Technology

Los Angeles, November 5:In an attempt to give a significant boost to its sources of revenue, Google Inc. launched Thursday a new search engine service designed specifically for online retailers.

London -- Computer gamers will soon race their on-screen cars against real drivers during actual televised auto races, a British computer game company says.

Cape Canaveral -- The U.S. space agency's newest rocket, the Ares I-X, was launched on its first test flight Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

London -- British defense contractor BAE Systems said it was working to resolve allegations that the company used bribes to secure deals in Europe and Africa.

Los Angeles, October 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted unanimously Thursday to begin crafting the so-called “network neutrality" regulations to prevent Internet providers from favoring one application over another.

New York -- The popular Google Internet search engine plans to unveil new capabilities that will allow users to listen to and buy songs more easily, industry sources say.

New York, October 22 -- Microsoft has formally launched its much hyped operating system Windows 7 Thursday, thus offering a refinement over its predecessor Windows Vista.

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New York -- A Columbia University professor says NASA will announce Thursday its lunar mapping satellite has returned data suggesting there may be water ice on the moon.