Top Stories: London, December 26 : Experts have determined that even after five years of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that struck Indonesia, local communities are not well prepared to face such a disaster, despite the fact that the technology is in place. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:50:04 -0500Maktoob.com as an Arabic e-mail service 10 years ago, they had a modest office in Amman, Jordan, and little support from friends and family who could not imagine anyone using the Internet in Arabic."W... Los Angeles Times Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:25:14 -0500Maktoob.com as an Arabic e-mail service 10 years ago, they had a modest office in Amman, Jordan, and little support from friends and family who could not imagine anyone using the Internet in Arabic."W... Los Angeles Times Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:25:01 -0500The speaker lineup for the TED conference was announced earlier this week, featuring the usual mix of academics, technologists, futurists and artists to entertain and intrigue the world's intellectual... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:14:20 -0500, we encourage comments that are on topic, relevant and to-the-point. We will remove comments that include profanity, personal attacks, racial slurs, threats of violence, or other inappropriate materi... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:14:17 -0500In Idaho, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl's family pleaded on Christmas Day for his release and urged him to "stay strong." Bergdahl disappeared June 30 while based in eastern Afghanistan and is the only known Am... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:14:13 -0500(12-25) 15:15 PST VACAVILLE -- Police say a Salvation Army bell ringer in Vacaville has made a Christmas confession: He stole money from his red kettle. San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:14:13 -0500(12-25) 23:34 PST PHOENIX (AP) -- A 5-year-old girl abducted by a man as she played outside her Phoenix home Friday was rescued hours later after police chased down the suspect's pickup and found her... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:14:12 -0500An al Qaida-linked suspect who allegedly tried to blow up a transatlantic plane is studying at a UK university, it has been reported. The Nigerian is accused of trying to detonate a powdery substanc... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:59:39 -0500Boxing Day sales are getting under way as high street retailers open their doors to bargain-savvy shoppers. Selfridges stores in Birmingham and Manchester will start trading at 8am, and the London f... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:59:39 -0500British aid agencies working in the wake of the Asian tsunami "left a legacy that is more than just bricks and mortar", according to a new report. But members of the Disasters Emergency Committee (D... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:59:38 -0500Environment Secretary Hilary Benn will kick off a campaign to support the fox-hunting ban amid fears from supporters of the legislation that a Tory government would scrap it. In a sign of how concer... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:59:37 -0500The Government's national consultation on Britishness has been criticised by the Tories as a "colossal waste of money" as they claimed it had been widely snubbed. The Conservative Party said regiona... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:59:37 -0500Putting VAT back up in January could stall a recovery from recession, an economic forecaster has warned. The end of the temporary cut - taking the tax from 15% to 17.5% - could knock around 0.7% off... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:59:37 -0500A 13-year-old boy who risked his life to save a friend who fell through the ice on a lake was among 12 Scouts awarded for their bravery this year. Damian Coles, from Stevenage, in Hertfordshire, was... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:59:36 -0500The Government has been accused by the Tories of wrongly diverting millions of pounds from the National Health Service to pay for the healthcare of pensioners in Ireland. Under reciprocal arrangemen... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:59:36 -0500Eurotunnel has launched a strong defence of its actions during last week's Channel Tunnel train breakdown crisis and attacked Eurostar and Kent Police for their handling of what happened. The operat... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:59:35 -0500Maktoob.com as an Arabic e-mail service 10 years ago, they had a modest office in Amman, Jordan, and little support from friends and family who could not imagine anyone using the Internet in Arabic."W... Associated Press Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:50:30 -0500(12-25) 21:39 PST LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The yellow foam hands came flying in from every corner of the lower bowl, sailing onto the court in dozens of frisbee-style arches late in the Cleveland Cavalier... San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:40:23 -0500Applications for H-1B, the favorite work visa for high-tech employers in the United States, finally reached the annual cap this week after a slow start in the year because of the economic recession, l... People's Daily Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:01:54 -0500City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 12/25/2009 - Earnings industry news provided by Financial News USA. Technology shares rose on Wednesday after solid earnings from Micron Technology ... Financial News USA Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:32:32 -0500Leaders of South Harrison Community Schools unveiled a decade-long, $2.3million plan this week to jump-start technology at the district's eight campuses. The plan includes providing miniature laptop c... Courier-Journal Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:30:42 -0500(12-25) 17:58 PST Salisbury, Md. (AP) -- The body of a Maryland girl who authorities say was abducted by a registered sex offender was found Friday in a wooded area near the Delaware state line after... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:01:54 -0500Environment Secretary Hilary Benn will kick off a campaign to support the fox-hunting ban amid fears from supporters of the legislation that a Tory government would scrap it. In a sign of how concer... