Hubble Space Telescope Completes 20 Years

SAN FRANSISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- The popular search engine, Google has changed its logo today. Someone who has come across the page of Google must have seen a telescope in its logo. It is because, the search engine is celebrating twenty years of Hubble Space Telescope today. By making changes in the Google logo and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Hubble Space Telescope Completes 20 Years.

Fitch gives information technology distributors ’stable’ outlook, sees rising revenue in 2010

Fitch gives tech distributors ’stable’ outlook

NEW YORK – Fitch Ratings on Friday issued a “Stable” outlook for information technology distributors, saying it expects the group to see some growth in revenue in 2010 as businesses start spending to upgrade hardware and software again.
Fitch’s comments apply to distributors Anixter International Inc., Arrow Electronics Inc., Avnet Inc., … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Fitch gives information technology distributors ’stable’ outlook, sees rising revenue in 2010.

Correction: HTC Droid Incredible phone review

Correction: HTC Droid Incredible phone review
SAN FRANCISCO – In a story April 21 reviewing the HTC Droid Incredible smart phone, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the touch screen on Google Inc.’s Nexus One smart phone does not respond to multiple finger gestures. The Nexus One did not originally come with this feature, … Original source on Gaea Times at : Correction: HTC Droid Incredible phone review.

Ex-Rwandan diplomat, now living quietly in Alabama, is under investigation in 1994 massacre

Ex-Rwandan diplomat now in Ala. probed in genocide

OPELIKA, Ala. – Aside from his name and accent, Jean-Damascene Bizimana blends in almost perfectly in small-town Alabama. He has a house on a corner lot, an SUV, a Polo shirt, a job and a mortgage.
Bizimana has a past, though, one that stretches all the way to equatorial … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Ex-Rwandan diplomat, now living quietly in Alabama, is under investigation in 1994 massacre.

Top 5 Issues to Implement Project Management

There may be different types of project management concerns. Some of the concerns may not have to do anything with project management. There are also some specific project management issues that takes higher priority. This article lists top 5 project management concerns which are very commonplace to implement any software project.

Product Quality: The ultimate …. Read the original article  : here.

Rambus shares jump after settlement with Samsung carried the memory chip maker to a 1Q profit

Rambus shares jump after settlement boosts results
LOS ALTOS, Calif. – Shares of Rambus Inc. surged Friday, a day after the memory chip maker said it returned to a profit in its latest quarter, helped by a legal settlement.
Investors sent Rambus shares up $1.44, or 6.1 percent, to $24.97 in afternoon trading.
For the first …. Original article  : Rambus shares jump after settlement with Samsung carried the memory chip maker to a 1Q profit.

Taliban send bloody message to contractors in Afghanistan

Surge in contractor attacks in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The message, very often, is sent with bloodshed.
There was the suicide bombing last week on a fortified Kandahar guesthouse shared by Western contracting companies, killing four Afghans and injuring several Americans. There was the Afghan engineer, shot dead in March as he helped inspect a school not …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Sarah Palin testifies against 22-year-old accused of hacking into her e-mail during 2008 race

Sarah Palin testifies in e-mail hacking case
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Sarah Palin has taken the stand at the trial of a former University of Tennessee student accused of hacking into her e-mail account.
Palin told jurors she was on the 2008 campaign trail in Michigan when she first learned from a news report that her …. Original article  : Sarah Palin testifies against 22-year-old accused of hacking into her e-mail during 2008 race.

Facebook Privacy Issue: Facebook Apps Breach Your Privacy

Facebook Privacy issues never seem to end. Did you ever care to know Facebook’s new policy will allow Facebook apps to access your personal data. Even the quizzes you take might store your preferences. With the new changes Facebook apps will no longer connect to Facebook servers, but data required for the apps will … Read more : Facebook Privacy Issue: Facebook Apps Breach Your Privacy.

Seeing it their way: Future of 3-D gaming up to players, not technology

3-D video gaming aspires to become spectacle
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – For movie goers, watching a 3-D film is a relatively easy experience. Audiences didn’t need to do anything other than pay a few extra bucks and slip on a pair of special glasses to see 3-D versions of “Avatar” or “Alice … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Seeing it their way: Future of 3-D gaming up to players, not technology.

