Last week Apple Inc. updated its smartphones “death grip” Hall of Shame by adding the Motorola Droid X. However, neither Engadget nor PC Magazine had any success in duplicating the results shown in the Apple video. This leads PC Magazine to declare Apple’s Droid X claim as bogus. PC Magazine had released its own... »
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Ronnie Wood (of the Rolling Stones & Faces band) in major solo art show at Butler Institute of American Art – report & video
Gotta be there! Catch rock guitarist/musician and artist Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones’ and recently reformed The Faces’ band (and former member of The Jeff Beck Group) in Youngstown, Ohio, for a different solo gig. All lights will be on Ronnie Wood at the Butler... »
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London Begins Two-Year Countdown to 2012 Summer Olympics – report & video
Article source: VOA News (28 July 2010, Henry Ridgwell | London) - London Begins Two-Year Countdown to 2012 Olympics Sports stars and politicians are in London to tour the... »
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Who’s Got the World’s Worst Commute?
Article source: VOA News (26 July 2010, Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC) – Who’s Got the World’s Worst Commute? Traffic study reveals the world’s worst drives to work People who... »
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Photo of the Day Photographer: Andreas Øverland Photographer: under license from Creative Commons »
Apple’s iPhone 4 defense strategy – report & video
During the July 16 press conference Steve Jobs not only announced free bumper cases for iPhone 4 owners but also vigorously defended against the “death grip” as not being... »
White House: Leaked Documents Real, Pose Potential Threat; No New Broad Revelations – report & video
Article source: VOA News (26 July 2010, Dan Robinson | White House) – White House: Leaked Documents Real, Pose Potential Threat; No New Broad Revelations – report & video The... »
Moonlight on Montague River
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Angelina Jolie Adds Spice to ‘Salt’ – report & video
Angelina Jolie’s on-target performance pushes spy genre up a notch – see following report & video excerpts from the movie ‘Salt’ Article source: VOA News (26 July 2010, Penelope Poulou... »
What Is WikiLeaks?
Article source: VOA News (26 July 2010, Doug Bernard | Washington) – What Is Wikileaks? Wikileaks first came online in 2007, promising any individual a forum to anonymously publish... »
WikiLeaks Founder Defends Releasing US Documents on Afghanistan
Article source: VOA News (26 July 2010, Jennifer Glasse | London) – WikiLeaks Founder Defends Releasing US Documents on Afghanistan The founder of the website WikiLeaks is defending his ... »
FIFA World Cup Fans – a slideshow
Wow! talk about the power of images and the stories they tell! Catch this slideshow by Power Point Slide Shows who captures many, many look-backs at the exciting month-long... »
A $35 computer from India
A couple of years ago India’s Tata Group unveiled a basic $5,000 car which was and still is the world’s lowest priced automobile. On July 22, India’s Ministry of... »
Australian company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) develops Space Junk Tracking Laser – report & video
Article source: VOA News (24 July 2010, Phil Mercer | Sydney) – Australian Company Develops Junk-Tracking Space Laser Australian researchers say they have developed a laser tracking system that... »
Picture Galleries
One of the changes we made to our site is adding a Picture Galleries slide show section. There’s a wide and diversified range of subjects to view from –... »
Historic Documents Trace Chinese Immigrants’ Remains
Article source: VOA News (21 July 2010, Tom Banse | Portland, Oregon) - Historic Documents Trace Chinese Immigrants’ Remains For some, long journey home from Oregon to China ended too... »
Outsourcing, Japanese style
Consumers and customers in Europe and North America are accustomed to having their telephone inquiries answered by call centres in Asia where labour costs are much lower. These... »
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Photo of the Day Photographer: Gilles San Martin Photographer: under license from Creative Commons »
Zooming into the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) – with European Southern Observatory ESO video
The Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) is a vast region of star formation. This portrait of NGC 6334 was created from images taken with the Wide Field Imager instrument... »
Fish Oil Supplements Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Article source: VOA News (21 July 2010, Art Chimes | St. Louis, Missouri) – Fish Oil Supplements Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk Study author cautions more research is needed Fish... »
N. Korea Warns U.S. to Stop Military Exercises with South – report & video
Article source: VOA News (22 July 2010, Daniel Schearf | Hanoi) – N. Korea Warns U.S. to Stop Military Exercises with South – report & video North Korea has said... »
Mother Earth – a slideshow
It’s Mother Earth at her best! We thank Marco Belzoni for putting these stunning photos into a slideshow and making it available at slideshare.net for all to enjoy. Mother Earth View... »
Taking the dog for a drag
Photo of the Day Photographer: Axel Bührmann Photographer: under license from Creative Commons »
Zooming in on the young cluster R136 and biggest star R136a1 – with ESO video images
New discovery: Star R136a1 is the biggest and brightest yet discovered by astronomers! Image of the massive, young star cluster called R136, which resides in the 30 Doradus Nebula (also... »
Protesters Attack British Art Galleries Over BP Sponsorship – report & video
Article source: VOA News (23 July 2010, Henry Ridgwell | London) - Protesters Attack British Art Galleries Over BP Sponsorship – report & video Artists and environmental protesters have joined... »
Farnborough International Airshow Displays Innovations: Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Airbus A380, A400M – report & video
Article source: VOA News (23 July 2010, Jennifer Glasse | Farnborough, England) – British Air Show Displays Innovations – report & video The Farnborough International Airshow, held every two years... »
New wood henge discovered at Stonehenge – report & video
A stunning new discovery of a wooden version of Stonehenge has been found 900 metres from the famous Stonehenge. The Neolithic circular timber henge, a “twin” of the collection... »
Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse and Laurie 3
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“Facebook Reaches 500 Million Users” – Jimmy Kimmel Live video
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said this week that the social networking site has 500 million users worldwide, that’s half a billion. Some Facebook stats: Each user has on average... »
Sydney’s Opera House.
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