eo.st - Actualité et News en direct - L'actu en continu - 01/10/2009

SPACE: European crew complete for virtual Mars trip
With the nomination of a Frenchman and a German, the crew of six who will undergo ...

HEALTH - JUSTICE: US govt to pursue Forest for unlawful drug marketing
The US Justice Department has filed a complaint against Forest pharmaceutical laboratories ...

SPACE: NASA sets March 12 date for Discovery take-off
US space shuttle Discovery's next launch will take place on March 12, NASA announced ...

ENVIRONMENT: Polar icecaps melting faster than expected
The International Polar Year survey, a vast enterprise involving thousands of scientists, ...

SPACE: NASA's first environmental satellite launch fails
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory failed to reach orbit, plummeting into the ocean ...

VIDEO GAMES: 'Trillion Dollar Bailout' virtually rescues the US economy
Will you slap or reward CEOs to avoid a total economic meltdown? Launched by a Web ...

CHILE: Chaiten volcano spews large volume of ash
According to officials from Chile's national emergency office, Chile's Chaiten volcano ...

Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years
NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties ...

Shuttle lands at California air base
NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour ...

Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening
From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe. ...

Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise
Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures ...

Motorola cuts 3,000 jobs and delays spin-off
Motorola is cutting 3,000 jobs and delaying the spin-off of its loss-making mobile ...

Chipmaker warns of global sales decline
TSMC chief executive says industry revenues in 2009 will fall by up to 10% in 'an ...

Netbooks lead computer growth
Despite the downturn in the economy, an unexpected surge in global consumer demand ...

Mobile makers braced for painful 2009
The world's leading mobile phone makers are braced for a painful 2009 after warnings ...

Microsoft looks to cloud to open new windows
If Microsoft fails to lay out a compelling plan for how it will adapt to the new ...

Microsoft results offer hope to tech sector
Microsoft is weathering the economic downturn better than expected, with sales in ...

Amazon wins over sceptics about web services
When Amazon Web Services was launched in March 2006, investors thought the hundreds ...

Netflix 4Q profit up 45 pct, defying recession (AP)
AP - Netflix Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit climbed 45 percent to surpass analysts' ...

Senate OKs 4-month delay to digital TV changeover (AP)
AP - The Senate on Monday voted unanimously to postpone the upcoming transition from ...

Struggling Sprint Nextel to eliminate 8,000 jobs (AP)
AP - Faced with persistent subscriber losses and questions about its long-term prospects, ...

GateHouse, NY Times Co. settle copyright lawsuit (AP)
AP - A settlement has been reached in a closely watched lawsuit brought after The ...

Senate OKs delay of digital TV transition (CNET)
CNET - Overcoming partisan divisions, the Senate on Monday night unanimously voted ...

Western Digital Launches World-First 2TB Hard Drive (PC World)
PC World - Engadget is reporting that brand-new 2TB Western Digital hard drives are ...

A Mac user's take on the Windows 7 UI (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - After I installed Windows Vista in November 2006, I was perplexed.

Geek Toys : Exclusive Zombie Mez-Itz Action Figure
Incoming Zombie Toy Invasion. Get yours now - before they are un-undeaded forever ...

Books : The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide
On 10/12/79, the original Hitchhiker's Guide was printed. Celebrate now, 30 years ...

Books : Z.E.O. - A Zombie Guide to Business
Learn how to govern your workforce the zombie way.A guide for any CEO or even us ...

Books : Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Another updated Jane Austen classic - now with more sea monsters!What has Jane Austen's ...

Gadgets : Spycam Car Key Fob Camera
Tiny size video camera in the shape of a car key remoteSpycam Car Key Fob Camera ...

Gadgets : JuiceBar Portable Solar Charger
Sleek re-chargeable battery pack stores enough power to charge your portable electronicsThis ...

Gadgets : Spycam Video Pen Camera
A modern update to the classic secret agent pen cameraSpycam Video Pen Camera $99.99 ...

Recording studios are being left out of the mix
Inexpensive software is shifting music-recording to the home. Industry experts estimate ...

Cloud Eye Control joins the traditional and futuristic
The trio draws on technology to shape a performance piece about a mystical quest ...

Lawyers are divided over WhoCanISue.com
The Florida-based referral website makes the legal profession look bad, some lawyers ...

Archaeopteryx may have been more dinosaur than bird
Since Darwin's time, the feathered creature has been called the first bird, but a ...

2 Americans, Israeli share Nobel Prize in chemistry
They used X-ray crystallography to map the structure of a key cell component, a breakthrough ...

FCC's Genachowski reinforces call for rules on Internet neutrality
The nation's chief telecommunications regulator Wednesday reiterated the Obama administration's ...

3 Americans win Nobel in physics
Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith share the prize for revolutionary ...