Archive for October, 2007

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: the Ars Technica review: Page 1

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Eighteen months, two and a half years, who's counting? Maybe we enthusiasts are just getting greedy. After all, as Apple's been so fond of touting, there have been five releases of Mac OS X in the time it's taken Microsoft to deliver Windows Vista. But far be it from me ...

FEMA workers masquerade as reporters

Friday, October 26th, 2007

At the news conference itself, some FEMA employees played the role of reporter, asking questions of Johnson - queries described as soft and gratuitous.Read the full story

Calif. fires overwhelm firefighters - Weather

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

It's another Katrina-sized disaster. The Bush administration isn't ready. The National Guard isn't at full force. The Pentagon has few resources to offer. This is the cost of fighting a war overseas without investing in our own infrastructure at home. Read the full story

Crime Reduction Linked To Lead-Free Gasoline

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

This makes me wonder more about what cell phones and MTV are doing to us...Read the full story

Apple: 1.4m iPhones sold, 250,000 unlocked

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

More than a quarter of a million people have purchased Apple iPhones and unlocked them, the handset's manufacturer admitted last night. With total sales of the phone now topping 1.4m units, according to Apple, that's a staggering 18 per cent of buyers who've chosen not to tether themselves to AT&T's ...

Apple Profit Up 67%, Aided by Record Mac Sales

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Apple’s earnings report today leapt ahead of analysts’ already optimistic expectations. The company posted record Macintosh sales numbers for its fiscal fourth quarter, showing that the company is climbing into the league of the dominant personal computer makers, Hewlett-Packard and Dell.Read the full story

NASA refuses to disclose air safety survey

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Anxious to avoid upsetting air travelers, NASA is withholding results from an unprecedented national survey of pilots that found safety problems like near collisions and runway interference occur far more frequently than the government previously recognized.Read the full story

Turkish Troops, Weapons Head Toward Iraq

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Dozens of Turkish military vehicles loaded with soldiers and heavy weapons rumbled toward the Iraq border on Monday after an ambush by guerrilla Kurds that left eight soldiers missing and killed 12. Iraq's president said the rebels would announce a cease-fire later in the day. Read the full story

Brady tosses six TDs as Patriots keep on rolling

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Brady’s TD total exceeded his career high of five, set last week against Dallas. Brady now has 27 TD passes after seven games. The NFL record is 49 set by Peyton Manning in 2004. If Brady maintains his current pace over 16 games, he would finish with 61.Read the full ...

Google News Launches Facebook App

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

Google realized that it has ignored the social space for too long and that its services could be more useful if they had a social touch. After launching a site for sharing web pages with your friends and adding profiles to Google Maps, Google should integrate the sharing platform with ...