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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sri Lanka Source.com http://www.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/10/id/d805653303cbbba8/ en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:47:24 -0400 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:47:24 -0400 30 Computer virus in space - NASA astronauts get hit Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) were busy fighting a computer virus that managed to infect one of the laptop computers used by astronauts on the space station, a spokesman for the US space agency said. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399838/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:00:04 -0400 Sri Lanka Source.com http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399838/cs/1/ Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 8, its response to Firefox Microsoft has unveiled a trial version of a new Internet Explorer designed to fight the growing challenge from Firefox. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399830/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:01:25 -0400 Sri Lanka Source.com http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399830/cs/1/ Air Canada to provide in-flight internet service Air Canada may soon follow American Airlines in providing in-flight internet service for its passengers. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399816/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:33 -0400 Sri Lanka Source.com http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399816/cs/1/ The time for Internet TV may be round the corner finally Washington, August 28 : The Internet industry seems upbeat that TV sets with the web surfing facility will soon become a favorite amongst customers. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/400088/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:00:18 -0400 Sri Lanka Source.com http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/400088/cs/1/ Ganesha idol making starts in Bangalore Bangalore, Aug 28 : The production of Lord Ganesha idols is in full swing in the Information Technology city, where Ganesha Chaturthi festival is celebrated with full enthusiasm. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399812/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:11 -0400 Sri Lanka Source.com http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399812/cs/1/ Horticulture technology mission initiated in Uttarakhand By Vipul Goel http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399810/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:03 -0400 Sri Lanka Source.com http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399810/cs/1/ Now, computer bugs in space! London, August 28 : NASA has confirmed that a computer virus made its way into space, through a laptop carried to the International Space Station (ISS) in July this year. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399952/cs/1/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:01:37 -0400 Sri Lanka Source.com http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/399952/cs/1/ Stowaway computer virus sent into orbit Nasa has confirmed that computer viruses have made it into space, after finding that computers on board the International Space Station were harbouring a malicious worm. The worm, known as W32.Ga... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283862/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:55:41 -0400 Times Online http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283862/ Malaysia blocks anti-government news Web site By SEAN YOONGASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia has blocked access to a popular news Web site that often runs afoul of authorities for its sensational political reporting, s... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17281386/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:27:41 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17281386/ The A to Z of spamming exposed of the alphabet according to recent research – you’re going to start wishing your name was Zebedee. While it used to be thought that the section of the address after the '@' was most im... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284510/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:18:46 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284510/ New York center ready for instant replay NEW YORK — Starting with three games Thursday, Major League Baseball abandons its long opposition to instant replay and begins using the technology on disputed home run calls. The setting for MLB... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17281476/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:27:01 -0400 USA Today http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17281476/ Microsoft, Nikon agree patent-sharing deal "); The deal is one of a growing list from Microsoft, which has been seeking to establish the heft and significance of its intellectual property effort. Detailed terms of the Nikon deal weren't dis... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284491/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:16:27 -0400 ZDNet UK http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284491/ Lenovo to bring UWB laptops to Europe next year , but not in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. That will change early next year, Lenovo said on Wednesday. "Lenovo is progressing to get UWB added to selected notebooks shipping to EM... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284495/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:16:16 -0400 ZDNet UK http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284495/ Titan prisons a Pressing ahead with plans to build three huge "Titan" prisons would be a "costly and hugely damaging mistake", the Government has been warned. The 2,500-place jails would do little or nothing to cut... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280295/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:49:23 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280295/ DTK launches Eee PC competitor shortages , DTK has revealed a new Atom-based netbook alongside partners Intel and Microsoft. The 'DTK Ebook i10' is another entry in thee long-line of competing Asus Eee PC clones. The DTK i10 u... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284507/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:18:50 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284507/ Network Rail told to cut disruption Rail regulators have set Network Rail (NR) a target of reducing disruption to passengers from engineering work by more than a third over the next five years. The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) said... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280574/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:49:14 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280574/ Automakers recruit consumers to test-drive hydrogen car prototypes Thomas Albert, of Alexandria, Va., tries to fuel his Chevrolet Equinox Electric Fuel Cell Vehicle at a Shell Hydrogen Fueling station in Washington. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284075/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:27:03 -0400 USA Today http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284075/ Tapping the Channel for Security Revenue Offering a free version of an open source security product might get you plenty of attention, but catching paying customers takes a little more work. Astaro learned that lesson and adapted, steering t... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284506/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:52:17 -0400 Tech News World http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284506/ Vimpelcom says to sell Apple iPhone in Russia "Vimpelcom announced today it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Russia, expected later this year," the company said in a statement. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284497/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:15:39 -0400 Reuters http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284497/ Tech Mahindra acquires minority stake in Servista Mahindra group company Tech Mahindra (TechM) today said it has acquired a minority equity stake in European systems integrator, Servista for an undisclosed amount. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284502/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:15:26 -0400 Business Standard http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284502/ Roxar launches subsea measurement technology at ONS Offshore staff STAVANGER, Norway -- Roxar ASA is using ONS to launch two new products designed to measure the flow rates of fluids or gas in subsea production and injection wells – the Roxar subsea... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280404/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:45:54 -0400 Offshore http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280404/ Cisco buys email provider PostPath "); The acquisition, which is scheduled to close by the end of October, is designed to bolster Cisco's collaboration portfolio by including PostPath's Linux-based email and calendaring software with... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283817/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:47:23 -0400 ZDNet http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283817/ IE8 steps up to the competition Microsoft has released the beta 2 edition of its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser. The emphasis of this release is on customer-oriented features. Microsoft is still playing catch-up with Opera, Sa... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284485/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:47:33 -0400 ZDNet http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284485/ Taking the Pulse of the Eclipse Ecosystem Genuitec developed Pulse last year to monitor and update the most popular Eclipse plug-ins, but Pulse also has a powerful role in making Java training and tools preferences configuration management mo... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284505/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:52:18 -0400 Tech News World http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284505/ Edinburgh Council inks multimillion deal with BT "); The network will run on the BT Hosted Voice platform providing a virtual private telephone network to all of the council's sites, and will give the council one-rate-for-all calls, whether nation... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284492/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:16:25 -0400 ZDNet UK http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284492/ House prices dip 10.5% in 12 months House prices are falling at their fastest rate for nearly 18 years as potential buyers stay away from the market. The average cost of a home in the UK has dropped by 10.5% during the 12 months to th... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284212/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:49:24 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284212/ Expressor Software secures $10M venture round . The funding will be used to advance product development and expand sales, marketing and support functions for its data integration software, Burlington-based expressor software officials said. Exp... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284512/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:32:50 -0400 Business Journal http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284512/ Chief reveals race case against Met One of Britain's most senior police officers is stepping into the public spotlight to make a series of explosive allegations against his force. Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur will accuse sen... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284501/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:49:13 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284501/ Radware to Present at INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2008 Posted on: Thursday, 28 August 2008, 06:00 CDT MAHWAH, New Jersey, August 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radware , the leading provider of integrated application delivery solutions for business-smart n... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283827/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:50:00 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283827/ Nasa hacker loses final legal challenge "); McKinnon had applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for it to hear an appeal against his extradition. Under 'Rule 39', citizens can make an emergency application to halt extraditio... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283846/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:47:36 -0400 ZDNet http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283846/ Record Growth and Progression Propelling Software Solution Company to the Top of the Charts Web-based practice management solutions for physician offices, management services organizations and medical billing services, announced today that it has been named a http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284496/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:49:30 -0400 PR Web http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284496/ Sify opens high tech data centre Mumbai, Aug 28 : Leading Indian managed services provider Sify today launched its fourth state-of-the-art Data Centre, built at a cost of Rs 150 crore, covering a floor area of 100,000 sq ft. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284514/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:48:24 -0400 New Kerala http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284514/ Can technology make or break a President Technology and an appreciation of how to use it have always been important to political campaigns. Franklin Delano Roosevelt used radio to get his message across effectively to voters. Lyndon Johns... