 OLPC, Microsoft to make Windows, Linux available on XO |
| BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhuanet) -- The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project and Microsoft plan to make both Windows and Linux available on a version of the project's XO laptop, the companies said Thursday.
In this Dec. 12, 2007 file photo, Renzo, 8,...... (5/16/2008 2:12:55 PM) |
| U.S. lists polar bear as threatened species |
| BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhuanet)-- The U.S. govermentdeclared the polar bear a threatened species because of the loss of Arctic sea ice butcautioned the decision should not be viewed as a path to address global warming.Polar bear twin cubs are seen in...... (5/16/2008 8:18:54 AM) |
| Quake-damaged road to epicenter repaired |
| A medical motorcade is heading for Wenchuan County, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2008. Rescuers finished rush repair on the quake-damaged road from Lixian County to Wenchuan, the epicenter of Monday's massive quake in southwest...... (5/15/2008 8:13:05 PM) |
| Beijing to host AMD research center |
| BEIJING, May 15 -- U.S. microprocessor maker AMD will set up a joint research center in Beijing, as part of its commitment to the world's fastest growing PC market.
The chipmaker will collaborate with the China Electronics Standardization Institute...... (5/15/2008 8:37:02 AM) |
| Apple says online stores out of iPhones |
| iPhone (File Photo)BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Apple Inc. says its online stores in the United States and United Kingdom are sold out of the iPhone, an indication supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation...... (5/13/2008 2:37:07 PM) |
| RIM introduces Bold, new BlackBerry model |
| RIM unveiled the Bold, its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year. (File Photo)BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. rose to a new all-time high Monday as the smart-phone maker unveiled the Bold,its first...... (5/13/2008 1:31:06 PM) |
| Genetically modified human embryo stirs controversy |
| BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet) --News that U.S.
scientists have for the first time produced genetically modified human embryo is
stirringcontroversy in the communities of scientists, ethicists, and
government officials.The GM embryo was created by...... (5/13/2008 8:25:45 AM) |
| Theory: fatter dinosaurs might have survived |
| If dinosaurs had been fatter, they might still be around. (File Photo)BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhuanet) -- If dinosaurs had been fatter, they might still be around. That's the theory of a team of researchers at New York Medical College --that a lack of...... (5/12/2008 3:23:56 PM) |
