Bar Code pioneer Alan Haberman dies aged 81
Alan Haberman, with 40-year-old industry expertise, has long been respected as one of New York City's top real estate experts died on Sunday, at the age of 81.
One million Bangladeshi homes go solar, fastest expansion in 10 years
Bangladeshi households using solar power for producing their own electricity has crossed the one million mark up from 5,000 households in 2002.
Violence erupts in Vancouver after Stanley Cup loss
Violence erupted on the streets of Vancouver on Wednesday night after the Canucks 4-0 loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.
HP sues Oracle over Itanium support, alleges 'strong-arm tactics'
Hewlett-Packard Co. sued Oracle Corp. in a period of eight months showing a sign of how badly the relationship between the information technology big shots has ragged.
Adele kicks out Lady Gaga, returns to No. 1 on Hot 200 list
British singer and songwriter Adele’s “21” headed back to No. 1 position on Billboard Hot 200 albums chart after two weeks.
Warner Bros to distribute on-demand movies in China
Warner Bros Entertainment on Wednesday announced that the studio will distribute on-demand movies in China starting this summer, through an agreement with China’s YOU On Demand Holdings Inc.
Oscar award nomination rules changed
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board voted on Tuesday night to bring in new rules for the 2011 Best Picture competition.
Hit by e-mail, social network sites, Royal Mail prepares to lay off thousands
Royal Mail’s letters division in its worst performance for seven years has lost £120m in the last financial year against a £20-million profit a year earlier.
Spelling's $150-million mansion sold to Formula One heiress (Photos)
Candy Spelling widow of the late TV producer Aaron Spelling has sold the mansion to a 22-year-old British heiress Petra Ecclestone on Tuesday.
Comcast to offer Skype video calls on your TV
Comcast Corp, the country's and the Charleston region's largest cable company, announced on Tuesday that it plans to bring Skype video call to Television sets this year.
Lockheed Martin cuts 1,200 jobs at space unit
The aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin is cutting 1,200 jobs in its space systems division.
Scientists discover 3 genes linked to migraines
Scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have discovered a trio of genes tied to migraine headaches, one in which the link is exclusive to women, according to a study published on Sunday.
Airlines take different 'routes' due to ash clouds
Australia's two largest airlines continue to disagree with each other on how to deal with the safety risk posed by the cloud of ash from a Chilean volcano on Tuesday.
Humor ruled the roost at Webby Awards
Webby Awards was all about humor, online hits and social good.
Gandhi's spectacles missing from ashram
The iconic pair of round-framed glasses of Mahatma Gandhi has gone missing from a museum in Sevagram Ashram in Wardha district of Maharashtra.
Israel's Central Banker is out of IMF race
Stanley Fischer, Israel's central banker, has been disqualified from the race for the IMF's chief position.
Top 8 must-have apps on Apple's iOS cost only $0.99
The most attractive part about Apple’s iOS is that most of the apps are free for download. The next best thing apart from that are the apps which costs around 99 cents
Antec releases its High Current Pro 1200W PSU
American-based PC components and accessories maker Antec Inc. has released its new 1200W PSU (Power Supply Unit) called HCP (High Current Pro) - 1200
Microsoft launches CPU-GPU combined Xbox 360 SoC
Software giant Microsoft has announced the release of the new SoC (System-on-chip) processor for the new Xbox 360 250GB Slim Kinect-ready model
What's new and what's re-mastered at the E3
E3 has taken the week by storm with developers all around the world showcasing their latest projects and announcing the dates of release. Many have showcased upcoming games while others have talked about sequels to their already famed projects. Gaming heavy-weights like Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft and Sony came to the fore-front to display games that kept the attendees on their feet and searching for more.
William, Harry mark their shoes to avoid confusion
Princes William and Harry write their initials on the soles of their shoes after finding they kept picking up the wrong ones at their London flat.
Hackers launch fake Microsoft security updates
England based security developer and vendor Sophos, in a statement, said that a fake anti-virus, which is a replica of Microsoft’s security update, tricks the user into installing malicious software.
Qantas cancel flights due to ash cloud
Qantas Airways Ltd has cancelled all the flights in and out of Melbourne from Sunday evening due to a volcanic eruption in southern Chile.
Markets gear up after Germany lifts warning on cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce
A market was crowded with shoppers in Hamburg after the government lifted the warning on tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce on Saturday morning, following a deadly E. coli outbreak.
China floods, mudslides kill 94 [PHOTOS]
At least 94 were killed as landslides and heavy rains unleash floods in central and southern China on Saturday.
Bill Maher, Jane Lynch recite Weiner facebook messages [VIDEO]
Anthony Weiner’s and his Twitter snafu get even funnier when Bill Maher and Glee star Jane Lynch, took time out to read messages on Friday’s Real Time on HBO.
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary announced at the E3
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is set to release for Xbox 360 on November 15
Ex-employee labels Google library back-end software outdated
A Google ex-engineer who worked on a library at Google has called the much-ballyhooed back-end software as “outdated”.
Microsoft Update replica is virus: Sophos
The virus Microsoft Update pops up only when users are using Mozilla Firefox on Windows and the users familiar with Microsoft Updates would know that they only happen on Internet Explorer.
Computer technician held for installing spyware to photograph women
Trevor Harwell, who was hired to fix clients computers, was arrested by police on suspicion of installing spyware software to take candid photos of his women clients showering and undressing in their homes.