Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Virginia Tech officials locked down some administrative buildings and warned their own families more than an hour and a half before the rest of the university campus was alerted about the deadliest shooting spree in American history in 2007, according to a revised state report.
IANS Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:40:02 -0500

London, Dec 4 : Rapper P Diddy's Twitter account was recently hacked and showed a tweet from the rap mogul advertising a mobile phone store in downtown Manhattan, New York.
ANI Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:30:07 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 4 (ANI/Business Wire India): Sathguru Management Consultants, Hyderabad, a leading technology management services provider from Asia, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Florida one of America's most academically diverse public universities.
ANI Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:40:30 -0500

At least two Virginia Tech administrators told family members about a double shooting in a dorm - the prelude to the deadliest shooting rampage in US history - well before the rest of the campus was n...
West Australian Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:09:02 -0500

The development and implementation of what we call our "next-gen point-of-service" system. It's the nerve center of our operation, letting our managers and staff focus on pleasing our guests. Our team...
Tech Web Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:04:52 -0500

Most developers aren't keen on working with accelerometers, temperature sensors, and other complex hardware involving unique protocols and proprietary low-level APIs. Luckily, the Windows 7 Sensor API...
Tech Web Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:04:50 -0500

Of all the collaboration methods available to business workers, it's hard to beat face-to-face interaction. Three products from Polycom aim to put videoconferencing capabilities within the reach of sm...
Tech Web Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:04:49 -0500

IT and its enterprise customers take their inspiration from different sources, and the unchecked result can cost you big time. One challenge is that most of what IT does is foundational, laying the g...
Tech Web Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:04:48 -0500

The path to application mobilization is more confusing than ever. Today's smartphones are powerful computers with substantial processing power and storage. They represent the cutting edge of the compu...
Tech Web Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:04:47 -0500

In our recent InformationWeek Analytics Government IT Priorities survey of federal technology decision makers, cybersecurity was the No. 1 IT initiative within respondents' organizations in terms of i...
Tech Web Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:04:46 -0500

Washington, Dec 5 : Virginia Tech officials locked down some administrative buildings and warned their own families more than an hour and a half before the rest of the university campus was alerted ab...
New Kerala Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:01:17 -0500

Texas coach Mack Brown spent the past 12 months reminding his players they were spit out by the system last year. He challenged them to “take it away from the system” by winning all their games an...
MSNBC Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:33 -0500

At least two Virginia Tech administrators told family members about a double shooting in a dorm _ the prelude to the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history _ well before the rest of the campus was...
eTaiwan News Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:55:31 -0500

(AP Photo/Virginia State Police, File)FILE - In this undated photo released by the Virginia State Police, Seung-Hui Cho is shown. Seung-Hui, 23, is identified by police as the gunman suspected in the ...
The Examiner Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:54:45 -0500

Macworld.com Apple took what could be a step toward adding a subscription-based music services to its offerings Friday when it bought Lala, a company that delivers music via the Web to its users.
Macworld Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:45:46 -0500

Blacksburg police officers run from Norris Hall on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., on April 16, 2007. Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself.
TBO.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:34:16 -0500

It was a week full of hazards, bogeys, shanked shots, and bad lies -- and that's just Tiger Woods' love life. But he's not the only one who suffered a subpar week. Michael Arrington's CrunchPad Web ta...
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:24:17 -0500

(12-04) 19:52 PST MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- An explosion and fire apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing 101 people, according to ...
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:24:15 -0500

Many teachers are searching for jobs abroad in the hope of finding better working conditions, a survey has suggested. More than a third of the UK's teachers (34.6%) are actively looking for work ove...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:10:02 -0500

Fabio Capello will warn his players not to expect an easy ride at the Soccer World Cup, despite bookmakers making England favourites to win their group. England were drawn with the US, Algeria and S...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:10:02 -0500

A major security operation is being launched in Nottingham to stop violence flaring up during a demonstration by the English Defence League (EDL). To add to the police's workload, Unite Against Fasc...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:10:01 -0500

Soldiers who recently returned from an operational tour in Afghanistan are due to receive medals during a presentation at a football match. The 12 soldiers, from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:10:01 -0500

The family of Meredith Kercher's murderer Amanda Knox are to immediately begin the process of appealing her guilty verdict, their spokesman has said. American Knox, 22, from Seattle, was found guilt...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:10:00 -0500

The Copenhagen climate change summit has been given "huge impetus" by Barack Obama's decision to attend during its crucial final stages, Downing Street said. Number 10 hailed the US President's abou...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:10:00 -0500

