Technology

Brossels -- The European Union awarded $1.5 billion in contracts Thursday to set up a satellite-navigation system to rival the U.S. Global Positioning System.

New York, January 7 -- Apple’s long rumored tablet computer has yet not been launched but it already has a contender. Weeks before the scheduled release of Apple’s tablet computer, Microsoft has unveiled tablet PC from Hewlett-Packard Co. at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

New York, January 7 -- Ford cars are all set to become the true mobile hotspots. The company has unveiled MyFord Touch, a next-generation infotainment system that will allow users to integrate some of the cellphone applications into their cars.

New York, January 7 -- Strengthening its position as the global leader in the display technology, Samsung Electronics Co. is now gearing up to tap the booming e-reader market.

New York, January 6 -- NASA’s Hubble telescope gave astronomers the first look of the youngest galaxies formed 600 million years after the Big Bang, which is thought to have taken place some 13.7 billion years ago.

New York, January 5 -- Joining Facebook may have seemed a good idea initially, but if you have now decided to limit your online activity and wish to delete your Facebook profile via Web 2.0 Suicide Machine, there's road block ahead. Facebook has blocked access to the site.