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284517/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:13:01 -0400 Times of India http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284517/ Alabama only state named to top technology list ’s top 100 institutions for excellence in information technology. The state was honored for its online services, which includes more than 130 online e-government services available through the ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280464/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:34:39 -0400 Business Journal http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280464/ Industry Rethinks Moneymaking Software Practice That simple cleanup service is threatening the precarious economics of the personal computer industry. Software companies pay hundreds of millions of dollars to PC makers like Hewlett-Packard to inst... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279741/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:57:41 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279741/ Newsom in spotlight as a (08-28) 04:00 PDT Denver - -- As Bill Clinton and Joe Biden dominated center stage Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was presiding over "Unconven... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279625/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:05:20 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279625/ Venture capitalists today look far and wide for start-ups Nearly a decade ago, he moved to the New Mexico desert to co-found a small venture-capital firm called Flywheel Ventures. His aim: to find the next generation of start-ups where few others were lookin... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284518/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:27:00 -0400 USA Today http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284518/ Ivy Tech has record enrollment system for the fall semester increased 11.8 percent, or more than 9,000 students, compared with fall 2007. A record 86,130 students enrolled in classes this fall. Each of Ivy Tech’s 14 regions... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280117/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:33:19 -0400 Business Journal http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280117/ Software industry looking at Lucknow as next IT hub Lucknow, Aug 28 : The software industry's apex lobby group is looking at Lucknow as a future information technology (IT) hub, an industry official said Thursday. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279823/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:48:05 -0400 New Kerala http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279823/ Thermax Plans $125 Million Sub-Critical Boiler Plant With Technology Transfer From Babcock & Wilcox, an Industrial Info News Alert PUNE, INDIA--(Marketwire - August 28, 2008) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Thermax Limited (BOM: 500411) (Pune, Maharashtra), an engineering equipment manufacturer ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284503/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:45:57 -0400 Market Wire http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284503/ Tylerite Donates $15 Million To Texas Tech University Bob Herd, operator of Herd Production Co. in Tyler, has donated $15 million to the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University. The money will endow the department and result in the f... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17282596/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:08:54 -0400 Tyler Morning Telegraph http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17282596/ Callidus Software Reports Strong Momentum in Telecom Industry Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced continued momentum in the telecommunications industry. Globally, Callidus' telecom customer base is growing with http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279737/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:45:30 -0400 Market Wire http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279737/ Copyright owners profit from infringing YouTube clips Instead of just pulling down copyright-infringing clips, copyright owners are choosing to use YouTube's filters to generate advertising revenue, Google said on Wednesday. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284486/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:47:31 -0400 ZDNet http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284486/ New software to transform how people will collaborate BANGALORE : IBM on Thursday announced new software that it said would "transform how people will collaborate, thereby driving greater value and performance" from their globally distributed software... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284516/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:13:07 -0400 Times of India http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284516/ Disabled No Internet for You! Damien Patton - Thu, 08/28/2008 - 9:04am. Disabled? No Internet for You! Can you imagine a world without the Internet? Without being able to book a flight online, bank online, or just search a site fo... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283829/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:16:25 -0400 Web Pro News http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283829/ US flights grounded by failure of In the wake of a computer failure that caused delays for 646 US flights on Tuesday, the US Federal Aviation Administration plans to upgrade its decades-old technology for flight-plan processing and po... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284487/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:47:20 -0400 ZDNet http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284487/ Mending Bones With High Tech Glass Of Milk 0 posts Scientists at the new Nuclear-Magnetic Resonance unit at the University of Warwick have discovered how a high tech glass of milk is helping bones mend. Low temperature Bioglass is used to h... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280843/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:45:10 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280843/ Sage Software names chief operating officer for healthcare division Sage Software North America . Sage Software Healthcare currently does not have a leader, but when a leader is named, Benton will report to that person, a spokeswoman said. Sage Software Healthcare, b... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284511/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:34:30 -0400 Business Journal http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284511/ Demand For Spring Skills Dominates Java Programming Job listings for Java projects that require the open source Spring framework now outnumber those that want Enterprise Java Bean-building skills, the hallmark of traditional Enterprise Java programming... