Following a day's delay due to cloudy weather, space shuttle Endeavour launched successfully early Monday morning from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle, which launched at 4:14 a.m. EST, is carrying a new module and an attached cupola for the International Space Station. What a beautiful launch we had this morning... the orbiter performed extremely well, said Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for space operations, during the postlaunch news conference. This is a great start to a very complicated mission.

2010-02-08T12:54:45-08:00

IBM on Monday launched a one-two punch with its new Power7 processors, which the company claims have twice the performance of the Power6 line but consume less power. These processors power IBM's Unix servers, four new models of which were also unveiled Monday in a move that might strengthen IBM's position in the Unix server market. The Power7 uses a 45 nanometer process. Each Power7 processor has up to eight cores and four threads per core. That's four times the maximum number of cores and eight times the number of threads per chip as the Power6.

2010-02-08T12:36:57-08:00

Trend Micro on Monday announced a new and completely overhauled version of its Software as a Service for small and medium-sized businesses. The new version, named Worry-Free Business Security Services, replaces Worry-Free Business Security Hosted, which was launched only 10 months ago. This is a new solution built from the ground up, Dal Gemmell, senior manager for product marketing at Trend Micro, told TechNewsWorld. Trend Micro also introduced several new features to the SaaS product that were initially available only in its enterprise solution.

2010-02-08T06:00:00-08:00

The iPad has captured much of the technology coverage so far this year. It is a poorly named copy of a product that Microsoft launched nearly a decade ago, based on a concept Steve Jobs personally thought was stupid: the tablet computer. Yet Apple has effectively convinced the market that its device is new, different and desirable. Microsoft had Flash before Adobe; it had a touchscreen phone before the iPhone; and it effectively had an iPod touch before there even was an iPod. In all cases, the problem to overcome wasn't competitive -- it was institutional stupidity.

2010-02-08T05:00:00-08:00

It's not every day that a major operating system gets opened up, never mind one that leads the global market in its category. So, when the news came out last week that that's just what the Symbian Foundation had done -- and four months ahead of schedule, no less! -- it was hard not to get excited. Android is no longer the only big kid on the open source mobile block, it seems, and the scales are now tipped considerably more in FOSS' direction.

2010-02-08T05:00:00-08:00

It's been both a boon and bane for the Mac that it has some characteristics of an appliance. For some users, it just works is what makes Apple computers so much more attractive than their competitors. Others, though, just feel incomplete unless they can get under the hood of their byte box. For them, there are programs like MacTuneUp. MacTuneUp, which was recently updated to version 3.6, is a suite of utilities for improving system stability and the performance of a Mac.

2010-02-08T05:00:00-08:00

Henio Zytomirski's Facebook profile picture stands out from most. The grinning 6-year-old is captured in black and white and poses in an old-fashioned buttoned-up shirt and shorts. The photograph, shot in 1939, is probably the last taken of him before he was murdered in the Holocaust. A group in the boy's hometown of Lublin is using the social networking site to breathe virtual life into Henio's stolen childhood and give people around the world the chance to get to know him -- as well as mourn the millions of others killed by Nazi Germany.

2010-02-07T05:00:00-08:00

Your most expensive piece of electronics probably is not your flat panel TV or your computer. More likely, it's your car, which can pack 50 microprocessors to control everything from the fuel mix to the rearview mirrors. The recalls and other technical problems besetting Toyota in the last few weeks highlight the risks of relying on electronics instead of the mechanical rods and cables that controlled vehicles for most of the 20th century. Such advancements bring many benefits, but the worry is that the car is a computer on wheels that could freeze up and potentially crash.

2010-02-06T05:00:00-08:00

Google has allegedly requested help from the National Security Agency in tracking down hackers who attacked its infrastructure. The development has raised concerns among privacy advocates. The Washington Post broke the story that Google had turned to the NSA on Thursday, citing anonymous sources. Security experts and privacy advocates have questioned Google's motives. Some have warned that this could constitute another attack on American citizens' civil liberties.

2010-02-05T11:54:05-08:00

Apple held most of the music industry virtually at knifepoint for years, and that wasn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if you were a consumer who wanted a legal way to get popular music at a fairly reasonable price. It was only about a year ago that iTunes let go of its dollar-store policy and allowed for a little leeway in its pricing. True, that leeway amounted to only a few cents per song, but the point is, for a very long time, it was the distribution channel dictating prices, not the publisher.

