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Stricken space probe Phobos-Grunt sends more data

...has managed to make contact with Russia's failed Phobos-Grunt space probe on two consecutive nights, the agency said on Thursday. An ESA antenna... Read more

24 November, 2011 by David Meyer
Nasa's Stardust <endeca_term>probe</endeca_term> passes by comet

Nasa's Stardust probe passes by comet

...years after it collected dust from comet Wild 2, Nasa's Stardust probe has made a bonus Valentine's Day flyby of a comet. Nasa... Read more

15 February, 2011 by William Harwood
Nasa <endeca_term>probes</endeca_term> capture 360-degree sun image

Nasa probes capture 360-degree sun image

...Two Nasa probes have captured the first-ever 360-degree view of the sun. Nasa... Read more

7 February, 2011 by Staff

Report: FTC to probe Google

...The US Federal Trade Commission is extending its probe of Google to include Google+, the search giant's social network, according... Read more

16 January, 2012 by Joe Svetlik

Report: FTC probe of Google will look at Android

...using competitors' services. The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the probe", reported on Wednesday that lawyers from the Federal Trade Commission are asking... Read more

11 August, 2011 by Jay Greene

The space probe in your pocket (and what it's looking for

...average smartphone can comfortably beat another class of spacecraft: the deep-space probe. Take Voyager, Nasa's mission to the outer planets. Each probe has... Read more

9 August, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins
Juno soars on five-year mission to Jupiter

Juno soars on five-year mission to Jupiter

...life on Friday and successfully launched Nasa's solar-powered Juno space probe on a five-year voyage to Jupiter. Nasa's Juno space probe... Read more

8 August, 2011 by William Harwood

Privacy watchdog probes Facebook facial recognition

...spokeswoman for the data protection authority. Facebook on Thursday acknowledged the ICO probe and the interest from European regulators, but said it did not believe... Read more

9 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner
Nasa's Messenger <endeca_term>probe</endeca_term> orbits Mercury

Nasa's Messenger probe orbits Mercury

...second flyby of Mercury, which took place in October 2008, as the probe was flying away from the planet — hence the widening in the series... Read more

18 March, 2011 by Jonathan E Skillings

China extends probe into Google-Motorola merger

Chinese regulators have extended their investigation into Google's purchase of Motorola, a filing from the mobile handset maker has revealed Read more

21 March, 2012 by Lance Whitney
Russia's Phobos Grunt craft falls to Earth

Russia's Phobos Grunt craft falls to Earth

...A Russian Mars probe, stranded in low-Earth orbit after a malfunction following launch in November... Read more

16 January, 2012 by William Harwood
Lunar <endeca_term>probe</endeca_term> snaps Apollo landing sites

Lunar probe snaps Apollo landing sites

Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured high-resolution images of three Apollo landing sites on the moon, from an altitude of just 13 miles Read more

7 September, 2011 by William Harwood
Dawn spacecraft sends back asteroid images

Dawn spacecraft sends back asteroid images

Nasa's ion drive-equipped Dawn space probe has sent back a series of close-up images of Vesta, an... Read more

2 August, 2011 by William Harwood
Nasa's Dawn <endeca_term>probe</endeca_term> orbits distant asteroid

Nasa's Dawn probe orbits distant asteroid

The Dawn spacecraft has sent back the first picture of the Vesta asteroid, which lies between Mars and Jupiter, after entering its orbit on Friday Read more

19 July, 2011 by Andy Smith
Nasa readies Mars Curiosity <endeca_term>probe</endeca_term>

Nasa readies Mars Curiosity probe

The nuclear-powered Curiosity rover will launch later in 2011 on a mission to study the atmosphere and geology of Mars Read more

1 May, 2011 by James Martin

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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

8 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

9 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

10 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

13 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

13 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

14 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

16 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

17 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

20 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

21 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

21 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

1 day ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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