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:49:04 -0500British aid agencies working in the wake of the Asian tsunami "left a legacy that is more than just bricks and mortar", according to a new report. But members of the Disasters Emergency Committee (D... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:49:03 -0500A 13-year-old boy who risked his life to save a friend who fell through the ice on a lake was among 12 Scouts awarded for their bravery this year. Damian Coles, from Stevenage, in Hertfordshire, was... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:49:01 -0500"Chatbot" technology is being used in an attempt to solve one of "the last uncracked problems" in games design.221b, released in the run-up to the new Sherlock Holmes movie, harnes... BBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:55:28 -0500(12-25) 17:07 PST Aspen, Colo. (AP) -- Charlie Sheen was arrested Friday in the Colorado resort town of Aspen on charges related to domestic violence, police said. San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:39:45 -0500Have-a-go passengers who tackled a man trying to blow up a plane may have saved hundreds of lives, US intelligence sources have said. A Nigerian who said he was acting on al Qaida's instructions was... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:26:43 -0500Two police officers and a family of five have been treated in hospital following a high-speed crash between a police car and another vehicle. The cars collided on the eastbound carriageway of the M6... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:26:41 -0500The Queen has expressed her sadness at the heavy death toll suffered by British forces fighting in Afghanistan, during her Christmas message to the nation. The stoicism showed by bereaved service fa... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:26:40 -0500British aid agencies working in the wake of the Asian tsunami "left a legacy that is more than just bricks and mortar", according to a new report. But members of the Disasters Emergency Committee (D... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:26:40 -0500A 13-year-old boy who risked his life to save a friend who fell through the ice on a lake was among 12 Scouts awarded for their bravery this year. Damian Coles, from Stevenage, in Hertfordshire, was... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:26:39 -0500Producers of Big Brother have defended themselves against accusations of trying to take advantage of wounded soldiers by asking them to take part in the show. Boxing Day's Daily Mail newspaper said ... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:26:38 -0500China has put more than 4.65 million computers in over 81,000 Internet cafes across the country under watch to crack down on illegal online games, according to Minister of Culture Cai Wu. In an interv... People's Daily Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:21:35 -0500A senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Friday stressed the vital role of science and technology as the country's reform and development was standing at a new starting point. He Guoqi... People's Daily Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:21:29 -0500AOL and Ask.com, also without success. “Later someone told me it was a multistep question,” said Benjamin, a seventh grader from North Potomac, Md. “Now it seems quite obvious becaus... International Herald Tribune Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:35:57 -0500, we encourage comments that are on topic, relevant and to-the-point. We will remove comments that include profanity, personal attacks, racial slurs, threats of violence, or other inappropriate materi... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:21:35 -0500(12-25) 15:15 PST VACAVILLE -- Police say a Salvation Army bell ringer in Vacaville has made a Christmas confession: He stole money from his red kettle. San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:21:32 -0500The Queen has expressed her sadness at the heavy death toll suffered by British forces fighting in Afghanistan, during her Christmas message to the nation. The stoicism showed by bereaved service fa... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:08:28 -0500British aid agencies working in the wake of the Asian tsunami "left a legacy that is more than just bricks and mortar", according to a new report. But members of the Disasters Emergency Committee (D... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:08:27 -0500Environment Secretary Hilary Benn will kick off a campaign to support the fox-hunting ban amid fears from supporters of the legislation that a Tory government would scrap it. In a sign of how concer... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:08:25 -0500A 13-year-old boy who risked his life to save a friend who fell through the ice on a lake was among 12 Scouts awarded for their bravery this year. Damian Coles, from Stevenage, in Hertfordshire, was... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:08:25 -0500Producers of Big Brother have defended themselves against accusations of trying to take advantage of wounded soldiers by asking them to take part in the show. Boxing Day's Daily Mail newspaper said ... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:08:24 -0500They must think we're idiots! Speeds up to 100Mbps via fibre, fibre to the cabinet with up to 40Mbps, and from cabinet to home 5-10Mbps?? Isn't that what they're promising now with twisted pair? I'm p... ZDNet Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:05:51 -0500Education minister Mike Russell said the technology, often seen as a distraction, could motivate young people to develop skills.Mr Russell said the Nintendo DS console, for example, could lead to surp... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:41 -0500Education minister Mike Russell said the technology, often seen as a distraction, could motivate young people to develop skills.Mr Russell said the Nintendo DS console, for example, could lead to surp... The Scotsman Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:23 -0500MUMBAI: Managed enterprise services has become a critical business area for large telcos like Bharti Airtel, Tata Communications, Reliance Communications and BSNL. Sectors, ranging from banks to ma... