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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) …
About a year ago, JVC started selling headphones with wooden housing in Japan, claiming the superior sound quality they bring justify the high price ($730). And today the company announced the HA-FX700 [JP], earphones partly …
A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter’s Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI at the start of Christmas Eve Mass, but the 82-year-old pontiff got up unhurt and proceeded as planned with Thursday’s …
Since it opened last week, James Cameron‘s much-anticipated film “Avatar” has won praise from movie critics and been a juggernaut at the box office. But some who have seen the film say that it contains …
The family of the fake flying balloon boy, the Heenes, whose strange, sad story so captivated us for about an hour two months ago has been hit with a $42,000 fine for the cost associated …
Dell’s line of Mini 10 netbooks will be getting a few boosts here and there sometime next month. For starters, you’ll be able to get one outfitted with an Atom N450 CPU at 1.66GHz. The …
Nearly every detail is finalized for Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao to fight on March 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas but one. That one detail, though, may kill the …
Brittany Murphy, who gained fame in such movies as “8 Mile” and “Just Married” before giving voice to popular animated characters, has died at age 32.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office said her death Sunday …
This happened to mine. whatever you do immediately take your phone battery out.
The reason why our phones stop working after its in the water is because you try to turn it on again without letting …
Tiger Woods was voted male player of the year by the Golf Writers Association of America by an overwhelming margin over Steve Stricker on Thursday, with most ballots returned after he became embroiled in a …
A bald man with a gray beard and tired eyes is sitting in his oversize Washington office, talking about the economy. He doesn’t have a commanding presence. He isn’t a mesmerizing speaker. He has none …
One day each December, starry-eyed dreamers in Tinseltown wake up before dawn for a first peek at who made the year’s final gift list. No, not wrapped packages heralded by sleighs and reindeer; rather, a …
