Claudio Abbado’s illness cancels highly anticipated return to La Sacala after 25-year absence

Claudio Abbado’s illness cancels La Scala return

MILAN – La Scala says illness has forced the cancellation of two highly anticipated concerts that were to mark Claudio Abbado’s return to the Milan opera house after 25 years.
La Scala announced Sunday that concerts on June 4 and June 6 will not take place due to Abbado’s health. … Read more »»».

Light Combat Helicopter Inauguration Sans A.K. Anthony

BANGALORE, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The Light Combat Helicopter has been launched in the country on Sunday and India is celebrating the success of making it to the list of nations equipped with similarly designed choppers. After the inaugural function was completed in Bangalore on Sunday, Defense Minister of India A.K. Anthony announced that the …. Original source  : Light Combat Helicopter Inauguration Sans A.K. Anthony.

NASA Envisioned the Passenger Plane for Tomorrow

When NASA announced the results of its Fundamental Aeronautics Program, some of the new designs came up as a result of this. In the 18-month exercise, the research group considered specific operational, environmental, and energy efficiency goals for air travel in 2030 and beyond. NASA claimed it as a realistic … Read more >>>.

Light Combat Helicopter Hits India’s Skies

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The light combat helicopter, manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, hit the skies on Sunday. The launch of this helicopter gives India the honor to share space with such countries of the world which also possess similarly designed choppers. Needless to say, the helicopter has been specially designed for the …. Source article  : Light Combat Helicopter Hits India’s Skies.

China presses US for ‘roadmap’ to end controls on high tech exports with military applications

China presses US to end tech export controls

BEIJING – China pressed the United States at a high-level dialogue Monday to end export curbs on “dual use” technology with possible military applications.
Beijing has pressed for years to ease such controls, saying high-tech exports could help to narrow the U.S. trade deficit with China. American officials say …. Read the original article  : China presses US for ‘roadmap’ to end controls on high tech exports with military applications.

Cable customers’ revenge: Companies forced to play nice as they lose video subscribers

Customers’ revenge: Cable providers to play nice
PHILADELPHIA – For far too long, cable customers fumed as they waited in vain for the cable guy to show up. When he did come, sometimes it took multiple visits to fix outages. Some customers grappled with billing mistakes that took months to resolve. And cable prices …. Original source  : Cable customers’ revenge: Companies forced to play nice as they lose video subscribers.

The New Security Features of Hotmail vs Gmail Security

According to the press release, Microsoft is due to release the revamped Hotmail in the mid summer that includes several crucial security features like full-session SSL, visual indication for trusted email senders, and improved password recovery mechanism.

The following shows the addition of new features and compares them with Gmail security features.

Full Session SSL:?? … Original article on : The New Security Features of Hotmail vs Gmail Security.

Mass Effect 2 DLC Links Mass Effect 3

NEW YORK, (GaeaTimes.com)- “Mass Effect 2″ and it’s downloadable content is all set to bridge the gap between the two iterations of the game;Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. Reportedly, there will be new episode inclusions which shall interlink the two parts of the game series.

However, BioWare has not declared any release date for …. Read the original article  : Mass Effect 2 DLC Links Mass Effect 3.

PAC-MAN 30th Anniversary: Play PAC-MAN on Google Homepage

San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) PAC-MAN was first released on May 22, 1980 in Japan which makes today the 30th Anniversary of the original PAC-MAN game. To celebrate this day Google has come up with an impressive idea of making its homepage a playground for the PAC-MAN lovers around the world. We have seen many Google [..] Read the original article: here.

Federal Trade Commission clears Google’s purchase of mobile advertising service AdMob

FTC clears Google purchase of mobile ad service

SAN FRANCISCO – Federal regulators have approved Google Inc.’s $750 million acquisition of the mobile ad service AdMob despite worries that the deal will enable Google to extend its dominance of Internet marketing into the nascent field of wireless devices.
The Federal Trade Commission said Friday that its antitrust … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Federal Trade Commission clears Google’s purchase of mobile advertising service AdMob.

