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Top-secret spy planes patrol the skies

Top-secret spy planes patrol the skies

...aviation and communications technology. We take a look at some of the US Air Force's most potent spy planes. The Predator (above) earned a... Read more

26 February, 2011 by Staff

UK sees drop in average broadband speed

...declines in eight of the top 10 countries, as well as the US." Ninety-three nations saw lower download rates, while 41 saw increases. The... Read more

30 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

Kim Dotcom could reclaim assets after paperwork error

...lived in outside Auckland on 19 January at the request of the US government. It has since emerged that New Zealand police filed for the... Read more

19 March, 2012 by Greg Sandoval
Yuri Gagarin: 50 years since first space flight

Yuri Gagarin: 50 years since first space flight

...5 April, 2011.The rocket carried an international space crew consisting of US astronaut Ron Garan, and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyayev and Andrei Borisenko to... Read more

12 April, 2011 by Staff

US Senate backs anti-piracy bill targeting foreign sites

...The US Senate's Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to approve a bill that targets... Read more

27 May, 2011 by Greg Sandoval

US privacy bill to exclude government agencies

...A new bill in the US Senate designed to protect personal data will exempt data gathering by government... Read more

13 April, 2011 by Declan McCullagh
Wikileaks gets ZDNet readers' support

Wikileaks gets ZDNet readers' support

...accessible online, while 53 percent of ZDNet Japan readers agreed. In the US, 57 percent of readers said that Wikileaks should remain accessible. Organisations have... Read more

20 December, 2010 by Tom Espiner
<endeca_term>US</endeca_term> politicians put SOPA on hold

US politicians put SOPA on hold

...The Stop Online Piracy Act has officially been put on hold by US lawmakers, it was announced on Friday. US reprentative Lamar Smith said that... Read more

23 January, 2012 by Don Reisinger

US senate to vote on Protect IP bill in January

...The US Senate will debate a controversial Hollywood-backed copyright bill as soon as... Read more

20 December, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

US cables found on Bradley Manning's computer

...US Army private Bradley Manning was dealt a significant blow on Monday after... Read more

20 December, 2011 by Don Reisinger

Huawei plugs away in US despite cold shoulder

...specialist Huawei has admitted it faces hurdles in getting its equipment into US infrastructure, weeks after opening a dedicated enterprise business unit in the US... Read more

4 November, 2011 by Jack Clark

Report: Hackers interfered with US satellites

...Hackers are believed to have interfered with two US satellites used to observe the Earth's climate and terrain four times... Read more

28 October, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Microsoft and US sue for return of antitrust documents

...Microsoft, the US government and nine states have gone to court to demand the return... Read more

22 August, 2011 by David Meyer
<endeca_term>US</endeca_term> marks 50 years of manned space flight

US marks 50 years of manned space flight

...Shepard died in 1998 and is commemorated by a statue in the US Astronauts' Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center.Photo credit: NasaFor... Read more

5 May, 2011 by Andy Smith

Nasa prepares for potential US government shutdown

...to continue near-normal operation of the International Space Station if the US federal government goes into a temporary shutdown over budget disagreements. Nasa is... Read more

8 April, 2011 by William Harwood

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Dean Talboys

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

29 minutes ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

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...

1 hour ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
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...

5 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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

...... and PDP11s too

12 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...

13 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...

15 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
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...

17 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...

17 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...

18 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.

20 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...

20 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

21 hours 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

22 hours 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....

23 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...

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

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

1 day 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

1 day ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

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

1 day ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
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