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Apple celebrates life of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was honored online and off Wednesday as tributes poured into a memorial website set up by Apple for its late co-founder and shops closed temporarily as workers celebrated his life.Doors were locked and curtains drawn at Apple Stores to allow retail store…
Apple wins Australian ban in Samsung tablet case
US technology giant Apple on Thursday won a temporary ban on Samsung selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, the latest victory in its global battle over patents related to the iPad.The Federal Court of Australia granted an interim order against the sale of…
Sony halts 93,000 online accounts after new breach
Sony said Wednesday it had suspended 93,000 accounts on its online networks after detecting a large amount of unauthorised sign-in attempts months after a massive data breach. The attempts took place between October 7 and 10 and succeeded in verifying valid sign-in IDs and passwords…
Apple unveils updated iPhone, stock slips
Apple on Tuesday unveiled an updated iPhone complete with a built-in "personal assistant" in a move that failed to dazzle investors but promised to keep the smartphones ahead of the pack.Apple shares slipped on Wall Street after the California gadget maker showed off a…
First super bus made in Holland
The first super bus has been developed in Holland costing 7 million pounds and was flown to the United Arab Emirates where it will be used by a sheikh.The super bus crafted with state-of-the-art materials which seats 23 passengers and had a top speed…
Electric cars set to hit Paris roads
Paris will on Sunday launch an ambitious electrically powered car-share service that it hopes will not only improve the quality of life in the City of Lights but also herald a revolution in sustainable urban transport.But the “Autolib” venture also constitutes a risky gamble…
E-gate' adds face recognition to airline security
Silicon Valley-based AOptix on Monday introduced new "e-gates" that recognize faces as well as irises of passengers before opening to let them board flights."This is what we call the future of passenger boarding," AOptix director of corporate communications Brian Rhea said as an InSight…
US satellite may crash back to Earth Sept 23
A 20-year-old satellite that measured the ozone layer is expected to crash back to Earth late next week, but NASA said Friday it still does not know where it will fall.The US space agency stressed that the risk to public safety from the Upper…
Crew makes safe return to Earth afer space crash
Three astronauts returned safely to Earth from the International Space Station on Friday aboard a Soviet-era capsule whose mission follows an unprecedented spate of Russian space accidents.Space officials said the Soyuz TMA-21 capsule landed on its side in the wind-swept steppes of the ex-Soviet…
Rocket lifts off with satellites to probe moon
An unmanned US rocket blasted off on Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to deliver twin robotic probes to the moon in the hope of learning what is inside.The 124-foot (37.8-meter) booster soared off its seaside launch pad at 9:08 a.m.…