Green Tech
First Major Step towards Energy conservation – World Bank musters $5.5 billion for solar projects
December 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The World Bank announced Wednesday 5.5 billion dollars would be invested in solar energy projects in five countries of the Middle East and North Africa in a bid to combat climate change. The Washington-based bank’s Clean Technology Fund approved financing of 750 million dollars on December 2 to boost the use of concentrated solar power, an advanced technology that concentrates sunlight to harness energy. The fund’s financing “will mobilize an additional 4.85 billion dollars from other sources, to accelerate global deployment of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP),”... [Read the full story]
Business News
Richard Branson unveils Virgin Galactic spaceplane –
December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Sir Richard Branson has unveiled the rocket plane he will use to take fare-paying passengers into space. SpaceShipTwo was presented to the world in Mojave, California. The vehicle will undergo testing over the next 18 months before being allowed to take ticketed individuals on short-hop trips just above the atmosphere. Billionaire Sir Richard, who heads the Virgin Group, intends to run the first flights out of New Mexico before extending operations around the globe. Built from lightweight carbon composite materials and powered by a hybrid rocket motor, SS2 is based on the X-Prize-winning SpaceShipOne... [Read the full story]
Computer News
Google Claims its URL Shortening Service is More Secure
December 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Google today launched its own URL shortening service, aptly named the Google URL Shortener (http://goo.gl/). The service is, for the moment, only available in the updated versions of the Google Toolbar and FeedBurner. Google says that its service will be more secure than the goodness-knows-how-many URL shortening services that already exist (tinyURL, bit.ly, tr.im, at least 50 others). According to the Official Google Blog, Google’s version offers the following advantages. Stability: Google’s scalable, multi-datacenter infrastructure provides great uptime and a reliable service to... [Read the full story]
Environment News
Global warming satellite deploys antennas
November 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
PARIS (AFP) – A satellite sent into orbit to study the effects of global warming has successfully deployed three antenna arms that will track the oceans, the European Space Agency said Tuesday. The 315-million-euro (460-million-dollar) satellite was “in good health” as it deployed its antennas that give it a three-pointed star shape, the space agency said on its website. The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) probe was launched from northern Russia on Monday to provide faster predictions of floods and other extreme weather incidents caused by global warming. By supplying precise... [Read the full story]
Internet
The Internet Is Made Of Cats
March 18, 2010 (1 minute ago) · 25 Comments
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Tech Rumours
HyperOffice up Against Google Apps, Zoho With Updated Suite
December 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Google Apps, Zoho and other online collaboration players got a fresh dose of competition Tuesday, as HyperOffice announced that a major overhaul of its online collaboration suite is now in private beta. HyperOffice bundles calendaring, e-mail, document and project management, forums, portals and other features. The company’s target market is new entrepreneurs who need a software suite quickly, as well as small and midsized companies that want to expand without adding hardware and on-premises software. But the updated application faces stiff competition from the likes of Google Apps Premier... [Read the full story]
Reviews
Review Websites – Best Affiliate Marketing Tool Available! from Ekoh Group
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Need a WordPress Hosting Solution? – Wordpress Dream Theme Reviewed
From the desk of Benjamin Jones (senior reviewer) Whether you are new to blogging or not, you should realise that with quality content, there will be growing visitors of similar interests, but if you are intending to do more customization, you are most likely limited by those existing free platforms like blogger or...
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Review of DIY GIFT PACKAGE – DIY Gift And Craft Made Easy !!
From the desk of Benjamin Jones (senior reviewer) If you are still thinking of what gift to give to your friend, how about giving your own personalised gift with your own touch to give more meaning and sincerity. You can now easily create fun shaped gift boxes and Arts and Craft Project with unique templates and patterns...
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Articles
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Tech Rumours
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp said on Friday that its planned entertainment content...
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