Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: In crater, a clue to ancient extinction

Posted by admin on Friday, May 14, 2004 - 12:34 AM

	Scientists yesterday said they have found evidence of a meteor collision off the coast of Australia that may have caused the largest mass extinction in earth’s history – an event 251 million years ago known as the Great Dying. Read full article: 'In crater, a clue to ancient extinction'

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Articles: Hunt For Sasser Authors Widens

Posted by admin on Friday, May 14, 2004 - 12:31 AM

	In a widening of the investigation into the Sasser worm, German police announced Wednesday that they had searched the homes of five suspected accomplices of the 18-year-old man taken into custody last Friday. The five, however, were neither arrested nor charged. Read full article: 'Hunt For Sasser Authors Widens'

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Articles: Nintendo, Sony Blaze New Gaming Trail

Posted by admin on Friday, May 14, 2004 - 12:28 AM

	Sony and Nintendo are dueling with their hot new portable game devices. Nintendo's eye opener is a prototype for a next-gen Game Boy that features dual screens and voice recognition. Sony is going after adult gamers with its upcoming new portable PlayStation, touting its high screen resolution and speedy processors. Read full article: 'Nintendo, Sony Blaze New Gaming Trail'

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Articles: Beware of flicks bearing myths

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 06:19 AM

	"SO IS Brad Pitt a good guy or a bad guy?" I hear a man behind me ask as I sit at a screening for "Troy," the latest Hollywood blockbuster. Pitt plays Achilles, the not-so-good Greek hero of Homer's Iliad. Read full article: 'Beware of flicks bearing myths'

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Articles: Kagermann: Committed to enterprise services

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 06:16 AM

	NEW ORLEANS -- The message came a bit late but it was loud and clear: SAP AG is charging ahead with its approach to a service-oriented architecture and users should start thinking now about ways to join the drive. Read full article: 'Kagermann: Committed to enterprise services'

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Articles: Further Sasser arrests but no charges in Germany

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 06:13 AM

	Police in Lower Saxony, Germany, arrested five young men on Tuesday in connection with the Sasser Internet worm but all have been released without charge, a police spokesman said Thursday. Read full article: 'Further Sasser arrests but no charges in Germany'

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Articles: Sony and Nintendo go hand to hand

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 06:11 AM

	THE CONSOLE wars are set to move to mobile gaming as Nintendo and Sony square off in the handheld sector. Read full article: 'Sony and Nintendo go hand to hand'

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Articles: 'Sasser' Worm Tip of the PC Bug Invasion

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 01:13 AM

The Microsoft software tool designed to rid computers of the fast-spreading "Sasser" worm has been downloaded nearly 2 million times since it was made available earlier this month, the company said. But that tool may provide little or no protection against scores of other programs that quietly circulated online for weeks before Sasser garnered widespread attention.

Read full article: ''Sasser' Worm Tip of the PC Bug Invasion'

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Articles: Google to test images in Web-content ad program

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 11:53 PM

	SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc., which gets most of its revenue from simple text ads linked to key word searches, said Wednesday it would begin testing richer graphic ads -- such as pictures and logos -- that would appear on the Web sites of its distribution partners. Read full article: 'Google to test images in Web-content ad program'

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Articles: Google to sell graphic ads, but on other web publishers' sites

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 11:51 PM

	Google, the Web search engine that attracted a loyal following in part because its simple Web site is uncluttered by obtrusive graphical banner ads, has now decided to sell the sort of ads it scorned. Read full article: 'Google to sell graphic ads, but on other web publishers' sites'

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