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BBC News - Spam plummets as gang leaves net

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:45:03 +0000

The closure of a web hosting firm that is believed to have had spam gangs as clients has led to a drastic reduction in junk mail. Two US internet service providers have pulled the plug on the firm McColo following an investigation by the Washington ...

Telegraph.co.uk - World of Warcraft: massive queues expected at launch

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:35:03 +0000

Hundreds of gamers are expected to queue through the evening to be the first to get their hands on the new World of Warcraft computer game when it goes on sale at midnight.

The Press Association - Thousands queue for computer game

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:12:06 +0000

More than 2500 people queued outside a store on Thursday to get their hands on a new computer game. HMV in Oxford Street, central London, opened its doors at midnight for the dedicated computer gamers who wanted to be among the first people in the ...

Hindu - Now, watch ancient Rome on Google Earth

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:12:03 +0000

London (IANS): Google Earth has launched a 3D reconstruction of ancient Rome as it may have been in 320 AD. The virtual traveller can now see every building as it stood in Rome at that time.

Sify - Costs for Chandrayaan: ISRO chief rejects criticism

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:04:02 +0000

Chennai: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G Madhavan Nair on Thursday sought to silence critics of the Chandrayaan-1 over its "exorbitant" costs, saying that only a miniscule portion of the Indian space programme's budget had been ...

guardian.co.uk - Scientist reveals formula for perfect Yorkshire pudding

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:47:06 +0000

You can never trust a news story with a formula in it ... or can you? I'll be honest here at the outset. I used to work for a PR company that made something of name for itself as the originators of that greatest of stunts, the 'Formula Story'.

ZDNet Asia - Shanghai to lead the way for AMD

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:46:03 +0000

By Vivian Yeo, ZDNet Asia SINGAPORE--AMD has moved on from the Barcelona debacle and is targeting a "leadership position" with the rollout of Shanghai, according to a company executive.

Siliconrepublic.com - Sociable Microsoft joins forces with Web...

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:42:03 +0000

13.11.2008 Microsoft’s next generation of Windows live will see the company collaborate with leading Web 2.0 companies Flickr, LinkedIn, Pandora Media, Photobucket, Twitter, WordPress and Yelp in a strategy that will... more... 13.11.2008 Broadband and ...

Oneindia - Robot To Mimic Human Faces

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:49:05 +0000

As the machines continue to be more human-like, scientists have come up with a life-like robot that can express like a human. In the pursuit to create a more 'life-like' robot, researchers have created a realistic robot head that can mimic human facial ...

NDTV.com - NASA applauds Chandrayaan's success

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:40:06 +0000

It has been a dream run for India's maiden moon mission as it is now in its designated home base, 100 km above the moon. By doing this, India has in way outpaced even the American Space Agency NASA, which repeatedly failed in its first few attempts.