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Video Games

EA Has Joined Steam

EA Has Joined Steam

Electronic Arts (EA) has finally decided to join Valve Software's download service, Steam. The...
» read full story December 22nd, 2008 - 17:26
Half Of The American Adults Play Video Games Too

Half Of The American Adults Play Video Games Too

A recent survey released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project reveals that more than...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 14:01
Video Games, Also Popular Among Adults

Video Games, Also Popular Among Adults

Video games have been long considered the favorite pastime for youths and teenagers, but recent...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 20:33
Study: Video Games Generate Civic Experiences Better Than School

Study: Video Games Generate Civic Experiences Better Than School

Video games and children are usually two things that parents are advised to keep apart. However, a...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 14:00
Study Says  Gaming Has Beneficial Effects

Study Says Gaming Has Beneficial Effects

A study published today by non-profit Pew Research Center shows that video gaming is widespread...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 15:02
Spore Challenges The Sims’ Popularity

Spore Challenges The Sims’ Popularity

You just loved The Sims, didn’t you? Will Wright, the creator of the most popular video game ever,...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 15:09
Electronic Arts’ Impressive Line Up At E3 Expo

Electronic Arts’ Impressive Line Up At E3 Expo

As expected, the gaming giant Electronic Arts has unleashed today the complete list of games that...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 14:27
GTA IV: A $100 Million Budget Doesn't Guarantee Bugless Launch

GTA IV: A $100 Million Budget Doesn't Guarantee Bugless Launch

In an interview with Times Online, GTA IV producer Leslie Benzies has confirmed that the budget...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 18:25
Three FPS Games Win Top AIAS Awards

Three FPS Games Win Top AIAS Awards

BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and The Orange Box won the most prizes, four each, at the...
» read full story February 08th, 2008 - 22:07
Portal: First Slice Offered for Free to Nvidia Users

Portal: First Slice Offered for Free to Nvidia Users

Video game developer Valve and Nvidia decided to offer Nvidia graphics cards’ owners a free...
» read full story January 12th, 2008 - 10:08
Access Valve’s Portal Through Your Nvidia GPU

Access Valve’s Portal Through Your Nvidia GPU

The innovative first-person-puzzle emanating from Valve’s Orange Box is getting a free, extended...
» read full story January 10th, 2008 - 21:56
Guitar Hero III Is The Star Of Games Sales In October

Guitar Hero III Is The Star Of Games Sales In October

According to the latest NPD Group report, total videogame software sales for October came to...
» read full story November 17th, 2007 - 09:55
Is There Any Future For Xbox 360 Arcade?

Is There Any Future For Xbox 360 Arcade?

After Nintendo Wii has changed from the outsider to the champ of gaming consoles world, Microsoft...
» read full story October 25th, 2007 - 15:23
Valve’s Orange Box Tops BioShock and Halo 3

Valve’s Orange Box Tops BioShock and Halo 3

Valve Software’s recently launched Orange Box has topped both BioShock and Halo 3 in terms of...
» read full story October 11th, 2007 - 12:29
M-Rated Games Make More Money in the US

M-Rated Games Make More Money in the US

Violence, atrocities, blood, injurious language, they’re all ingredients that make up an M-rated...
» read full story September 11th, 2007 - 21:12
Sierra Reveals New TPS Franchise

Sierra Reveals New TPS Franchise

Sierra Entertainment is aiming to regain its former glory as a top-notch publisher like it once...
» read full story August 23rd, 2007 - 20:03
Zoo Tycoon 2 Heading to the Nintendo DS

Zoo Tycoon 2 Heading to the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS’s unstoppable popularity determines even the most conservative developers to turn their...
» read full story August 15th, 2007 - 22:47
James Cameron and Ubisoft Working on Avatar Game

James Cameron and Ubisoft Working on Avatar Game

Famous American director James Cameron has partnered with French publisher and developer Ubisoft to...
» read full story July 25th, 2007 - 15:22
China Starts War with World of Warcraft Addicts

China Starts War with World of Warcraft Addicts

Chinese authorities are targeting a national crackdown on online gamers who spend more than 3 hours...
» read full story July 17th, 2007 - 14:01
Xbox 360 E3: GoW for PC, but No Price Cut

Xbox 360 E3: GoW for PC, but No Price Cut

Microsoft kicked off this year’s E3 with big announcements concerning the games line-up for its...
» read full story July 11th, 2007 - 11:06
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U.S.

Passengers escaped plane downed in New York's Hudson River

New York  - A US Airways passenger plane carrying 148 passengers crashed Thursday into New...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 22:44
Missing Pilot May Have Tried to Fake Death, Sent E-Mail

Missing Pilot May Have Tried to Fake Death, Sent E-Mail

The pilot who was still missing after his small plane crashed in a Florida swampy area was most...
» read full story January 13th, 2009 - 12:30
Obama, Family and Friend Visit Sea Life Park in Hawaii

Obama, Family and Friend Visit Sea Life Park in Hawaii

The vacationing U.S. President Elect Barack Obama has taken his daughters and family members to the...
» read full story December 27th, 2008 - 13:05

Girl Living Without Heart For 4 Months Leaves Hospital

D’Zhana Simmons, a 14-year-old girl from South Carolina, was able to leave the hospital on...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 10:44
The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

For many people trying to kick the noxious habit of smoking, the Great American Smokeout is a...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:38
Many Primary Care Doctors Not Satisfied with Their Work, Want to Quit

Many Primary Care Doctors Not Satisfied with Their Work, Want to Quit

A survey released this week by the Physicians’ Foundation, a non-profit group of state medical...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 15:30
Overworked Doctors Looking For Alternative Careers

Overworked Doctors Looking For Alternative Careers

It’s no secret that life as a doctor is hard and tiresome. The sheer pressure of responsibility is...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 13:38
Al Gore Urges Obama to Dispense With Non-Renewable Energy

Al Gore Urges Obama to Dispense With Non-Renewable Energy

During his speech at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Al Gore urged president-elect of the...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 17:10

US Voters Support Gay-Marriage Bans

San Francisco - Voters in Florida and Arizona on Tuesday backed amendments to their state...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 09:53

Obama victory helps turn page on US racial history

San Francisco - An 11-year-old white girl came home from school in rural California a few days...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 07:53

Obama's Grandmother Dies of Cancer in Hawaii

Washington - Barack Obama's grandmother, who helped raise him in Hawaii, passed away after a...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 09:54

Bin Laden aide convicted in war crimes trial

Washington - A propagandist for Osama bin Laden was found guilty Monday on three charges of war...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 19:22

Multi-millionaires also back Obama ahead of election

Los Angeles - Barack Obama has promised to increase taxes if he becomes president of the United...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 11:50
Anne Pressly, TV Anchorwoman, Dies Of Injuries

Anne Pressly, TV Anchorwoman, Dies Of Injuries

Anne Pressly, the Arkansas television anchorwoman brutally attacked in her own home and found...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 11:26
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Movie Reviews

“Australia” Delivers The Sentiment Of Completion

“Australia” Delivers The Sentiment Of Completion

There comes a time when we wish to relive the past. We are free to dream away and feel previous...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 14:07
Who Doesn’t Like To Move It With “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”?

Who Doesn’t Like To Move It With “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”?

