WN Network WorldTech News
WorldTech News
Search the World News Network
Advanced Search


Breaking News Sat, 04 Sep 2010
Google Browsing - Technology - Computer Google Voice: What it is and why you need it Sat 4 Sep 2010
Google has done it again. A new service that no one realized they needed that they put into place with lots of features to convince you they actually want to make your... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Examiner
Computer   Google   Photos   Voicemail   Wikipedia: Google
Dubai airport UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Dubai Airport Sat 4 Sep 2010
Filed at 7:38 a.m. ET DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials... (photo: Creative Commons / MoHasanie) The New York Times
Airport   Dubai   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia:Dubai Airport
Ryanair Boeing 737-800s at Frankfurt-Hahn Ryanair boss says air stewardesses should be allowed to land planes in an emergency Sat 4 Sep 2010
The boss of the budget airline Ryanair has called for co-pilots to be removed from the flight deck to save money and suggested that air stewardesses could land planes in... (photo: Creative Commons / Raboe001) The Daily Telegraph
Airline   Photos   Ryanair   Transport   Wikipedia:Ryanair
The Virgin America Airbus A319 "The Funded" Founder Adeo Ressi Arrested After Virgin America Flight Sat 4 Sep 2010
The Funded founder Adeo Ressi was arrested and briefly detained earlier this evening over an altercation with a flight attendant. The airline? Virgin America, which... (photo: Creative Commons / BrokenSphere) Business Insider
Airline   Photos   Transport   Virgin   Wikipedia:Virgin Airlines
Empty Farm - Soil - Farming - Agriculture Most new farmland comes from cutting tropical forest Sat 4 Sep 2010
Washington, Sep 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed that more than 80 percent of the farmlands created in the tropics between 1980 and 2000 came into existence after... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Newstrack India
Farm   Forest   Photos   Tropical   Wikipedia: Farm
Facebook - Social Networking - Internet Facebook testing 'subscribe to' user feature Sat 4 Sep 2010
New service is 'tool for stalkers', say critics Facebook is testing a new 'subscribe' feature that enables users to get notifications and alerts whenever a friend edits... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Daily Telegraph
Facebook   Photos   Social   Technology   Wikipedia: Facebook
Twitter - Social Networking - Internet Twitter use explodes thanks to apps Sat 4 Sep 2010
The number of people using Twitter has increased significantly thanks to a proliferation in mobile apps that allow people to send tweets while on the move, says Twitter's... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Daily Telegraph
Computers   Devices   Photos   Twitter   Wikipedia: Twitter
Climate Change - Environment - Global Warming Today's letters: global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, U.S. economy, disabled, New York State Fair Sat 4 Sep 2010
We must begin cutting greenhouse emissions To the Editor: We in Central New York have been noticing the extremes of weather for the past year. This extreme weather is... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Syracuse
Climate   Emissions   Greenhouse   Photos   Wikipedia: Global warming
Google - Internet - Technology Texas Probes Google on Ranking of Search Results Sat 4 Sep 2010
The Texas attorney general has opened an antitrust investigation into how Google ranks search results, the first United States case to strike at the heart of the... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The New York Times
Business   Competitor   Photos   Texas
Vegetables - Lettuce - Health Food Safety Tips for the Budget-Conscious Sat 4 Sep 2010
EGGS, lettuce, peanuts, spinach. It seems as if every time we turn around there is another outbreak of a scary foodborne illness. Well Share your thoughts on this column... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The New York Times
Consumer   Eggs   Food   Photos
Shoppers in Samsung Mobile Store, Philippines Samsung, Toshiba offer 'me-too' tablets seek to battle iPad Sat 4 Sep 2010
Samsung Electronics and Toshiba unveiled tablet computers in Berlin on Thursday, aiming to take market share from Apple's iPad with their lower-priced "me-too" devices.... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Seattle Times
Computers   Electronics   Photos   Samsung   Wikipedia: Samsung Electronics
Eyes - Eyebrows - Vision 3-D can be a sore sight for eyes Sat 4 Sep 2010
The "extended'' version of "Avatar'' that hit theaters last weekend might give some viewers a headache. Whether they should blame the 3-D technology is up for debate. As... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Boston Globe
Eyes   Health   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Eye
Google - Internet - Website Google Will Pay Out $8.5M Over Buzz Privacy Snafu Sat 4 Sep 2010
Bad buzz over a faulty service can exact a price from an Internet giant. But what’s the real cost? More News From VentureBeat Offerpal Media Names a New CEO During... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The New York Times
Internet   Photos   Price   Technology   Wikipedia: Google
Twitter - Social Networking - Internet Twitter hits 145 million user mark, sees rise in mobile use Sat 4 Sep 2010
Twitter has seen major gains in membership and traffic, in part due to a spike in mobile use, Twitter executive Evan Williams wrote today on the Twitter blog. According... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Christian Science Monitor
Application   Mobile   Photos   Wikipedia: Twitter   iPhone
A chimp monkey Working Animals (Part Three): Lab experiments and Billy Jo, HIV research chimp Sat 4 Sep 2010
To observe Labor Day, an annual holiday honoring the contributions of America’s workers, Animal Policy Examiner spotlights working animals in a special series of... (photo: WN / RTayco) The Examiner
Animals   Labor   Photos   Research   Wikipedia: Chimp
YouTube - Internet - Website Analysts: YouTube Will Finally Reach the Promised Land of Profitability Fri 3 Sep 2010
YouTube remains one of the big question marks in Google’s finances. Every time the Google-owned video supersite comes up, executives make vague statements about how... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The New York Times
Google   Photos   Profit   Wikipedia: YouTube   Youtube
Ipod nano in palm Apple unveils some new iPods and other gadgets Fri 3 Sep 2010
During Apple's yearly convention whether it be on the iPhone or iPod there is always something good to come from them. Whether it be Steve Jobs sporting a new sleeker... (photo: Creative Commons / Anetode) The Examiner
Apple   Gadgets   Iphone   Ipod   Photos
Building office of Accenture , a BPO company located in Pasig City , Philippines , April 1 , 2009. Accenture, Cisco and Sun Still Face Kickbacks Charges Fri 3 Sep 2010
After recent settlements by Hewlett-Packard and EMC in a long-standing government contracting fraud case, three major IT and consulting companies are still embroiled in... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) The New York Times
Accenture   Cisco   Photos   Sun Microsystem   Wikipedia: Accenture
Facebook - Social Network - Site - Networking Facebook Wants To Be In A Relationship With The Big Boys - They Want To ... Fri 3 Sep 2010
Yesterday, Apple launched iTunes Ping, their new music social network. Part of that launch was a very basic implementation of Facebook Connect, simply to hook in and find... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) techcrunch
Facebook   Internet   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: facebook
Facebook fan page - July 2010 Facebook Moves In on Twitter's Turf With New Follow Feature Fri 3 Sep 2010
Facebook confirmed yesterday that it has begun testing a new “subscribe” feature for users and pages. The feature lets users follow a user or page and receive... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) The New York Times
Facebook   Internet   People   Photos   Wikipedia: facebook