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Hollywood raises funds for Haiti
January 22, 2010 – 9:59 pm | No Comment
Hollywood raises funds for Haiti

NEW YORK – Hollywood stars and top musicians led a huge fundraising drive for Haiti live on television Friday, pleading for funds to help the devastated Caribbean nation rise “from the ashes.”
Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney …

Taiwan man dies after watching ‘Avatar’
January 19, 2010 – 1:46 am | No Comment
Taiwan man dies after watching ‘Avatar’

TAIPEI- A 42-year-old Taiwanese man with a history of high blood pressure has died of a stroke likely triggered by over-excitement from watching the blockbuster “Avatar” in 3D, a doctor said Tuesday.
The man, identified only …

Google donates $1M to Haiti relief efforts
January 15, 2010 – 11:42 pm | No Comment
Google donates $1M to Haiti relief efforts

SAN FRANCISCO – Google said Thursday it was donating $1million and Internet resources to relief organizations on the ground in earthquake-shattered Haiti.
The Internet giant said the money is intended to help with rescues as well …

Google Nexus One as a Replacement To iPhone
January 6, 2010 – 5:01 am | One Comment
Google Nexus One as a Replacement To iPhone

It wasn’t much of a secret, really, but the sleek, Android-powered Nexus One is finally here, and yes: you can buy it directly from Google, over the Web. As expected, the unlocked, no-contract Nexus One …

Expect to be surprised by Apple tablet
January 4, 2010 – 6:42 am | 3 Comments
Expect to be surprised by Apple tablet

If its engineers hew to recent history, Apple’s tablet computer may look nothing like what the prognosticators foresee.
The speculative madness surrounding Apple’s rumored tablet computer has finally reached its frothy peak.
Tech’s chattering classes are obsessed …

`Avatar’ rules with $68.3M, tops $1B worldwide (AP)
January 4, 2010 – 5:44 am | No Comment
`Avatar’ rules with $68.3M, tops $1B worldwide (AP)

James Cameron’s science-fiction epic “Avatar” had another stellar weekend with $68.3 million domestically, shooting past $1 billion worldwide, only the fifth movie ever to hit that mark.
No. 1 for the third-straight weekend, 20th Century Fox’s …

Googlle Opens A School In India. Wait. Read That Name Again.
January 3, 2010 – 9:21 am | 2 Comments
Googlle Opens A School In India. Wait. Read That Name Again.

The idea of working at Google is a dream job for many engineers all around the world. So where better to go to get ready for this career than the Googlle Institute of Software Studies, …

New Years Resolutions For Apple And The iPhone In 2010
January 1, 2010 – 7:41 pm | No Comment
New Years Resolutions For Apple And The iPhone In 2010

Last night, as we waited for Carson Daily to tell us that it was time to make a lot of noise, I found myself laying on my buddy’s lawn with glass number one-too-many of something …

Goodbye 2009! World ready for a more hopeful 2010
December 31, 2009 – 10:14 pm | No Comment
Goodbye 2009! World ready for a more hopeful 2010

Paris jazzed up the Eiffel Tower with a multicolored, disco-style light display as the world basked in New Year’s festivities with hopes that 2010 and beyond will bring more peace and prosperity.
From fireworks over Sydney’s …

Mophie To Launch Their Own iPhone Credit Card Reader
December 31, 2009 – 6:36 am | 2 Comments
Mophie To Launch Their Own iPhone Credit Card Reader

Between CES and Google’s press event, next week is bound to be a torrential mess of press releases. Looking to sneak onto the radar before every tech writer in the lands is pulled into cranking …

Watch for moon’s New Year’s Eve rarity
December 30, 2009 – 8:23 am | No Comment
Watch for moon’s New Year’s Eve rarity

Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year’s Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full …

Demolition of Champlain Bridge
December 29, 2009 – 10:26 am | One Comment
Demolition of Champlain Bridge

Witness an amazing sight as the 80-year-old Champlain Bridge was demolished with controlled explosives. A bridge between Vermont and New York is demolished because of age and extreme temperatures.
The 80 year old Champlain Bridge in …

Shopping For iPhone Online Is Not Available In New York
December 28, 2009 – 8:41 am | One Comment
Shopping For iPhone Online Is Not Available In New York

If you live in the New York City metropolitan area, as I do, and try to buy an iPhone from AT&T’s website, you will probably get the same message I did after I entered my …

China claims world’s fastest train
December 26, 2009 – 2:22 pm | No Comment
China claims world’s fastest train

China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world — a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) …