The civil society is for SC “Registru” transparency

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:33:34 +0300

The civil society is supporting the launch of transparency campaign inside the State Center for Informational Resources “Registru”.This initiative was launched as a part of the Ministry of Informational Technologies and Communication 2010 action plan

Jurnal.md “is combining” with Facebook

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:38:41 +0300

Having over 400 million registered users, which are spending over 500 billion minutes a month, Facebook is the most popular socializing network in the world.

Hawking warns the humankind

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:52:39 +0300

British physician Stephen Hawking has warned the humankind regarding the dangers of communicating with extraterrestrial civilizations, because any contact could become a catastrophe for the earth, according to The Sunday Times.

The largest telescope will be built in Chile

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:46:12 +0300

European South Observatory has chosen Chile as the place for building the largest telescope in the world – “European – Extra Large Telescope”, announced the official website of the institution.

Internet crime rate is out of control

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:24:15 +0300

100 attacks per second are launched daily on computers worldwide. Each 4.5 seconds a computer is affected by a cyber attack.

2000 years old coins discovered in Egypt

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:46:56 +0300

Egyptian archeologist have discovered 383 bronze coins whose age is over 2000 years, according to AP referring to the declaration of the officials. The artifacts, which are in an ideal state, will be included in the Giza exhibition.

Jurnal TV changes its broadcast parameters

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:12:30 +0300

Starting with April 21st 2010, Jurnal TV changes its broadcast parameters.

Science involved in entrepreneurial activity could save Moldova

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:11:22 +0300

You can’t tell that science in Moldova is privileged. There are situation when are meeting a lot of obstacles. Some of those who are doing it, are only envious.

Italy: A rooster has changed his sex

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:17:30 +0300

A rooster has changed his sex in a Toscana farm. According to Orange News, this incident took place after a fox has devastated the coop. Having no more chickens, he started to lay eggs.

A 5,7 earthquake on the Richter scale in Afghanistan

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:12:50 +0300

A 5,7 earthquake on the Richter scale took place on Monday morning in the center of Afghanistan, at at depth of 10 km, according to America Institute of Geophysics, according to adevarul.ro.

Facebook has shut down bin Laden’s account

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:35:24 +0300

The administration of the Facebook has shut down the personal page of the person registered under the name of Osama bin Laden, announced ABC, cited by Lenta.ru

The ash cloud – an exception from the last 60 years

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:03:22 +0300

The ash cloud produced by the volcano eruption in Iceland is the only cloud which has covered in only two days the majority of the transatlantic air corridors.

The Daily Telegraph website hacked by Romanians

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:04:19 +0300

The Daily Telegraph website has been defaced by what appear to be Romanian hackers angry at the newspaper's claimed portrayal of the country.

Computer sales increase with 25%

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:34:12 +0300

In the first three months of 2010, the amount of computers sold worldwide increased with 24% compared to the same period of the previous year. Over 79 million computers have been sold in January-March 2010, according to IDC.

Great Britain: Homosexual Swans in a Zoo

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:43:05 +0300

A group of swans with non-traditional sexual orientation moved to one of the zoos from the British region called Dorset, according to April 14th edition of the newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

Sony will launch the first CD with a 3D movie on it

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:40:56 +0300

Sony Pictures announced about launching the first CD with a movie in 3D. The CD executed in the Blu-Ray standard will have on it the animation movie called Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, according to blu-ray.com

Four times bigger profit for Intel!

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:59:56 +0300

Microprocessor producer Intel announced a revenue of 2.44 billion $ for the first trimester of 2010, which is four times more than in the same period of 2009. According to Wall Street Journal, the income increased with 44%.

Smartphones will detect toxic gases

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:18:37 +0300

Soon, the smartphone owners will gain access to a tool that detects toxic gases and warns the user about it.

Woman’s mummy discovered in Egypt

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:39:52 +0300

A sarcophagus with elaborate decorations, containing the mummy of a woman who had lived in the Greco-Roman age, was discovered in an Egyptian burial ground, announced the Supreme Council for Antiquities.

