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Microsoft opens source code to Russian secret service

...controlled by the Ministry of Communications and Press, according to Vedomosti. Microsoft Russia president Nikolai Pryanishnikov told Vedomosti that employees of Atlas and the FSB... Read more

8 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Sony Xperia GPS adds Russian GLONASS satellites

Newer Sony Ericsson Xperia handsets are now able to use the Russian positioning system GLONASS, as well as GPS, to improve the accuracy of location services on the devices Read more

23 January, 2012 by Ben Woods
Soyuz returns station crew to Earth

Soyuz returns station crew to Earth

A Soyuz capsule has returned three of the International Space Station's crew to Earth, landing in a remote part of Kazakhstan Read more

22 November, 2011 by William Harwood
<endeca_term>Russia</endeca_term>'s Phobos Grunt craft falls to Earth

Russia's Phobos Grunt craft falls to Earth

...into the dense lower atmosphere on Sunday. An artist's impression of Russia's Phobos-Grunt probe, which fell back to Earth on Sunday after... Read more

16 January, 2012 by William Harwood

Cisco ploughs money into Russia's Silicon Valley

...Cisco is putting money, staff and training facilities into Russia as it deepens its relationship with the Skolkovo Foundation, the organisation behind... Read more

30 March, 2012 by Jack Clark

Cisco to spend $1bn on Russia development

...Cisco Systems will invest $1bn in technology development in Russia over the next decade. The company said that Cisco chief John Chambers... Read more

24 June, 2010 by Larry Dignan

Koobface botnet gang exposed by researchers

...botnet have been identified and appear to be five men based in Russia, with an office in St Petersburg, according to reports. The gang suspected... Read more

17 January, 2012 by Jack Clark

Stricken space probe Phobos-Grunt sends more data

...The European Space Agency has managed to make contact with Russia's failed Phobos-Grunt space probe on two consecutive nights, the agency... Read more

24 November, 2011 by David Meyer
Progress supply ship docks with ISS

Progress supply ship docks with ISS

...through a lot of work, the teams around the world, mostly in Russia, of course, have been involved with investigating the accident, trying to determine... Read more

3 November, 2011 by William Harwood

China blasts unmanned Shenzhou-8 capsule into orbit

...support systems.For comparison, the International Space Station operated by the US, Russia, Europe, Canada and Japan is the size of a football field, weighs... Read more

1 November, 2011 by William Harwood

Galileo satellites set for Soyuz-powered lift-off

...high orbit aboard a Soyuz rocket, marking the first time one of Russia's workhorses will have lifted off from Western territory. On Monday, the... Read more

18 October, 2011 by David Meyer
Space station to drop into ocean in 2020

Space station to drop into ocean in 2020

...Russia and its partners plan to let the International Space Station fall into... Read more

28 July, 2011 by Andrew Nusca
Discovery shuttle docks with space station

Discovery shuttle docks with space station

...International Space Station's 12-year history that spacecraft from the US, Russia, the European Space Agency and Japan were docked at the outpost at... Read more

28 February, 2011 by William Harwood
Space volunteers 'land' on Mars

Space volunteers 'land' on Mars

...to Mars and back. The team consists of six volunteers — three from Russia, and one each from China, France and Italy. On 8 February, three... Read more

20 February, 2011 by Jon Yeomans

Hague: UK government fell victim to Zeus attack

...called for "rules of the road", to be agreed between the US, Russia and other countries. "Cybersecurity has quickly emerged as the linchpin of our... Read more

4 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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SoapyTablet

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I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

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Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

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Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

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Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

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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!

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

...... and PDP11s too

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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...

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

21 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...

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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...

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Jack Schofield

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

24 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...

1 day 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

1 day ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
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

1 day ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
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....

1 day 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...

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC