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Six killed in tower block blaze

Three children and three adults have died after a fire swept through a tower block in south-east London.

Sarah Palin quits as governor of Alaska in surprise move

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Madoff hires help to survive hard time

Bernard Madoff has hired a veteran prison consultant to help him to find the best possible jail in which to serve his 150-year sentence for Wall Street’s biggest fraud.

SUDAN: Two female foreign aid workers are kidnapped in Darfur

Armed men have seized two female aid workers, one Irish and one Ugandan, in Sudan’s Darfur region, their employer said. It is the third kidnapping of foreign aid staff in the territory in four months.

MIDDLE EAST: Gulf prostitutes, Iraqi oil and France's attitude to Israel's FM

France 24 investigates prostitution in the Gulf Emirates, and why Iraq's big oil auction didn't go as planned. Also the buzz surrounding French President Nicolas Sarkozy's alleged call for the head of Israel's anti-Arab foreign minister.

Honduras rejects Zelaya restoration

Honduras's supreme court has rejected an ultimatum by the Organisation of American States (OAS) to reinstate the country's president after he was deposed in a military-backed coup.

Sun finally sets on notion that markets are rational

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Ban Kimoon presses Burma's leader to free Aung San Suu Kyi

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Bank's lending policy 'distorting' property market

SEANAD REPORT: THE PROPERTY market would be distorted as a result of a scandalous lending policy that had been adopted by at least one financial institution, Brendan Ryan (Labour) contended.

DropBox: Sync Files and Photos Online, Send Large Files

The 101 greatest Web sites you've never seen, plus 13 digital cameras tested

Our major group test of 13 compact digital cameras from the big brands, plus affordable laptops, the 101 Greatest websites you've never seen and more, are in the new issue of PC Authority.

Doom Resurrection Game Now On iPhone

LG aiming to be #2 by 2012, another iPhone killer in the works

What in the hell is LG Mobile’s president smoking because this is the most absurd thing I’ve ever read. Becoming the #2 mobile phone maker in three years is one thing considering the fact that Samsung could and would destroy them at any time. But a new Black Label device to compete with the iPhone? Or a luxe brand on par with Nokia’s Vertu? Keep dreaming, Ahn.

Are iPhone Apps now randomly begging you to rate them?

Here’s something that I had not seen before. It may not be a new feature but I thought it was strange when my NY Times application presented a pop up window asking me to rate the application. I’m used to only seeing that prompt when I delete an application and not while I’m in the [...] Related posts: Skype + iPhone OS 3.0 = AT&T voice replacement? Some push notifications working now for developers with iPhone OS 3.0

Rise of Lost Empires: Like Warcraft for iPhone, but Not Nearly as Good

I think I may have achieved a grasp of Gameloft’s concept design strategy for their iPhone catalog. It seems to have something to do with being “inspired” by titles and franchises that are already wildly successful. You can’t help but see the similarity between Hero of Sparta and God of War (even syntactically). Likewise, with [...]

AppGiveaway: Win iPhone Apps and Generate Them Buzz

As there are 40,000+ of app developed for iPhone and iPod touch, many of them are not free, AppGiveway offers you the chance to win them. And if you were a developer who wants to promote your app/s , AppGiveaway offers you a free promotional platform.

Justice Department Confirms Antitrust Investigation Of Google Books

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Justice Department confirmed on Thursday that it is conducting an antitrust investigation into a settlement of a class action between Google and groups representing authors and publishers.

Sony Celebrates an Unhappy Birthday: The Walkman Is 30 Years Old

walkmanThe Walkman is 30 years old today, but Sony isn’t throwing the iconic gadget much of a birthday party. More of a somber memorial, really: There’s a special exhibit at Sony’s archive, but that’s about it.

Edifier iF500 iPod Dock released

Previously Edifier released their iPod dock called the iF500 in Europe, however the dock is now hitting the U.S. The iF500 is a pretty unique design which has a large oval speaker cover which houses five speakers.

Facebook?s New Privacy Policy: Share Everything With Everyone!

porkysAre you one of those Facebook users who worries that your boss will see photos of what you did over the weekend? Then you’ll like Facebook’s new privacy policy. It’s designed to make it easier for you to sort and filter who sees what on the site.

Over 1,500 porn DVDs seized in raids on adult store

GARDAͭ IN Carlow have seized a huge consignment of illegal pornographic films in a series of raids on an adult shop in the town.

Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V

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Is The Pirate Bay Really Going Legit? Of Course Not.

the_pirate_bay_logoYou can hear the head-scratching going on at movie studios and music labels across the world: What just happened to The Pirate Bay? Reports out of Sweden are murky at best. But supposedly, a Scandinavian software outfit is buying the world’s most notorious file-sharing site for about $8 million and will create a service that pays copyright owners when people download their work. Maybe.

Panasonic KX TG6442T - cordless phone w/ call waiting caller ID & answering system

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Intellectual property officials to hastily remove Thailand from PWL [2009-07-03]

BANGKOK, 3 July 2009 (NNT) - The Office of Prevention and Suppression of Intellectual Property Rights Violation is attempting to remove Thailand from the Priority Watch List (PWL) within 2 to 8 months.