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A strong backhand slap from end of solar storm (Update)

The solar storm that seemed to be more fizzle than fury got much stronger early Friday before fading again.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Anonymous says power grid not a target

Hacker group Anonymous strongly rejected suggestions on Tuesday that followers could cause a power outage by staging a cyberattack on an electricity grid.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

No Wikipedia? What if the Internet went down?

If a day without Wikipedia was a bother, think bigger. In this plugged-in world, we would barely be able to cope if the entire Internet went down in a city, state or country for a day or a week.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Cloud computing's ubiquity brings down prices

If you've ever had your laptop stolen, watched your toddler baptize your PC with Pepsi, or had your MacBook come to a cold, dead stop, you know that the digital memories we store on our home computers are anything but indelible.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

BlackBerrys' prestige diminishes, even among their users

Not so long ago, consumers couldn't get enough of their CrackBerrys. Now it appears many are sobering up.

Technology / Business

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

BlackBerry services 'normal' despite earlier probe tweet

Research In Motion said late Wednesday that BlackBerry services are working normally after earlier announcing a probe into reports that users hit by a recent outage were still experiencing email woes. ...

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blackberry users complain of ongoing email delays

Research In Motion said Wednesday it is investigating reports of Blackberry users still experiencing email woes, after a service outage affected millions of people worldwide last month.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Northeast power outages hit many businesses hard

(AP) -- Businesses big and small have taken a beating from the power outages caused by the record-setting October snowstorm and the losses are only beginning to be tallied, owners and experts said Monday ...

Technology / Business

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Third World' power outages plague US homes, firms

The United States is the biggest economy in the world, but all it takes to put the lights out here is some snow, or wind, or rain, or squirrels, even a prison break-out.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 06, 2011 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (9) | comments 57

BlackBerry maker tries to soothe angry customers

(AP) -- The maker of the struggling BlackBerry tried to soothe tens of millions of frustrated customers Monday, offering more than $100 worth of free software to each one and giving some a month of technical ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BlackBerrys buzz back to life after long outage (Update)

BlackBerrys across the world buzzed back to life Thursday, leaving customers outraged and threatening to cost the granddaddy of all smartphones more business when it's already struggling to keep up in a crowded ...

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

'Thinking machines' will run future power grids

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plans to develop the "smart" grid - a system that uses intelligent computer networks to manage electric power - cannot succeed without the creation of new "thinking machines" that can learn ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Alstom says China needs to 'master' rail technology

Alstom, the French engineering group falsely blamed for a metro accident in Shanghai, said Friday that China needed to "absorb and master" the new railway technology it has acquired in recent years.

Technology / Other

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

A look at Irene's wake -- and what's ahead

(AP) -- The latest on what's happening with Hurricane Irene - in its wake and in its path as it moves north along the Eastern Seaboard:

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NTT DoCoMo plans green-energy cellphone masts

Japan's largest mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo, plans to start powering its cellphone tower network with renewable energy such as solar, wind or biomass, the company said Friday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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