2010-02-05T10:11:35-08:00

fJeroen.comGoogle is druk bezig met de ontwikkeling van een technologie die het mogelijk maakt om spraak om te zetten naar een andere taal. De technologie zou ontwikkeld worden uit de basis van twee functionaliteiten die Google nu al aanbiedt. b

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:22:04 GMT+00:00

fNieuws.nlHet moet nog allemaal officieel bekend gemaakt worden, maar de verwachting is dat Google vandaag of morgen zal aankondigen dat er sociale features zullen worden toegevoegd aan Gmail, waarmee Gmail in feite zal gaan concurreren met sociale netwerken en b

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:40:07 GMT+00:00

fZDNet.beVolgens de krant China Daily heeft de politie drie mensen opgepakt die het bedrijf Black Hawk Safety Net leiden. Ze worden ervan verdacht dat ze aanvalssoftware ter beschikking hebben gesteld. Dat is een strafbaar misdrijf in China. b

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:02:15 GMT+00:00

fDe StandaardCAPE CANAVERAL - Het internationale ruimtestation krijgt er twee onderdelen made in Europe bij. De ruimtependel Endeavour is gisteren gelanceerd met aan boord de uitzichtpost en de fitnesszaal. Het internationale ruimtestation ISS is bijna voltooid. b

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:22:39 GMT+00:00

fDe TelegraafBOXTEL - De politie heeft via een filmpje op YouTube zeven rotjochies opgepakt die tijdens oud en nieuw een speeltuin in Boxtel hadden vernield met vuurwerk. De jongeren hadden de video zelf op internet gezet. Dat meldt de politie. b

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:07:15 GMT+00:00

fVolkskrantAMSTERDAM - Nederlandse webbouwers doen massaal Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) in de ban. Zij volgen hiermee het voorbeeld van Google, die vorige week al bekend maakte IE6 steeds meer uit te sluiten van de diensten van de zoekgigant en al eerder IE6 b

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:05:06 GMT+00:00

fTechzineVolgende week is er weer een jaarlijks hoogtepunt op het gebied van telecom. Dan is er namelijk weer een Mobile World Conference, zoals elk jaar ook dit jaar weer in Barcelona. Grote fabrikanten onthullen daar nieuwe toestellen. b

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:57:36 GMT+00:00

fPersoneelsnetVanaf 2011 geeft een nieuw nationaal pensioenregister iedereen via internet een compleet overzicht van de hoogte van zijn of haar AOW en pensioen, ook als dat opgebouwd is bij verschillende werkgevers. Minister Donner van Sociale Zaken en b

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:41:56 GMT+00:00

fDe TelegraafSCHIPHOL - Drie rijstroken op de A4 ter hoogte van Schiphol zijn uren afgesloten geweest omdat het wegdek vol gaten zat. Rijkswaterstaat was maandagmiddag bezig met een spoedoperatie aan het wegdek. De A73 ter hoogte van het Gelderse Heumen was maandag b

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:14:36 GMT+00:00

fHet Laatste NieuwsPlaymate Meike Schulte, vriendin van Kristof Vliegen, heeft een boek geschreven over haar ontwikkelingswerk in Oeganda: #39;Bimbo in de Bush#39;. quot;Het boek is een sarcastische, humoristische en filosofische benadering van de ontwikkelings- en b

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:53:30 GMT+00:00

f=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35243810/displaymode/1247/beginSlide/1/beginChapter/1/beginTab/1/img align=left border=0 src=http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100204-ISSphotos/ss-100204-ISSphoto-tease.thumb.jpg alt=Amazing views of volcanic eruptions, city lights and coral atolls are just some of the more than 450,000 photographs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. style=margin:0 5px 5px 0 //aAmazing views of volcanic eruptions, city lights and coral atolls are just some of the more than 450,000 photographs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station./pbr clear

2010-02-05T16:34:56-08:00

f=http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/02/08/2197427.aspximg align=left border=0 src=http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/UGC/Launch_070807/Shields_Matt/100208-ugc-mattshields-1230p.thumb.jpg alt=Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The night launch of a space shuttle is a wonderful sight, and one we may never see again. But the view gets even better when you get to space ... virtually. style=margin:0 5px 5px 0 //aScience editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The night launch of a space shuttle is a wonderful sight, and one we may never see again. But the view gets even better when you get to space ... virtually./pbr clear

