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Chinese firm in iPad row threatens to sue Apple in US

Feb 17, 2012 (AFP)

A debt-laden Chinese computer firm embroiled in a copyright row with Apple over the iPad name on Friday threatened to sue the technology giant in the United Sta...

Cleaning up Earth's orbit A Swiss satellite tackles space debris

Feb 17, 2012 (SPX)

The proliferation of debris orbiting the Earth - primarily jettisoned rocket and satellite components - is an increasingly pressing problem for spacecraft, and ...

Apple brings iPad features to the Mac

Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)

Apple released a preview version of its new Macintosh operating system on Thursday, bringing some features of the iPad to the personal computer. The Cupertino, ...

Landsat's Thermal Infrared Sensor Arrives at Orbital

Feb 16, 2012 (SPX)

A new NASA satellite instrument that makes a quantum leap forward in detector technology has arrived at Orbital Sciences Corp. in Gilbert, Ariz. There it will b...

A mineral way to catalysis?

Feb 15, 2012 (SPX)

Catalytic materials, which lower the energy barriers for chemical reactions, are used in everything from the commercial production of chemicals to catalytic con...

Space debris in the spotlight

Feb 15, 2012 (SPX)

Every year, the number of small items of debris in space rises by tens of thousands. This number is currently based on estimates, as it has not been possible to...

Cisco appeals EU's Microsoft-Skype merger approval

Feb 15, 2012 (AFP)

US networking giant Cisco appealed on Wednesday against the European Commission's approval of Microsoft's $8.5 billion takeover of Internet voice and video lead...

EU to double investment in mansion-sized supercomputers

Feb 15, 2012 (AFP)

The EU said Wednesday it will double its investment in supercomputers, high-performance machines the size of a mansion that can cost more than 100 million euros...

Lockheed Martin-Built Milstar Satellite Surpasses 10-Year On-Orbit Design Life

Feb 15, 2012 (SPX)

The second Milstar II military communications satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin team for the U.S. Air Force, has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orb...

Swiss aim to launch first space cleaner

Feb 15, 2012 (AFP)

Swiss scientists announced Wednesday plans to develop a machine that acts almost like a vacuum cleaner to scoop up thousands of abandoned satellite and rocket p...

Living ever after, virtually (Feature)

Feb 15, 2012 (IANS)

Like most people on social networking sites, 27-year-old Aditya Yadav's profile is an active one, with a regular flow of messages and photographs. The only diff...

JPL and Caltech Cubesat Proposals Move Forward

Feb 15, 2012 (JPL)

NASA has selected 33 small satellites - including two Cubesats from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in partnership with the California Institute of Technology, bo...

Model analyzes shape-memory alloys for use in earthquake-resistant structures

Feb 14, 2012 (SPX)

Recent earthquake damage has exposed the vulnerability of existing structures to strong ground movement. At the Georgia Institute of Technology, researchers are...

Apple chief says factory labor under scrutiny

Feb 14, 2012 (AFP)

Apple chief executive Tim Cook said Tuesday that ensuring safe working conditions at plants making its coveted gadgets is a priority, as an audit of a key suppl...

Firm in Apple dispute seeks to ban China iPad imports

Feb 14, 2012 (AFP)

An electronics firm said Tuesday it would ask customs in China to block iPad imports after it won a copyright case against Apple, prompting one city to pull som...

US, EU approve Google purchase of Motorola Mobility

Feb 13, 2012 (AFP)

US and European regulators gave the green light Monday to Internet giant Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. In a related decision, the Jus...

Apple shares surge despite factory inspections in China

Feb 13, 2012 (AFP)

Apple's stock Monday topped $500 for the first time on Wall Street even as a probe started looking into work conditions at a Chinese factory that cranks out the...

Watchdog group begins China Apple inspections

Feb 13, 2012 (AFP)

Apple, following reports of harsh working conditions, said the watchdog Fair Labor Association began inspections Monday at a Foxconn plant in China that makes p...

Iceland promotes clean-energy data centers

Feb 13, 2012 (UPI)

Icelandic officials say they are tapping the country's abundance of green energy resources to establish it as a global player in data storage center industry. O...

Iran Launches New Home-Made Satellite into Orbit

Feb 10, 2012 (FNA)

Iran on Friday successfully sent another domestically-made satellite, named 'Navid-e Elm-o Sana'at' (Promise of Science and Industry), into orbit. The satellite...