Science & Technology

Microsoft's newest browser may block ads (AP)

An undated screenshot of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8's InPrivate Blocking feature. (Microsoft Corporation/Handout/Reuters)AP - The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace.



TiVo shows another profit, but outlook weak (AP)

A screen shows Internet services available through an broadband-connected TiVo digital video recorder at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2006. REUTERS/Steve MarcusAP - TiVo Inc. managed consecutive quarters of profitability for the first time ever despite eroding subscriptions, demonstrating that the pioneer in digital video recorders is on track in reducing marketing expenses and subsidies.



One small hitch for FAA, one giant mess for fliers (AP)

Passengers are reflected in a video display showing flights with rescheduled or delayed departure times shown in yellow at the American Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. An FAA Web site that tracks airport status showed delays at some three dozen major airports across the country. The site advised passengers to 'check your departure airport to see if your flight may be affected.' (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently isolated problem can trigger network-wide disarray in the country's aging air traffic control system.



Consumers picked to test hydrogen car prototypes (AP)

Thomas Albert, of Alexandria, Va., drives his Chevrolet Equinox Electric Fuel Cell Vehicle at a Shell Hydrogen Fueling station in Washington on Wednesday June 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car.



How do DNC Dems spread the word: Twitter, text, or telephone? (CNET)
CNET - When Barack Obama announced he was going to release the name of his vice presidential pick via text message, he affirmed that this method of communication is no longer relegated to teenagers, but has penetrated the mainstream. According to Nielsen research, 2.9 million people received the text, even though the mainstream media announced Joe Biden's name well before it was even sent.
Mystery Chinese iPhone worker becomes Internet star (Reuters)

Patrick Morse shows off his new Apple iPhone 3G after spending the night in line outside an Apple Store in Boston, Massachusetts July 11, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - A Chinese factory worker has become an Internet sensation after a picture of her smiling and flashing a peace sign to a co-worker testing an Apple iPhone stayed on the phone that was sold to a man in Britain.



Sony CEO thinking over Ericsson joint venture: report (Reuters)

The Sony-Ericsson C902 cyber-shot mobile is displayed during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 14, 2008. (Albert Gea/Reuters)Reuters - Sony's (6758.T) joint venture with cell phone maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) must do better, Sony's chief executive was quoted as saying by a German newspaper on Wednesday.



Matchmaking mobiles ring in weddings in India (Reuters)
Reuters - Looking for a partner? For millions of Indians, taking the first step towards getting married could be as easy as picking up a cellphone.
Cloned code finder offered for Visual Studio (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - An open-source technology has been launched to help developers using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 find duplicated code in their software projects.
Computer virus goes into orbit (AFP)

The International Space Station in June 2008 as seen from the US space shuttle Discovery as it moved away from the station after completing nine days of joint operations. NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station only to be tossed into quarantine on July 25 by security software.(AFP/HO NASA/File/null)AFP - NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station only to be tossed into quarantine on July 25 by security software.