The Jakarta Post

Bad connection caused atom smasher shutdown

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:59:26 +0700

A bad electrical connection likely caused the malfunction that sidelined the world's largest atom smasher days after it was launched with great fanfare, a senior scientist said Monday.

No turtles, chicks or exotic pets for youngsters

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:06:03 +0700

Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets - or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter - because of risks for disease.

Personal Technology: The lucrative loneliness of the Chinese

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:53:36 +0700

At what point do social networks on the Internet start to supplant ones in real life?

Take China, for example. It's a relatively big example, so it's worth taking.

US senator urges Justice Department to monitor Google, Yahoo deal

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:55:48 +0700

Chinese snoop on Skype, but are they alone?

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:10:41 +0700

A Canadian researcher has discovered that a Chinese version of eBay Inc.'s Skype communications software snoops on text chats that contain certain keywords, including "democracy."

Strippers, armadillos inspire Ig Nobel winners

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:49:28 +0700

Curing the inbox twitch

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:55:28 +0700

Scholars hunt missing pages of ancient Bible

admin — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:53:10 +0700

A quest is under way on four continents to find the missing pages of one of the world's most important holy texts, the 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible known as the Crown of Aleppo.

MySpace songs launch irks independent music group

admin — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:06:16 +0700

Unlocked iPhone 3G on sale in Hong Kong

admin — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:43:27 +0700

Apple Inc. is putting on sale unlocked iPhone 3G in Hong Kong, allowing people to use it with any mobile phone carrier.