Cosmonautics Day

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:57:07 +0300

April 12th, 2010- 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin piloted spaceship Vostok-1 for the first orbital flight around Earth, which lasted 108 minutes. From the spacecraft, Gagarin broadcasted the first TV show from cosmos.

South Africa: Key-discovery in humankind evolution

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:03:20 +0300

The South African scientist have discovered fossils which are almost 2 million years old. They belong to a man and a woman – the representatives of a new race of pre-people. The discover could bring a new light upon the Human evolution.

USA: The micro-calculator inventor died

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:35:56 +0300

In USA, at the age of 69 died the inventor, businessman and doctor in medicine Henry Edward Roberts, known as Ed Roberts, announced Lenta referring to AP.

Moldova` s future lays in ICT sector development

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:57:27 +0300

“We find the development of ITC sector as the unique opportunity for the Moldova` s economical relaunching” – Alexandru Oleinic.

Forum.md –closed because of early elections

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:04:40 +0200

Forum.md –the most popular discussion board from Moldova was closed and it might stay so until after the elections. However, Dimitri Volosin, Simpals Company manager, was swift to deny that this was a political order.

Arrested for sabotaging Obama’s account

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:00:15 +0200

An unemployed 25 years old man, who nickname is Hacker Croll”, was arrested in the French region Puy-de-Dome during a special operation organized by FBI agents.

Prices less by 20% for .md domain names

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:56:00 +0200

State company “MoldData” reduces again the prices for .md domain names` registration and maintenance.

Attention: A new dangerous virus on Facebook (Foto)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:47:42 +0200

The virus sent by e-mail can steal bank accounts` passwords and collect confidential information from personal computers.

The domain sex.com couldn’t be sold

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:45:06 +0200

The auction for selling the domain sex.com which should’ve taken place on March 18th in New York was postponed due the request from the creditors of the company Escom, according to The Register.

Youth use web to cope with personal problems

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:48:09 +0200

Instead of asking parents’ of friends’ advice, British youth prefer to search solutions for their personal problems on the web. This is the conclusion of study performed by a marketing research company from England.

Google TV

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:43:20 +0200

Google is making a new alliance with Intel and Sony for the project Google TV, a new platform which wants to bring the internet right into user’s living rooms, according to realitatea.net.

Intel presented 6-core Xeon processor

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:52:23 +0200

Intel Corporation has officially launched the Xeon processor with 6 cores designated to servers, announced The Wall Street Journal, cited by Lenta.

Mac sales increased by over 40%

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:14:44 +0200

Apple Mac computers` sales increased by 43% last month, if compared to similar period from 2009, informs smartnews.ro.

Kingston launched the fastest memory in the world

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:49:16 +0200

The company Kingston presented the fastest RAM in the world, certified by Intel. The memory is called HyperX and respects the XMP specifications (eXtreme Memory Profile), writes Lenta.ru.

Apple announced iPad’s release date

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:03:01 +0200

Apple tablet, iPad, will be launched a little later that is was previously announced by Steve Jobs. The gadget will appear in US stores on April 3rd, and not at the end of March, at the established prices, according to click.ro.

Google could leave China due censorship

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:18:06 +0200

A high ranked responsible from Google declared on Wednesday that the web giant is ready to leave China if Beijing insists on censoring the web search.

MySpace to catch up with Facebook

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:21:10 +0200

With competition from booming social networks like Facebook and Twitter, and Google Inc jumping into the fray, MySpace hopes to become the first social network to regain its mass appeal.

3D TV`s from Sony

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:33:33 +0200

Sony will start selling TV-sets which will broadcast 3D images starting June, according to Euronews.

Massive snowfalls in Italy

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:20:10 +0200

Heavy snowfalls affected most of Italy. In some regions, railway and automobile traffic has been slowed down or even blocked.

USA has partially removed the IT sanctions against Cuba and Iran

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:37:24 +0200

USA Treasury has authorized the Internet Technology export to Cuba, Iran and Sudan in order to develop the communication between users, according to AFP.