“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” aims to move it, move it again and it surely will. The incredible...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 14:07
Movie Review: “Eagle Eye” Can’t See Beyond Fiction

Movie Review: “Eagle Eye” Can’t See Beyond Fiction

Can I have your attention, please? Moviegoers, you have been warned. If your cell phone rings...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:07
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Music

Activists welcome court rejection of Madonna adoption

Lilongwe/Johannesburg  - A leading human rights group in Malawi on Friday welcomed a court's...
» read full story April 03rd, 2009 - 16:37

Malawi court turns down Madonna's second adoption

Lilongwe  - In a surprise move, a Malawian court on Friday turned down US popstar Madonna's...
» read full story April 03rd, 2009 - 12:28
Fans Hold Vigil for Buddy Holly

Fans Hold Vigil for Buddy Holly

When Buddy Holly's plane went down in an Iowa cornfield a little past 1 a.m. on the 3rd of...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 17:24
The Day the Music...Didn’t Die

The Day the Music...Didn’t Die

When Buddy Holly's plane went down in an Iowa cornfield a little past 1 a.m. on the 3rd of February...
» read full story February 03rd, 2009 - 14:35
Michael Jackson Could Die From Mysterious Genetic Disease

Michael Jackson Could Die From Mysterious Genetic Disease

The life of Michael Jackson is reportedly hanging by a thread due to a series of serious health...
» read full story December 22nd, 2008 - 16:34
Britney Spears’ ‘Circus’ Makes A Fine Comeback Record

Britney Spears’ ‘Circus’ Makes A Fine Comeback Record

By now it’s probably safe to say that Britney Spears’ pop-princess reputation is almost entirely...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 14:44
Paula Abdul Still Shaken After Suicide Of Fan

Paula Abdul Still Shaken After Suicide Of Fan

Nearly a month after the tragic suicide of a fan outside her Los Angeles home, “American Idol”...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 07:32
Britney Spears' Sons "Such Special Boys"

Britney Spears' Sons "Such Special Boys"

Fallen pop princess Britney Spears is reclaiming her tiara and what better way to reconnect with...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 16:37
Amy Winehouse’s Husband Released From Jail, Checks Into Rehab

Amy Winehouse’s Husband Released From Jail, Checks Into Rehab

If you forgot who Blake Fielder-Civil is, here’s a reminder – he’s British singer Amy Winehouse’s...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 12:11
Blogger Kevin Cogill’s Next Years-Not a Bed of Roses

Blogger Kevin Cogill’s Next Years-Not a Bed of Roses

After posting 9 tracks from the unreleased Guns N’ Roses album “Chinese Democracy” on his blog in...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 16:41

Michael Jackson, once pop's Peter Pan, turns a sad 50

Santa Maria, California - The gates of Michael Jackson's Neverland were locked shut this week. The...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 08:31
Jennifer Lopez Shares Her Triathlon Training Secrets

Jennifer Lopez Shares Her Triathlon Training Secrets

Meeting up with Good Morning America's Chris Cuomo in Central Park this morning, Jennifer Lopez,...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 23:26
Britney Spears And Kevin Federlines’ Child Custody Deal Finally Agreed

Britney Spears And Kevin Federlines’ Child Custody Deal Finally Agreed

Pop star Britney Spears and her ex-husband Kevin Federline have finally reached a child custody...
» read full story July 26th, 2008 - 15:45
50 Cent Ordered Not to Sell Property, Site of Fire

50 Cent Ordered Not to Sell Property, Site of Fire

A New York judge has ordered rapper 50 Cent to hold onto a property where a suspicious fire...
» read full story June 11th, 2008 - 15:19
Shania Twain Speaks About Her Divorce

Shania Twain Speaks About Her Divorce

In a message posted on her website, the country singer Shania Twain thanked her fans for their...
» read full story June 07th, 2008 - 14:50
Shania Twain, Husband Separate after 14 Years

Shania Twain, Husband Separate after 14 Years

Who would have seen this coming? Shania Twain and husband Robert “Mutt” Lange,...
» read full story May 16th, 2008 - 17:55
Malawi Court Postpones Final Say on Madonna Adoption

Malawi Court Postpones Final Say on Madonna Adoption

Madonna’s long-unfolding adoption of a two-year-old Malawian boy may take a while longer to...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 16:41
Report: Coachella Festival’s Inflatable Pig Found in Desert

Report: Coachella Festival’s Inflatable Pig Found in Desert

Organizers of the major Coachella music festival announced they are prepared to offer a $10,000...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 12:12
Saxophonist Frank Morgan Dead from Colon Cancer at 73

Saxophonist Frank Morgan Dead from Colon Cancer at 73

Saxophonist Frank Morgan died on Friday, December 14, at his home in Minneapolis. He suffered...
» read full story December 20th, 2007 - 12:17
Spice Girls, Masters of Showmanship Still

Spice Girls, Masters of Showmanship Still

Whether or not they can really sing appears to remain a topic prone to debate but those reunited...
» read full story December 03rd, 2007 - 16:58
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Sports

Spurs win division title from late Finley, Duncan heroics

Los Angeles  - Leave it to the seasoned veterans to end the San Antonio Spurs' regular-season...
» read full story April 16th, 2009 - 14:33

Ajax Come To Life Again With Win In Hamburg

Hamburg - The concept of total football was nowhere to be seen, but Thursday night's 1-0 victory at...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 16:52

Arsenal Eye Consistency and Top Spot

London - Arsenal will be hoping to shake off their inconsistent start to the English Premier League...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 16:22

Officials Go under Cover to Catch Up Rain-Hit Japan Open

Tokyo - Officials took cover indoors as rain from an approaching typhoon dampened the Japan Open...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 15:45

For Some, Just Getting to the Olympics Is a Victory

Beijing (dpa) - Some countries competing in the Beijing Olympics have worked years to get here and...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 09:50

At Li's Mobile Bike Shed, They Think the Olympics Are Good

Beijing - In a little street, next to Beijing's Workers' Stadium that hosts Olympic football...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 13:02
Curry And The Wildcats – Kings Of Georgetown

Curry And The Wildcats – Kings Of Georgetown

Out of the dark and into the light were the Davidson Wildcats on Sunday, when they became ‘kings...
» read full story March 24th, 2008 - 14:17
Moss Fights Back, Accuses Alleged Victim of Extortion

Moss Fights Back, Accuses Alleged Victim of Extortion

Randy Moss can’t even sit back and relax after the history-making season with the Patriots, as...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 16:37
Everett Makes Remarkable Recovery

Everett Makes Remarkable Recovery

Kevin Everett showed remarkable signs of recovery upon his Sunday stopover to the Buffalo Bills...
» read full story December 24th, 2007 - 19:58
Allen Scores 28 against Garnett’s Former Team

Allen Scores 28 against Garnett’s Former Team

Kevin Garnett scored nine points, made six rebounds and recorded two assists in 28 minutes of the...
» read full story October 11th, 2007 - 10:42
Wenger's Arsenal Routs Derby 5-0

Wenger's Arsenal Routs Derby 5-0

Emmanuel Adebayor scored a hat-trick as Arsenal recorded their fourth successive Premier League win...
» read full story September 22nd, 2007 - 20:40
Experimental Procedure May Give Everett’s Unique Case a Happy End

Experimental Procedure May Give Everett’s Unique Case a Happy End

American professional football player Kevin Everett broke his neck during a game lost to the Denver...
» read full story September 15th, 2007 - 09:46
Everett’s Condition Improved after “Minor Miracle”

Everett’s Condition Improved after “Minor Miracle”

Two days after Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett was paralyzed during a game and just one day...
» read full story September 12th, 2007 - 14:10
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Specials

Plavix – Aspirin Combo Lowers Risk of Heart-Related Problems

Plavix – Aspirin Combo Lowers Risk of Heart-Related Problems

Patients suffering from atrial fibrillation who are not able to follow treatment with warfarin to...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 16:31

