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 NASA has set the launch date for Endeavour to November 14. The date was bumped by two days to make way for Atlantis. The launch for Atlantis was scheduled for October 14. |
 Google Inc and Yahoo Inc on Friday said they will delay its advertising partnership. The two Internet companies have been faced with controversy since joining agreeing to run Google AdSense ads on Yahoo's search engine results. |
 Microsoft Corp employees received a note informing them of a hiring and spending freeze. The move to freeze spending is a sign that the credit and financial crises is taking a toll on the information technology sector. |
 Nokia Corp unveiled its touch screen mobile phone on Thursday. The new smart phone challenges Apple Inc's iPhone. Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic model will be released in the fourth quarter. |
 Mozilla Corporation has released an update for Firefox that patches a password glitch. Last week's Web browser upgrade disabled the password features on Web sites. Google Chrome took market share from Internet Explorer and Firefox during the month of September. |
 Cisco Systems Inc has conducted a study of more than 2,000 information technology employees. The study surveyed IT professionals in 10 different countries. The results unveiled a top 10 list of behaviors that contribute to data loss. |
 The United States Senate approved the $700 billion financial rescue on Wednesday. This comes as unemployment benefits rose by 1,000 claims last week. The financial rescue now needs a House vote which could happen on Friday. |
 Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Tuesday said its first 45-nanometer processors are in production. AMD plans to ship them to store shelves before the end of the year. The new AMD processor is code named Shanghai. |
 Advanced Micro Devices Inc announced two new graphics cards on Tuesday. AMD introduced the ATI Radeon HD 4550 and ATI Radeon HD 4350 video cards. |
 NASA scientists say that snow is falling on Mars. The Phoenix Lander collected data presented the findings. Phoenix is now on its fifth month of space exploration on Mars. |
 Britney Spears is planning a world tour in 2009. The singer recently launched her new album called Circus. Britney Spears has not toured since 2004. |
 The Cadbury Company recalled 11 of its products in China after detecting melamine. Melamine is the same chemical recently found in the toxic baby milk scandal. Four deaths in China have also been blamed on the chemical. |
 NASA has delayed the upcoming launch of the Atlantis space shuttle to repair the Hubble space telescope. NASA said the Hubble developed a problem storing and transmitting data. Atlantis had been scheduled to lift-off on October 14. |
 A group of science mathematicians at UCLA have discovered the largest prime number. The recent discovery makes them eligible for a $100,000 grand prize. It will mark the eighth Mersenne prime discovered at UCLA. |
 Citigroup Inc will purchase Wachovia Corp's banking operations. The deal will give the government a stake in one of the largest banks in the nation. The FDIC made the announcement on Monday morning. |
 The United States government is using bailouts as a reason to control economics. This decision has pros and cons. Most Americans do not understand what bailouts mean. |
 Apple Inc is selling unlocked 3G iPhones in China for a price. The 8 GB smart phone model retails for $698 and the 16 GB mobile cell phone device sells for $798 in Hong Kong. Consumers say that the company is breaking its own policy for unlocked mobile phones. |
 SpaceX has launched an affordable commercial rocket on Sunday. Space Exploration Technologies Corp sent its two-stage Falcon 1 into orbit carrying a 364 pound dummy payload. |
 Apple Inc has released its latest iPhone firmware to developers for testing. The new firmware also includes the latest build for the iPhone SDK. Steve Jobs noted that the release was two weeks late. |
 John McCain suspended his campaign on Thursday morning. The Republican presidential hopeful will return to Washington to help with the financial bailout negotiations. The Bush administration says the proposed $700 billion plan is crafted to produce stability to financial markets. |
 Mozilla Corp has issued a patch for the Firefox Web browser. The patch addresses 11 vulnerabilities in version 3. More than half of them are labeled critical. Firefox addressed a click-hijacking vulnerability that was first reported in Internet Explorer. |
 Google Inc launched a new program that will pay as much as $10 million for fresh ideas to help the world. Project 10^100 is part of the company's 10th anniversary campaign. The Internet search giant said the public and a panel of judges will choose up to give winning ideas. |
 Public health officials are urging children in the United States to get a flu shot. The flu vaccinations are recommended for children as young as six months. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are 143 million doses of the vaccine available. |
 MySpace Music and four major labels will launch a new digital music download service on Thursday. The social network Web site will compete against Apple Inc iTunes. The new music service is offering free and unlimited audio streaming and DRM-free MP3 downloads. |
 Chinese officials introduced a three-man crew on Wednesday. The mission will last about three days. China will conduct its first space walk with help by Russian technicians. |
 Microsoft will release Windows 7 to attendees at next month's Professional Developers Conference. The operating system will be delivered onto a 160 GB external USB hard drive. There is still no official word when Beta 1 of Windows 7 will be shipped. |
 Intel Corp and Oracle Corp announced that they're teaming up to offer cloud computing for corporate businesses. The collaboration effort will help to improve efficiency and network security for pushing programs into virtual clouds. A new XEON processor will also be available to provide a 17 percent performance increase. |
 Skyfire Labs Inc said a beta version of its mobile Web browser is now available to the public. Skyfire is made for Windows Mobile devices which competes with rival Internet Explorer. The browser features a Super Bar tab which is similar to the Mozilla Firefox desktop browser. |
 Music groups agree to a new streaming music royalty agreement with publishers. The groups include the Recording Industry Association of America, the Digital Media Association, the National Music Publishers' Association, the Nashville Songwriters Association International and the Songwriters Guild of America. |
 Cisco Systems Inc today launched a new collaboration portfolio designed to help business technology customers. The new products let customers communicate between applications or devices. The company also released a new Web 2 platform used for connecting between programs. |