Yellow snow in Russia

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:31:08 +0200

In extreme Eastern Russian side there has been snowing with yellow snow, said Elena Peskina, meteorologist in that area, for RIA Novosti.

Jurnal TV is writing history in Moldova

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:38:52 +0200

Jurnal TV was television synonym to professionalism under pressure, when Moldova was boiling, when journalists were hunted down and bullets were flying in Chisinau.

Nokia launches an economy class smartphone

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:06 +0200

Nokia launched the C5, the first model of the new class of smartphones. The telephone will cost 135 Euros and it will offer the users the possibility to read newspapers, according to Ziarul Financiar.

Apple sued HTC

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:08:31 +0200

Apple has sued the Smartphone producer HTC. Apple representatives said that HTC used illegally 20 technology patents which are used in the iPhone’s interface and structure.

Kazakhstan vs. Internet

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:29:23 +0200

Kazakhstan agency for information and telecommunication has founded the Service for Web Monitoring, which will built and refresh a “black list” of local websites, according to Vesti.kz.

Google launches person-finder application after Chile disaster

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:16:48 +0200

Google on Saturday quickly activated an online "person finder" tool to allow relatives and friends to find loved ones following the huge earthquake in Chile.

She aborted live on Twitter

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:10:42 +0200

Angie Jackson, 27 years old, has broadcasted live on Twitter he child abortion. The woman posted her reaction after she has taken an abortion pill.

Microsoft defeats Waledac Botnet

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:26:34 +0200

With the help of a U.S. federal judge, Microsoft has struck a blow against one of the Internet's worst sources of spam: the notorious Waledac botnet.

New trend: To break up on Facebook

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:52:17 +0200

Digital break ups are very popular nowadays, according to a new survey, more and more people prefer to break apart from their partner using emails or socialization networks like Twitter or Facebook, according to 9am.ro.

Weather forecast: Cloudy but warm weather

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:40:01 +0200

Warm weather, but still cloudy is expected all over the country today. The south-east wind blow with an average speed of 5-10m/s. Isolated it will rain all over the country. The maximum air temperature will vary between +4 and +9 degrees Celsius.

China has rain on command

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:43:44 +0200

Beijing authorities declared that they are in possession of a technology which could bring rain in the wanted regions in ideal quantities, according to RIA Novosti.

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:45:29 +0200

Among some of the most expected games of 2010 we can find Star Wars: The Old Republic. A massively multiplayer online role-play game placed in the Universe Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic.

Microsoft and Yahoo ally against Google

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:58:19 +0200

Microsoft's plans to buy Yahoo's internet search and search advertising businesses have been cleared by both European and US regulators.

Please Rob Me!

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:59:25 +0200

Be careful what you are posting on Twitter! The burglars could find out you are out of town and pay you an unexpected visit!

The youngest exo-planet was discovered

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:35:58 +0200

Astronomers have discovered the youngest exo-planet, from those know until this point. The article was published in the magazine Astronomy and Astrophysics.

New weed medicinal properties unveiled

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:59:14 +0200

Scientists of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) from California presented the authorities the results of study that proves cannabis can be used as an efficient remedy for various diseases.

Element 112 officially named Copernicum

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:03:45 +0200

RIA Novosti informs that element 112 finally got an official name- Copernicum, according to Horst Stoker, head of German Physics Institute.

Torrents.ru activity was suspended according to prosecusion

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:27:30 +0200

The largest Russian BitTorrent-tracker torrents.ru activity domain was suspended according to Certanovo region from Moscow city prosecutor's department decision, wrote lenta.ru.

Weather forecast: Watch out while driving!

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:43:13 +0200

Friday morning will start with fog, cloudy sky and moderate wind. Meteorologists say that even so it will be a beautiful day, with soft temperatures. The thermal maximum will get to 7 degrees Celsius.

Weather forecast: Rain all over the country

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:51:47 +0200

On Thursday we shall warmer weather, but still not a very nice one. It will rain all over the country. The south-west wind will blow with an average speed of 5-10 m/s. And the temperatures will oscillate between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius.

