Roscosmos head: Russian scientists to work on plan to deflect the Apophis asteroid
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Anatoly Perminov, the head of the Russian federal space agency Roscosmos, recently told the Voice of Russia radio service that the agency's science council would hold discussions to work out a plan to divert the trajectory of the Apophis asteroid, which reportedly will pass close to the Earth several times between 2029 and 2036.
Motorola “may announce” two new Android phones at CES
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According to reports, Motorola “may announce” two new Android-based smartphones for two different carriers – one for the Verizon Wireless and the other for AT&T - at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to be held at Las Vegas next week.
US Appeals Court rules in favor of Apple in the iPod hearing loss lawsuit
Upholding an earlier decision by a California district court, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth District ruled on Wednesday that Apple’s iPod music players do not pose any undesirable risk to the hearing ability of the users.
Ex-Google China executive: Apple to ship 10 million tablet computers in the first year
According to the information forwarded in a December 28-dated blog post by an ex-Google China executive Lee Kai-fu, as many as 10 million units of the Apple tablet computer, which apparently is round the corner, will be shipped in the first year of release of the device.
Free Broadband Service should be Provided by Hotels to Guests - Politician Demands
John Park, MSP for Mid-Scotland and Fife, has suggested that hotels should be offering free broadband services to the guests staying with them.
In connection to the above, Mr. Park has written to VisitScotland and the British Hospitality Association, stressing that such web services should be available across all hotels as "standard".
WebOS Upgrades for Pre and Pixi Revealed by Palm
Earlier during the week, Palm unveiled version 1.3.5 of WebOS, the operating system which runs on its popular Palm Pre and Pam Pixi smartphones.
Investigation against Pilgrim's Pride Dropped, Company to Pay $.45 Million
As confirmed by the U. S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Texas on Wednesday, the federal investigators will not be going further with their probe into Pilgrim's Pride Corp's case of employing illegal immigrants, and no prosecutions will be made.
5% Rise Recorded by Online Spending During Holidays across US
As confirmed by official data shared by comScore on Wednesday, US online spending starting November to Christmas Eve recorded a 5% rise to $27.12 Billion, and even though the total amount spent has been marginally lower than what was spent last year, it was a happy time for online retailers.
Government Aid worth $3.8 Billion Approved for GMAC
On Wednesday, the Federal Government confirmed that it will be now holding a major stake in the struggling auto lender GMAC after approving additional bailout funds worth $3.8 Billion to help the troubled company. GMAC was unable to raise the funds required to balance out its massive losses through private investors.
Former McKinsey & Co. director waives indictment in Galleon case
Former McKinsey & Co. director Anil Kumar has reportedly agreed to waive indictment.
It was also informed that Anil Kumar, who is a defendant in the Galleon Group insider-trading case, would be charged by criminal information by the US Attorney’s office in Manhattan.
Quit Smoking and Live a Longer Life
“Stop Smoking-It’s never too late” should be accepted as a motto by all the smokers.
Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer Becomes an Unsolved Mystery
Ovarian Cancer starts growing years before it can be diagnosed, says a research.
Google patent may enable YouTube to host interactive games
A February-filed, this-week-released, patent application by Google reveals endeavors towards building games on top of digital videos with the help of an interactive annotation system. In its patent filing, Google is evidently looking to patent “a method of providing an interactive game based on a digital video” using its YouTube and Google Video services.
TSA serves subpoenas to two travel bloggers who ‘leaked’ a new security directive
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Special agents of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) served civil subpoenas to two travel bloggers - Steve Frischling and Chris Elliott – for having ‘leaked’ a TSA security directive which pertained to revision of passenger screening procedures following a recent bombing attempt by the ostensible underwear bomber.
AT&T requests FCC to set a “firm deadline” for phasing out landlines
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With Federal Communications Commission (FCC) having released a Notice of Inquiry earlier this month to seek inputs on the proposal to extend high-speed Internet broadband throughout the US, leading telecom firm AT&T urged the regulatory authorities allow the telecom carriers to do away with the maintenance of cost-guzzling landline networks.
First Mobile Version of Firefox "Days Away from Launch" - Head of Project
Jay Sullivan at Mozilla, the group behind Firefox, and Head of the mobile browser project, has recently confirmed that the first ever mobile version of the most popular web browser is "days away from launch".
Digital Slang FML Ranks Number 1 in Facebook's Most Popular Words List
As per new data released by the company for the year 2009, the most popular and used word on Facebook, the top ranked social networking website, was the digital slang FML, which has hinted that the site is mostly used by students and youngsters, despite the fact that Facebook is continually trying to portray itself as an ideal tool for business.
Latest Sovereign Review and Outlook Report Released by Fitch
The latest Sovereign Review and Outlook report has been released by Fitch, according to which, it is estimating that the impact of the extraordinarily high levels of "sovereign intervention and support for the financial sector", in addition to the financial stimulus package offered and the severity of the global financial crisis, have all come together has hurt the high AA- and above
Fall in Consumer Confidence Across Germany Reported for Third Consecutive Month
With rising prices, German consumers fear the rising energy costs and job cuts. The third consecutive month of price rise has collapsed the confidence of Germans, sending the confidence level at an all time low.
The sentiment index based on survey of 2000 people also fell to 3.3 for January from earlier level of 3.6 in December.
