Archive for February, 2010

How nuclear equipment reached Iran (AP)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

AP – Early last year, a Chinese company placed an order with a Taiwanese agent for 108 nuclear-related pressure gauges. But something happened along the way. Paperwork was backdated

PC World – In our 15 years of choosing the best free stuff, we’ve spotlighted the superstars: Adobe Reader, Craigslist, Flickr, Gmail, Google, Mozilla Firefox, and Wikipedia.

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AFP – US national security leaders and top cyber warriors from around the world are gathering here to plot defenses against criminals and spies that increasingly plague the Internet.

AFP – The world’s biggest high-tech fair kicks off Tuesday with a focus on “smart” gadgets as well as “Avatar”-inspired 3D products to make consumers’ lives easier — and more fun.

AFP – A Cold War-era nuclear bunker in Britain has been put up for sale on online auction site eBay, and by Sunday bidders had pushed the price up to more than 27,000 pounds (30,000 euros, 40,000 dollars).

ZMP’s RoboCar gets supersized into RoboCar G, a one-seater vehicle designed for research purposes. The car can drive itself or be driven over short distances.

PC World – That iPhone you adore may have been built by a child.

AP – A new Web sensation called Chatroulette feels like a throwback to the early 1990s, when online chat rooms brimmed with lonely strangers looking for meaningful connections, meaningless sex, or something in between.

AP – A campaign to make Topeka a test site for a new, ultrafast Internet service is gathering speed.