BUSINESS ARTICLES
Scientists closer to invisibility cloak
Aug 10, 2008
Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible.
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time they were able to cloak three-dimensional objects using artificially engineered materials that redirect light around the objects. Previously,...
Microsoft and NBC offers Olympics Online
Aug 10, 2008
This month, Microsoft is offering Web surfers in the United States a seductive viewing treat. In conjunction with NBC, the software publisher is offering thousands of hours of free video direct from the Olympics in Beijing.
The service is being hailed as a bold experiment in delivering on the original...
Olympics Online, With a Hook
Aug 10, 2008
This month, Microsoft is offering Web surfers in the United States a seductive viewing treat. In conjunction with NBC, the software publisher is offering thousands of hours of free video direct from the Olympics in Beijing.
The service is being hailed as a bold experiment in delivering on the original...
Internet Security Patch May be Weak
Aug 9, 2008
Faced with the discovery of a serious flaw in the Internet’s workings, computer network administrators around the world have been rushing to fix their systems with a cobbled-together patch. Now it appears that the patch has some gaping holes.
On Friday, a Russian physicist demonstrated that the emergency...
The Re-Review: 'Pineapple Express'
Aug 8, 2008
Black comedy about the adventures of two potheads is fitfully amusing but over the top on gross-out gore.
Fresh off the Judd Apatow assembly line comes "Brideshead Revisited." Oops. Wait. Scratch that. "Pineapple Express" is what I meant to say. But here's one bit of incongruity you might appreciate....
Aurora, Mozilla plan for next generation browser
Aug 6, 2008
Mozilla has asked internet users everywhere to get involved designing the next generation of browsers.
So far it has three ideas on the table: a next generation browser dubbed Aurora, better ways to visualise bookmarks and browsing history and a new mobile version of Firefox. It has posted videos showing...
Rumors; 'Potential for Life' on Mars
Aug 3, 2008
Rumors are flying this weekend that Mars Phoenix has made a major discovery relating to the potential for life on Mars.
They stem from an article in Aviation Week and subsequent pickup on Slashdot and elsewhere indicating that the White House had been briefed on the potential for life on the planet.
The Re-Review: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Aug 2, 2008
Not many actresses have given strong, emotional performances and kicked major butt in the same film, but fortunately for fans of the "Mummy" movies, Michelle Yeoh is one.
Yeoh, 45, stars in "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," which opened in U.S. theatres on Friday, the third in a series of...
Ancient device to Reveal secret
Jul 31, 2008
Archaeologists had long known the Antikythera Mechanism, a bronze relic pulled from a Roman shipwreck, had been an astronomical calculator used by the ancient Greeks to predict phases of the moon and planets.
Now, a study out Wednesday shows the mechanism, which is at least 2,100 years old, also revealed...
Ancient device to Reveal secrets
Jul 31, 2008
Archaeologists had long known the Antikythera Mechanism, a bronze relic pulled from a Roman shipwreck, had been an astronomical calculator used by the ancient Greeks to predict phases of the moon and planets.
Now, a study out Wednesday shows the mechanism, which is at least 2,100 years old, also revealed...
HP, Intel and Yahoo to make Web a utility; cloud-computing
Jul 30, 2008
Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Yahoo -- said on Tuesday they are teaming up on a research project to help turn Web services into reliable, everyday utilities.
The companies are joining forces with academic researchers in Asia, Europe and the United States to create an experimental network that lets researchers ...
Trailer for 'W', Review : Movie Shows President Bush as party animal
Jul 30, 2008
'The Dark Knight' may make it's Big
Jul 29, 2008
It's as hallowed a statistic to Hollywood as Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak is to baseball: "Titanic's" record box-office gross of 0.8 million. All of a sudden, that mark might be within " The Dark Knight's" reach.
Distribution executives have started debating in earnest the potential...
'Dark Knight' Leads
Jul 28, 2008
Warner Bros.' record-chomper "The Dark Knight" again ruled the boxoffice roost this weekend, with its estimated .6 million in second-session grosses pushing domestic cume above 0 million in a quickest-ever sprint of just 10 days.
Registering 4.2 million through Sunday, the Batman sequel...
Study Says, Girls good As Boys In Math
Jul 27, 2008
A study that was carried out by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found out that girls and boys have similar scores at math tests, contrary to common belief. Even though this study has little chance to change what most people think, which is that girls don't have the same natural abilities...