Archive for June 2nd, 2009
Telegraph.co.uk China Blocks Twitter, Flickr, Others as Tiananmen Anniversary LoomsFOXNewsBeijing turned up the volume on the "Great Firewall of China" Tuesday, blocking nearly a dozen Western Web sites and search engines.Video: Remembering the Tiananmen crackdown – 02 Jun 09 Al JazeeraChina blocks Twitter, Flickr and Hotmail ahead of Tiananmen … guardian.co.ukNew York Times - Telegraph.co.uk - Reuters - [...]
The Sun The bread winner: Kimbo to "TUF"ESPNParkas for everyone in hell. Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole has delivered word that Kimbo Slice, star of many an unsanctioned YouTube assault, has agreed to join the cast of "The Ultimate Fighter 10," which began filming Monday in Las Vegas.Create-a-Caption: I'm on TUF, suckas! Yahoo! SportsUFC Orders A [...]
Seattle Post Intelligencer Superb Soderling sweeps into Paris semisCNN International(CNN) — Swede Robin Soderling swept into his first career Grand Slam semifinal with a spectacular 6-1 6-3 6-1 demolition of Russian 10th seed Nikolay Davydenko at the French Open on Tuesday.Soderling follows Nadal upset by reaching semis The Associated PressSoderling whips Davydenko to reach French [...]
Seattle Post Intelligencer If confirmed, Sotomayor would be first Hispanic Supreme Court justiceCNNWASHINGTON (CNN) — Judge Sonia Sotomayor is set to begin making the rounds Tuesday on Capitol Hill, meeting key US senators who will help decide whether or not she becomes the country's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.Reid praises Sotomayor as 'the whole package' [...]
HispanicBusiness.com Pending US Home Resales Surge the Most Since 2001BloombergBy Carlos Torres June 2 (Bloomberg) — The number of Americans signing contracts to buy previously owned homes climbed 6.7 percent in April, more than forecast and the fourth increase in five months, as lower prices attracted buyers.US STOCKS-Wall St rises after pending home sales ReutersPending-Home [...]
Product Reviews The Truth About Apple, Security and ResponsibilityPC WorldWhile we might continuously debate glossy vs. matte screens, the visual aesthetics of a translucent dock, or the value of MobileMe, few issues in the Apple community generate as emotional an response as Mac security.Mac Attack? Apple Issues QuickTime Security Patches ChannelWebApple Patches QuickTime, Updates iTunes [...]
Boston Globe GM Says 16 Parties Expressed Interest In Saturn BrandWall Street JournalBy Sharon Terlep NEW YORK-(Dow Jones)–Saturn brand vehicles currently produced by General Motors Corp. (GM) could stick around after the auto maker sells the brand, the company said Tuesday.General Motors In Preliminary Agreement To Sell Hummer CNNMoney.comGM has buyer for Hummer Los Angeles [...]
The Age Xbox Motion Controller: Not Your Father's WiiInformationWeekBy Paul McDougall Microsoft on Monday unveiled a motion-based controller for its Xbox 360 entertainment console, and the system—which Redmond has dubbed Project Natal—promises to take interactive gaming well beyond today's current state-of-the-art …Microsoft takes aim at Wii San Francisco ChronicleLook Ma, No Hands! Microsoft Alters Gaming [...]
Globe and Mail US Stocks Gain After Data Shows Jump In Pending Home SalesWall Street JournalBy Peter A. McKay US stocks built on a feverish rally that drove major averages to key milestones for 2009 after a report showed a jump in pending home sales.US Stocks Advance, Briefly Erasing Dow's Loss for 2009 BloombergDow flirts [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Brazil sights possible plane wreckage in AtlanticReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian military planes have sighted wreckage 400 miles off the South American country's northern coast that could be part of an Air France plane that went missing on Sunday night, Brazil's air force said on Tuesday.Video: Investigators Ponder Air France Flight's Fate The [...]