http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news on scientific topics and technology en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293350,panasonic-begins-takeover-of-sanyo.html Tokyo - The Japanese electronics company Panasonic Corp on Thursday began its planned takeover of the battery manufacturer Sanyo Electric Co Ltd. The world's largest producer of consumer electronics started its bid for the world's largest manufacture... Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:34:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293350,panasonic-begins-takeover-of-sanyo.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293306,new-electric-bikeboard-offers-cool-new-way-to-cruise-through.html Berlin - Buzz past obstacles slalom-style and overtake whole queues of traffic with ease. This promise comes from the makers of a new electrically-powered bikeboard and they hope the three-wheeler will be a hit with trendsetters and senior citizens a... Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:10:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293306,new-electric-bikeboard-offers-cool-new-way-to-cruise-through.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293305,un-approves-universal-mobile-phone-charger.html Geneva - The United Nations telecommunications unit has announced it's found the solution to the lack of universality in chargers for mobile phones. The International Telecommunications Union in Geneva says it has approved an energy-efficient one-ch... Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:10:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293305,un-approves-universal-mobile-phone-charger.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293138,youth-ministry-blocks-any-email-bearing-the-word-teen.html Wellington - The New Zealand government department responsible for issues to do with young people cannot receive any emails with the word teen in them because they are automatically blocked as potentially pornographic, a news report said Wednesday.... Internet,Technology Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:10:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293138,youth-ministry-blocks-any-email-bearing-the-word-teen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293133,improved-battery-recharges-electric-cars-faster.html Hamburg - A revolutionary new redox flow battery could make recharging electric cars as easy as filling the fuel tank on conventional cars, according to a team of German scientists. If the rechargeable batteries are low, the discharged electrolyte fl... Technology Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:10:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293133,improved-battery-recharges-electric-cars-faster.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293096,anthropologist-claude-levi-strauss-dies-at-age-100.html Paris - Anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss, widely considered one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century, has died at age 100, the Academie Francaise said Tuesday. Levi-Strauss, who would have turned 101 on November 28, died early Sun... Science,Technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:46:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293096,anthropologist-claude-levi-strauss-dies-at-age-100.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292940,the-computer-helper-moving-from-xp-to-windows-7--feature.html Washington - If you are thinking about upgrading to Windows 7 from Windows XP, you are not alone. Legions of individuals and businesses either skipped the Windows Vista upgrade or, once they had tried it, decided to revert back to XP. Windows 7, though... Technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:10:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292940,the-computer-helper-moving-from-xp-to-windows-7--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292780,planes-soon-will-detect-own-structural-damage.html Hamburg - Aircraft of the future will be able to sense even minute structural fuselage damage, according to a team of German scientists. Heat-sensitive sensors monitoring the aircraft skin will be able to detect any dents or cracks and will then se... Technology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:10:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292780,planes-soon-will-detect-own-structural-damage.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292775,esa-launches-new-satellite-for-monitoring-climate.html Plesetsk, Russia/Paris - Europe's space agency ESA on Monday launched a new satellite which is hoped to help provide new insights on global water circulation. Launched from Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 0150 GMT, the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinit... Space,Technology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:46:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292775,esa-launches-new-satellite-for-monitoring-climate.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292707,apples-new-imacs-215-and-27-inches.html Munich - A series of new iMacs is hitting the stores. They consist of models with 21.5 and 27-inch screens and LED backlighting, Apple reports. The displays are in 16:9 ratio, with 1920 x 1080 pixels (21.5-inch), and 2560 x 1440 pixels (27-inch). App... Technology Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:10:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292707,apples-new-imacs-215-and-27-inches.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292706,expensive-television-and-an-all-in-one-pc-new-tech-products.html All-in-one-PC with touch input from MSIFrankfurt - Timed to coincide with the release of Windows 7, MSI is marketing a new all-in-one-PC working with Microsoft's new operating system. Like with the Mac desktop computers, the hardware on the MSI Wind ... Technology Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:10:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292706,expensive-television-and-an-all-in-one-pc-new-tech-products.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292705,computer-and-internet-briefs.html Washington - Run across a web page you don't want to forget? In Windows Internet Explorer, you can quickly place a shortcut to it on your desktop by right-clicking inside the page and selecting Create Shortcut from the pop-up menu. Creating shortcu... Internet,Technology Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:10:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292705,computer-and-internet-briefs.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292704,pc-addiction-when-the-computer-becomes-your-kids-best-friend.html Berlin - At first, Katharina (not her real name) only sat in front of her computer for a few hours at a time. But then she began to spend more and more time, always playing the same game. It wasn't long before her whole life revolved around the game.... Technology Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:10:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292704,pc-addiction-when-the-computer-becomes-your-kids-best-friend.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292703,beta-versions-help-firms-work-out-kinks-but-approach-with-caution.html Hannover, Germany - There's a sense of exclusivity in being able to download a beta version of a new computer program and become one of the first people to test it before its official release. And, in many ways, it is important work. Users report pro... Technology Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:10:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292703,beta-versions-help-firms-work-out-kinks-but-approach-with-caution.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292630,windows-7s-hidden-gems--feature.html Washington - Windows 7's headline features naturally get all the attention. If you have read anything about Microsoft's latest operating system, you probably already know that Windows 7 is faster, more compatible, and less annoying than Windows Vista. ... Internet,Technology Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:10:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292630,windows-7s-hidden-gems--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292605,internet-oversight-group-approves-non-latin-domain-names.html San Francisco - The organization that oversees the internet has authorized the use of non-Latin characters in domain names in a move that should help the web grow around the world. The adoption of the Internationalized Domain Names system will allow ... Internet,Technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:22:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292605,internet-oversight-group-approves-non-latin-domain-names.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292594,facebook-awarded-711-million-dollars-in-spam-damages.html San Francisco - Spam king Sanford Wallace has been ordered to pay 711 million dollars in damages for bombarding Facebook members with unwanted messages, the social networking site said Friday. The award was made at the San Jose District Court on Thur... Internet,Technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292594,facebook-awarded-711-million-dollars-in-spam-damages.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292559,taiwan-computer-giant-acers-quarterly-profit-up-14-per-cent.html Taipei - Taiwan personal computer giant Acer Inc reported a 14-per-cent increase in its third quarter net profit from a year earlier because of a revival in global demand. After-tax profit in the July-to-September period stood at 3.47 billion Taiwan ... Technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:28:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292559,taiwan-computer-giant-acers-quarterly-profit-up-14-per-cent.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292523,web-addresses-become-multilingual.html Seoul - Plans are in motion to create fully internationalized Web addresses - those completely in non-Latin scripts like Korean or Arabic, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, announced Friday. We just made the intern... Internet,Technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:22:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292523,web-addresses-become-multilingual.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292472,next-space-shuttle-set-for-blastoff-on-november-16.html Washington - US space agency NASA announced late Thursday that its next lauch of a space shuttle to the orbiting International Space Station has been scheduled for November 16. The shuttle Atlantis would make its 31st mission, planned as an 11-day fl... Space,Technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:40:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292472,next-space-shuttle-set-for-blastoff-on-november-16.html