The most expensive .org domain was sold

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:30:52 +0200

SEDO has sold the most expensive .org domain at an auction. Techcrunch announced that Poker.org was bought by PokerCompany.com for one million USD.

3 forum operators arrested

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:53:27 +0200

An Internet forum which provided links to movies and TV shows hosted on sites such as Rapidshare has been raided by police. Following an anti-piracy group investigation, three alleged operators of the 30,000 member site were arrested,.

MITC insist on faster liberalization of border traffic

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:53:16 +0200

Ministry of Informational Technology and Communication (MITC) has disposed today during a session the urgent execution of all necessary procedures in order to start the border traffic.

The contraceptives for men got invented

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:03:12 +0200

Men’s contraceptive, administrated as an injection, is only at its testing stage. It is lasts for two months and is efficient for 99% of men

Weather forecast: Cold Weather

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:43:39 +0200

On Tuesday the weather will be cold. The air temperatures will vary between -2 and 2 degrees Celsius. The wind will blow with an average speed of 7-12 m/s.

Indonesia: Earthquake in the shore

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:03:22 +0200

A 6.2 magnitude seism was registered in the Indonesian shore.

Weather forecast: Cold weather is coming back

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:35:58 +0200

The weather will be cold during the night. The wind will blow from Norht with an average speed of 7-12 m/s. Fog will be present all over the country.

Weather forecast: Less precipitations

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:52:32 +0200

Valentine’s Day is bringing wet and instable weather, determined by low atmospheric pressure zone. The thermal regime won’t suffer any considerable changes – thermometers will indicate between 0 and 6 degrees Celsius.

The real face of the prehistoric man

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:55:21 +0200

The researchers from Copenhaga managed to discover the genome of a man called “Inuk”, and whose remains, 4000 years old, were discovered in the Greenland permafrost.

SETI opening its archives

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:01:36 +0200

The members of the extraterrestrial civilization search project (SETI) is opening its archives, according to New Scientest.

Merging Galaxies Create a Binary Quasar

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:24:02 +0200

Astronomers have found the first clear evidence of a binary quasar within a pair of actively merging galaxies. Quasars are the extremely bright centers of galaxies surrounding super-massive black holes.

Weather forecast: Rainy day today too

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:55:17 +0200

The weather is warmer compared to previous days. The air temperatures will oscillate between +3 and +8 degrees Celsius. The wind will blow from south east with an average speed of 7-12m/s.

Weather forecast: Rainy weather

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:19:56 +0200

We shall have precipitations during the night, mostly as rain. The south-east wind will have an average speed of 20m/s. The weather will unstable.

Google will create a network speed of 1 gigabite per second

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:03:05 +0200

The largest IT company in the world, Google, wants to create, in two years, a network speed of 1 gigabite per second. This will navigate up to 100 times faster than the present one

Weather forecast: Rain and warm weather

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:26:51 +0200

The warm weather, altogether with rain, should be expected all over the country. The east wind will blow with a moderate power. The maximum air temperature will oscillate between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius.

BREAKING NEWS: Iran suspends Google

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:04:47 +0200

Iranian authorities are worried by maintaining the public order during the National Day celebration of the Islamic republic, which is hold on February 11th.

Weather forecast: The rain is coming

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:45:39 +0200

On the night from Wednesday to Thursday we will still get unstable weather. The wind will blow from east with an average speed of 7-12m/s.

Real price for iPad – 219,35 USD

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:50:21 +0200

iPad, launched by Apple, will be sold starting March with the price 499 USD, actually costs twice less. 219,35 USD – this is the real price of the gadget, according got the experts of the ISupply.

Boredom - dangerous for life

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:03:17 +0200

Long state of boredom can actually kill you, a new study has revealed, according to topnews.in, cited by descopera.ro.

Weather forecast: It is getting warmer

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:44:29 +0200

It will get warmer starting today. The maximum of the day will be +1 degrees Celsius in the south of the country, and the minim will be -4 degrees in the north.

