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India's air the worst, says annual study

India has the worst air quality in the world, poorer even than its neighbour China, according to an annual survey based at Yale and Columbia universities in the United States.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 5

West takes Internet freedom for granted: Google boss

The Internet proved the only true form of free communication during the Arab Spring and yet the West has come to take the freedom it confers for granted, Google boss Eric Schmidt said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gates injects $750M in troubled Global Fund

(AP) -- Bill Gates pledged $750 million on Thursday to fight three killer diseases and rescue a beleaguered health fund whose financial losses have cost it donor support.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Satellites and Sun connect isolated communities to the world

A mobile phone unit connecting isolated communities to the rest of the world using satellites and solar power has caught the attention of ESA and the World Economic Forum.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New wind-energy label gains Deutsche Bank support

Deutsche Bank and a handful of other global firms pledged on Friday to get at least 25 percent of their energy from wind.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intel-McAfee preview new rootkit weapon

(PhysOrg.com) -- Letting everyone know that today's computing is no longer about running good anti-virus software, McAfee this week presented a new technology approach in computer protection called DeepSAFE, ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

In search of a safer, more profitable and more efficient railway system

In spite of the fact that the railway industry has two centuries of experience behind it, in order to continue improving the research being done on the safety, profitability and efficiency of railroads, it ...

Technology / Other

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

YouTube 'Town Hall' takes US political pulse

YouTube on Wednesday launched a "Town Hall" website at which US congressional leaders address issues in brief videos and viewers get to show which positions they support.

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Online anonymity icon dislikes Facebook model

The founder of Internet anonymity haven 4chan thinks Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is mistaken when it comes to online identities.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Gates, Britain give 130 million dollars to fight polio

Internet billionaire Bill Gates and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday gave 130 million dollars between them to help developing countries eradicate polio.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Intel opens software app store, offers new Atom chips

During keynote presentations today at the Intel Developer Forum, Intel executives outlined several software- and hardware-related efforts as the company intensifies its System-on-a-Chip (SoC) product plans based on the Intel ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bye-bye trolls? Blizzard forums to use real names

(AP) -- Activision Blizzard's move to require people to use their real names if they want to post messages in online forums for games is the latest sign that online anonymity is falling out of favor with many companies.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6

Intel Shares Vision for the Future

At its developer conference today, Intel Corporation demonstrated how the company is providing a foundation on which to build common hardware, software and ecosystem solutions to make computing experiences and devices work ...

Technology / Other

created Apr 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Russia told to innovate or be left behind

(AP) -- Russia is 30 to 40 years behind developed economies in the technology sector and will lag further unless it innovates, Anatoly Chubais, the architect of the 1990s privatizations, warned Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Internet still under US grip: forum delegates

The Internet is still under the control of the United States, participants at a governance forum said, despite a move by America to loosen its grip over the private corporation that administers the net.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0