Barbie not bent out of shape over 50th birthday

Los Angeles - Uber-fashion doll Barbie turned 50 on Monday, celebrating her half century with a...
» read full story March 10th, 2009 - 10:23
‘Bachelor’ Dumpee Melissa Competes in ‘Dancing With the Stars’

‘Bachelor’ Dumpee Melissa Competes in ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Melissa Rycroft, who was dumped by Jason Mesnick on the season finale of The Bachelor, will take...
» read full story March 09th, 2009 - 22:18
L.A. Clinic Will Soon Offer Custom-Designed Babies

L.A. Clinic Will Soon Offer Custom-Designed Babies

A Los Angeles clinic plans to make some monumental changes in the way babies are conceived. The...
» read full story March 03rd, 2009 - 15:11
Barbie Knows How to Party… Even at 50

Barbie Knows How to Party… Even at 50

Life in plastic is fantastic! Barbie turns 50 on March 9, but the doll maintains her fresh spirit...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 15:00
Babies’ Gestures Linked to the Development of Infant Speech

Babies’ Gestures Linked to the Development of Infant Speech

Thursday, United States researchers revealed that babies that used many gesture in order to...
» read full story February 15th, 2009 - 20:29
With Google Ocean, Now We Can All Be Dolphins

With Google Ocean, Now We Can All Be Dolphins

In a new major update of its already famous Google Earth, the Mountain View proved that the world...
» read full story February 03rd, 2009 - 14:41
200 Years of Edgar Allan Poe

200 Years of Edgar Allan Poe

The day that marks Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th anniversary is that of 19th of January 2009....
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 16:54
Jobs Needs His Privacy, But The Media Is Watching…

Jobs Needs His Privacy, But The Media Is Watching…

While half the globe is digging for clues on what the serious health problem forcing Steve Jobs...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 15:03
Sleeping 7 Hours Or More Protects You From Common Cold

Sleeping 7 Hours Or More Protects You From Common Cold

  A new study suggests the connection between lack of sleep and common cold is stronger than...
» read full story January 14th, 2009 - 15:00
“Dark Knight” Takes Over People’s Choice Awards

“Dark Knight” Takes Over People’s Choice Awards

Wednesday, at the 35th annual edition of People’s Choice Awards, „The Dark...
» read full story January 08th, 2009 - 16:19
Patrick Swayze May Live 2 Years Tops

Patrick Swayze May Live 2 Years Tops

Patrick Swayze admitted the fact that his pancreatic cancer will kill him in two years tops. In...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 17:30
Dr. Meg, Teenagers And MySpace Postings

Dr. Meg, Teenagers And MySpace Postings

Dr. Megan A. Moreno, the lead author of two studies about networking websites that were published...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 21:26
Teens, MySpace, Sex, Violence and Alcohol

Teens, MySpace, Sex, Violence and Alcohol

A recent study revealed that the hottest topics of discussion on the social networking giant...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 19:25
Gyms Have Special Offers for the New Year! Find a Fitness Club that Fits You

Gyms Have Special Offers for the New Year! Find a Fitness Club that Fits You

The first week of January is always the busiest time of the year for health clubs. According to...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 12:00
Christmas as We Know it is Richer Thanks to Charles Dickens

Christmas as We Know it is Richer Thanks to Charles Dickens

In his book, “The Man Who Invented Christmas” (2008), Lee Standiford keeps boasting the...
» read full story December 23rd, 2008 - 21:56
Is The Internet Better Than Sex?

Is The Internet Better Than Sex?

The conclusions reached by a recent survey point out that the Internet is quickly becoming an...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 16:22
Survey: Most Adults Would Choose Internet Over Sex and TV

Survey: Most Adults Would Choose Internet Over Sex and TV

The Internet has become a major part of our lives, and for a lot of us, it seems to have become...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 13:48
Zoo Conditions Not So Great For Elephants

Zoo Conditions Not So Great For Elephants

Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible experience for many, but knowing that their...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 14:27
Teens Encourage Online Flirts with Self Semi-Nude Images

Teens Encourage Online Flirts with Self Semi-Nude Images

Online communication is extremely popular among teens, but you might be surprised to find out that...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 14:25
Happiness Is Just Like the Flu: Contagious

Happiness Is Just Like the Flu: Contagious

A study that monitored 4,700 over a period of 20 years found that a person’s neighbours’ or...
» read full story December 07th, 2008 - 15:25
“The Tales of Beedle the Bard” Invade the World Today

“The Tales of Beedle the Bard” Invade the World Today

The Harry Potter mania continues this week as adored British writer J. K. Rowling releases “The...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 14:12
William Gibson Has Died At Age 94

William Gibson Has Died At Age 94

American playwright William Gibson died on Tuesday at age 94 this week in Massachusetts, a...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 23:20
Srizbi Botnet Is Back To Life

Srizbi Botnet Is Back To Life

Srizbi is one of the biggest botnets on the Internet, being responsible for 75% of the spam mail...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 17:57
Can AIDS Epidemic Be Stopped?

Can AIDS Epidemic Be Stopped?

How to manage the HIV epidemic is a question that appears to be more frequent than ever nowadays....
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 14:27
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:30
Researchers Capture First Photo Of An Exoplanet Orbiting A Star

Researchers Capture First Photo Of An Exoplanet Orbiting A Star

For many years now, astronomers have given their best to learn more about planets orbiting other...
» read full story November 15th, 2008 - 12:40
Shocking Preterm Birth Rate In The United States

Shocking Preterm Birth Rate In The United States

The rate of premature birth in the United States has reached an alarming 12,7 percent, although the...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 23:50
Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’

Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’

Hundreds of previous studies have shown that obesity comes with a number of risks, such as heart...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:07

Myanmar Blogger Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Jail

Yangon - A popular blogger who liked to post real-life stories of Myanmar people has been sentenced...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 09:22
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Science

Astronauts installing new camera on Hubble

Washington - US astronauts on Thursday were conducting the first spacewalk to upgrade and repair...
» read full story May 14th, 2009 - 20:08

Marathon mission to keep Hubble's eye on universe

Washington - For nearly 20 years the Hubble Space Telescope has kept its orbiting eye trained on...
» read full story May 08th, 2009 - 19:25

Kepler camera launched: Other "earths," where are you?

Washington - NASA late Friday sent the Kepler satellite into Earth's orbit with instructions to...
» read full story March 07th, 2009 - 13:00
NASA’s Kepler Spacecraft Will Be Launched on Friday

NASA’s Kepler Spacecraft Will Be Launched on Friday

A U.S. orbiting telescope designed to help answer one of the oldest and deepest questions of...
» read full story March 05th, 2009 - 21:10
Study Says Zoo Life Is Killing Elephants

Study Says Zoo Life Is Killing Elephants

Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible experience for many, but knowing that their...
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 17:05
Study: Zoo Conditions Halve Life Spans Of Captive Elephants

Study: Zoo Conditions Halve Life Spans Of Captive Elephants

Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible experience for many, but knowing that their...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 11:22
Early HIV Diagnosis And Treatment Essential To Save Babies’ Lives

Early HIV Diagnosis And Treatment Essential To Save Babies’ Lives

A United Nations report has shown that early HIV testing and treatment procedures which provide...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 09:01
The Revolutionary Turtle Story

The Revolutionary Turtle Story

In an article published in Nature, researchers in China reported that today's turtles must have...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 01:28
Mammoth DNA Almost Completely Reconstructed

Mammoth DNA Almost Completely Reconstructed

A team of scientists is extremely close to a new scientific breakthrough, as its members managed to...
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 15:18
Vast Glaciers Hidden Under Ruble On Mars

Vast Glaciers Hidden Under Ruble On Mars

After the excitement of scraping up slivers of what turned out to be ice on Mars this summer, NASA...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 16:07
Study: Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Study: Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Today, it is one of the top...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 08:00
Astronomers Capture First Photo Of An Exoplanet Orbiting A Star

Astronomers Capture First Photo Of An Exoplanet Orbiting A Star

For many years now, astronomers have given their best to learn more about planets orbiting other...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 13:00
Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data Of 10 Volunteers Online

Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data Of 10 Volunteers Online

Hoping to give medical research a big push forward, the Harvard University Medical School made the...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 05:52
Old Experiment Concerning Life Origins Rekindled

Old Experiment Concerning Life Origins Rekindled

Recently, two hundred vials of chemicals that were used in a 1950s experiment concerning the...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 18:57
Update2: Hubble Ready To Send First Post-Repairing Images?

