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There is no explanation as to how this might have happened, but the fire started in the wheel and then spread rapidly. Fortunately there was a passer-by who happened to have a fire extinguisher on hand (crazy, but true and we are thankful for that) and he was able to extinguish the fire. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: [...]

Hypersonic X-51A “Waverider” aerocraft produced by the Boeing Company makes a successful test flight on May 26, 2010. The vehicle flew at fives times the speed of sound for about three minutes. Powered by a scramjet engine, X-51A is designed to ride on its own shockwave, furnishing the U.S. Air Force with a long-sought Prompt Global Strike capability. (See the next page here)

The mobile services of Google in China are slapdash on Monday, the first change in the availability of the company’s various services since the statement last week of its conclusion to move Chinese search to Hong Kong. Google also created a status page where it pledged to update Internet users on the availability of its services in China as part of that announcement. Some services, such as YouTube [...]

Godaddy – one company is ready to follow Google’s stance on doing business in China. During a congressional hearing later today to discuss Internet freedom and China, GoDaddy managerial plan to announce that they will stop registering domain names in China in response to a new government policy that requires extensive information about registrants. Starting last December, individuals and [...]

To promote fuel-efficient vehicles, twenty-seven teams of young Pakistani engineers from various universities have been selected to take part in a competition being held in Malaysia this year. The selected team in see-off competition organised by Shell Pakistan on Wednesday, as part of a Shell Eco-Marathon initiative, seeking to develop energy solutions, the competition encourages students across [...]

Motorola will split into two separate companies in the first quarter of 2011, almost a year from now. The company had firstly planned to spin off the mobile devices unit on its own. Now Motorola plans to spin off the mobile devices and home units into one company led by Sanjay Jha, co-CEO of Motorola. Jha will have a portfolio of mobile devices and home entertainment technology such as the company’s [...]

PayPal payments to and from India blocked by the company, and non of the transaction was officiallly possible since last week. The paypal official quoted on his personal blog few days back, Hi blog readers, it’s Anuj from the communications team here. I’m writing to let you know that personal payments to and from India and transfers to local banks in India have been suspended while we work with [...]

An American Airlines jet skidded off the ending of a runway while landing during a cloudburst Tuesday night in Kingston, Jamaica, critically injuring two passengers. The Boeing 737-800, which is one of the airline’s latest jet models, had 148 passengers on board and six crew members, the airline said. There were no losses, but a number of people were taken away from the sight for treatment. The [...]

Maldives government ministers had taken lessons underwater signs for an extraordinary Cabinet meeting at the bottom of the ocean with the intension to highlight the threat global warming poses to the low-lying nation. Since taking charge last year, President Mohammed Nasheed has emerged as an important International voice on the impact of climate change with fears that rising ocean levels could swamp [...]

Can you imagine circuit boards hanging on your neck presented as medal after winning a game? J Medalists at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games will celebrate with circuit boards hanging from their necks. That’s true. Gold, silver, and bronze medals for the future events will be full of metal from recycled TVs, computers, and keyboards and all possible gadgets that might have [...]