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GPS,developed by the United States Department of Defense, GPS is officially named NAVSTAR GPS and is utilizing a constellation of at least 24 Medium Earth Orbit satellites that transmit precise microwave signals, the system enables a GPS receiver to determine its location, speed, direction, and time.
One of the fastest growing application of the GPS [...]

Microsoft Corp. is offering cash rebates when people make purchases after using its search engine .Web shoppers who sign up for an account and buy items found using Microsoft’s Live Search cashback site will receive a percentage of the purchase price deposited into their account.

Family Keylogger – is your best choice, if you want to know what other users on your machine are typing.From safeguarding your children from online dangers to knowing what others are doing on your personal computer when you are not here, family keylogger is the right software.This fabulous software can also be used to can [...]

A California federal judge,U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper, has ordered TorrentSpy to pay some $110 million in damages for infringing the copyright of thousands of films and TV shows through its BitTorrent search engine.”This substantial money judgment sends a strong message about the illegality of these sites,The demise of TorrentSpy is a clear victory for [...]

Yahoo is introducing a new technology to its search engine which will warn users if they are about to click on a website that hosts viruses, spyware and spam.The service, SearchScan uses security firm McAfee’s SiteAdvisor technology, is switched on by default, produces an on-screen alert.
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Freesat,a free satellite television and radio service from the BBC and ITV is being launched across the UK.According to report it will carry 80 digital TV and radio channels, including free high definition programmes.Users will make a one-off payment for a dish, set-top box and installation, but will not pay a monthly subscription.

Global Positioning System (GPS) developed by the United States Department of Defense, GPS is officially named NAVSTAR GPS (Contrary to popular belief, NAVSTAR is not an acronym, but simply a name given by John Walsh, a key decision maker when it came to the budget for the GPS program).The satellite constellation is managed by the [...]

Nokia said Tuesday that it will offer free 12-month access to music from the world’s second biggest label, Sony BMG, to buyers of Nokia Music Phones.”We are quite confident that we will have all the labels at the table for Comes With Music. We are progressing in those negotiations,” said Liz Schimel, head of Nokia’s [...]

The world’s two biggest search engines,Yahoo and Google,have announced a two-week experiment which will allow Google to place ads alongside 3% of search results on Yahoo’s website.Cowen and Co analyst Jim Friedland said to the BBC that “Microsoft had all the cards, Yahoo is at least now able to use this for leverage to get [...]

The Internet video download and streaming service which allows viewers to catch up on BBC shows from the past week, or view certain shows from the corporation’s archives ,BBC’s iPlayer ,will soon be available via the Nintendo Wii.

Gibson Guitar said on Friday that the Guitar Hero video games violate a 1999 patent for technology to simulate a musical performance and therefore had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against MTV Networks and Harmonix, units of Viacom Inc., as well as Electronic Arts.

Google on Tuesday launched Google For Non-Profits, a portal that provides access to select Google applications for nonprofit organizations.Google For Non-Profits includes a Gmail, Checkout, Docs, Calendar, and Analytics. Google for Non-Profits
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A customizable dashboard, multi-file upload, built-in galleries, one-click plugin upgrades, tag management, built-in Gravatars, full text feeds, and faster load times sound interesting? Then WordPress 2.5 might be the release for you. It’s been in the oven for a while, and we’re finally ready to open the doors a bit to give you a taste. [...]

Apple has released a minor update to its Safari web browser, boosting performance and adding support for more of the web’s bleeding-edge features like HTML 5.Apple claims Safari web browser loads web pages 1.9 times faster than IE 7 and 1.7 times faster than Firefox 2 and also up to six times faster” than other [...]

Amazon.com is now taking pre-orders for boxed copies of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and according to its website it would start shipping tomorrow(Wednesday).Microsoft said it is on track to release SP1 in mid-March.Microsoft acknowledged Amazon’s claim that the upgrade would be available Tuesday online, but didn’t confirm the date. You can pre-order Windows Vista [...]

The UK  Mobile phone operator O2 has unveiled a new music download service  which is part of a deal between O2 and music provider Napster,that allows users to buy songs directly on their handset.According