Facebook ends Facebook Lite

Facebook has put a full stop to its “Lighter Cousin” a.k.a Facebook Lite. Facebook Lite, launched in September 2009 in India and United States was aimed at the users, who prefer to use only basic features of the main site, instead of the clutter one.
Facebook Lite used to serve the users with the most … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Facebook ends Facebook Lite.

Facebook Instant Personalization: Behind the scene

Facebook’s impulsive transitions and doubling intricacies has turned the social network more geeky than user-friendly. We had already discussed the fallacy behind the Like feature. Latest complication added to Facebook, Instant Personalization doesn’t seem safe on privacy. What’s unacceptable, even if you know nothing about the new feature, Facebook has already checked the Instant …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Facebook Instant Personalization: Behind the scene.

Microsoft posts better-than-expected 3Q on corporate spending rebound, analysts lift estimates

Ahead of the Bell: Microsoft sees spending rebound
PHILADELPHIA – A slew of analysts raised their revenue and profit estimates for Microsoft Corp. Friday after the software giant reported better-than-expected financial results for the third quarter and noted that corporate spending was on the mend.
Microsoft remained a cash-generating juggernaut in the quarter, driven by … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Microsoft posts better-than-expected 3Q on corporate spending rebound, analysts lift estimates.

Barnes & Noble’s e-reader will offer Web browser, games

Barnes & Noble e-reader to offer web browser
NEW YORK – Barnes & Noble plans to roll out a software update to its electronic reader the Nook that will let users surf the Web and play games.
The bookseller said Friday the update will also allow users to browse complete books in Barnes & …. Read the original article  : Barnes & Noble’s e-reader will offer Web browser, games.

Whole new meaning for ‘watch the road:’ Device lets drivers steer cars using only their eyes

New way to guide a car: With your eyes, not hands
BERLIN – Tired of spinning that steering wheel? Try this: German researchers have developed a new technology that lets drivers steer cars using only their eyes.
Raul Rojas, an artificial intelligence researcher at Berlin’s Free University, said Friday that the technology tracks a driver’s …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Whole new meaning for ‘watch the road:’ Device lets drivers steer cars using only their eyes.

Tata Dolphin Hits In 2012

DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)-Tata Motors is speculated to launch a new car by the name of Tata Dolphin which is expected to hit the automobile markets by the end of 2012. Reportedly, Tata Dolphin is a follow up car to that of Tata Nano. However, Tata Dolphin boasts a bigger dimension than Tata Nano. As a …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Tata Dolphin Hits In 2012.

New York Times reports 1st-quarter profit as advertising slump eases and costs fall

New York Times reports 1Q profit; ad slump eases

NEW YORK – The New York Times Co. reported better first-quarter earnings than expected Thursday, as lower costs and a smaller drop in advertising revenue helped reverse a loss in the same period a year earlier.
Advertising revenue fell 6.1 percent, the smallest decline since the third quarter … Read this article on Gaea Times at : New York Times reports 1st-quarter profit as advertising slump eases and costs fall.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees lands cover of ‘Madden NFL 11??? video game

Drew Brees lands cover of ‘Madden’ video game

Drew Brees has another prize to put next to his Super Bowl MVP trophy: He’s the cover model for this year’s edition of the “Madden NFL” video game.
EA Sports announced Thursday that the New Orleans Saints quarterback would be featured on the front of “Madden NFL 11,” the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Saints quarterback Drew Brees lands cover of ‘Madden NFL 11′ video game.

What I don’t like about Facebook Like button

Have you noticed the new “like” button, tucked in the “Comment” and “Share” options??? For any Facebook users, “like” button is just another feature that they find in Twitter and Digg, which allows them to share content with their social networks. When you click the Like button, a Link to that page is added … Read more >>.

Verizon Wireless adds few contract customers in 1Q; earnings down 75 percent on health charge

Verizon adds few contract customers in 1Q
NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc., the largest wireless carrier in the country, is finding there’s an end to the number of people who will sign two-year contracts for cell phone service.
Verizon said Thursday that it gained a net of just 423,000 wireless customers … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Verizon Wireless adds few contract customers in 1Q; earnings down 75 percent on health charge.