Technology

    ICANN opened flood doors of Internet Domain Names.

    Internet Corporation for Assigning Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Thursday voted to relax the restriction on domain names. The restriction that domain names must have only ICANN assigned tld at the end like SouthAsia.us, Netah.com have been lifted by ICANN during the meeting today.


    Ufone brings Asia Cup 2008 to handsets

    KARACHI: Ufone, one of the leading telecom companies of Pakistan, has multiplied the excitement of the Asia Cup 2008 by bringing some distinct value added services to their customers’ handsets.

Disasters raising new tests for telecoms: experts

Jun 19th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Technology

SINGAPORE : Disasters like the devastating earthquake in China have highlighted the need for countries to develop better emergency communications plans, experts say.



Russian rocket fires 6 US telecom satellites into orbit: Report

Jun 19th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Technology

MOSCOW : A Russian rocket launched six US telecoms satellites into orbit from a missile base in the south of the country on Thursday, news agencies reported.
“The apparatuses have been put into orbit,” Interfax news agency quoted an official in the strategic rocket forces as saying.
The Cosmos-3M rocket took off from the Kapustin Yar launch […]



Wii Fit women leave PS20m worth damages to their living rooms!

Jun 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Technology

Washington: It was meant to help Britons get back in shape in the comfort of their own houses, but as it turns out, a workout on Nintendo Wii Fit video game is causing million pounds worth of damages to peoples living rooms.



Discovery shuttle lands back on Earth after lab mission

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Technology

Washington, June 14: The shuttle Discovery landed back on Earth Saturday at the end of a 14-day mission to install crucial additions to a new space laboratory built by the Japanese space authority.



Japanese invent car that runs on water

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Technology

TOKYO : Tired of petrol prices rising daily at the pump? A Japanese company has invented an electric-powered, and environmentally friendly, car that it says runs solely on water.



Mars Phoenix lander offers up first secrets

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Technology

WASHINGTON : About three weeks after it landed on Mars, the Phoenix lander has collected particles that offer a snapshot of millions of years of life on the Red Planet, the team behind the probe said on Friday.
Nasas 420-million-dollar lander has also possibly located ice and is half way to offering scientists on Earth a […]



Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm

Jun 10th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Technology

WASHINGTON : Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station.
Hoshide extended the 10.06-meter (33-foot) metallic arm and tested all its six joints as engineers monitored its every move from […]



1,000 PCs shipped to India every hour

Jun 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Technology

New Delhi, June 8 : Computer shipments touched nearly 1,000 Personal Computers (PCs) every hour in the country in the quarter just gone by, with Q1 2008 (JFM 2008) shipments exceeding 2.1 million as against 1.9 million PCs in the same period in the previous year.