Japan has been developing a virus that could track down the source of a cyber attack and neutralise its programme, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported Sunday. The weapon is the culmination of a 179 million yen ($2.3 million) three-year project entrusted by the government to technology maker Fujitsu Ltd to develop a virus and equipment to monitor and analyse attacks, the daily said. The United States and China are reported to have put so-called cyber …

The second of two NASA lunar probes on a mission to study the Moon's inner core so scientists can better understand the origins of planets went into orbit Sunday as planned, the US space agency said. The second Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL-B) began orbiting the Moon at about 2243 GMT, according to officials at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. GRAIL-A reached its lunar orbit on Saturday. "NASA greets …

It's an unlikely sight at one of the biggest US military bases: young families lining up and waiting patiently outside a warehouse for free gifts to slip under the Christmas tree. Times are tough as much for military families as for anyone else in America this Christmas, making donated toys for the children -- from teddy bears and Barbies to board games and bicycles -- more welcome than ever. "Like any other family, it's hard times," said Sergeant …

Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC Tuesday hailed a victory following a "better-than-expected" US ruling that it had partially infringed a patent owned by the US technology giant Apple. The US International Trade Commission on Monday ordered HTC to stop importing by April 19 smartphones in to the United States that used certain patents by Apple. However, the commission said HTC had violated just one of the several patents claimed by Apple in …

Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed the rise of social networks and mobile technology that's put the Internet at an arm's reach, day and night - yet a new study has found that people are even more distrustful of the information they find online. Three-quarters of Internet users find the Web an important source of information, but most people still don't deem the content they see online reliable, according to a report out this week from …

Superstar and Prince Mahesh Babu’s upcoming movie ‘The Businessman’ becomes the first Telugu movie to be released in Japan and Paris on the first day. Generally, overseas distributors (apart from US and UK) endorse distribution rights to other country’s exhibitors after sometime. But in Businessman’s case, it’s a Tollywood record as the movie becomes the first Telugu cinema to be screened in Japan and Paris on the opening day. The new trailer of …

The High Court in Australia Friday cleared the way for South Korea's Samsung to sell its Galaxy 10.1 tablet in the country when it dismissed iPad manufacturer Apple's bid to have a ban extended. Late last month, Samsung won an appeal against a temporary ban on sales of the Galaxy device in Australia, a rare victory for the company in its legal tussle with its US rival. But Apple immediately won a stay of the orders. However, its bid to extend the …

About 1,000 asteroids big enough to cause catastrophic damage if they hit Earth are orbiting relatively nearby, a NASA survey shows. In a project known as Spaceguard, the U.S. space agency was ordered by Congress in 1998 to find 90 percent of objects near Earth that are 1 km (0.62 of a mile) in diameter or larger.

The prints for power star Pawan Kalyan’s Panjaa have already being despatched to various locations. Panjaa USA regular 35mm prints were dispatched and will be arriving @ JFK (New York) airport by 7:15AM EST today - Dec 8 and several exhibitors will be pick the prints from the EWR airport to ensure no delay. Also, Pawan Kalyan’s Panjaa movie got the rare distinction of being reported in New York based ‘The Niagara Falls’ magazine before its release. …

The management of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a Technical University of Germany. According to a University spokesman, under MoU both the universities will establish educational linkage with research activities among the students. Both the universities will also organise workshops and seminars on different topics under the MoU, the spokesman added.