Archive for the ‘Worldwide’ Category
Fiat Stilo recall, company fined as wheels may fall off
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 03:59 Written by Debbie Turner Wednesday, 10 March 2010 03:59
News reaches us from Brazil that car manufacturer Fiat has been fined 3 million reais ($1.7 million), for failing to recall its Stilo models. The Justice Ministry, issued a statement yesterday that Fiat refuses to fix a problem with the wheels. Read more [Read more...]
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Google Apps Marketplace online store launched
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 02:04 Written by Debbie Turner Wednesday, 10 March 2010 02:04
Yesterday evening saw the launch of Google Apps Marketplace, a system for producing, integrating and selling applications to customers already using Google Apps. Read more [Read more...]
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Pakistan life ban on former cricket captains from national team
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 12:57 Written by Debbie Turner Wednesday, 10 March 2010 12:57
The Pakistan Cricket Board, (PCB), announced today that former cricket captains, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf, have both been banned for life from the national team. In what seems to be a concentrated effort to step up discipline on the team, the board cited the two men’s infighting as the main reason. Read more [Read more...]
iPhone 4G: List of 25 features that are wanted
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 11:51 Written by Debbie Turner Wednesday, 10 March 2010 11:51
There’s still no certain news of a release date for the iPhone 4G but if we assume it would probably be a year after the 3GS was launched, then it would be due in around 3 more months. With this in mind we thought you’d be interested in the 25 features most wanted from the iPhone 4G. Read more [Read more...]
Pringles Recall: Two Flavors Added After Salmonella Scare
Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 March 2010 06:42 Written by Peter Holness Tuesday, 9 March 2010 06:42
Procter & Gamble have become the latest casualty in the recall world when the Food & Drug Administration recommended that the company issued a recall of selected flavors due to finding traces of Salmonella in the product. Read more [Read more...]
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Google Earth and Streetview to enable phones with X-ray vision
Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 March 2010 05:35 Written by Debbie Turner Tuesday, 9 March 2010 05:35
Have you ever imagined a phone that could give you X-ray vision? No, nor have I but amazingly it seems it may be available within the next 2 years. The mobile phone software is being developed by boffins at the University of South Australia. Read more [Read more...]
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Body of former Cyprus President Papadopoulos found
Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 March 2010 03:05 Written by Debbie Turner Tuesday, 9 March 2010 03:05
In Cyprus today (Tuesday), it has been announced that police have discovered the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was taken from his grave last year. His body was stolen from a cemetery in Deftera, close to Nicosia, in December on the eve of the first anniversary of his death. Read more [Read more...]
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Hundreds dead in Nigeria violence, bodies in the streets of Jos
Last Updated on Monday, 8 March 2010 04:39 Written by Debbie Turner Monday, 8 March 2010 04:39
In Nigeria violence has erupted as two religious groups clash. There has been fighting between Islamist pastoralists and Christian villagers resulting in the deaths of hundreds. Near the city of Jos it has been reported that bodies are piled in the streets and state officials estimate the number of deaths may be above 500. Read more [Read more...]
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