Archive for June 4th, 2009
Telegraph.co.uk How Microsoft stole the show at E3CNET Newsby Don Reisinger More than 10000 people responded. More than 51.9 percent of the respondents said Microsoft bested its competitors.Sony can't cut price on a device already losing money says analyst DailyTechNintendo To Rivals: What, Us? Worry? About You? ChannelWebBBC News - Wired News - PC World - InformationWeekall 1,019 [...]
Globe and Mail Review roundup: Palm's Pre and its fledgeling WebOSApple InsiderBy AppleInsider Staff The embargo on Palm's new Pre smartphone has lifted and multiple reviews are now online describing the highly-anticipated iPhone competitor, which goes on sale this Saturday, June 6 at Sprint, Best Buy, and Radio Shack stores …Video: Review: Palm Pre-Great Software, [...]
Telegraph.co.uk CNN Student News Transcript: June 4, 2009CNNTiananmen Square – Look back at events that led to powerful protests in China 20 years ago. Security Crackdown – See China's reaction to media coverage of a significant anniversary.Video: Barred from Tiananmen Square – 04 Jun 09 Al JazeeraFlowers laid for Tiananmen Square BBC NewsThe Associated Press - [...]
Boston Globe Suu Kyi's health improves, ready for verdictReutersBy Aung Hla Tun YANGON, May 30 (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's health has improved and she is ready to face a verdict that could see the Nobel laureate jailed for up to five years, her lawyers said on Saturday.Burmese Dissident: 'No Grudge' [...]
Los Angeles Times Several Blasts in Pakistan After Taliban WarningNew York TimesBy ISMAIL KHAN and SALMAN MASOOD PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Multiple bombs exploded in two Pakistani cities on Thursday, just hours after Taliban groups warned people to evacuate several large cities, saying they were preparing “major attacks.Fresh blasts hit Pakistani city BBC NewsSuicide attack, market [...]
NECN Bouncer guilty in Boston student's deathNECNNEW YORK (AP) – A Manhattan nightclub bouncer has been convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of a graduate student from Boston.
ABC News Rod Watson: Sotomayor's critics just don't get itBuffalo NewsBy Rod Watson Optimists see the controversy over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a teachable moment. The challenge is that we have too many slow learners.Sotomayor: Lindsey Graham's criticisms msnbc.comBalancing Act for Republican on Court Nominee New York TimesThe Associated Press - Washington Post - Politico - [...]
NY1 Four Men Accused In Bronx Terror Plot Plead Not GuiltyNY1An eight-count indictment handed up yesterday charges the four with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction among other charges.
AFP A break in a key jobless measureCNNMoney.comContinuing claims fall for first time since the week ended Jan. 3. Weekly claims edge lower. By Julianne Pepitone, CNNMoney.com contributing writer How secure do you feel in your job?US Initial Jobless Claims Fall 4000 to 621000 BloombergTotal Jobless Claims Post Decrease Wall Street JournalBriefing.com - MarketWatch - MSN Money - [...]
Stage Stores Reports May SalesWELT ONLINEStage Stores, Inc. (NYSE:SSI) today reported that its total sales for the four week May period ended May 30, 2009 decreased 4.7% to $116.8 million from $122.6 million in the prior year four week May period ended May 31, 2008.Retailers Report Continued Weak Sales Wall Street JournalMixed May for retail [...]