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:08:24 -0500(12-25) 15:39 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- U.S. officials say a Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria said he was acting on behalf of al-Qaida when he tried to blow up a flight Friday as it landed in ... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:55:27 -0500(12-25) 12:10 PST SAN JOSE -- A Christmas tree caught fire Friday morning and caused extensive damage to a two-story home in San Jose, fire officials said. San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:55:25 -0500St. Nick has presumably come and gone, and probably you have ripped open a few presents (unless you did that last night and are suffering just a tiny consumerist hangover), and there is still plenty o... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:55:20 -0500It is easy to be cynical about Christmas and sour about San Francisco. Christmas is too commercial, as any Scrooge will tell you. Ask any old-timer: the new people have ruined San Francisco. San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:55:18 -0500The Queen has expressed her sadness at the heavy death toll suffered by British forces fighting in Afghanistan, during her Christmas message to the nation. The stoicism showed by bereaved service fa... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:42:30 -0500Producers of Big Brother have defended themselves against accusations of trying to take advantage of wounded soldiers by asking them to take part in the show. Boxing Day's Daily Mail newspaper said ... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:42:28 -0500Swimmers braved the chilly weather to enjoy a festive dip in the English Channel. Members of Brighton Swimming Club took to the water for their traditional Christmas Day swim off Brighton seafront i... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:42:26 -0500The Pope delivered his traditional Christmas Day blessing, looking tired and unsteady but otherwise fine hours after being knocked down by a woman who jumped over a barrier in St Peter's Basilica. T... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:42:26 -0500The irrepressible Barnstone is still a bit woozy. His wife, the Chinese-art historian Sarah Handler, is standing at the espresso machine, churning out cappuccino. His son the architect is home for the... San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:36:06 -0500Published Date: December 26, 2009 A military installation in the United States has been issuing Christmas Eve reports of Santa Claus' progress to eager children for more than five decades. Now the No... Kuwait Times Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:32:26 -0500The Queen has expressed her sadness at the heavy death toll suffered by British forces fighting in Afghanistan, during her Christmas message to the nation. The stoicism showed by bereaved service fa... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:23:08 -0500A passenger aboard a plane at the US Detroit Metropolitan Airport caused a commotion and some minor injuries by setting off firecrackers, officials said. The devices went off as Northwest Airlines F... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:23:07 -0500The mother of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne is in a "stable" condition, the hospital treating her has said. Sara Payne, 40, was known to be responding well to treatment after being taken to hospit... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:23:05 -0500Many college students are finding their new netbook computers to be short on practical software. Leading note taking software firm’s new release solves this problem and does it on a student̵... PR Web Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:53:02 -0500How tech touched the '00s Among the multitude of end-of-decade lists, the Associated Press rounds up 50 lifestyle trends. Whether it's surprising or not, tech-related items make up nearly half of the... CNet Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:31:43 -0500A fierce Christmas storm has dumped snow and ice across the midsection of the United States, stranding travellers as motorways and airports closed and leaving many to celebrate the holiday just where ... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:04:42 -0500The Queen has expressed her sadness at the heavy death toll suffered by British forces fighting in Afghanistan, during her Christmas message to the nation. The stoicism showed by bereaved service fa... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:04:41 -0500A multi-car pile-up closed a busy stretch of motorway for more than three hours and left one person seriously injured. Seven or eight cars were involved in the crash on the M1 at around 12pm and one... Ananova Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:04:39 -0500TORONTO: BlackBerry e-mail service in North America was restored for some users Wednesday morning following its second outage in less than a week.Research In Motion Ltd. said Wednesday the root cau... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:53 -0500NEW DELHI: Netbook, the ultra-small and ultra-light version of computer laptop, are set to get even smaller with Intel announcing its new Atom microprocessor on Monday that are capable of shrinking... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:51 -0500BANGALORE: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a leading chipmaker, has roped in Hewlett Packard (HP) India veteran Ravi Swaminathan to head its India operations.Sources in the industry said Mr Swaminath... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:47 -0500NEW DELHI: The class action suits pending against Satyam (now renamed as Mahindra Satyam) in the US courts is the biggest concern right now for the company, although the scam-hit IT firm is “... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:44 -0500WASHINGTON: Microsoft, the world’s biggest software maker, is preparing to alter its popular Word software after it lost its appeal of a $200-million patent-infringement verdict won by a Cana... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:41 -0500SAN FRANCISCO: Mobile phones are becoming ever more like personal computers.That means they are also becoming more vulnerable to traditional computer menaces like hackers and viruses. This year, th... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:38 -0500NEW DELHI: Console-based gaming in the country is expected to become a Rs 575 crore market by 2010 as youths increasingly get hooked onto gaming, a study said here on Tuesday. According to a study ... