Endeavour Orbits Earth Docked To International Space Station

In this handout images provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, the International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour orbit Earth during Endeavour's final sortie on May 23, 2011 in Space. Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli captured the first-ever images of an orbiter docked to the International Space Station from the viewpoint of a departing vessel as he returned to Earth in a Soyuz capsule. (Photo by Paolo Nespoli - ESA/NASA via Getty Images)Paolo Nespoli, International Space Station, Endeavour, Shuttle, NASA, sp...

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Live television, new 'Halo' coming to Xbox 360

Don Mattrick, president of Interactive Entertainment Business for Microsoft, speaks at the Microsoft Xbox global media briefing during the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP / Matt Sayles)LOS ANGELES — Live television and another chapter of the "Halo" game are landing on Xbox 360. Microsoft Corp. announced its plan for the video game console on Monday at a news conference kicking off the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the industry's annual convention. The company said live TV would be offered by domestic and international broadcasters, but no other details were revealed. Partnerships with international broadcasters...

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New FT app bypasses iTunes to deal directly with readers

The FT's new iPad app is available via browsers rather than iTunesThe Financial Times has introduced a new browser-based app for tablets, claiming it as "a major first by a news publisher."The automatically updating app will enable readers to access its editorial content across a broad range of tablet and smartphone devices.According to an article in today's FT, the app will bypass Apple's iTunes store and Google's android market.It will therefore overcome the problem posed by Apple's reluctance to share detailed data on the identities and behaviour of users. Publishers have railed against that barrier.Initially optimised for the iPad and iPhone,...

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Can Apple's iCloud rival Google and Amazon?

With the iCloud the data is stored in Apple's servers and can also be accessed wirelessly by phones, computers and tabletsSo Apple has at last got into the cloud, with Steve Jobs unveiling the iCloud service at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference. What will the iCloud mean for users - and does it really pose a threat to rival services from the likes of Google, Amazon and Spotify? I've been taking a look.So Apple has at last got into the cloud, with Steve Jobs unveiling the iCloud service at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference. What will the iCloud mean for users - and does it really pose a threat to rival...

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CAMBODIA-THAILAND: Border dispute hits de-mining efforts

Cambodia is littered with landmines (Photo: Sean Sutton/MAG)BANGKOK, 7 June 2011 (IRIN) - Cambodia's ongoing border dispute with Thailand is undermining mine-clearance activities inside the country, specialists say. "The lack of clearance along parts of the border stops the removal of mines, leading to more casualties," Cameron Imber, programme manager for the British demining NGO Halo Trust, told IRIN from the northwestern town of Siem Reap.The heavily mined border area in the country's northwest includes a 1,065km long minefield known as "K5", which runs along the 798km Thai-Cambodian border. Laid by the north Vietnamese in the mid-1980s,...

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