Intel Corp launched its newest, fastest and most energy-efficient microprocessors, which it calls Core 2 Duos, on Thursday, that are expected to help the world's largest chip maker retake ground lost to smaller competitor Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD).

The world's second-biggest personal-computer maker, Hewlett-Packard yesterday night announced a $ 4.5 billion cash deal to buy business software maker Mercury Interactive.

Moser Baer India Ltd. today announced that it has begun shipping HD DVD-R ((high-density digital video recordable discs), a next generation format, to its global OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) customers.

A new device, being pushed as the world's first hands-free and eyes-free e-mail solution for use inside of a car, enables drivers to check their e-mails without taking their eyes off the road.

A designer, manufacturer and marketer of industry-standard digital integrated circuits (ICs), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), said on Monday it would acquire top graphics chip maker ATI Technologies Inc. for $ 5.4 billion in cash and stock to expand its product mix and grow market share as it battles Intel Corp.

Beijing -- "Chinese explorers found nearly 10,000 stones fallen from space in the Antarctic area, including one from the moon and two from the Mars," said Ouyang Ziyuan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, at the ongoing 36th Committee on Space Research Scientific Assembly on Friday.

He also mentioned that humanity has altogether obtained 26 stones fallen from the moon in the past.

Some scientists in China are also planning another space project, the "KuaFu Mission", aiming to study the activities of the Sun.

The second-quarter profit of an online search giant, Google Inc. doubled, with its earnings reaching $ 721.1 million, or $ 2.33 per share. The company, which declared results on Thursday, exceeded analysts' expectations for both sales and profit.

Google, the world's top search engine, is running tests of a specialized search mechanism that will enable blind or visually impaired people to access information more easily and efficiently on the Web.

T.V. Raman, a blind research scientist with Google is the creator of the new system.