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283876/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:52:20 -0400 TechWeb http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283876/ Samsung In Talks With Daimler, BMW On Technology Deal -Yonhap "We're in the near final stage of talks with the companies to supply the climate control technology for their BMW and Benz models," said Choi Jin-gyun, head of the company's appliance division, acco... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284484/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:45:07 -0400 Morning Star http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284484/ Third of UK homes still lack internet access While broadband continues its march into ever more homes in the UK, new figures from the Office for National Statistics also reveal that more than a third of households are still going without a web c... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284493/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:16:22 -0400 ZDNet UK http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284493/ Get the Best Tech Support Posted on: Thursday, 28 August 2008, 03:00 CDT When your computer's hiccups become unbearable, fight the temptation to immediately call the machine's manufacturer for tech support. You might find a s... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284521/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:49:58 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284521/ Search teams to enter Search teams hope to enter the fire-ravaged home of a millionaire and his family shortly. Christopher Foster, his wife Jill and their 15-year-old daughter Kirstie, are feared to have died in the bla... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284500/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:49:13 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284500/ ProAction Media licenses new technology that uses 50% less plastic in DVDs Dan Sarceda, president and CEO of ProAction Media, and Shannon Neal, vice president and chief operating officer, demonstrate the flexibility of their company http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280365/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:38:55 -0400 Business Journal http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280365/ Linux Foundation plans end-user summit "); The foundation's End User Collaboration Summit, announced on Wednesday, is scheduled for 13-14 October. It is being billed as "the first event of its kind to bring together high-performance end ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284494/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:16:19 -0400 ZDNet UK http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284494/ Acas staff vote to strike over pay Hundreds of staff at the conciliation service Acas have voted to go on strike in a dispute over pay. Union leaders called on the Government to take immediate action to settle the row to avoid "embar... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284499/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:49:21 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284499/ Who Are the IP Police Intellectual property like name brands and company logos can be ripped off with just a few clicks of a mouse. When IP pirates then attempt to profit through channels like counterfeit goods and phishin... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280301/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:52:19 -0400 Tech News World http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280301/ Court allows U.S. extradition of hacker LONDON (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights has cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of a British man who hacked into secret U.S. military computers. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283858/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:27:02 -0400 USA Today http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283858/ Cybersquatters flogging more dodgy drugs online trying to lure people to their sites to buy little blue pills that are more likely to be Smarties than anti-impotence drugs. According to MarkMonitor, a firm which specialises in online brand prot... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284509/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:18:47 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284509/ Gary Read, President and CEO of Nimsoft, Appointed to Board of Directors of Scalable Software REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - August 28, 2008) - Nimsoft, Inc., the "Big 4" alternative for IT performance and availability monitoring solutions, today announced that president and CEO, Gary Read,... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284504/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:45:35 -0400 Market Wire http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284504/ Harris, Freescale partner on transmitter technology ’s technology to produce smaller, more efficient TV transmitters, the companies said Wednesday. Harris and Freescale collaborated to develop a way to integrate the technology with Harris’... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284513/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:35:58 -0400 Business Journal http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284513/ Miliband issues advice to Russia Britain does not want to launch an "all-out war" with Russia following the country's decision to recognise two breakaway regions, David Miliband said. The Foreign Secretary said Russia needed to con... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284498/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:49:23 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284498/ BitDefender Offers Computer Security Tips in Response to Major Consumer Magazine Report on E-Threats recent article indicating that U.S. consumers lost nearly $8.5 billion dollars to e-threats, BitDefender has released its top ten tips to secure computers against spam, viruses, phishing and spywar... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283851/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:45:38 -0400 Market Wire http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17283851/ California firms flourish, fail in region since tech boom In the overheated tech market of the late ’90s, California’s Silicon Valley-based law firms — flush with the success of the tech boom — saw Seattle as a logical place to branch... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17282763/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:39:55 -0400 Business Journal http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17282763/ Criminals hijacking virtual worlds Virtual worlds are playgrounds not just for people engaging in online fantasy role-playing but for cybercriminals who are looking for places to launder money and steal data, according to a new white p... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284488/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:47:17 -0400 ZDNet http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284488/ Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280783/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:42:28 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17280783/ Court dismisses video copyright case against Veoh SAN FRANCISCO, US - A U.S. judge has thrown out a copyright infringement case against Veoh Networks Inc, an Internet video start-up with high-profile Hollywood backers, ruling that video-sharing compa... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284519/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:41:00 -0400 Asia One http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284519/ Good deals at Comex FROM large TV screens to laser printers, people cart away anything on their trolleys at Singapore's quarterly computer fairs. This week's Comex show, which starts on Thursday and runs until S... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284520/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:40:57 -0400 Asia One http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17284520/ a Slim, Elegant, Glass and Leather Column Delivering 360 Degree Sound Shop - Sony Style Europe BERLIN--(Marketwire - August 28, 2008) - IFA Berlin -- Unlike any speaker ever seen -- or heard -- A revolutionary single tubular column delivering the same crystal cl... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17277059/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:06:37 -0400 Market Wire http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17277059/ NIIT Tech enters Saas segment, delinks revenues from headcount BANGALORE: In an apparent course correction IT Solutions company NIIT Technologies is in the process of embracing a non-liner business model in the face of tough business environment and to reduce ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279358/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:38:06 -0400 Times of India http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279358/ TiVo shows profit again, but outlook is weak TiVo Inc. posted a quarterly profit for only the third time in its 11-year history Wednesday as the pioneer in digital video recorders boosted margins on hardware and reduced marketing costs in its se... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279344/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:31:22 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279344/ Firefox gets better site ID Carnegie Mellon University have built an add-on for Firefox which is designed to test if a site is authentic. While most browsers already alert users when a site appears bogus, most users do not kn... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279354/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:20 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279354/ Obama surprises Dems with convention visit (08-28) 04:00 PDT Denver - -- Barack Obama, who was formally nominated Wednesday as the first major-party African American presidential candidate in history, delighted and electrified Democrats with ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275717/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:31:13 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275717/ Security flaw exposes password-protected iPhones A serious security hole in the latest iPhone software exposes email, text and voice messages to whoever gets their hands on the device, despite it being password-protected. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279330/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:40:59 -0400 ZDNet UK http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279330/ Target offers $6 million settlement Target has agreed to pay $6 million to visually impaired Californians who were unable to successfully navigate the company's website. It has also offered to revamp the site by enabling keyboard fun... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279350/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:25 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279350/ MOUNTAIN VIEW / 7 young suspects charged in slayings Robbery is possible... (08-27) 20:46 PDT Mountain View -- A 24-year-old Mountain View maintenance worker who was slain with his sister was the victim of a conspiracy by seven youths and young adults who communicated by cel... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279345/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:31:11 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279345/ Obama makes unscripted appearance at the DNC (08-28) 02:09 PDT DENVER, (AP) -- Sen. Barack Obama dropped in on his own party at the Democratic convention a day early Wednesday to praise his wife, his former rival, and former President Bill Clin... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275718/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:31:15 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275718/ Stopping spies, texting for directions Directions via text Dial Directions, the free text-message direction service for mobile phones, is now available through online invitation site Evite. Previously when you received an Evite, you could... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279342/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:31:26 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279342/ Nvidia backtracks to authorize native SLI technology support on Intel X58 motherboards Nvidia will authorize native SLI support on Intel X58 motherboards without the need for its nForce 200 chip, according to Tom Peterson, director of Technical Marketing for MCP products at Nvidia. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275785/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:33 -0400 Digitimes http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275785/ High-tech tools help home sip energy "This is a true partnership," says Val Peterson. Xcel has installed energy-tracking technology in the home she shares with her husband, CU Chancellor Bud Peterson. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17276184/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:20:01 -0400 Denver Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17276184/ Microsoft releases IE8 beta 2 previously mentioned inPrivate mode that leaves no trace of what the user was up to from the browser and allows users to set which third-party sites have access to any of the data transmitted durin... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279348/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:27 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279348/ Sailors test positive for cocaine Eighteen sailors on a Royal Navy warship have tested positive for a class A drug. The crewmen were caught during routine testing onboard HMS Liverpool, which is currently deployed in the South Atlan... