Washington: The Terrafugia Transition, a light aircraft that can convert into a road-legal automobile, is to go into production after being given a special weight exemption by the US Federal Air Authority.

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Beijing: Chinese trade and Internet experts have criticized Google’s move to declare the country’s Internet restrictions a trade barrier, saying it was another move by the Internet search engine to politicize itself. Read the rest of this entry »

Dhaka: Bangladesh will this year-end join select democracies worldwide to have a separate television channel to telecast parliament proceedings.

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The California city, San Francisco, has approved the law which will require cell phone makers to post the “specific absorption rate” (SAR) or level of radiation emit for each model, according to PC World.

According to report, there are inconclusive studies which are suggesting the possibility of brain cancer due to prolonged exposure to cell phone radiation. The report also quoted the details from Federal Communication Commission (FCC) website about the ongoing studies that  ”there is no scientific evidence to date that proves that wireless phone usage can lead to cancer or a variety of other health effects”.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who is the supporter of the law, is expected to sign the ordinance into law.