Update2: Hubble Ready To Send First Post-Repairing Images?

After postponing the Hubble Telescope servicing mission due to an unexpected communications...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 14:14
Internet: A Stimulus That Keeps The Aging Brain Active

Internet: A Stimulus That Keeps The Aging Brain Active

The Internet is undeniably part of our lives, but did you know that its usefulness extends beyond...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:00
Fan Use May Save Your Baby’s Life, Reduces SIDS Risk

Fan Use May Save Your Baby’s Life, Reduces SIDS Risk

A study in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine may offer a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 22:17
Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To Three European Scientists

Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To Three European Scientists

The 2008 Nobel Prize for medicine was awarded on Monday. Two French scientists who discovered...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 19:44
Update 3: Total Solar Eclipse  Limited To Lucky Audience

Update 3: Total Solar Eclipse Limited To Lucky Audience

On Friday, August 1, sky-watchers will have an excellent day, as they will get the chance to...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 13:33
Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

For anyone who’s ever been near coral reefs, the necessity to protect them is not a new story:...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 14:07
George Washington’s Home: Where History Meets Legend

George Washington’s Home: Where History Meets Legend

The years of excavations at the site where George Washington was raised finally paid off for the...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 12:25
Phoenix Is Ready To Conquer Mars On Sunday Night

Phoenix Is Ready To Conquer Mars On Sunday Night

After a journey of 10-months and more than 400 million miles, Phoenix is set to arrive at the Red...
» read full story May 24th, 2008 - 11:54
California Awards $271M in Stem Cell Grants

California Awards $271M in Stem Cell Grants

California has approved funding worth $271 million in total to create twelve stem cell research...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 20:21
Uncontrolled Synthetic Bio-Business in Development

Uncontrolled Synthetic Bio-Business in Development

US scientist J. Craig Venter and his team reported a few days ago the creation of first man-made...
» read full story January 26th, 2008 - 21:13
Next Attempt To Launch Atlantis Scheduled For Saturday

Next Attempt To Launch Atlantis Scheduled For Saturday

NASA mission managers announced that the launch of space shuttle Atlantis would be delayed for 48...
» read full story December 07th, 2007 - 13:39
Atlantis Launch Delayed

Atlantis Launch Delayed

In an unexpected turn of events, NASA officials decided to postpone at least until Friday the...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 21:35
NASA Says Atlantis Is Ready For Lift Off

NASA Says Atlantis Is Ready For Lift Off

NASA officials announced that the launch team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is continuing its...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 13:07
Scientists Discover Familiar Planetary System

Scientists Discover Familiar Planetary System

Until some of the major scientific discoveries were made, people believed all kind of things about...
» read full story November 07th, 2007 - 11:53
Astronauts Find Evidence of Joint Malfunction

Astronauts Find Evidence of Joint Malfunction

Two astronauts on Sunday completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) as...
» read full story October 28th, 2007 - 20:24
NASA’s Rovers Resume Explorations After Dust Storm

NASA’s Rovers Resume Explorations After Dust Storm

After the massive dust storm that nearly killed them, both Opportunity and Spirit are resuming...
» read full story September 09th, 2007 - 00:09
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Movies

Hugh Jackman lets slip he's a bit of a twit

   Sydney - Hollywood heartthrob Hugh Jackman has apologized to fans for getting...
» read full story April 09th, 2009 - 19:22
Tyler Perry Strikes as Madea

Tyler Perry Strikes as Madea

Tyler Perry's latest effort is half crazy comedy, half soap opera but in spite of the fact that it...
» read full story February 21st, 2009 - 13:46
“The Wrestler” – Great Comeback Both for Rourke and Director Aronofsky

“The Wrestler” – Great Comeback Both for Rourke and Director Aronofsky

As surprising as it may be, the subject of Darren Aronofsky's low-budget realist drama manages to...
» read full story January 18th, 2009 - 14:49
'Scrubs' Returns To The Roots In New Season Airing On ABC

'Scrubs' Returns To The Roots In New Season Airing On ABC

The quirky bunch on 'Scrubs' are ready to make their fans laugh once again when the new season of...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 11:19
The Box Office for the Last Weekend before Christmas

The Box Office for the Last Weekend before Christmas

Despite the fact that winter storms raked both boasts cutting business nearly in half in theaters...
» read full story December 22nd, 2008 - 01:06
Emma Watson Would Film Nude for Bernardo Bertolucci

Emma Watson Would Film Nude for Bernardo Bertolucci

Emma Watson was barely entering puberty when she starred in the first Harry Potter film but she...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 16:04
Polanski Seeks Dismissal of 30-Year-Old Child Sex Charge

Polanski Seeks Dismissal of 30-Year-Old Child Sex Charge

A controversial documentary released earlier this year focusing on Roman Polanski’s 1977 trial on...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 14:33
Michelle Williams Still Grieving Heath Ledger’s Death

Michelle Williams Still Grieving Heath Ledger’s Death

Michelle Williams has given her first major interview since Heath Ledger’s tragic death in January...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 15:37
Brad Pitt Sets The Record Straight About Bodyguard Scuffle

Brad Pitt Sets The Record Straight About Bodyguard Scuffle

Actor Brad Pitt attended a screening of his film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" in...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 02:26
Anne Hathaway Moves On With New Man

Anne Hathaway Moves On With New Man

By the time Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri was being sentenced to four and a half...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 03:41
Patrick Swayze Opens Up About Chemotherapy, Working 12-hour Days

Patrick Swayze Opens Up About Chemotherapy, Working 12-hour Days

Eight months since Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the actor is speaking...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 00:30
“Chihuahua” Scoots Over, “Max Payne” Rules Box Office

“Chihuahua” Scoots Over, “Max Payne” Rules Box Office

“Beverly Hills Chihuahua” lost the No. 1 spot it maintained at the North American box office...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 14:40
Nick Nolte’s House Burns, Actor Saves Own Life

Nick Nolte’s House Burns, Actor Saves Own Life

Nick Nolte must have learned something on the set of so many movies throughout his career, such as...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 16:04

Tuning In Is So Passé

Usually, viewers can hardly wait for the season premiere of their favorite show. They turn off...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 19:39
Screen Legend Paul Newman Dead At 83

Screen Legend Paul Newman Dead At 83

Unfortunately, the screen legend Paul Newman has lost the battle with cancer. According to his...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 16:38
Sarah Michelle Gellar To Make TV Comeback In HBO Series

Sarah Michelle Gellar To Make TV Comeback In HBO Series

With no new big-screen movie projects in sight, former "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 14:13
Lindsay Lohan Steps In To Defend Ronson Following's Dad's Angry Tirade

