Over the last decade, the growth of satellite service and the rise of digital cable, have all left their mark on the television landscape. Now, another delivery method Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) has arrived, and backed by the leaders of the telecommunications industry. IPTV offers television programming to households via a broadband connection, using Internet protocols (IP).

Google said late Tuesday that it will launch the Google Chrome operating system, a computer operating system that initially will target netbook computers by offering a faster, better and more secure way for users to access Web-based applications.

Microsoft and Yahoo made it official on Wednesday. The two companies announced a 10-year pact where Microsoft will power Yahoo search. Yahoo also becomes the sales force for Microsoft’s premium properties. The companies said the search deal will accelerate innovation and bring more value to advertisers and Web users. Yahoo and Microsoft also get to focus on their core strengths.

India on Wednesday successfully test fired a version of nuclear-capable 'Prithvi-II' ballistic missile with a range of 350 kms from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from Balasore off the Orissa coast.

After failing to hit its target in the previous test, a new version of the 290 km-range supersonic BrahMos cruise missile was successfully test launched on Wednesday at a firing range in Pokhran in Rajasthan desert.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expecting to launch a eosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) in July this year, with the help of an indigenously developed cryogenic engine. The flight that is likely to launch the GSAT-4 into orbit will mark the end of India's dependence on Russia, which had been supplying the cryogenic engines since 1991.

A team of scientists from Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana are working on a project to clone the famous pashmina goat, the success of which is expected to give boost to the dwindling trade in the sought-after fur.

An Indian scientist from West Bengal has rectified the problem of satellite signals interfering with the observation of the universe by the world's largest telescope in the US.

A virus that attacks the mobile phones in Russia and 'steals money' by sending unauthorised SMS texts to gain control over the bank account, could spread global, experts here have warned. The virus that had only previously been seen in Russia, has now been found on an Indonesian cell phone, a leading antivirus lab here has informed.

Google has launched Google Ocean, an extension of Google Earth, which allows internet users to virtually explore the ocean. Academics and armchair explorers were as of Monday offered a unique insight into the world's seas through a new release of Google Earth, which now also features satellite imagery, photos and videos of the planet's oceans.