Technology News: General

Internet regulators on Thursday voted to relax rules on domain names like .com or .edu, which could pave the way for companies or individuals to create an array of new addresses for the Web.

The Internet's key oversight agency is considering the first sweeping changes in the network's addressing system since its creation 25 years ago.

After taking in an expansive view of Manhattan from a friend's apartment, architect David Fisher came up with a way to make the most of a good location - a rotating building.

In a setback to operators offering Blackberry services, security agencies are understood to have hardened their stance and asked Department of Telecom to ensure that traffic originating and terminating in India should not travel outside the country.

Washington, June 25 (ANI): Intel researchers claim to have developed a superfast silicon chip for optical networking.

London, June 25 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Portsmouth are trying to update artificial intelligence software used by CCTV cameras to provide them with the ability to "hear" sounds like windows smashing.

London, June 24 (ANI): A research firm has revealed that the number of personal computers being used across the world has passed the one billion mark.

Washington, June 23 (ANI): European computer scientists these days are trying to develop systems that can enable people to freely concentrate on their real work, instead of having to think about devices they own, and how to operate them.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New mobile phones being developed by Google Inc and more than 30 partners based on software called Android will arrive in the fourth quarter, a schedule that some cellular carriers and program makers are struggling to meet, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

A new software system which enables mobile phone users to obtain location-specific, real-time information, either actively or passively, from other users across the world has been developed by a team led by an Indian-American professor at Duke University.

CANNES, France (Reuters) - A senior Microsoft executive on Friday criticised a new advertising deal between web search giants Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., saying it would reduce competition in ad search and be bad for advertisers.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Online social network site Facebook.com has launched a version targeting mainland Chinese Web surfers to compete with local and overseas rivals in the world's largest Internet market.

By Alexandria Sage
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc buyers and sellers using its PayPal online payments service will be protected from fraud for the full value of auction purchases, expanding a more limited program, eBay said on Thursday.

London, June 18 (ANI): Fans of a popular multiplayer role play game are furious after their custom-built characters suddenly appeared to have "saggy" breasts.

Washington, June 17 (ANI): Japanese company, Genepax has claimed that it has created a new eco-friendly car that can run on nothing but water.

London, June 17 (ANI): It helped you get back in shape and even trained your brains. Now, video game brand Nintendo has created a talking kitchen guide, which could spell the end of the traditional cook book.

MySpace can collect USD 6 million from a notorious Internet marketer accused by the popular online hangout of spamming its users.

India and Canada have launched ten joint initiatives worth USD 17 million in the Science and Technology sector as part of an agreement signed between them in 2005. The announcement was made on Sunday by Minister of Science and Technology Kapil Sibal and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade David Emerson in a joint statement in Toronto.

Washington, June 13 (ANI): The use of rescue robots may prove to be a great technological achievement in saving lives, as these robots search through rubble of a collapsed building or survey a chemical spill area. However, emergency planners, working away from the immediate disaster site face difficulty in co-ordinating with these robots due to lack of the images sent by them from the site.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Anupreeta Das
SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp ended months of deal talks on Thursday as the Web pioneer agreed to let archrival Google Inc sell search ads on its site, the companies said.