WASHINGTON - No, the lost city of Atlantis has not been found. Google Earth images showing what appeared to be a grid of streets on the ocean floor off the coast of Africa were actually tracks left by boat sonar.
WASHINGTON - No, the lost city of Atlantis has not been found. Google Earth images showing what appeared to be a grid of streets on the ocean floor off the coast of Africa were actually tracks left by boat sonar.
CHICAGO - Two US teams have developed materials that may pave the way for ever smaller and powerful electronics as semiconductor technology begins to reach the limits of miniaturisation.
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook's efforts to build a business model around its online social network have hit another roadblock, as a backlash by its users forced the company to reverse a new policy.
OTTAWA - Executives from Ontario-based telecoms firm RIM - makers of the BlackBerry - have agreed to pay fines of at least 1.4 million US dollars following a financial watchdog's probe into its stock issuing practices.
BARCELONA, Spain - Samsung unveiled the world’s first solar-powered mobile phone at an industry show where the sector is showcasing the new technology it hopes will drive demand through the economic crisis.
BARCELONA, Spain - Sixty mobile phone operators have linked up to develop new ‘chat’ functionality for subscribers that will replicate the experience of online programmes such as MSN Messenger, according to an industry initiative unveiled on Monday.
BARCELONA, Spain - Facebook users spend almost 30 minutes a day on the site poking and messaging their friends on average, with access patterns similar on mobile phones and computers, a British study showed on Monday.
BARCELONA - The mobile phone industry recently reached the milestone of its four billionth connection worldwide, but the cold winds of economic crisis will chill celebrations at the sector’s biggest annual gathering this week.
SAN FRANCISCO - Hackers believed to be based in Romania have been launching attacks on software security firms specialising in computer defence. Romanian HackersBlog website on Friday was claiming three victims: Finland-based F-Secure, Kaspersky Labs in Russia, and a Romanian security software seller Bit Defender.
SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube said it is dabbling with letting people download videos to computers as an alternative to watching clips streamed over the Internet. Video owners would be able to offer downloads for free or for small fees paid through a Google Checkout service, according to YouTube product manager Thai Tran.