Lindsay Lohan Steps In To Defend Ronson Following's Dad's Angry Tirade

It didn't take Michael Lohan long before striking back at his daughter Lindsay Lohan's coming out...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 21:17
“The Duchess” Depicts Era, Fails To Examine Characters

“The Duchess” Depicts Era, Fails To Examine Characters

Being a duchess may seem easy, but it’s not. And being a controversial duchess is even harder....
» read full story September 21st, 2008 - 01:33
“The Duchess” Depicts Era, Fails to Examine Characters

“The Duchess” Depicts Era, Fails to Examine Characters

Being a duchess may seem easy, but it’s not. And being a controversial duchess is even harder....
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 15:51
70's Sitcom Star MacKenzie Phillips Arrested For Cocaine, Heroin

70's Sitcom Star MacKenzie Phillips Arrested For Cocaine, Heroin

Shouldn't people know by now drugs are not allowed on planes, and any attempts to smuggle some will...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 00:14
Morgan Freeman And Wife Divorcing After Quarter Century

Morgan Freeman And Wife Divorcing After Quarter Century

More Morgan Freeman news: The actor, who fractured his arm and elbow Sunday in a car crash and is...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 11:55
Pants-Sisters Are Back on Their Way to Maturity

Pants-Sisters Are Back on Their Way to Maturity

“Sex and the City” may be over, but another movie brings four different girls and their pair...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 15:26
Bale Keeps Silent At “Dark Knight’s” Spain Premiere

Bale Keeps Silent At “Dark Knight’s” Spain Premiere

Despite rumors that his marriage to Sandra Blazic is on the rocks, Christian Bale appeared at the...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 14:23
"Gonzo" - A Journey Into Hunter S. Thompson’s Life And Works

"Gonzo" - A Journey Into Hunter S. Thompson’s Life And Works

‘Gonzo: The Life and Works of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’ does a pretty good job at being entertaining...
» read full story July 04th, 2008 - 14:45
Tatum O'Neal Pleads Guilty, Pays Fine

Tatum O'Neal Pleads Guilty, Pays Fine

Academy Award winning actress Tatum O’Neal pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York to disorderly...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 13:08
"Hancock" or How to Lose Focus of a Superhero Movie

"Hancock" or How to Lose Focus of a Superhero Movie

Somewhat rightfully classified as a B movie, popcorn flick because of its bloat-free length and...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 16:06
Wall-E Earns $23 Million And First Place In Friday Box Office

Wall-E Earns $23 Million And First Place In Friday Box Office

Pixar’s animated story about the last romantic robot on Earth, “Wall-E” has earned the first place...
» read full story June 28th, 2008 - 20:09
“Wall-E” Greeted By The Movie Critics With Rave Reviews

“Wall-E” Greeted By The Movie Critics With Rave Reviews

It remains to be seen how “Wall-E”, the latest movie produced by Pixar and Disney, will perform at...
» read full story June 28th, 2008 - 11:51
Jennifer Garner Locks Daughter In Her SUV

Jennifer Garner Locks Daughter In Her SUV

Actress Jennifer Garner locked her and Ben Affleck's daughter in her Lexus SUV for a brief period...
» read full story June 15th, 2008 - 20:43
'Sex And The City' Still Stylish A Decade Later

'Sex And The City' Still Stylish A Decade Later

Considered the "fifth lady on the show," fashion has always been one of the major things...
» read full story May 25th, 2008 - 17:09
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Health

Nicotine Replacement Therapy Might Help Smokers Quit After All

Nicotine Replacement Therapy Might Help Smokers Quit After All

People who are not ready to quit smoking right now, but they want to reduce their smoking are twice...
» read full story April 06th, 2009 - 14:01

Study Finds High Rate of Rehospitalizations among Medicare Patients

A new study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that one in five...
» read full story April 04th, 2009 - 23:14
A Simple Urine Test Can Determine Prostate Cancer Severity

A Simple Urine Test Can Determine Prostate Cancer Severity

A new urine test that tracks a certain substance produced by prostate cancer cells may help...
» read full story February 17th, 2009 - 14:00
Worried about Prostate Cancer? New Urine Test May Offer You an Answer

Worried about Prostate Cancer? New Urine Test May Offer You an Answer

A new urine test designed to distinguish between benign and aggressive forms of prostate cancer may...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 15:20
Brain-training Exercises Don’t Delay Alzheimer’s Onset

Brain-training Exercises Don’t Delay Alzheimer’s Onset

A new study says that there is no evidence to support the theory that brain exercise programmes...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 14:00
Fewer Calories Equals Improved Memory

Fewer Calories Equals Improved Memory

According to the findings of a new study, eating fewer calories may be the answer to memory...
» read full story January 28th, 2009 - 13:40
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder May Have Common Genetic Causes

Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder May Have Common Genetic Causes

A new study on the link between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia has found evidence that the...
» read full story January 16th, 2009 - 12:20
Wyeth Vaccine Helped Slash Pneumococcal Meningitis Rates

Wyeth Vaccine Helped Slash Pneumococcal Meningitis Rates

Pneumococcal meningitis rates have declined substantially since a new vaccine was introduced in...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 13:30
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Parkinson’s Patients

Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Parkinson’s Patients

Tuesday, researchers revealed that deep brain stimulation significantly improved Parkinson’s...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 18:32
New Laws Request Fire-Safe Cigarettes

New Laws Request Fire-Safe Cigarettes

On New Year’s Day, laws requesting that the cigarettes sold in stores be all slow-burning...
» read full story January 03rd, 2009 - 16:23
Happiness Is Just Like The Flu: Contagious

Happiness Is Just Like The Flu: Contagious

A study that monitored 4,700 over a period of 20 years found that a person’s neighbours’ or...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 11:22
Americans Don’t Exercise Enough

Americans Don’t Exercise Enough

One of the biggest health risks that the United States face at the moment is obesity. In a recent...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 18:54
UN Report: Early HIV Diagnosis and Treatment Essential to Save Babies’ Lives

UN Report: Early HIV Diagnosis and Treatment Essential to Save Babies’ Lives

A United Nations report has shown that early HIV testing and treatment procedures which provide...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 14:10
Pill That Reduces The Second Chemotherapy Ordeal

Pill That Reduces The Second Chemotherapy Ordeal

According to an international Phase III clinical trial, led by researchers at The University of...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 23:51

Girl Living With No Heart For 4 Months Leaves Hospital

D’Zhana Simmons, a 14-year-old girl from South Carolina, was able to leave the hospital on...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:37
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 11:17
Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Today, it is one of the top...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 13:57

CDC: Huntington, W. Virginia Is the Unhealthiest City in the US

A new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention places Huntington, ...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 15:00
Merck’s Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts in Males As Well

Merck’s Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts in Males As Well

Merck’s HPV vaccine Gardasil was found to be effective in men as well, this time preventing...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 15:53
Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well

Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well

“Be active!” is not a message that we hear for the first time. Health care providers and not only...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 15:28
Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to ban...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:37
Preterm Delivery May Be Linked To Depression

Preterm Delivery May Be Linked To Depression

A survey says that about 10 to 20% of pregnant women show some symptoms of depression and that a...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 15:01
Leukemia Drug Found To Stop MS

Leukemia Drug Found To Stop MS

Recently, an outstanding discovery in the field of medicine and in the fight with multiple...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 00:12
New Guidelines And The Benefits Of A Regular Exercise Regimen

New Guidelines And The Benefits Of A Regular Exercise Regimen

The new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 16:20
Update: New Guidelines For Physical Activity For A Healthier Life

Update: New Guidelines For Physical Activity For A Healthier Life

According to government guidelines released this week, adults need somewhere between two and two...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 01:07
U.S. Government: Adults Should Exercise 2.5 Hours Per Week

