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SpaceX wins NASA contract to space station

December 25, 2008 Company headed by PayPal founder Elon Musk is one of two start-ups that NASA will use to deliver cargo to the International Space Station after the U.S. shuttles are retired in 2010.(From Reuters) TAGS: shuttle, Elon Musk, cargo, Lockheed Martin Corp., station, flight, Russia, Virginia, PayPal, U.S., founder

Facebook ban of breast-feeding photos sparks protests

December 30, 2008 An online petition called "Hey Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!" has picked up speed after protesters organized a virtual "nurse-in" and a demonstration. (From Reuters) TAGS: Facebook, petition, breast, mother, child, photograph, U.S.

LG adds direct Internet link to a line of HDTVs

January 5, 2009 A partnership with Netflix will bring access to the 12,000 films and shows in its Watch Instantly library.The New York Times TAGS: NetFlix Inc., LG Electronics Inc., HDTV, TV, library, broadband, Internet access, video game, console, U.S., video

Year in review: Snooping gets sanctioned

December 18, 2008 In 2008, the immunization of companies assisting NSA wiretaps became a hot-button issue, as did P2P network monitoring. TAGS: immunity, NSA, P2P, network monitoring, Sen., monitoring, AT&T Corp., Internet Service Provider, Internet service, service provider, monitor, U.S.

Report: U.S. tops list of spam-offending countries

October 26, 2007 U.S. sends about 28 percent of the world's spam--more than five times as much as second-place South Korea, says security firm. TAGS: spammer, spam, Sophos Plc., South Korea, U.S., monitoring, security

EU probes U.S. online gambling crackdown

March 10, 2008 Commission looking into complaints from foreign companies that believe they are being singled out by the U.S. Justice Department. TAGS: European Union, World Trade Organization, crackdown, commission, measure, U.S., compensation, complaint, founder

Political prudes

August 30, 2005 Reader Jason Bret Fahlman says taxing adult sites in the U.S. could send jobs and dollars to other countries. TAGS: U.S.

Cisco CEO sees U.S. economy making soft landing

November 15, 2007 Also, global economy is healthy, Chambers tells shareholders, adding that company would pay a dividend "at the right point in time." TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., economy, dividend, John Chambers, shareholder, CEO, U.S.

Smarter.com launches sites in Japan, China

November 14, 2005 Company says it is the first U.S. comparison shopping search engine to launch in both of those markets. TAGS: Japan, comparison, China, search engine, U.S.

CIA: Cyberattack caused multiple-city blackout

January 22, 2008 Security agency breaks its normal silence, warning about successful attacks against critical national infrastructures outside the U.S. TAGS: SANS Institute, cyberattack, blackout, U.S., training, attack

U.S. open-source group opens chapter in Europe

January 30, 2008 Consortium of companies working on software interoperability cites Europe's abundant open-source projects. TAGS: interoperability, chapter, open source, Europe, consortium, alliance, U.S.

3i's Gagen resigns

August 30, 2004 Martin Gagen, who oversaw U.S. and Asia Pacific operations at 3i, resigns from the venture capital group. TAGS: Asia-Pacific, venture-capital company, venture capital, operation, U.S.

Election 2008: Campaign coverage for the digerati

November 4, 2008 Here's what the 2008 presidential candidates have to say on all things technology. Also: the latest from the road to the White House. TAGS: coverage, candidate, election, e-voting, Digg, margin, Democrat, font, U.S.

Paul Allen applies to bid in U.S. wireless auction

December 19, 2007 Microsoft co-founder was listed with an entity called Vulcan Spectrum among the applicants who filed to bid in the FCC auction of 700MHz spectrum. TAGS: Paul Allen, applicant, auction, EchoStar Communications Corp., spectrum, satellite television, co-founder, U.S., satellite, Microsoft Corp.

Missile strikes ailing U.S. spy satellite

February 21, 2008 A missile fired from a Navy ship hits dying satellite, and it's likely the operation succeeded in destroying a toxic fuel tank on board. Photos: The missile that got the satellite TAGS: debris, missile, satellite, tank, operation, U.S.

In-flight Internet: Grounded for life?

January 25, 2008 It's been years since Boeing tried for lift-off with its Connexion service. Yet here we are still today, with barely a hint of airborne Wi-Fi.Photos: Putting Wi-Fi in the sky TAGS: Connexion, plane, airline, Lufthansa, passenger, aircraft, carrier, trial, Forrester Research Inc., Wi-Fi, U.S.

Europe still top source of spam

February 6, 2008 For the third month running, compromised computers in Europe have pushed out more spam than those in the U.S. TAGS: spam, spammer, Symantec Corp., Europe, broadband, malware, U.S.

Poll: Businesses in U.S. warm to Vista

January 17, 2008 Almost half IT decision makers are using or evaluating the OS, and 35 percent are in the process of migration, a CDW poll shows. TAGS: CDW Corp., migration, adoption, Microsoft Windows Vista, information technology, survey, operating system, U.S., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Brazil: Tech powerhouse, but gap remains

August 29, 2008 Though long in the shadow of the U.S. when it comes to computing, Latin America is home to a number of fast-growing regions, including Brazil--already the world's fifth largest PC market. TAGS: Brazil, Latin America, powerhouse, Del.icio.us, region, Digg, emerging market, computing, open-source software, U.S., PC, e-mail

Judge says use of MySpace may violate a court order

February 15, 2008 The case was one of the first in which a judge in the United States had ruled that a restraining order had been violated by contact made through MySpace.The New York Times TAGS: MySpace, Judge, order, contact, person, attorney, U.S., e-mail
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