China joins India with formal backing for Copenhagen Accord
All major greenhouse gas emitters bar Russia have now formally endorsed Copenhagen deal China has today joined with India in formally signing up to the Copenhagen Accord, making it the last major emerging economy to endorse the controversial agreement...Read more |
Interactive Ideas set sights on Germany
Distributor appoints account manager to oversee German sales drive Distributor Interactive Ideas has expanded its management team to drive sales of the SolarWinds application management product portfolio in Germany. The firm has appointed Michael Meyer, Read more |
Symantec to reward storage savers
Vendor to reward VARs with financial incentives for datacentre efficiency gains. Symantec is to launch a partner incentive initiative aimed at helping end users make better use of their storage infrastructure capacity....Read more |
Fujitsu shares collapse over redundancy row
Former president reveals illness was not the real reason for his departure Former Fujitsu president Kuniaki Nozoe has revealed he was forced to leave the firm in September owing to connections with an unnamed business of " unfavourable reputation"....Read more |
CRC threatens smart meter supply pinch
Consultancy warns rush to install Automatic Meter Reading systems could result in some smart meter projects taking longer than expected A clause in the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) regulations that allows firms to climb the league table showing partRead more |
China herdsmen kill snow leopard
Two herdsmen are jailed for up to 10 years for killing a rare snow leopard in Xinjiang, China.Read more
Toyota Prius in California runaway road drama (AFP)
AFP - A Toyota Prius accelerated out of control on a busy California freeway on Monday before police intervened to bring the vehicle to a standstill, police said.Read more
GE: Limit PCB contamination during Hudson dredging (AP)
AP - General Electric Co. on Monday proposed halting further dredging of the Hudson River if PCBs churned up by the work spread too much pollution downriver during the second phase of an ongoing cleanup.Read more
Tongue-lashing: Chameleon's weapon unmatched in the cold
Chameleon have a hidden advantage as hunters, a ballistic tongue that works well in the cold.Read more
Fastest Orbiting Stars Circle Each Other in Mere Minutes (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - After a decade of mystery, astronomers have now shown that a pair of white dwarf stars spin around each other in just 5.4 minutes, making them the fastest-orbiting and tightest binary star system ever found, the researchers claim. Read more
Even a 3-Year-Old Understands the Power of Advertising (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Having the "right" brand of jeans or the latest gadget isn't just an annoying trait of teenagers (not to mention their parents). New research found that even preschoolers are brand-conscious and can recognize kiddie brand logos and produ Read more
How Does the Iditarod Race Work? (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Each March, the Lance Armstrongs of the canine world take to the mountains with their sled drivers, or mushers, in the world's longest sled race. Read more
Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors need to do a better job of explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S. researchers. Read more
Congo group accuses soldiers of killing animals (AP)
AP - An environmental group is accusing Congolese soldiers of killing more rare wild animals in a national park in Congo's volatile east. Read more
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Review: System Mechanic 9.5
A neat way to streamline and optimise an ageing PC We've all experienced the scenario before: a computer is getting a bit long in the tooth and becomes sluggish, less responsive and seemingly cluttered full of processes and applications that are far frRead more |
Corel Paintshop Photo Pro X3
A powerful update to Corel’s veteran photo-editor Paintshop is Corel’s main, long-standing photo-editing software for home users. The company also has a new, cheaper Digital Studio (at £59) which provides basic tools for editing both photos and viRead more |
Mass Effect 2
Save the galaxy from destruction (again) The original Mass Effect was a flawed masterpiece. It successfully blended space-age action with role-playing and an involving plot, although some aspects of the game worked better than others. Occasional techniRead more |