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:36 -0500MUMBAI: In order to create a partner network and drive business growth for professional web development and design companies, Microsoft India today launched a WebsiteSpark programme.The programme p... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:34 -0500NEW DELHI: In a significant move Microsoft India has roped in Meetul Patel, vicepresident & India head of transformational consulting practice at Capgemini to drive its consulting business. Mr ... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:32 -0500KOLKATA: Facing a crunch in IT space, the West Bengal government has decided to create 5.75 lakh sq feet of new space for IT and biotech park in the next 18 months."We have decided to build 3.75 la... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:27 -0500NEW DELHI: This festive season can bring some unpleasant gifts for online shoppers. From fake Santa links, to Christmas themes on social networking sites that install botnets, to shopping websites ... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:25 -0500BANGALORE: For many employers, Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are already a scourge that cut into productivity. Now they have something else to worry about -- the games hosted ... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:24 -0500SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter is buying a startup called Mixer Labs in an effort to pinpoint the locations of people posting short messages on its service. Financial terms of the deal announced Wednesday ... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:22 -0500SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc said the US government is seeking more information about the competitive impact of its proposed $750 million purchase of AdMob on the nascent market for mobile advertisin... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:19 -0500MUMBAI: The government's optimism about growth and green shoots seems to be shared by most Indian chief financial officers. Over 100 CFOs across various sectors, including the export-focused IT and... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:17 -0500NEW DELHI: IBM on Tuesday said it has signed a 10-year outsourcing deal from Indian cable and broadband distribution firm Digicable with an initial outlay of $83 million. Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:13 -0500MUMBAI: IT services provider, L&T Infotech, on Monday announced a strategic partnership with Savvion to provide Business Process Management (BPM) solutions.These will be in the areas of busines... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:11 -0500MUMBAI: The $30-billion Aditya Birla Group plans to revive its back office business Aditya Birla Minacs (ABM) by infusing fresh capital and becoming profitable through cost-cutting initiatives, apa... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:09 -0500BANGALORE: IT major Wipro has "impressive plans" for developing low carbon business in the UK, Business Secretary of the UK, Lord Peter Mandelson said on Friday."I have just come from a fascinating... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:06 -0500The Aditya Birla group-owned Idea Cellular is learnt to be lining up a war chest of close to Rs 9,500 crore for the upcoming 3G auctions, making it a serious bidder. Idea, India’s third-large... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:05 -0500Media reports on fresh deals in the telecom tower business point to continued consolidation in the telecom infrastructure sector. Over the past couple of years, domestic telecom companies have sold... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:03 -0500NEW DELHI: The state-owned BSNL placed a bid for buying Zambia’s lone fixed line operator Zamtel on Wednesday, the last day for submitting applications for the same, the PSU’s chairman ... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:12:01 -0500NEW DELHI: You don't need to carry mosquito repelling coils and creams to vacations anymore, your mobile handset can shoo the mosquitoes away. Micromax Informatics Limited (Micromax), a mobile hand... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:11:59 -0500MUMBAI: Reliance Mobile on Thursday launched two unique 'SIMPLE' promotional packs for its GSM and CDMA subscribers across the country.With these packs, Reliance Mobile customers can call any other... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:11:57 -0500NEW DELHI: In an attempt to revive loss-making telecom equipment manufacturer ITI, the government today approved a proposal under which the company will continue to get orders for 30 per cent of pr... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:11:54 -0500NEW DELHI: The savage tariff war, which has severely dented profits and revenues of all telcos and raised questions on the sector’s future, has not impacted the appetite of banks to extend lo... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:11:53 -0500NEW DELHI: Unlike 2008, when market leader Bharti Airtel topped the charts for monthly customer additions for all 12 months, this year has witnessed a topsy-turvy battle for the first place. In the... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:11:50 -0500NEW DELHI: The number of telephone subscribers touched 543.20 million at the end of November, taking tele-density closer to the half-way mark, driven by a record 17.65 million new additions in wire... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:11:48 -0500NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Tata Teleservices today said its subscriber addition in November at 3.3 million is the highest for the fourth time in a row among all service providers, including GSM op... Times Of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:11:46 -0500(12-25) 04:05 PST LOS ANGELES, (AP) -- A couple who said they were assaulted by Gene Simmons sued the KISS bassist for unspecified damages Thursday, court records show. San Francisco Chronicle Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:58:11 -0500The Queen has expressed her sadness at the heavy death toll suffered by British forces fighting in Afghanistan, during her Christmas message to the nation. The stoicism showed by bereaved service fa... 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