U.S. Government: Adults Should Exercise 2.5 Hours Per Week

Obesity is one of the most dangerous diseases of the 21st century, and it wasn’t negligible at...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 22:13
Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Researchers found a safer method to diagnose Down’s syndrome and several other genetic disorders, a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:47
Fan Use May Save Your Baby’s Life, Lowers SIDS Risk

Fan Use May Save Your Baby’s Life, Lowers SIDS Risk

A study in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine may offer a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:14
Some Cereals Might Not Be As Healthy As Thought

Some Cereals Might Not Be As Healthy As Thought

Parents now have another thing to worry about. According to Consumer Reports, some breakfast...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 14:38
Early Detection Methods Of Prostate Cancer

Early Detection Methods Of Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the ninth most common cancer worldwide, but is the number one non-skin cancer...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 15:36
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Technology

Lack of moving parts, low energy use, makes SSD drives appealing

Lack of moving parts, low energy use, makes SSD drives appealing

Munich - Solid State Drives (SSD) are becoming standard in modern notebooks and net books, often...
» read full story April 12th, 2009 - 19:08

Spring cleaning a computer speeds it up

Crumbs, fingerprints and dust bunnies: every computer gets dirty. And the dirt is not just...
» read full story March 08th, 2009 - 15:04
Palm Pre to Launch Next Month???

Palm Pre to Launch Next Month???

Rumors that the Palm Pre smartphone will be released next month have exploded on the internet....
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:56
Survey: Adult Users on Social Networking Sites Quadruple Number

Survey: Adult Users on Social Networking Sites Quadruple Number

Social networking sites are primarily populated by young users, but the number of American adult...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 15:34

The State Of Social Networking According to Pew

If you have thought that social network sites are for kids and teens, then you should take a...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 14:12
Half Of The Women Would Be Glad To Go Without Sex Than Internet

Half Of The Women Would Be Glad To Go Without Sex Than Internet

A recent survey of approximately 2,100 adults from the United States shows that a good fraction of...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 07:58
Is The Netbook The Son Of The Economic Recession?

Is The Netbook The Son Of The Economic Recession?

Well, for many it really isn’t. The netbook has always been the dream of any computer geek who...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 23:48

Craiglist Rant Means Jail?

The Los Angeles Times reported that a man from Colorado who posted anonymous comments on the...
» read full story December 07th, 2008 - 12:29
Technology…Pleasure and Pain for Most Consumers

Technology…Pleasure and Pain for Most Consumers

Technology is part of our everyday lives, but how many of us really know how to handle all these...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 14:00
Study Concludes Internet Users Present Improved Brain Activity

Study Concludes Internet Users Present Improved Brain Activity

Apart from the well-known and appreciated uses of the Internet, there might be another one, as...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 07:56
Apple Puts The Spotlight On Laptops: New MacBook, MacBook Air

Apple Puts The Spotlight On Laptops: New MacBook, MacBook Air

So the knights of the Blogosphere are on duty as always, reporting live from Apple’s Spotlight...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 23:22

The computer helper: Living with laptops

Washington - Laptop owners face problems that desktop users don't have. Concerns, for example, over...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 13:54

Chinese Space Mission – Still Without Women

September 25th 2008 will remain embedded in Chinese history books, as the Chinese have launched...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:19
Is Google Really Looking to Buy Valve?

Is Google Really Looking to Buy Valve?

Google will take over Valve in the very near future despite the fact that Google doesn’t actually...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 10:09
Report: Google Is Allegedly Eyeing Valve Corporation

Report: Google Is Allegedly Eyeing Valve Corporation

Google is allegedly eyeing a buyout of successful game developer Valve Corporation. A report by The...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 20:48

Seinfeld and Gates Are Ready for a New Adventure

The second ad in the long anticipated Microsoft $300 million advertising campaign was unveiled. The...
» read full story September 13th, 2008 - 21:29
iPhone 2.1 Update Brings More than Promised

iPhone 2.1 Update Brings More than Promised

Friday morning, Apple released their iPhone update called version 2.1, in an attempt to make...
» read full story September 13th, 2008 - 15:47
Intel Challenges AMD With This Year’s Second Price Tuning

Intel Challenges AMD With This Year’s Second Price Tuning

The never-ending rivalry between Intel and AMD was revitalized this week, as Intel announced up to...
» read full story July 22nd, 2008 - 13:04
Introducing Seagate Barracuda - World's First 1.5-Terabyte Desktop

Introducing Seagate Barracuda - World's First 1.5-Terabyte Desktop

Seagate, the world leader in computer hard disk design and manufacturing, revealed on Thursday the...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 14:39
Asustek Offers 901 PC Preview

Asustek Offers 901 PC Preview

Today at the WiMax Expo, Asustek Computer decided to offer a preview of its Eee PC 901, the new...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 13:37
Teenagers Incorporate Informal Writing Into Everyday Assignments

Teenagers Incorporate Informal Writing Into Everyday Assignments

Instant messaging is not just fast, it’s also short, and teenagers seem to be addicted to it, in...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 18:16
Second Life CEO Wants Another Life As Chairman Of The Board

Second Life CEO Wants Another Life As Chairman Of The Board

Just months after Second Life CTO Cory Ondrejka resigned, apparently at Philip Rosendale’s...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 12:46
Update: In Europe Xbox 360 Arcade Is Cheaper Than Wii

Update: In Europe Xbox 360 Arcade Is Cheaper Than Wii

In an unexpected move, Microsoft has slashed the European prices of its Xbox 360 gaming platform....
» read full story March 10th, 2008 - 18:03
Online Video Sites Double Their Traffic

Online Video Sites Double Their Traffic

If you had any doubts about the popularity of video sites, then the last study released by the Pew...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 17:08
Boys Post Videos, Girls Love Blogging

Boys Post Videos, Girls Love Blogging

Another study conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project reveals new interesting...
» read full story December 24th, 2007 - 18:43
Microsoft Extends Windows XP Availability

Microsoft Extends Windows XP Availability

Microsoft decided to extend the availability of Windows XP all the way until the end of June next...
» read full story September 28th, 2007 - 22:17
Intel Buys Irish Company Havok

Intel Buys Irish Company Havok

Intel's involvement in the gaming-industry is no mystery to anyone these days, but apparently...
» read full story September 16th, 2007 - 12:19
WSJ: Sony Is Preparing A Video Download Service

WSJ: Sony Is Preparing A Video Download Service

According to Wall Street Journal, Sony is planning a new iTunes killer, a video download service...
» read full story September 04th, 2007 - 23:57
Microsoft Preps Windows Vista SP 1 For Early 2008

Microsoft Preps Windows Vista SP 1 For Early 2008

Microsoft is planning to unveil its first major update for the latest operating system, Windows...
» read full story August 29th, 2007 - 21:54
OPA: Internet Users Prefer Content Over Other Services

OPA: Internet Users Prefer Content Over Other Services

A recent report provided by the Online Publishers Association shows that users prefer online...
» read full story August 14th, 2007 - 17:03
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World

British man gets life term for knife murder of Harry Potter actor

London - A 22-year-old British man was Thursday given a life sentence for stabbing to death a young...
» read full story March 05th, 2009 - 19:07
Hero Pilot Recalls Diving into the River

Hero Pilot Recalls Diving into the River

  Audio recordings of the communication between air traffic control and US Airways Flight...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 15:22

Spying On Taliban, Al-Qaeda Is World's Riskiest Job

   Islamabad - Anwar Saeed's life was at risk either way, whether fighting with the...
» read full story December 23rd, 2008 - 11:22

