BANGALORE, INDIA: In an attempt to take the web search war to another dimension, Software giant Microsoft is mulling the possibility of renaming and re-launching its search engine Live Search, say reports.
According to a report in LiveSide.Net, Microsoft is planning to re-brand Live Search as 'Kumo' by next year. The new name was already transferred from registrar to Microsoft, the report said.
Since Microsoft has decided to drop its bid for Yahoo and improve its Live Search engine this possible rebranding is being seen as an effort to grab more market share in search domain dominated by Google.
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http://www.ciol.com/News/News-Reports/Is-it-time-to-Kumo-your-web-search/241108113015/0/
Monday, November 24, 2008
Chandrayaan throwing up 'hot' challenges
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA: After the successful launch, the historic Chandrayaan I mission is now facing some real challenges from the moon itself.
According to ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair, the temperature inside the satellite had gone up by ten degrees owing to the volatile nature of the moon. The scientists at ISRO are afraid that the temperature raise could hamper some sensitive instruments inside the satellite, which is on a two-year lunar mission.
While delivering the Regent Maharani Setu Lakshmi Bayi Memorial Lecture here on Sunday, Nair said that the scientists are trying to artificially cool the satellite, though it is "a risky mission".
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http://www.ciol.com/News/News-Reports/Chandrayaan-throwing-up-hot-challenges/241108113016/0/
According to ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair, the temperature inside the satellite had gone up by ten degrees owing to the volatile nature of the moon. The scientists at ISRO are afraid that the temperature raise could hamper some sensitive instruments inside the satellite, which is on a two-year lunar mission.
While delivering the Regent Maharani Setu Lakshmi Bayi Memorial Lecture here on Sunday, Nair said that the scientists are trying to artificially cool the satellite, though it is "a risky mission".
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http://www.ciol.com/News/News-Reports/Chandrayaan-throwing-up-hot-challenges/241108113016/0/
Chandrayaan mission throwing up challenges’
Thiruvananthapuram: As the Chandrayaan I satellite treads a circular path around the moon, the latter is throwing up challenges to ISRO scientists as they strive for a successful completion of the two-year mission.
ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair said here on Sunday that owing to the volatile nature of the moon, temperature inside the satellite had gone up by ten degrees. This could hamper sensitive instruments inside the satellite.
``We’re trying to artificially cool it now,’’ he said delivering the Regent Maharani Setu Lakshmi Bayi Memorial Lecture marking her 113th birth anniversary. ``It’s a risky mission,’’ he said, speaking on the theme `India’s Recent Space Achievements.’ If things go as planned, ISRO will be able to create the first lunar atlas with a picture resolution of below ten metres, he said. The ISRO expects to take one-and-a-half years to complete the mapping with the Terrain Mapping Camera on board the satellite.
Read more:
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Chandrayaan+mission+throwing+up+challenges%E2%80%99&artid=hKgJwGHri8M=&SectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&MainSectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&SEO=Chandrayaan,+satellite,+ISRO,+scientists,+moon,+mi&SectionName=tm2kh5uDhixGlQvAG42A/07OVZOOEmts
ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair said here on Sunday that owing to the volatile nature of the moon, temperature inside the satellite had gone up by ten degrees. This could hamper sensitive instruments inside the satellite.
``We’re trying to artificially cool it now,’’ he said delivering the Regent Maharani Setu Lakshmi Bayi Memorial Lecture marking her 113th birth anniversary. ``It’s a risky mission,’’ he said, speaking on the theme `India’s Recent Space Achievements.’ If things go as planned, ISRO will be able to create the first lunar atlas with a picture resolution of below ten metres, he said. The ISRO expects to take one-and-a-half years to complete the mapping with the Terrain Mapping Camera on board the satellite.
Read more:
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Chandrayaan+mission+throwing+up+challenges%E2%80%99&artid=hKgJwGHri8M=&SectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&MainSectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&SEO=Chandrayaan,+satellite,+ISRO,+scientists,+moon,+mi&SectionName=tm2kh5uDhixGlQvAG42A/07OVZOOEmts
US govt to inject $300 bn into Citigroup
The US government and Citigroup are working feverishly to hammer out a rescue plan for the beleaguered bank. If all goes according to plan, an announcement of some type of plan is likely in a couple of hours. The exact nature of plan remains unclear, but the US government is leaning towards some sort of cash infusion into Citigroup.
