2011 Ford Explorer Unveiled

DEARBORN (GaeaTimes.com)- American automaker Ford Motors co. has managed to create a stir after revealing the brand new re-designed version of the Ford Explorer on Monday. With the new 2011 Ford Explorer, the car company expects to herald a new era of more fuel-efficient, streamlined sports utility vehicles. The new version of the SUV … Read more >>.

Calcutta Telephones Launch 625 Plan

KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- BSNL, the largest telecom service provider in the country, has launched a new plan for its customers in the city of Kolkata in West Bengal. The Calcutta Telephones service of BSNL aims at providing broadband internet connectivity at very low rates to the Kolkata residents. The step has been taken keeping …. Original article  : Calcutta Telephones Launch 625 Plan.

The Decline of Euro can Actually Boost European Economy

According to many economists,?? 16-country currency is heading for a significant decline because of Europe’s government debt crisis. Some even predict that euro is going to sink to such a level, ie. ???1 equals $1, 18 percent slide from the current value. This is going to lower European’s purchasing power for imports. But if … Read : The Decline of Euro can Actually Boost European Economy.

Medical device problems hurt more than 70,000 kids annually; contact lenses top cause in study

Medical device problems hurt 70,000+ kids annually

CHICAGO – More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests.
About one-fourth of the problems were things like infections and eye abrasions in contact lens …. Original article  : Medical device problems hurt more than 70,000 kids annually; contact lenses top cause in study.

Leaked documents show unreported Afghan deaths, covert ops, fears about insurgency

Leaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war

WASHINGTON – Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records posted online Sunday amount to a blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures.
The online whistle-blower WikiLeaks posted the documents on its website Sunday. The … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Leaked documents show unreported Afghan deaths, covert ops, fears about insurgency.

Papers: Leaked documents show unreported Afghan deaths, fears about insurgency

Papers: Leaks show unreported Afghan deaths

WASHINGTON – Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records amount to an blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures, two newspapers and a magazine with access to the documents reported Sunday.
The online whistle-blower organization …. Source article  : Papers: Leaked documents show unreported Afghan deaths, fears about insurgency.

Device problems hurt more than 70,000 kids each year; contact lenses top cause in ER study

Contact lenses top cause of device problem in kids

CHICAGO – More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests.
About one-fourth of the problems were things like infections and eye abrasions in …. Read the original article  : Device problems hurt more than 70,000 kids each year; contact lenses top cause in ER study.

FCC, public safety officials at odds over plan for national wireless first responder network

FCC, public safety at odds over broadband plan
WASHINGTON – Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission stumbled as it tried to create a nationwide wireless broadband network for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical workers, delaying the construction of what everyone agrees is an urgently needed system.
Now the agency is hoping to rework …. Read the original article  : here.

Summary Box: FCC, public safety spar over plan for first responder broadband network

Summary Box: FCC, public safety spar over spectrum

THE FCC PLAN: The Federal Communications Commission wants to auction off a prime piece of wireless spectrum called the D Block to the wireless industry.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN: Many public safety leaders want the government to give them the D Block so that they can combine it with …. Read the original article  : here.

Years after promise of broadband by 2010, some Vermonters ask, ‘Where is it?’

Vt. broadband Internet access: Where is it?
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Marlene and Mike McCarty, real estate brokers who do much of their work at home less than four miles from the Vermont Statehouse, say they spend hundreds of dollars and hours each month on things they wouldn’t have to if they …. Read the original article  : Years after promise of broadband by 2010, some Vermonters ask, ‘Where is it?’.

IP Addresses will be Exhausted in Less than a Year

IP addresses are assigned to those devices like computers, phones, cars, wireless sensors, etc that is connected with the Internet. But, according to the Internet analysts, we will run out of IP addresses in less than a year. As per ReadWriteWeb, Internet is evolving on daily basis. New devices are hooked to the net …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : IP Addresses will be Exhausted in Less than a Year.

US states investigate Google for Wi-Fi snooping scandal

WASHINGTON – A group of 38 attorneys general of different states of the United States led by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal have asked Google for detailed information about its Wi-Fi spying serivices, including what it gathered with its street view cars as it cruised around the world, how the software was tested and who … Original article on : US states investigate Google for Wi-Fi snooping scandal.