Like lightning, Bolt sets record in Olympic 200m August 20, 2008 By EDDIE PELLS – 2 hours ago BEIJING (AP) — Usain Bolt. Insane speed. The Jamaican wunderkind hurtled to his second world record and…
147 killed in plane crash at Madrid airport August 20, 2008 MADRID, Spain (AP) — A Spanish emergency rescue official says there are only 26 survivors after an airliner with 173 people aboard crashed on…
The end run around the OS is underway August 19, 2008 The operating system may be losing its luster. In fact, you could argue that the operating system–Linux, OS X and Windows–will become an application…
Battle over Canadian big-brother copyright bill C61 August 19, 2008 OTTAWA — Critics of the Harper government’s proposed changes to the Copyright Act have launched a cyber crusade to fight the controversial bill. They’re…
Canada wins gold in men’s 8 rowing August 17, 2008 BEIXIAOYING TOWN, China (AP) — Canada has won the gold medal in men’s eight rowing, becoming the first world champion crew to follow up…
Jamaican clean sweep in Women’s 100m August 17, 2008 Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser won the gold medal in the Women’s 100m with a personal best time of 10.78 seconds at the Beijing 2008 Olympic…
Usain Bolt – Had he pulled out all stops the clocks would have cried out for mercy August 16, 2008 Time stood still in the Birds Nest last night. The clock at first registered 9.68sec just as Usain Bolt was hurtling across the finishing…
Scientists Develop a Robot with a Biological Brain August 15, 2008 University of Reading scientists have developed a robot controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons. And this is a world’s premiere. Other…
Linux’s Market Share: Is There Any Way To Know? August 15, 2008 One thing many of us would like to know, I am sure, is how many people out there use Linux? The usual numbers, those…
Awesome upcoming movie trailer for the Watchmen… August 13, 2008 I have to say that I often do not comment on movie trailers, however for some reason this one peaked my interest. Maybe its…