Tens of thousands of people are expected to join in demonstrations calling for action on climate change ahead of crunch UN talks. World leaders will meet next week in Copenhagen with the aim of secu...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:09:59 -0500

Chef Gino D'Acampo is looking forward to life back in civilisation after being crowned King of the Jungle in the final of I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! The Italian was named the winner aft...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:09:58 -0500

FILE - In this undated photo released by the Virginia State Police, Seung-Hui Cho is shown. Seung-Hui, 23, is identified by police as the gunman suspected in the massacre that left 33 people dead at V...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:07:21 -0500

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- At least two Virginia Tech administrators told family members about a double shooting in a dorm - the prelude to the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history - well before th...
Tampa Bay Online Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:05:19 -0500

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- At least two Virginia Tech administrators told family members about a double shooting in a dorm - the prelude to the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history - well before th...
New York Post Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:03:31 -0500

FILE - In this undated photo released by the Virginia State Police, Seung-Hui Cho is shown. Seung-Hui, 23, is identified by police as the gunman suspected in the massacre that left 33 people dead at V...
Sign on San Diego Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:47:21 -0500

Spain insisted Friday it is still working on an Internet piracy bill that has infuriated Web users and seen the prime minister apparently disavow his culture minister over whether it would shut down s...
eTaiwan News Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:36:27 -0500

(AP Photo/Virginia State Police, File)FILE - In this undated photo released by the Virginia State Police, Seung-Hui Cho is shown. Seung-Hui, 23, is identified by police as the gunman suspected in the ...
The Examiner Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:31:51 -0500

By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP BUSINESS WRITER LOS ANGELES -- Apple Inc. is in advanced talks to buy online music retailer Lala.com, a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened "the end of the MP3" with its ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:24:14 -0500

PC Tools's Internet Security suite for 2010 gets some things right, and frustratingly drops the ball on others. It's hard not to like the feature set, which is robust, and their recent efficacy badge ...
CNet Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:16:42 -0500

Google DNS on Thursday, the search giant also released two more helpful tools to help you get a richer search experience and improve your language skills. Google launched its dictionary project, offer...
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:00:37 -0500

(12-04) 08:47 PST -- Looking at smartphone growth by the numbers, it's a cinch to predict that smartphone sales will continue to boom in 2010.
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:00:36 -0500

(12-04) 13:21 PST -- Bengie Molina suiting up as the Giants' Opening Day catcher in 2010 no longer seems realistic. That goes for Buster Posey, too.
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:00:32 -0500

(12-04) 17:01 PST RICHMOND -- A single-car crash on the Richmond Parkway today killed a teenage girl and sent two boys to a hospital in critical condition, Richmond police said.
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:00:29 -0500

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - At least two Virginia Tech administrators told family members about a double shooting in a dorm?the prelude to the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history?well befo...
Breitbart Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:46:53 -0500

A major security operation is being launched in Nottingham to stop violence flaring up during a demonstration by the English Defence League (EDL). To add to the police's workload, Unite Against Fasc...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:45:47 -0500

Fabio Capello will warn his players not to expect an easy ride at the Soccer World Cup, despite bookmakers making England favourites to win their group. England were drawn with the US, Algeria and S...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:45:45 -0500

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- At least two Virginia Tech administrators told family members about a double shooting in a dorm - the prelude to the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history - well before th...
Tampa Bay Online Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:41:01 -0500

The Gymboss Interval Timer is shown Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) In simpler times, maintaining good health was a matter of joining a gym or lacing up running shoes f...
Sign on San Diego Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:08:15 -0500

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit completed its first major operation since its inception, traveling across Saskatchewan this week arresting five people in five communities.Proje...
The StarPhoenix Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:41:35 -0500

(Credit: Ina Fried/CNET News.com) Apple, which is in talks to acquire Lala, is unlikely offering much for the streaming-music service. Sources with knowledge of the discussion told me that Apple i...
CNet Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:36:22 -0500

(Credit: Ina Fried/CNET News.com) Apple, which is in talks to acquire Lala, is unlikely offering much for the streaming-music service. Sources with knowledge of the discussion told me that Apple i...
CNet Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:36:21 -0500

(Credit: Ina Fried/CNET News.com) Apple, which is in talks to acquire Lala, is unlikely offering much for the streaming-music service. Sources with knowledge of the discussion told me that Apple i...
CNet Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:36:19 -0500

B LACKSBURG, Va. — Some Virginia Tech administrators warned their families and ordered the president’s office locked well before the rest of the campus was notified a gunman was on the loo...
Boston Herald Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:29:27 -0500

B LACKSBURG, Va. — Some Virginia Tech administrators warned their families and ordered the president’s office locked well before the rest of the campus was notified a gunman was on the loo...
Boston Herald Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:29:23 -0500

Mitto.com, a leading provider of Internet password storage and management, has been named one of the Top 10 Hottest new Internet sites by the readers of KillerStartups.com. The ranking validates that ...
Earth Times Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:29:09 -0500

(12-04) 06:44 PST -- IT management start-ups taking advantage of new software delivery models, incorporating innovative computing platforms and attacking sophisticated problems with simpler approache...
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:20:38 -0500

Fabio Capello will warn his players not to expect an easy ride at the Soccer World Cup, despite bookmakers making England favourites to win their group. England were drawn with the US, Algeria and S...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:05:57 -0500

Royal Bank of Scotland has indicated it will bow to pressure to slash executive bonuses after a bruising row with the Treasury. The bank, which was compelled to give the Government power over its bo...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:05:55 -0500

David Cameron has delivered a stark warning that Nato has one "last chance" to succeed in Afghanistan as he visited the troubled country. The Tory leader said the extra troops pledged by the US, Bri...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:05:55 -0500

Distinguished actor Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90. His spokeswoman said that the star, who had been suffering from cancer, ...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:05:54 -0500

Steel workers in north-east England have been dealt a savage pre-Christmas blow with news that a giant plant is to be mothballed with the loss of 1,700 jobs. Corus said it had been unable to secure ...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:05:54 -0500

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Some Virginia Tech administrators warned their families and ordered the president's office locked well before the rest of the campus was notified a gunman was on the loose, acc...
Tampa Bay Online Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:01:12 -0500

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- General Electric Co. has promised to buy at least $345 million in advertising from NBC Universal over five years after selling a controlling stake in the entertainment company to ...
Tampa Bay Online Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:00:58 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have signed off on their plan to team up against Google Inc. in the lucrative Internet search market.
Tampa Bay Online Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:00:57 -0500

WASHINGTON - US software giant Microsoft has blamed a problem during testing for a half-hour outage of its new Web search engine Bing. In a post on the Bing blog, Satya Nadella, senior vice president...
Asia One Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:59:58 -0500

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFJI) announced today that it will highlight its Project 25 compliant two-way radios and FIPS 140-2 Validated(TM)...
RedOrbit Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:23:35 -0500

In simpler times, maintaining good health was a matter of joining a gym or lacing up running shoes for a loop in the park. At most, you'd buy a watch with a digital display so you could time your laps...
Miami Herald Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:18:57 -0500

(AP Photo/Virginia State Police, File)FILE - In this undated photo released by the Virginia State Police, Seung-Hui Cho is shown. Seung-Hui, 23, is identified by police as the gunman suspected in the ...
The Examiner Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:14:10 -0500

In simpler times, maintaining good health was a matter of joining a gym or lacing up running shoes for a loop in the park. At most, you'd buy a watch with a digital display so you could time your laps...
Examiner Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:14:06 -0500

In this top-down illustration of a black hole and its surrounding disk, gas spiraling toward the black hole piles up just outside it, creating a traffic jam. The traffic jam is closer in for smaller b...
USA Today Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:04:22 -0500

Mashable's Pete Cashmore lists his 10 Web trends that we'll be talking about next year Sparked by Twitter, Facebook and FriendFeed, the real-time communications trend will grow The cloud-computing mov...
CNN Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:02:02 -0500

Twitter creator Jack Dorsey's Square application is like a smartphone PayPal for credit cards Square wants to give away the credit card-reading dongles away for free to merchants Square also will make...
CNN Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:02:01 -0500

It was meant to be a time of remembrance. Instead, it was one of anger and confusion over the petty actions of a common criminal.The Ridge Meadows Hospice Society was dealt a devastating blow Wednesda...
The Province Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:00:10 -0500

These days, a range of gadgets can help boost your workouts. And I'm not talking about iPods that distract you as you lift weights or sprint to nowhere on a treadmill. Technology can now track your ex...
Associated Press Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:55:42 -0500

Major upgrade to Microsoft's Web site, intranet, and collaboration platform offers wealth of improvements for end-users, IT professionals, and developers...
InfoWorld Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:52:00 -0500

Blacksburg police officers run from Norris Hall on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., on April 16, 2007. Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself.
TBO.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:51:28 -0500

As a Demonstration Site, the schools will welcome education stakeholders, elected officials and others who are interested in learning more about how New Tech schools operate. The schools will also ser...
Earth Times Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:50:21 -0500

Intel unveiled a 48-core research chip that it claims is 10 to 20 times more powerful than the current top-end offering in its multicore Core line of processors. Intel CTO Justin Rattner said: "It's 1...
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:39:41 -0500

(12-04) 11:04 PST Arlington, Tenn. (AP) -- The mayor of a suburban Memphis city accused President Barack Obama of deliberately timing his speech about the war in Afghanistan this week to block the ai...
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:39:39 -0500

A growing number of mobile applications, or "apps," are helping to keep boaters informed, on course and entertained. Plus, they're often free or low cost, making a $25 gift card go a long way. For t...
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:39:37 -0500

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Some Virginia Tech administrators warned their families and ordered the president's office locked well before the rest of the campus was notified a gunman was on the loose, acco...
Breitbart Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:26:07 -0500

A 24-year-old man has become the first person in England and Wales to be given a drinking banning order. Ryan Kane has been banned from entering pubs and clubs in his home town of Banbury, Oxfordshi...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:24:53 -0500

A boycott of next year's national curriculum tests moved a step closer after it was revealed headteachers are backing the action. A survey of 22,000 members of the National Association of Head Teach...
Ananova Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:24:52 -0500

Technology stocks put in a strong performance Friday, with almost every sector leader closing with gains as the overall sector advanced due to a broad rally spurred on by a drop in the U.S. unemploy...
Morning Star Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:21:23 -0500

Technology stocks put in a strong performance Friday, with almost every sector leader closing with gains as the overall sector advanced due to a broad rally spurred on by a drop in the U.S. unemploy...
Morning Star Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:21:12 -0500

Technology stocks put in a strong performance Friday, with almost every sector leader closing with gains as the overall sector advanced due to a broad rally spurred on by a drop in the U.S. unemploy...
Morning Star Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:21:10 -0500

Technology stocks put in a strong performance Friday, with almost every sector leader closing with gains as the overall sector advanced due to a broad rally spurred on by a drop in the U.S. unemploy...
Morning Star Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:21:07 -0500

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Some Virginia Tech administrators warned their families and ordered the president's office locked well before the rest of the campus was notified a gunman was on the loose, acc...
Tampa Bay Online Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:20:13 -0500

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when they break their contracts on "smart" phones.
Tampa Bay Online Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:19:58 -0500

The two companies believe they will clear that final hurdle early next year. If regulators give their blessing, Microsoft will begin to power Yahoo's search engine.
Tampa Bay Online Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:19:54 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A software company is suing Palm Inc., claiming the handset maker infringed on its copyright for a reader of PDF-format documents.
Tampa Bay Online Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:19:54 -0500

Oracle has denied that it told the European Commission it would be willing to create a separate entity for MySQL, once Oracle becomes the owner of Sun Microsystems and the open source database system....
Tech Web Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:45:59 -0500

NEW DELHI: The four emerging economies — Brazil, South Africa, India and China — have recommended the establishment of a mechanism to develop and transfer environment-friendly technology t...
The Hindu Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:36:46 -0500

(NASDAQ:SGI), a global leader in HPC and data center solutions, today announced that Mark Barrenechea, president and CEO, will present at Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference in San Franci...
Fresh News Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:35:46 -0500

The new department will focus on creating portable devices such as mobile phones — a market the group entered earlier this year. Ron Garriques, current president of the company's consumer division, ...
CNBC Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:32:55 -0500

AFTERNOON UPDATE: Virginia Tech report details new fumbles in shooting Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some Virginia Tech officials warned their own families and the president’s offi...
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:29:31 -0500

This Dec. 1, 2009 photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a juvenile humpback whale entangled in polypropylene rope off the coast of Maui, Hawaii. Officials estimat...
USA Today Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:26:02 -0500

This aerial photo taken on October 2, 2009 shows the half of the town (L) of Lalomanu in ruins up to the church (C). On October 4, 2009 mourners gathered to pray at the church for the tsunami victims ...
USA Today Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:26:01 -0500

Large Hadron Collider has restarted after undergoing more than a year of repairs, physicists are racing to analyse the data. Just days after the first protons were smashed together at the LHC, the fir...
New Scientist Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:15:32 -0500

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich attends a press conference for "I"m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!" at the Langham Hotel on April 24, 2009, in Pasadena, Calif.
CBS 2 Chicago Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:07:40 -0500

(12-04) 04:01 PST -- Microsoft has revamped the browser ballot screen demanded by European Union antitrust regulators and may get final approval as early as Dec. 15, a source familiar with the case t...
San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:02:10 -0500