- World War II navigation system dies
The U.S. Coast Guard is shutting down a mapping service called Loran-C, which has been in use since World War II. Some advocates say killing Loran will make the U.S. too reliant on its replacement: GPS.
- China: Hacker training site shut down
Police in China have shut down what is believed to be the largest Web site for training computer hackers, according to local media reports.
- Endeavour lifts off on two-week mission
Mission managers loaded the crew into the space shuttle Endeavour early Monday for a second attempt in as many days at getting into orbit.
- Google analyst: U.S. Internet needs to get faster
Google long has been an advocate of a single Web, one that's free of government censorship and barriers to information access.
- Google-France book partnership stirs fears
A proposed partnership between the French government and Google is stoking fears in France that the country's literary treasures will fall under commercial control of a U.S. technology company.
- High-tech kept the Super Bowl on track
As the players, coaches and halftime performers -- not to mention the Lombardi Trophy -- made their way to Miami's Sun Life Stadium for the Super Bowl on Sunday, Jerry Hunter and company were keeping a close eye on them.
- 'Off grid' brings power to the people
The price of power has always been a political issue -- but now campaigners argue it could be the key to starting a green energy revolution.
- NASA head concerned about possible job losses
On the eve of Sunday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said he supports President Obama's goal of making the space industry a commercial venture, but is concerned about potential job losses at the agency.
- Facebook gets birthday face-lift
Facebook updates its homepage to emphasize games and apps and make it easier to find updates from friends. The site now has 400 million users.
- 'MAG' brings worldwide war to PS3
If you subscribe to the adages "the more, the merrier" or "bigger is better," then you should be plenty happy with Sony's MAG -- a PlayStation 3 exclusive that lets you battle with up to 256 players over the Internet in a number of near-future skirmishes.
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