2010-02-08T16:04:14-08:00

f=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35240535/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/img align=left border=0 src=http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100204-shoes-4x3-12p.thumb.jpg alt= style=margin:0 5px 5px 0 //aBefore you upload an embarrassing image  or write off last night€s drunken text, take a tour of the virtual locations where your foibles may be immortalized./pbr clear

2010-02-05T13:40:56-08:00

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2010-02-05T15:21:45-08:00

f=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35304279/ns/technology_and_science-space/img align=left border=0 src=http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100208-Shuttle-NASA-hmed-743.thumb.jpg alt=With a curving Earth in the background, Endeavour's robotic arm and inspection boom are readied for a scan of the shuttle's heat shield. style=margin:0 5px 5px 0 //aAstronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour will scan their spacecraft overnight to search for any signs of heat shield damage from their early Monday launch./pbr clear

2010-02-08T18:22:02-08:00

f=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35304133/ns/technology_and_science-science/img align=left border=0 src=http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100208-science-color-vlarge-530p.thumb.jpg alt=Researchers say anxious and distressed people choose gray shades to describe their mood. Healthy people prefer yellow. Both groups said their favorite color was blue. These are tendencies, not across-the-board preferences. Click on the image for a larger version. style=margin:0 5px 5px 0 //aAre you in a gray mood today? How about a blue funk? Maybe you're seeing red, because you're green with jealousy. The colors we use to describe emotions may be more useful than you think, according to new research./pbr clear

2010-02-08T17:17:53-08:00

Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear before listening to music for free online.

2010-02-08T16:14:18-08:00

Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.

2010-02-08T13:25:23-08:00

Slower-than-advertised connection speeds caused by growing network congestion and artificial restrictions by some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have left broadband consumers frustrated at times, and for good reason.

2010-02-08T10:50:30-08:00

f=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35303722/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/img align=left border=0 src=http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/earns electronic arts-1575706597.thumb.jpg alt=Wii and PlayStation 3 versions of quot;quot;Madden NFL 10,quot; an Electronic Arts game, are shown at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Electronic Arts Inc. is showing a smaller net loss in its last quarter even though its video game sales declined. style=margin:0 5px 5px 0 //aA disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump./pbr clear

2010-02-08T20:43:04-08:00

AP - A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:05:30 GMT

AP - Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:31:39 GMT

AP - Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear if they want to listen to music for free online.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:46:53 GMT

AP - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:26:44 GMT

AP - Google Inc. has lowered by $200 the fee it charges customers who break a standard two-year contract for its new Nexus One phone on the T-Mobile USA Inc. network.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:22:45 GMT

AP - The online payments service PayPal has taken the unusual step of suspending many transactions in India for more than a week.

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:25:43 GMT

Reuters - With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now comes in emails.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:04:04 GMT

PC World - South Korea's two biggest cell phone makers previewed on Tuesday handsets they plan to unveil at next week's Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:40:11 GMT

AP - Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Monday it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:10:47 GMT

PC Magazine - Doritos' ad featuring a tough-as-nails kid slapping some sense into his mother's date stole the show as the most-watched Super Bowl ad, according to data collected by the TiVo Stop Watch service.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:17:33 GMT

Since last March, the Flickr co-founder and three partners have quietly been developing an online social game they hope will appeal to a wide audience. CNET has been there to document the creation of their start-up.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

To build Glitch, the Flickr co-founder put together an impressive team of some of his earliest collaborators on the popular photo-sharing site.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Stewart Butterfield and his friends are back at it with a new company. CNET's Daniel Terdiman was given exclusive, behind-the-scenes access as they built it from scratch.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

The new online social MMO from Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield's Tiny Speck puts players through a wide variety of paces. Quests, egg growing and clouds on a string are just a part of it.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Customers suffering shipping and technical issues with the new Android phone now have more resources than online support forums.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:55:00 PST

Cell phone provider Metro PCS' new campaign, featuring two supposed Indian tech experts, is proving a little controversial. The company admits it has received complaints.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:35:24 PST

It seems odd that Apple execs would even hint at the possibility of an early price cut lest they give folks already on the fence about buying the first iteration of the device more reason to stay there.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:22:00 PST

Twins logging on to Facebook to read birthday wishes instead discover that people have left RIP posts about their 17-year-old brother. Police hadn't notified the family.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:32:00 PST

Researchers at UC Davis say that silicon, the most common metalloid and a known booster of bone-mineral density, is highly bioavailable when consumed in beer.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:58:58 PST

Security analyst at University of Georgia tasked with catching copyright violators allegedly uses his position to shakedown students.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:47:00 PST