -0500Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US to face hacking charges is set to move forward, after home secretary Alan Johnson said he will not intervene. McKinnon's supporters had... ZDNet Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:23:19 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers b... Tampa Bay Online Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:20:59 -0500Rooted in Walkerton tragedy, Queen's-generated water-testing startup celebrates partnerships with university, multinational industry and Green Chemistry sectors... Market Wire Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:51:51 -0500KINGSTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2009) - A technology that will greatly reduce the time and cost involved in testing our water for potentially dangerous pathogens is moving closer to commerci... Market Wire Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:51:49 -0500In this July 14, 2009 file photo Gary McKinnon, accused of hacking into U.S. military computers and facing extradition to the U.S. to stand trial, leaves the High Court in London. (THE ASSOCIATED PRES... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:35:16 -0500NEW DELHI: Strong opposition from the Reserve Bank of India and the home ministry has forced the government to drop the idea of a cost-effective, convenient and efficient mobile-based model of fina... Times Of India Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:29:06 -0500INDIA'S Central Bureau of Investigation said the accounting fraud at Satyam Computer Services is now estimated at 118.8 billion rupees ($2.8 billion), much larger than the amount estimated by reg... Australian IT Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:26:23 -0500MALCOLM Turnbull lost many of his key lieutenants yesterday, including Opposition communications spokesman and Liberal Senate leader Nick Minchin, over the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. Australian IT Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:26:15 -0500LEGISLATION necessary to cleave Telstra in two has been put on hold until next year, after the Senate ran out of time to debate crucial changes to regulation of the telecommunications market. Australian IT Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:26:09 -0500Philips has received a formal statement of objections from the Commission, the company said in a filing to the Euronext stock exchange. The charges follow a two-year investigation sparked by complain... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:13:44 -0500(11-26) 11:37 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Beach-bound Bay Area residents should watch out for high surf Friday, the National Weather Service announced today. San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:13:42 -0500Managers at a scandal-hit hospital should resign after a report found a catalogue of failings and an unusually high death rate, the head of a patient group has said. Katherine Murphy, director of th... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:00:07 -0500Former Sex Pistols star John Lydon has praised Jedward - for being so bad they made other acts "shine". The punk idol said the pair - dumped from The X Factor at the weekend - were "just ridiculous"... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:00:06 -0500Posted on: Thursday, 26 November 2009, 13:30 CST A new prototype device that can rid hands, feet, or even underarms of bacteria, including the hospital superbug MRSA, has been developed and is in t... RedOrbit Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:22:29 -0500VANCOUVER, B.C. - Sonic Technology Solutions Inc. (TSXV:SNV), a Vancouver-based company that focuses on heavy oil upgrading technology, says it has entered into an agreement with Energy Invest Group L... Canadian Business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:11:21 -0500Have too much stuff to store (or know someone who does)? You can’t expand your home, but if your stuff is digital, you can buy a bigger hard drive. One of these hard drives can help you expand your ... Macworld Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:04:30 -0500MUMBAI: Investment bank Credit Suisse has decided to bring back some core and proprietary projects in-house by establishing a new captive centre in Mumbai for knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) wo... Times Of India Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:57:47 -0500More than 300 people were evacuated from their homes as a fire ripped through a building site and spread to nearby flats. The ferocious blaze began on a construction site in Peckham, south east Lond... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:31:12 -0500Managers at a scandal-hit hospital should resign after a report found a catalogue of failings and an unusually high death rate, the head of a patient group has said. Katherine Murphy, director of th... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:31:11 -0500Defence giant BAE Systems is planning to axe up to 640 jobs following a review of its workload. The firm said it will start consulting on 642 potential job losses across eight sites in its Integrate... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:31:10 -0500Former Sex Pistols star John Lydon has praised Jedward - for being so bad they made other acts "shine". The punk idol said the pair - dumped from The X Factor at the weekend - were "just ridiculous"... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:31:10 -0500(11-26) 02:13 PST -- Just in time for the holidays, the TomTom XL 340S Live is hitting store shelves. The XL 340S Live is TomTom's second connected... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:18:59 -0500Google-owned AdMob has revealed that the Apple iPhone is far and away the biggest player in the world's mobile internet market, if October's online activity is considered. AdMob has released its stati... Pocket Lint Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:16:24 -0500GATINEAU, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2009) - The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, is pleased to announce the launch of the Intelligent Buildings proj... Market Wire Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:12:55 -0500One hundred and fity jobs have been lost from the wireless technology manufacturer Option Wireless in Cork.The company says it has had to significantly downsize its operations at Kilbarry Industrial E... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:04:20 -0500TORONTO - Here's a sampling of high-tech gift ideas in the following categories: video gaming, digital photography and video, and under $100. VIDEO GAMING -Consoles: Future Shop predicts a r... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:56:37 -0500STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson said on Thursday that a second of its new smartphones, key to its strategy for returning to profit next year, had been hit by software problems in Britain. Reuters Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:48:55 -0500Oh, to catch a rainbow. Well, it's been done for the first time ever – and with just a simple lens and a plate of glass at that. The technique could be used to store information using light, a boon ... New Scientist Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:48:22 -0500Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) showed off a number of flexible display screen technologies in Taipei on Thursday as part of a show promoting e-readers and e-paper. San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:36:15 -0500Air quality officials have called a Spare the Air alert for Thanksgiving, meaning the burning of wood and manufactured fire logs is banned both indoors and outdoors from midnight tonight until midnigh... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:36:13 -0500(11-26) 08:30 PST Fayetteville, N.C. (AP) -- Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal paid for the funeral of a 5-year-old North Carolina girl after being moved by national news coverage of the case of Shani... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:36:11 -0500Former Sex Pistols star John Lydon has praised Jedward - for being so bad they made other acts "shine". The punk idol said the pair - dumped from The X Factor at the weekend - were "just ridiculous"... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:22:58 -0500MILWAUKEE -- RedPrairie Holding Inc., a business software provider, said Thursday it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering.The numb... Miami Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:44:57 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers brace ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:32:09 -0500(TheFrisky.com) -- Because celebrities haven't taken over every millimeter of your existence quite yet, some intrepid folks of note are coming to an iPhone near you. CNN Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:29:12 -0500Samsung has announced that its S9110 watchphone will go on sale in Ireland for £500. Someone at Samsung must play a lot of squash, racketball or tennis because this watchphone, which was first ... The Inquirer Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:22:11 -0500Sited on the banks of the Oslo fjord in southern Norway, it generates electricity using the natural process that keeps plants standing upright and the cells of our own bodies swollen, rigid and hydrat... New Scientist Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:21:18 -0500India said Wednesday that it expected the United States to lift "significant" restrictions on American technology transfer to the Asian giant following talks between leaders of the two nations.US Pres... Daily Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:09:40 -0500How about billions of tiny mirrors, launched into orbit to deflect solar rays away from Earth? Or big, fluffy clouds, artificially whitened so they reflect more sunlight back into space? Or maybe mech... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:08:40 -0500The Catholic hierarchy in Ireland was granted immunity to cover up child sex abuse among paedophile priests in Dublin, a damning report has revealed. Authorities enjoyed a cosy relationship with the... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:55:31 -0500Former Sex Pistols star John Lydon has praised Jedward - for being so bad they made other acts "shine". The punk idol said the pair - dumped from The X Factor at the weekend - were "just ridiculous"... Ananova Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:55:30 -0500Existing national police organisations and their IT systems should be transferred to a new body, according to a report. The National Policing Agency would be created by merging the National Policing ... ZDNet Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:52:35 -0500RIM's BlackBerry App World is slowly but surely gaining ground as a storefront for distributing BlackBerry applications. eBay is the latest major company to forge a presence in the storefront, in the ... ZDNet Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:52:32 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers b... 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