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Sony’s ‘Welcome Back' package now accessible till Tuesday

Tue, 07/05/2011 - 15:44 by Rahul K. Chaudhary

Sony, the world’s leading videogame console developer, has granted a one-day extension to its Playstation users for downloading freebies through Sony’s ‘Welcome Back’ package.

Toyota recalls 110,000 hybrid cars on safety concerns

Thu, 06/30/2011 - 18:31 by Rahul K. Chaudhary

In a move to resolve its latest setback, the Toyota Motor Company has recalled around 110,000 hybrid vehicles including the Lexus RX400h and Highlander hybrid models.

SEGA hacked; LulzSec willing to help track hacktivists

Sun, 06/19/2011 - 09:49 by Rahul K. Chaudhary

Sega Corporation, the Tokyo-based gaming giant, joined list of ‘hack victims’ Friday, after Sony, Codemasters, and Nintendo were recently done in.

Japan trudges towards recovery as industrial output rises

Tue, 05/31/2011 - 15:20 by Jamie Anderson

The Japanese economy, which was in a shambles after an unprecedented quake-tsunami in March and subsequent nuclear crisis hit it, is slowly but surely limping back to recovery.

US regulators shutter five banks

Sat, 04/30/2011 - 16:09 by Neka Sehgal

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) had a busy day Friday, with two Georgia banks, two Florida banks, and one bank in Michigan shuttered by the U.S. state regulators.

Japan calamity: Government may bear most of quake losses

Wed, 03/16/2011 - 16:24 by Anter Prakash Singh

Much of the losses caused by the Friday’s earthquake and tsunami will have to be borne by the Japanese government, if we go by the past experiences. The equally shattering Kobe earthquake in 1995 had caused a total loss of nearly $100 billion but the insurance cover was for only $3 billion.

Workers abandon Japan nuclear plant as radiation surges

Wed, 03/16/2011 - 14:49 by Yasser Ali

Workers working tirelessly at a tsunami-affected nuclear plant in Japan were asked to leave for a while when radiation levels began to peak. The circumstances suggest that the nuclear crisis in Japan is getting more serious with time.

Japan earthquake: 2000 bodies wash ashore, 2nd blast at nuclear plant

Mon, 03/14/2011 - 13:52 by NeelamGoswami

About 2,000 bodies were found Monday on two shores at Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Japan following last Friday's catastrophic earthquake and ensuing enormous tsunami, Kyodo News agency reported.

U.S. dancer, Aussie man named pole champs

Sat, 12/11/2010 - 06:11 by Prince damin

Tokyo -- A pole dancer from Utah and an Australian fireman were dubbed the world champions at the 2010 International Pole Championship in Tokyo.

Zoraya Judd was named Pole Athlete of the Year by a panel of judges Thursday from the American Pole Fitness Association, The Sun reported Friday.

Meanwhile, the men's competition was topped by Duncan West of Sydney. West said he previously trained as an acrobat and only began with the pole about 11 months ago, Australia's National Nine News reported.

"It's a really good feeling, because I don't think of myself as a natural performer. To change styles and to be able to look out at the audience is a fairly huge step," he said.

COL BKB: Brigham Young 86, Vermont 58

Thu, 12/09/2010 - 11:05 by Rakhi

Glens Falls, N.Y. -- Jimmer Fredette paced Brigham Young to a hot shooting performance Wednesday and the No. 18 Cougars rolled past Vermont 86-58.

Brigham Young (9-0) shot 56 percent from the field and connected on 9-of-17 from 3-point range.

Fredette made one of those 3-pointers and scored 28 points. Noah Hartsock had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Cougars, who limited the Catamounts to 35 percent shooting. Brigham Young had a 38-25 lead at halftime.

Vermont (6-2) had won five in a row since suffering an 89-73 loss to Connecticut on Nov. 17. The Catamounts were led by 14 points from Brendan Bald.

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Japanese probe enters orbit around Venus

Wed, 12/08/2010 - 11:12 by Prince damin

Tokyo -- Japan says it is waiting to re-establish contact with its Akatsuki probe as it enters orbit around Venus after a six-month flight to the cloud-shrouded planet.

The main engine of the spacecraft was fired late Monday in a maneuver intended to allow the Venus' gravity to capture the probe.

Akatsuki then lost contact with Earth as it moved behind Venus, the BBC reported.

Japanese scientists said they would know by late Tuesday whether the operation to insert the satellite into the correct orbit had been successful.

The 1,100-pound spacecraft carries five cameras that are sensitive in the infrared and ultraviolet parts of the electromagnetic spectrum to allow studies of the planet's surface through the thick cloud cover.

Sahara Desert could 'breed' solar power

Wed, 12/01/2010 - 10:23 by Prince damin

Tokyo -- Japanese and Algerian researchers say the Sahara Desert's two most abundant resources -- sunlight and sand -- could help solar power "breed" and grow there.

The Sahara Solar Breeder Project is a joint initiative by Japanese and Algerian universities that aims to build enough solar power stations by 2050 to supply 50 percent of the energy used by humanity, NewScientist.com reported Tuesday.

The proposal is to begin building a small number of manufacturing plants in the Sahara, turning the desert sand into the high-quality silicon needed to build solar panels.