X-Prize Foundation is offering $10m for the first private team that can decode 100 human genomes in 10 days. It is said to be the largest medical prize in history. Rapid genetic sequencing along with stem cell therapeutics are science's next great frontiers. Rapid genetic sequencing is expected to usher in a new era of personalised medicine, allowing doctors to determine patients' susceptibility to illness and the genetic links to diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.

Google Inc. announced today that it has agreed to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock exchange.

Microsoft is making the last trial version (Release Candidate 2) of Vista operating system available to developers and beta testers before it releases the finished product.

In PHP on Microsoft Windows you have to simply configure two parameters to enable sending mails through SMTP server. In Unix / Linux it is slightly more complicated. The solution, however, is much more powerful and works also on Windows. Let's first start with Windows.