Qantas experiences plane problems yet again

August has not been the best month for Qantas Airlines as a string of airplane malfunctions has threatened to challenge the world’s third best airline status that Qantas has been granted according to the results of...

Ex-Google Engineers Unveil New Search Engine

"The former Google engineers roll out Cuil, which they say will index a larger portion of the Web than Google, and more quickly and at less cost.MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - A start-up led by former star Google...

106 mpg 'air car' creates buzz, questions

A new car that should be released in 2010, claims to be run on a combination of compressed air and fuel. The company that makes the car, Zero Pollution Motors, claims that is can achieve up to 106 miles per...

A Comprehensive Look at Digg's Recommendation Engine

"It's hard to believe but Digg's latest feature, the recommendation engine is one that has been in the works for over two years. Before they developed images functionality, launched visualization tools, released Google, Netvibes, and Myspace widgets, developed Facebook...

Cat nap: How Gulliver the Scottish stowaway travelled 300 miles to Hull in a ...

"A mechanic described his shock after finding a cat had travelled 300 miles from Scotland to Yorkshire in the engine compartment of a coach.The young ginger tom, who has been nicknamed Gulliver because of his...

Three injured as Montreal-bound train hits truck

A Via rail train travelling east from Toronto to Montreal crashed into a flatbed truck this afternoon, injuring three people."The accident, which occurred at about 3:20 p.m. near Mallorytown, derailed the train's engine and baggage car and has temporarily shut down all train...

Twitter Acquires Summize; Launches Official Twitter Search

As NowPublic speculated last week, Twitter has been getting set to purchase Summize, a search tool built on the Twitter API. Today, it was announced that the acquisition has been made official -- and Twitter...

Twitter to buy Summize?

The rumors are a flyin'"Twitter may soon be adding search to its functionality, with the acquisition of Summize, according to blogger Josh Chandler. The rumor-mill is a-chirping [ed. note: tweeting?], with a...

Viewzi Visual Search Engine come online

Viewzi is a new visual search engine that attempts to deliver a fun and interactive way to find online content. Recently out of beta (although the Web site still displays the beta tag), Viewzi focuses on the user experience by offering different "views" to organize the...

5 Weird And Hilarious Google Search Results

"Google is our favorite search engine and it continues to help us everyday in searching through the internet. And if you ask Google for some fun, it won’t disappoint you either. Here are 5 weird and hilarious Google search results which I am sure you’re gonna enjoy !!"

California Court to Rule on Dex-Cool Settlement

" Millions of consumers could collect repair costs from General Motors for engine damage caused by the coolant Dex-Cool following a hearing in California scheduled for late August. Two class-action lawsuits are pending in California state court involving GM customers who...

How to Add Your Business to Google Maps

"Google “Universal” includes results from Google Maps as well as other verticals. In addition to relevancy, Google Maps includes geographic factors in determining ranking order in search engine results pages.By...

Things to Do When Google Buys Digg

"MrBabyMan hates the idea, the Digg top 100 surely hates the idea and the Digg Mafia REALLY hates the idea. Let me go on record right now saying that I LOVE the idea, especially if Microsoft aquires Digg and uses Digg to finally become a viable search engine. Microsoft you...

2009 Dodge Journey recall

The brand new Dodge Journey is already being recalled.  There seems to be a defect in the engine wire harnessin the V6 models.  The car is only five months old.    "Dodge's brand new Journey...

How to reduce fuel consumption amidst skyrocketing gas

"Gas prices keep skyrocketing. But there is a lot a motorist can do to reduce fuel consumption. There are quite a few easy and inexpensive maintenance steps that can be taken to add miles to every gallon and save money."

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