Helwett-Packard adds Taiwan company to patent lawsuit over ink jet cartridges

Hewlett-Packard adds defendant to patent suit

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s largest PC maker, said it added a new defendant to an existing federal lawsuit over inkjet printer cartridge patent infringement and sale of products incorporating stolen components.
HP said late Thursday it is now also suing Asia Pacific Microsystems Inc., an affiliated company … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Helwett-Packard adds Taiwan company to patent lawsuit over ink jet cartridges.

Clues from Microsoft lead music fans on merry chase to concerts promoting new Kin phone

Summary Box: Microsoft Kin concert marketing
THE CAMPAIGN: Microsoft is combining social media and detective work to market its new Kin cell phone by throwing surprise concerts with bands such as the Black Keys in four cities this month.
THE TARGET: The premise taps into Microsoft’s target audience for the phone – teens and twenty-somethings …. Original article  : Clues from Microsoft lead music fans on merry chase to concerts promoting new Kin phone.

Protest erupts against Facebook invitation to draw Prophet Mohammad images

MUMBAI – Protests erupted in Mumbai on Friday against social networking site Facebook, which called on its users to draw images of Prophet Mohammad.

The Facebook organized an event, entitled “Everybody Draw Mohammad Day”, on Thursday.

Protests erupted …. Original source  : Protest erupts against Facebook invitation to draw Prophet Mohammad images.

Top 10 Cloud Computing Service Providers in 2010

The year 2010 has been manifested as the “year of cloud computing”. Cloud computing provides a new alternative, consumption and delivery model for IT services based on the Internet. Typically, it involves the provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources as a service over the Internet. Several cloud computing services have suffered outages, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Top 10 Cloud Computing Service Providers in 2010.

Clues from Microsoft lead music fans on merry chase to find concerts promoting new Kin phone

Microsoft Kin concerts lead fans on merry chase
NEW YORK – Free concerts. Open bar. Big names. Small venues. The catch?
You’ve got to find them first, and only a string of tweets, texts, Facebook updates and blog posts will lead you there.
Microsoft Corp. is combining social media and detective work to market its new … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Clues from Microsoft lead music fans on merry chase to find concerts promoting new Kin phone.

Correction: Yahoo Acquisition story

Correction: Yahoo Acquisition story
SAN FRANCISCO – In a May 18 story on Yahoo’s acquisition of Associated Content, The Associated Press, relying on information from CEO Carol Bartz, reported erroneously that Yahoo plans to close the Associated Content website. The company later said it will not close the site but may rebrand it instead. …. Original article  : Correction: Yahoo Acquisition story.

Now, Pak bans Twitter for carrying blasphemous contents

Islamabad, May 21 (ANI): Following a ban on famous networking website Facebook, and popular video sharing portal YouTube, another immensely admired social networking site-Twitter has been banned in Pakistan for carrying blasphemous contents.

Hundreds of Twitter users tried in vain to log … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Now, Pak bans Twitter for carrying blasphemous contents.

Foxconn worker falls to death in China, the 9th fatality this year at electronics giant

Another Foxconn worker dies in China; 9th in 2010
GUANGZHOU, China – A worker at Foxconn Technology Group, which makes iPhones and iPads, jumped to his death Friday from a building in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen – the ninth suicide this year at the world’s largest contract maker of electronics, state-run … Read more : Foxconn worker falls to death in China, the 9th fatality this year at electronics giant.

Schweitzer: Top budget-cutting idea from public calls for Mont. to delay computer purchases

Gov. announces top budget cut idea from citizens

HELENA, Mont. – The governor said Thursday that the public’s top pick for saving money in government calls for the state to delay purchases of new computers, a plan that will be implemented along with other proposals received during the contest.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer said the winning idea will … Read more »»».

Dell shares slip in premarket trading after 1st-quarter gross margin disappoints

Ahead of the Bell: Dell margins disappoint
NEW YORK – Shares of Dell Inc. retreated in premarket trading Friday after the computer maker posted higher first-quarter results but disappointed investors with a lower gross margin than a year ago, hurt by the rising cost of PC components.
The company’s net income jumped 52 percent and …. Original source  : Dell shares slip in premarket trading after 1st-quarter gross margin disappoints.