The Russians are raising the space ticket price

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:38:51 +0200

Russia will raise the prices for transporting American astronauts to space, according to Lenta.ru, which cited the head of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Anatolii Perminov.

Sweet beverages raise the cancer threat by 87%

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:26:25 +0200

Researchers from Minnesota University have established that people who drink two or more sweet beverages drinks are by 87% more exposed to pancreas cancer, than those who don’t do it.

Weather forecast: Unstable weather

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:54:10 +0200

The weather will be unstable. The air temperatures will be higher than yesterday, but the wind will be as strong. The minimum will get to a -5° C.

Excessive use of internet causes depression

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:33:36 +0200

Internet users who are compulsive about going online and have more social interactions in virtual worlds than the real one may be depressed, according to a new study.

Snow and blizzard

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:23:57 +0200

Cold weather persists throughout the country. Today the wind is harsh, will blow moderate from North East with 7 to 12 m / s. Isolated will blizzard.

A Google phone which translates

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:08:24 +0200

Google is developing software for the first phone capable of translating foreign languages almost instantly — according to hotnews.ro

Weather forecast: The frost is getting worse

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:50:34 +0200

During the night the weather will be frosty, and the minimum will get to -13° C. The wind will blow from North-East with an average speed of 72 km/h.

Weather forecast: Be aware of the frost!

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:08:52 +0200

Weak snow fall, cloudy sky, moderate wind, and average temperatures of -6 and -12 degrees Celsius. This is the meteorologist forecast for today.

Shackleton`s treasure discovered in Antarctica

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:48:03 +0200

5 boxes with whisky and brandy, which are older than 100 years, were found in Antarctica, according to the British television, cited by MIG News.

The youth is inside wine, a lot of wine

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:32:14 +0200

Red wine appears to protect the heart and prolong life. Now a new study suggests it may also be a weapon against obesity.

Frosty weather is back

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:40:10 +0200

On Friday the meteorologists are forecasting frosty weather all over the country. The air temperature will indicate between -1 and -3 degrees Celsius.

Fried turtle eggs

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:03:50 +0200

When they emerge onto beaches around the world to lay their eggs in the sand, sea turtles expose themselves to a trio of threats from climate change: cyclones, rising seas and warming temperatures.

NSA is guarding Google

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:21:12 +0200

The world's largest Internet search company and the world's most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity, according to Washington Post.

Weather forecast: We should expect a frosty night

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:11:00 +0200

During the night the weather will be frosty. The sky will be variable and in some places it might snow. On specific areas there will fog formed. Glaze will be present on road.

Google prepares a rival for iPad launched by Apple

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:42:19 +0200

The project was brought to blogs and specialized publications attention earlier this week, after one of the designers Chrome / Chrome OS made references to personal blog and Twitter page to prepared by Google tablet.

Maintenance products harm your health

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:16:30 +0200

Very frequent use maintenance products during pregnancy or the post natal period could harm newborn’s health, informs mediafax.

Still weather

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:46:11 +0200

Today seems to be a beautiful day from the weather perspective; the temperatures will oscillate between -1 and -6 degrees Celsius.

Stiif competion between smartphone producers in 2010

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:49:52 +0200

"The smartphone market will become ultra-competitive in 2010," said analyst Neil Mawston from research firm Strategy Analytics (SA).

Getting old is reversible!

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:08:20 +0200

Scientists have found a way to make old stem cells in the blood act like young stem cells, a discovery that could lead to ways to slow the aging process, according to descopera.ro

Weather forecast: Snowfall is back

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:16:37 +0200

This night seems to be quiet one; it will snow in most parts of the country. The wind will blow from north-west. The minimum air temperature will vary between -5 and -11 degrees Celsius.

Weather forecast: Cloudy and wet weather

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:25:43 +0200

The weather in the country will be cloudy and wet. The wind will blow with an average speed of 5-10 m/s. The fog will be present on Monday, when in some places there might be some mixed precipitations. The ice will also be present.