No Christmas For Bulgaria Because Of Corruption

Sofia - Bulgarian officials complained how the European Union stole their Christmas when it...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 12:32

Russia Pursues Ambitious Goals Despite Financial Crisis

Moscow - Russia set out its development goals until 2012 this year, but the four-year budget plan...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 12:30

Georgia's Saakashvili Gambled And Lost Big In Ossetia War

Tbilisi - "Georgia would have to be crazy to go to war with Russia, and we are not...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 12:24

Iraq In 2008: Between Bloodshed And The Ballot Box

Baghdad - On December 11 a lone male parked his car outside the Abdullah Restaurant, on the...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 14:35

Indian Contemporary Art Arrives Finds New Fans In Berlin

Berlin - As a former Gestapo interrogation centre in Berlin, the sprawling building at number 90-91...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 14:49

What Property Bubble? Belgrade Renters Still Cramped

Belgrade - When web designer Petar Jakovljevic found a cramped two-bedroom apartment close to...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 13:25

Investigation into "rapist father" case in Britain

London - The British authorities are investigating the case of a convicted rapist who fathered...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 09:59
Prince Charles, longest-waiting heir to the throne, turns 60

Prince Charles, longest-waiting heir to the throne, turns 60

London - During his recent visit to Indonesia, Prince Charles watched a traditional dance about two...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 08:46
Simpson, co-defendant guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping

Simpson, co-defendant guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping

Los Angeles  - A jury Friday found disgraced US sporting legend OJ Simpson and his co-defendant...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 09:54

Egyptian TV Show Gives Helping Hand to Those Tying the Knot

Cairo - Hassan is a 36-year-old Egyptian waiter who earns 500 Egyptian pounds (93 US dollars) a...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 15:28

Mexico in Shock over Holiday Killings

Mexico City - Who did it and why? Those were the questions plaguing Mexicans after a violent...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 10:41

Oops! Obama's kids test convention gavel

Denver, Colorado - Barack Obama's kids took their turns playing with the convention gavel as their...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 21:29

Obama's Kin to Burnish American Image at Convention

Washington - There are few things more American than basketball and "family...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 09:34

Indonesian Woman Faces Life in Prison for Smuggling Drugs

An Indonesian woman faces life in prison for smuggling more than 3 kilograms of heroin into the...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 14:45
Firefighters Slowly Contain Wildfires in N. California

Firefighters Slowly Contain Wildfires in N. California

The state of the wildfires burning throughout Northern California is improving as firefighters are...
» read full story July 10th, 2008 - 21:25
Survey: Americans Watching U.S Election on Internet

Survey: Americans Watching U.S Election on Internet

Apparently politics and internet are a match made in heaven, as more people use this medium to...
» read full story June 16th, 2008 - 16:27
Convicted Man from Georgia Executed

Convicted Man from Georgia Executed

Curtis Osborne, 37, from Georgia, accused of killing 2 people, was executed Wednesday at the...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 14:57
Family of Slain “Harry Potter” Actor Speak Out

Family of Slain “Harry Potter” Actor Speak Out

The family of the actor who played in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and was...
» read full story May 26th, 2008 - 23:28
Madison Fraternity House Completely Consumed By Fire

Madison Fraternity House Completely Consumed By Fire

An impressive fire destroyed the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house in Madison late Monday night,...
» read full story May 13th, 2008 - 15:30

Child Critical after Being Blown by the Wind

A 2-year-old child in its stroller was blown by the strong wind into Lake Michigan and he was...
» read full story April 20th, 2008 - 01:31
Putin Plans to Wed Russian Gymnast Half His Age

Putin Plans to Wed Russian Gymnast Half His Age

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, a man less known for his personal life, is planning to marry a...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 12:25

Virginia Tech Mourns Victims of Mass Shooting

Virginia Tech students began a day of mourning Wednesday on the campus, one year after the most...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 17:59
Survey: U.S. Catholics Content with Church Leadership

Survey: U.S. Catholics Content with Church Leadership

Just a few days before Pope Benedict XVI’s first papal visit to the United States, a new survey...
» read full story April 13th, 2008 - 15:13

Girls Accused of Videotaped Beating Appeared in Court

Eight teenagers from Polk County who videotaped a beating they gave to a teenage girl appeared in...
» read full story April 12th, 2008 - 00:33
Authorities Remove 52 Girls from Polygamist Ranch

Authorities Remove 52 Girls from Polygamist Ranch

After sealing off the retreat of the polygamist sect led by Warren Jeffs yesterday, the Child...
» read full story April 05th, 2008 - 12:25
Man From Illinois Killed Another To Fake His Own Death

Man From Illinois Killed Another To Fake His Own Death

According to authorities in northern Illinois, a man from Lake Barrington made a great effort to...
» read full story March 07th, 2008 - 15:05
Killer Mom Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison

Killer Mom Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison

A Johnson County jury convicted Aimee Andrea Fisher-Riza on Monday to 28 years in prison for...
» read full story February 06th, 2008 - 10:47
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People

John Updike Passed Away

John Updike Passed Away

John Updike, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction novels capturing the mood and emotions...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 12:15
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer John Updike Died at 76

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer John Updike Died at 76

John Updike filed the literature with poetry, novels, short stories and literary criticism works....
» read full story January 28th, 2009 - 14:01
200 Years of Edgar Allan Poe

200 Years of Edgar Allan Poe

The day that marks Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th anniversary is that of 19th of January 2009....
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 21:32
New "American Idol" Spice For Season 8

New "American Idol" Spice For Season 8

Kara DioGuardi will join the familiar trio of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson when...
» read full story January 13th, 2009 - 01:33
‘Dexter’ Stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter Get Married

‘Dexter’ Stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter Get Married

Onscreen siblings, Michael C. Hall, 37, and Jennifer Carpenter, 29, who have been secretly dating...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 14:13
“Ugly Betty” Star Ana Ortiz Pregnant with Her First Child

“Ugly Betty” Star Ana Ortiz Pregnant with Her First Child

The “Ugly Betty” family is about to get larger. People magazine is reporting that 37...
» read full story January 09th, 2009 - 21:09
The Most Popular Hollywood Stars Were Awarded According to That

The Most Popular Hollywood Stars Were Awarded According to That

"The Dark Knight" swiped off all the awards it was nominated for Wednesday at the 35th...
» read full story January 08th, 2009 - 23:11
Announcing the Winners: The People's Choice Awards

Announcing the Winners: The People's Choice Awards

"The Dark Knight" accepted every trophy it was nominated for at the 35th annual...
» read full story January 08th, 2009 - 13:53
Nobel Prize Laureate Harold Pinter Died on Christmas’ Eve

Nobel Prize Laureate Harold Pinter Died on Christmas’ Eve

Harold Pinter lived his life through literature’s most important fields. Born in 1930, Pinter...
» read full story December 27th, 2008 - 08:10
Michael Jackson Said To Be Very Ill

Michael Jackson Said To Be Very Ill

Pop star Michael Jackson reportedly has serious health problems and is in need of a lung...
» read full story December 22nd, 2008 - 14:37
Paula Abdul Still Shaken After Suicide of Fan

Paula Abdul Still Shaken After Suicide of Fan

Nearly a month after the tragic suicide of a fan outside her Los Angeles home, “American Idol”...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 15:26
Kevin Federline Pinching Some of Britney’s Spotlight

Kevin Federline Pinching Some of Britney’s Spotlight

Britney Spears is back and in the center of attention – good attention this time – and ex-husband...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 16:27
Heidi Montag’s Mom Gives Her Daughter’s Marriage Six Months