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279338/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:16:48 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279338/ Sentencing of crimeworld guns maker A gunsmith whose converted weapons were used in dozens of gangland shootings is due to be sentenced. Grant Wilkinson adapted replica sub-machine guns for use by the criminal underworld in a shed he ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279333/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:16:54 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279333/ PC makers rethink preloaded software are thinking of getting rid of the tradition of stuffing your new PC or laptop with trial software that you don’t really want anyway. The reason is that some retailers, such as Best Buy, are ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279351/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:23 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279351/ Robbers hold up El Cerrito restaurant -- A Chinese restaurant in El Cerrito has become the latest victim of takeover robbers in the East Bay, while the owner of an Oakland hills cafe apparently foiled a holdup when he refused to open the... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275716/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:31:17 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275716/ Retailers threaten bottom line for computer makers SAN FRANCISCO : Before they ship computers to retailers like Best Buy, the largest electronics retailer in the United States, computer makers load them up with lots of free software. For $30, Best Buy... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17276140/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:44:01 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17276140/ More time to quiz PM Police have been granted more time to question a white Muslim convert arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kill the Prime Minister. The 24-year-old man was arrested in Blackburn on Tuesday... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279340/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:16:47 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279340/ Most flights back to normal a day after computer glitch delayed more than 600 CHICAGO - 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, Fla., to Chicago. The... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279346/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:21 -0400 Baltimore Sun http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279346/ BART service restored at 2 stations following report of fire (08-27) 20:50 PDT Berkeley -- BART restored service at its North Berkeley and El Cerrito Plaza stations late this evening after investigating and determining there had been no fire on the tracks near... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275721/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:31:06 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275721/ Brits send emails from the quack carried out for UK mobile network operator 3 has highlighted just how addicted Brits have become to their Crackberries and mobile phones. An amazing 13 per cent admitted to working in the doctor's s... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279347/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:28 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279347/ Mysterious Chinese factory girl becomes famous girl has become an overnight internet celebrity after a British man found that his new Iphone had arrived with three pictures of her beavering away. "markm49uk" posted the picture on the ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279353/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:21 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279353/ Orange throttles 3G speeds admitted limiting Iphone 3G network speeds to a sluggish 384Kbps. Furious customers have circulated a petition claiming the limitations are in direct violation of the Orange service agreement which... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279356/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:18 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279356/ Iphone suffers battery woes Guardian , users are getting miffed that Apple's Jesus phone can only last five hours before running out of juice. This is on top of the problems of dropped calls, faulty chipsets, Apple's broken ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279352/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:22 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279352/ Search for mansion blaze family A missing millionaire and his family are feared dead following a suspected arson attack on their home. Christopher Foster, his wife Jill and their 15-year-old daughter Kirstie have been missing sinc... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279334/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:16:52 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279334/ Era of cheap energy is over Hard-pressed consumers facing higher gas and electricity bills have been warned that the era of cheap energy is over. Business Secretary John Hutton said there was "genuine concern" about the diffic... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279341/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:16:45 -0400 Ananova http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279341/ US air traffic control grounded by computer glitch in an isolated part of a computer network grounded air planes on stretches of tarmac from Orlando to Chicago yesterday. More than 600 flights were affected, or about 60,000 passengers, because of ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279357/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:17 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279357/ Drug trial halted; Cell Genesys shares plummet -- Shares in Cell Genesys, once a high-flying biotech startup whose shares traded above $50 back in 2000, plunged 72 percent Wednesday to close at less than $1 after safety questions brought an end t... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279343/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:31:25 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279343/ PCI Express reaches its third incarnation IDF , there were some interesting insights on the tricks applied, and how they may affect the usage in that new high-bandwidth mode. As we know, the initial PCIe v1 has 2.5Gbps per direction per li... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279349/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:26 -0400 The Inquirer http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17279349/ Newest Internet Explorer 8 test version lets Web surfers browse without leaving a trace SEATTLE - The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace. Companies that sell advertisements online — including Micro... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275044/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:22:46 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17275044/ $9bn technology investment set DUBAI: Technology investments in the GCC are expected to top $9.1 billion by the end of this year, according to recent research from IDC. Amidst the burgeoning growth, experts have identified strong ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17272329/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:15:02 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/17272329/