Archive for July 4th, 2008

EA debuts new family, sports games for Wii, PlayStation

Friday, July 4th, 2008

With only a couple weeks to go before the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit, video game publisher Electronic Arts is giving the press a sneak peek at its new video game lineup, including products resulting from its partnership with Hasbro.

Connect 4 on <i>Hasbro Family Night</i>

Mr. Potato Head hosts EA’s game Hasbro Family

Daily Debrief: Celebrating America’s independence, questioning our own online

Friday, July 4th, 2008

A day before the United States celebrates its independence, we continue to question our individual freedoms online. In Thursday’s Daily Debrief, CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber and I discuss a federal judge’…

Yahoo’s top U.S. sites get traffic help from Google search

Friday, July 4th, 2008

A fresh look at Yahoo’s search results Thursday by Hitwise Intelligence raises the question of whether Yahoo could survive just fine without its search engine.

Such a question is rather important to Yahoo investors, given the Internet search pioneer has given a cold shoulder to Microsoft, which has previously …

Psychics search for Falconio in new series

Friday, July 4th, 2008

REALITY TV has sunk to a new low, with psychics this week scouring the desert in a competition to find the remains of murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio.

Labor prepares to oust unpopular premier

Friday, July 4th, 2008

LABOR strategists say they have begun moves to replace New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma, fearing the party faces a wipeout at the next state election if it sticks with his leadership.

Labor’s big sell to tell us climate pain helps

Friday, July 4th, 2008

AN expensive “public education” campaign will try to win support for a carbon emissions trading plan.

Girls told not to jiggle, men not to ogle

Friday, July 4th, 2008

SURF lifesavers say they have become “morality police” and are evicting increasing numbers of oglers from popular beaches.

Economic depression may be in the mind

Friday, July 4th, 2008

AUSTRALIA is in danger of being a nation of economic hypochondriacs, a leading economist has warned.

Workouts to become compulsory for toddlers

Friday, July 4th, 2008

CHILDREN as young as three will undergo compulsory exercise regimes of up to two hours every day in preschools.

Patel aid may cost taxpayers millions

Friday, July 4th, 2008

TAXPAYERS face a multi million-dollar legal bill to ensure that rogue surgeon Jayant Patel gets a fair trial.