The plan will probably be a multi-layered one, which means the government could backstop losses on Citigroup's troubled assets as well. In exchange, Citi may issue preferred stock to the US government. While the amount to be covered under the plan is under discussion, the talks are focused on about USD 100�200 billion worth assets.
Citigroup lost 60% of its market value last week as investor confidence in the New York-based company's prospects faltered after four consecutive quarterly losses.
Bill Smith, President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Sam Advisors, said, �We would prefer a takeover. We would prefer someone like a Goldman Sachs or anyone of the other major banks that have a great management team in place, and we would like something like that happen. That way you can stabilise the situation at Citigroup. It would give them time to get through the credit crisis and then maybe six months�a year down the road they can start divesting the operation.
Read more:
http://news.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/us-govt-to-inject-36300-bn-into-citigroup/14/16/367594
The plan will probably be a multi-layered one, which means the government could backstop losses on Citigroup's troubled assets as well. In exchange, Citi may issue preferred stock to the US government. While the amount to be covered under the plan is under discussion, the talks are focused on about USD 100�200 billion worth assets.
Citigroup lost 60% of its market value last week as investor confidence in the New York-based company's prospects faltered after four consecutive quarterly losses.
Bill Smith, President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Sam Advisors, said, �We would prefer a takeover. We would prefer someone like a Goldman Sachs or anyone of the other major banks that have a great management team in place, and we would like something like that happen. That way you can stabilise the situation at Citigroup. It would give them time to get through the credit crisis and then maybe six months�a year down the road they can start divesting the operation.
Read more:
http://news.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/us-govt-to-inject-36300-bn-into-citigroup/14/16/367594
US unveils $20bn Citigroup aid plan
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The US treasury department has announced that is is investing $20bn in Citigroup Inc as one of a series of actions to help the bank. The US government will take preferred shares in the company as part of the arrangement. In a late Sunday night announcement, the treasury department said it and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp will provide protection against losses in a pool of about $306bn worth of loans and securities on Citigroup's balance sheet. Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/11/2008112475458284269.html |
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Astronauts venture for third space walk
WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (KUNA) -- NASA astronauts ventured outside the international space station on Saturday for their third space walk, the longest and hardest of the mission.
Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Stephen Bowen are expected to finish repair work on a jammed-joint that should last more than seven hours. As the repairs was getting under way, a new waste water recycling system for converting urine, sweat and other fluids into drinkable water broke down for the third consecutive day.
NASA officials say the problem appeared to be a sluggish motor, which could soil plans to test the USD 154 million recycling system by bringing recycled water back to Earth aboard space shuttle Endeavour next weekend.
The repair mission has also been marred by obstacles. On the first space walk Tuesday, a USD 100,000 tool kit, which contained two grease guns, floated into space.
Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Stephen Bowen are expected to finish repair work on a jammed-joint that should last more than seven hours. As the repairs was getting under way, a new waste water recycling system for converting urine, sweat and other fluids into drinkable water broke down for the third consecutive day.
NASA officials say the problem appeared to be a sluggish motor, which could soil plans to test the USD 154 million recycling system by bringing recycled water back to Earth aboard space shuttle Endeavour next weekend.
The repair mission has also been marred by obstacles. On the first space walk Tuesday, a USD 100,000 tool kit, which contained two grease guns, floated into space.
AMD's 45nm Phenom II Chips Overclocked To 6+GHz
Hold the phone on handing the CPU performance crown to Intel's new Core i7 processors just yet -- the chip giant may yet have a fight on its hands in the coming months.
Advanced Micro Devices demoed its upcoming 45-nanometer "Deneb" desktop chips -- now confirmed as Phenom II -- for reviewers in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, and reports are in that AMD overclockers were able to achieve clock speeds north of 6 GHz on the second-generation quad-core devices.
How far north of 6 GHz? AMD spokesman John Taylor confirmed the basics of stories published by PC Perspective's Josh Walrath and Legit Review's Nathan Kirsch Thursday, but held back on outright endorsing the numbers originally cited in those stories.
Read more:
http://www.crn.com/hardware/212101254
Advanced Micro Devices demoed its upcoming 45-nanometer "Deneb" desktop chips -- now confirmed as Phenom II -- for reviewers in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, and reports are in that AMD overclockers were able to achieve clock speeds north of 6 GHz on the second-generation quad-core devices.
How far north of 6 GHz? AMD spokesman John Taylor confirmed the basics of stories published by PC Perspective's Josh Walrath and Legit Review's Nathan Kirsch Thursday, but held back on outright endorsing the numbers originally cited in those stories.
Read more:
http://www.crn.com/hardware/212101254
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