Archive for the ‘U.S.’ Category

An amazing admission came today from the state’s House Majority Leader, Kevin Garn. Apparently 8 years ago he paid a woman a large amount of money to not talk about an incident that happened when they were naked in a hot tub some 25 years ago, when she was only 15.  Read more  [Read more...]

So American Idol 2010 continues to get down to the last few contestants with four more being voted off the show last night. There were some surprises for the viewers in the competition to see which acts wouldn’t make the final 12.  Read more  [Read more...]

We are sad to hear the news today that Merlin Olsen, Hall of Famer and ‘Little House on the Prairie’ star, has died aged 69. He was diagnosed last year with mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, and died at the City of Hope hospital in Los Angeles, with his family arround him.  Read more  [Read more...]

U.S share statistics for January for mobile manufacture and platform marketing are now available and tell an interesting story. If we look at smartphone platforms it’s apparent that Android, iPhone and Blackberry OS are all doing particularly well, while Palm and Windows Mobile have seen considerable falls.  Read more  [Read more...]

Monica Conyers who is married to Democratic U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. and was also a former Detroit councilwoman, has been sent to jail for 37 months for bribing a waste-management company trying to win city business.  Read more  [Read more...]

Three to six months following the rollout of its 4G Long Term Evolution wireless network, it seems that Verizon will be launching their first LTE wireless phone. It’s now due to appear in mid-2011, six months earlier than originally expected.  Read more  [Read more...]

From the GDC 2010 comes news that the OnLive cloud gaming service release date has finally been confirmed for the US, along with the price. Steve Perlman, the OnLive boss personally made the announcement himself, that OnLive will available from June 17th.  Read more  [Read more...]

According to Forbes 2010, there is a new ‘richest man in the world’. In the list of World Billionaires, Carlos Slim Helu now takes top position among the world’s wealthiest people. In doing so he knocks the infamous Bill Gates from the top spot, which he had held for the previous 3 years running.  Read more  [Read more...]