Archive for November 16th, 2008

Obama appoints YouTube (Google) as Secretary of Video

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

President-elect Obama is delivering his regularly scheduled Saturday address in video format, uploaded to YouTube. Why favor YouTube?

Intel Core i7 chip launches in Tokyo

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Intel’s new Core i7 chip has launched at stores in Akihabara

Where is Google voice-powered search?

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

A mobile search app for the iPhone was expected to be released Friday but, as of Saturday, is still unavailable. Has it been bogged down by App Store red tape?

WordPerfect co-founder: $1 million for gay marriage ban

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Alan Ashton kept a low profile during his days as part of the triumvirate running WordPerfect. But he dug into his deep pockets to help decide a highly charged vote in California on November 4.

Facebook removes Italian neo-Nazi pages

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Social-networking company pulls several pages following complaints from European regulators that the pages promoted violence against gypsies.

Grumps storm out over club’s women nod

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

MEMBERS have quit and others ceased volunteering at an all-boys club after it overturned a 40-year ban on women.

Palin wooed for $11m book deal

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

SARAH Palin’s account of her disastrous foray into US politics is a tale most likely to repay a multi-million-dollar advance.

Health funds billed for brothel sex

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

HEALTH funds have been refunding members who get massages with a “happy ending”, a fraud investigation has found.

Billboard blitz for Aussie epic in US

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

OUTBACK fever has taken over Hollywood, with huge billboards advertising the epic romance Australia across Los Angeles.

Dirty red carpet for Australia premiere

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

BAZ Luhrmann’s epic Australia will premiere among the red-dust and tropical rains of the locations where it was filmed.