CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA has starting loading 1.9 million liters of liquid hydrogen and oxygen into space shuttle Endeavour, but the weather forecast is not good.

If the weather cooperates, launch is scheduled for 6:51pm EDT Monday (22:51 GMT).

SEATTLE - MICROSOFT Corp is giving a select group of technology-savvy testers an early peek at Office 2010, but it is still keeping Web-based versions of Word, Excel and its other go-to programs under wraps.

Office 2010 is due out in the early part of next year. Microsoft is adding more ways for people to work simultaneously on documents, organise their e-mail and edit videos and photos, among other changes.

TOKYO - MEGASCREEN theater company Imax Corp is hoping Harry Potter's magic touch will help catapult the company itself into a global smash hit.

Like Hollywood's movie studios, Imax is increasingly banking its future on countries outside North America. And Asia - the world's most populous continent - plays a leading role in the company's aggressive expansion plans.