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Monthly Archives: November 2008

Problems force manual docking at space station

The Progress capsule approaches the international space station prior to docking Sunday.A Russian cosmonaut used a joystick to guide a modernized cargo ship to the international space station Sunday after problems with an automated system prompted a last-minute switch to a manual docking.

Europe's 10bn-euro space vision

Europe's 10bn-euro space vision

Member states of the European space agency (Esa) have agreed a 10bn-euro budget at their meeting in The Hague.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7749761.stm

Woman cleared of MySpace bullying

Woman cleared of MySpace bullying

A woman accused of driving a teenage girl to kill herself using MySpace has been cleared of cyber-bullying in America.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7751000/7751849.stm

Verdict in MySpace Suicide Case

Verdict in MySpace Suicide Case
     

A jury convicted Lori Drew of three misdemeanor charges of computer fraud, but rejected felony charges and was deadlocked on a conspiracy count.    

     

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/us/27myspace.htm

Solvency Issues May Jeopardize Bell Canada Deal

Solvency Issues May Jeopardize Bell Canada Deal
     

Bell Canada, the largest phone company in Canada, said the economic slump might prevent its takeover from closing on time, signaling the buyout might collapse.    

     

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Europe backs mobile roaming cap

Europe backs mobile roaming cap

Sending text or downloading data while abroad looks set to get cheaper as Brussels backs caps on roaming charges.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7754072.stm

Germany plans lab tests for airport ‘naked scans’

Germany will begin laboratory tests in the next few weeks on full-body airport screening devices to see if they can produce images that do not show passengers naked, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

Explorers find ancient boat in Black Sea

Archaeologist Dimitar Nedkov, measures the length of a well-preserved wooden vessel, likely dating back to the prehistoric age discovered at the bottom of the Black Sea.A well-preserved wooden dugout canoe, likely dating back to the prehistoric age, has been discovered at the bottom of the Black Sea, scientists said Saturday.

Black Friday traffic takes down Sears.com

Sears.com was inaccessible to U.S. shoppers for two hours on Friday in what was the most notable Web hiccup of the holiday gift-buying season’s official start.

Searchers find remains of fireball meteor

University of Calgary graduate student Ellen Milley poses with a fragment of a meteorite in a small pond near Lloydminster, Saskatchewan in Canada on Friday. Scientists said they found remains of a meteor that illuminated the sky before falling to earth in western Canada in November. Searchers have found the remains of a 10-ton meteor that produced a dramatic fireball in the skies over the Canadian Prairies this month, researchers said on Friday.