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iPad: The iPad’s On-Again, Off-Again Camera

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:45:31 +0000

iPad: The iPad’s On-Again, Off-Again Camera
The latest version of the software development kit (SDK) for Apple’s iPad eliminates icons for accepting and declining video chats that were found in a previous version. 9To5Mac uncovered the original reference to video chatting and posted the news on Wednesday about the change.

Expecting union flexibility clearly a Day dream

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:03:53 +0000

Expecting union flexibility clearly a Day dream
Treasury Board president Stockwell Day seems to want to avoid a major showdown with union huge shots heading up Canada’s various public sector unions. But there’s no way he can. A showdown is inevitable.[...]

Jane Seymour brings Hollywood home

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:28:46 +0000

Jane Seymour brings Hollywood home
LAS VEGAS — Glitz, glamour and no gilt! That statement could be as easily applied to Sin City (with a slight spelling change) as Jane Seymour’s new collection of furniture, Hollywood Swank.

District 90, 97 named Bright Red Apple winners for excellence

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:40:04 +0000

District 90, 97 named Bright Red Apple winners for excellence
Oak Park School District 97 and River Forest School District 90 are among 83 recipients of the 17th annual Illinois School District 2010 Bright Red Apple Awards of excellence.

Settlement plan testing Obama – Thu, 11 Mar 2010 PST

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:41:35 +0000

Settlement plot testing Obama – Thu, 11 Mar 2010 PST
JERUSALEM – President Barack Obama faces what may be the largest test to date of his credibility in the Middle East after Israel greeted Vice President Joe Biden with an announcement that it will construct 1,600 new homes in disputed East Jerusalem, diplomats and analysts said Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government said the announcement’s timing wasn’t intentional …

US lifts web sanctions on Cuba, Iran and Sudan

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:41:31 +0000

US lifts web sanctions on Cuba, Iran and Sudan
The US yesterday said it will allow export of instant messaging, web browsing and other communications technology to Cuba, Iran and Sudan, in an effort to facilitate the flow of information and promote freedom of speech. The go by the US Treasury department comes after Iranian anti-regime protesters used Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and other sites to fantastic effect in the aftermath of the …

Google’s offer of high-speed Internet service lures local interest

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:16:58 +0000

Google’s offer of high-speed Internet service lures local interest
A high-speed Internet experiment is fueling some friendly competition in Hamilton County. Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Westfield are all trying to land a Google experiment that will bring ultra high-speed Internet to an undisclosed number of communities across the country.

Twitter to begin screening some links for phishing

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:12:58 +0000

Twitter to start screening some links for phishing
Twitter has launched a new link-screening service aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the well loved microblogging service. Part of the new service is a new Twitter tool to shorten URLs, so users will see some links in email notifications and direct messages from other users written as twt.tl, Twitter said in a blog post.

Earthquake in eastern Turkey kills at least 51

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:02:33 +0000

Earthquake in eastern Turkey kills at least 51
KOVANCILAR, Turkey – A strong earthquake killed at least 51 villagers in a remote part of eastern Turkey before dawn on Monday, officials said, and aftershocks continued for hours while rescuers searched for trapped survivors.

(Update) 6.0 earthquake hits eastern Turkey

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:27:14 +0000

(Update) 6.0 earthquake hits eastern Turkey
OKCULAR VILLAGE, Turkey – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 57 people as it knocked down stone or mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages, the government said.