Archive for September, 2009

BREAKING - GM To Shut Down Saturn

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

General Motors Co. says it's shutting down the Saturn brand after an agreement with Penske Automotive Group Inc. to acquire the unit fell apart.

One man band

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009



Music biz still in need of “radical overhaul” to thrive

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The music industry is stuck in a rut and it needs to make some radical changes if it wants to stop bleeding money, according to Forrester. The firm has several suggestions for how to overhaul music products and insists that they must be consumer-friendly, not business-oriented.

At 65, He Has Donated Blood More Than 150 Times

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Caring for others is what this service-minded person talks about while speaking to Express on his blood donation saga. Age hasn't deterred him from continuing his service to humanity.

10 Simple Ways Apple Can Improve the iPhone

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

As a daily iPhone user, I've compiled a list of simple and significant ways Apple can improve its own suite of apps and the iPhone OS itself. Here's my top 10:

Stephen Hawking steps down as Lucasian professor @ Cambridge

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Physicist Stephen Hawking stepped down Wednesday as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University after 30 years in the post.

Driver Crashes Four Times in Seven Minutes

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Just one crash in broad daylight is bad enough. But four in seven minutes? How is that even possible?

Lawsuit Alleges ER Doctor Let Man Die to Steal His Rolex

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

A jaw-dropping lawsuit filed last week in San Francisco Superior Court alleges an emergency room doctor abandoned his attempts to resuscitate a patient from cardiac arrest to instead pocket the dead man's valuable Rolex wristwatch.

8 Bits of Everyday Tech We Won’t Use in a Decade

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

An awful lot has changed over the last 10 years, but what technology of today will become redundant over the next decade? Here are eight common technologies from the landline phone to public wi-fi

MEDIA STUNT? Kraft backflips on iSnack2.0

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Public backlash against the naming of the new Vegemite spread - iSnack2.0 - chosen by the food giant after more than 48,000 name suggestions were received, has resulted in Kraft announcing it will change the name of the iconic Australian spread again.