Heidi Montag’s Mom Gives Her Daughter’s Marriage Six Months

Heidi Montag’s mom is not at all satisfied with her new son-in-law, as she considers her...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 15:07
“Britney: For The Record” Documentary To Air Sunday

“Britney: For The Record” Documentary To Air Sunday

Sunday night, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, a documentary about pop-singer Britney Spears called...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 17:25

Hunky Hugh Jackman Outgrows Australia

Sydney - He can sing. He can dance. He can drive cattle. He's a mean half-man half-wolf with...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 11:32
Winehouse’s Husband Released From Jail, Checks Into Rehab

Winehouse’s Husband Released From Jail, Checks Into Rehab

If you forgot who Blake Fielder-Civil is, here’s a reminder – he’s British singer Amy Winehouse’s...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 23:25
Patrick Swayze Is a Fighter both on the Film Set and in Real Life

Patrick Swayze Is a Fighter both on the Film Set and in Real Life

Patrick Swayze is a true fighter. Less than a year after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 16:17
Anne Hathaway’s Ex Sentenced to 54 Months in Jail

Anne Hathaway’s Ex Sentenced to 54 Months in Jail

A sadder chapter in Anne Hathaway’s life has ended – former boyfriend Raffaello Follieri, who...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 12:56
TV Anchorwoman in Critical, Stable Condition after Attack

TV Anchorwoman in Critical, Stable Condition after Attack

The Arkansas television anchorwoman brutally attacked in her own home and found unresponsive in...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 15:08
Nick Bollea Leaves Jail Early

Nick Bollea Leaves Jail Early

Hulk Hogan’s 18-year-old son Nick Bollea was released from Pinellas County Jail in...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 14:39
Jolie-Pitt Clan to Expand, another Adoption Ahead

Jolie-Pitt Clan to Expand, another Adoption Ahead

When Angelina Jolie said that she and her husband, Brad Pitt, want to become the parents of a dozen...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 19:52
Peter Cook Blames Christie Brinkley for Hideous Divorce

Peter Cook Blames Christie Brinkley for Hideous Divorce

Christie Brinkley’s most recent former husband, architect Peter Cook, has things to say about the...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 16:51
Singer Melissa Etheridge Plans To Walk Down The Aisle

Singer Melissa Etheridge Plans To Walk Down The Aisle

There has been a lot of talk lately concerning the gay community and the Proposition 8, in favor of...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 00:20
Cinema’s Most Beautiful Blue Eyes Are Forever Shut: Paul Newman Dies

Cinema’s Most Beautiful Blue Eyes Are Forever Shut: Paul Newman Dies

He was 83, but we thought he would always be around. After half of century of acting, directing and...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 01:19
Jenny From The Triathlon

Jenny From The Triathlon

As we’ve all noticed, Jennifer Lopez’s life is full of challenges. In her case, she started...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 14:25
Update: Actor Morgan Freeman Recovering Well After Surgery

Update: Actor Morgan Freeman Recovering Well After Surgery

The latest news on Morgan Freeman's condition following Sunday's car accident, are good: the actor...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 21:20
Britney Spears “At Peace” With Child Custody Settlement

Britney Spears “At Peace” With Child Custody Settlement

U.S. pop singer Britney Spears and her former husband Kevin Federline agreed their child custody...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 14:23
Second Baby for Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck

Second Baby for Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck

Jennifer Garner is pregnant with her second baby with hubby Ben Affleck. Her former...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 23:00
Judge Stops the Release of Verne Troyer Sex Tape

Judge Stops the Release of Verne Troyer Sex Tape

Friday, TMZ.com was ordered to take out the clips from Verne Troyer’s sex tape. The federal judge...
» read full story June 28th, 2008 - 11:51
Yves Saint Laurent Remembered As A Revolutionary Designer

Yves Saint Laurent Remembered As A Revolutionary Designer

Yves Saint Laurent, the revolutionary and most influential designer in French couture in the last...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 15:19
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Business

Taiwan bike maker Giant to open bicycle travel agency

Taipei - Taiwan bicycle manufacturer Giant Inc plans to launch a travel agency to promote bike...
» read full story April 14th, 2009 - 14:00
Tesla unveils Model S sedan

Tesla unveils Model S sedan

Los Angeles - The US electric car maker Tesla has unveiled its Model S sedan and said the first...
» read full story April 08th, 2009 - 12:13
Palm's New Pre Smartphone Was Received With Great Enthusiasm

Palm's New Pre Smartphone Was Received With Great Enthusiasm

The release of Palm’s new Pre was received with great enthusiasm at the International...
» read full story January 11th, 2009 - 18:36

Half-price BMW, Anyone? South Africa Feels The Squeeze

Johannesburg - When Zafar Wahid, a project manager with Liberty Life insurance company, was...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 13:35

Japan Sucked Ever Deeper into Financial Maelstrom

Tokyo - Never before has the Japanese economy been buffeted so severely by financial sources...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 13:04

Americans Struggle to Cope with Financial Turmoil

San Francisco - Financial advisor Paula Gomez usually works half days at this time of year. Her...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 09:56
The iPhone Is Looking For Customers. Everywhere

The iPhone Is Looking For Customers. Everywhere

The big news about the new iPhone is without a doubt its significantly lower price. The strategy...
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 13:44
Sony BMG Joins Nokia’s “Comes With Music” Service

Sony BMG Joins Nokia’s “Comes With Music” Service

Nokia, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones, and Sony BMG, the world’s second...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 17:44
ING and Berkshire Hathaway Close Deal On NRG

ING and Berkshire Hathaway Close Deal On NRG

ING Group and Berkshire Hathaway Group reached a EUR 300 million ($435.2 million) agreement to...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 13:09
Linden Lab CTO Resigns From Second Life

Linden Lab CTO Resigns From Second Life

The CTO of Second Life, Cory Ondrejka, announced his resignation on Tuesday, and the man...
» read full story December 16th, 2007 - 14:33
Wyeth's Lybrel Contraceptive Approved By FDA

Wyeth's Lybrel Contraceptive Approved By FDA

US Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive designed to stop women’s...
» read full story May 23rd, 2007 - 19:39
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Gadgets

RIM’s BlackBerry Bold Finally Launched

RIM’s BlackBerry Bold Finally Launched

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Bold was finally launched today by AT&T. The high-end...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 19:54
Japan's Softbank Will Sell 3G iPhone for $215

Japan's Softbank Will Sell 3G iPhone for $215

Japan's exclusive iPhone dealer, Softbank Mobile, will sell the 3G iPhone for the equivalent of...
» read full story June 23rd, 2008 - 20:55
Samsung Starts Mass Production Of The 64 GB SSD SATA II

Samsung Starts Mass Production Of The 64 GB SSD SATA II

The South Korean electronics maker, Samsung, said that it has begun mass producing 64 GB solid...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 23:29
Dell Unleashes the XPS 1730 Gaming Beast

Dell Unleashes the XPS 1730 Gaming Beast

Dell latest high-end gaming laptop clearly pwnz competition and it’s no wonder that company...
» read full story September 28th, 2007 - 14:05
Sony Says Goodbye To ATRAC, Opens Walkmans To All Formats

Sony Says Goodbye To ATRAC, Opens Walkmans To All Formats

Today Sony has unplugged its proprietary format for music files during their press event at IFA...
» read full story August 30th, 2007 - 23:40
iPod Ownership Shows No Sign of Stopping

iPod Ownership Shows No Sign of Stopping

The results of a new web poll survey, conducted by Rock radio consultants Jacobs Media, shows that...
» read full story April 03rd, 2007 - 11:08
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