TechSpot PC Buying Guide - November 2008

" Whether you are a first time builder seeking guidance or a seasoned enthusiast lacking the time it takes to compare the seemingly endless pit of hardware available, we've got you covered."

11 cool new apps for the iPhone

" With the release of the iPhone 2.0 software on Friday and the opening of the App Store -- where hundreds of third-party applications are now available -- Apple Inc.'s iPhone has taken a major leap toward becoming a premiere mobile platform. Since the iPhone's...

Is B.C. Lacking Local Musicians?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI think this story is off the mark, there are plenty of Musicians in British Columbia, just walk down to any city street corner, shopping mall or liquor outlets or ATM...

Pentagon pushes out top Air Force civilian, officer

Defense secretary Robert Gates has announced a big shake-up at the Pentagon, with the highest-profile casualty being chief of staff General Michael Moseley. The news comes after some high-profile screw-ups,...

Pakistani Supreme Court dismisses challenges to Musharraf's rule

Wow, no independent panels or judiciary's and a number of challenges dismissed because the lawyers didn't show up, possibly because they're sitting in a jail cell somewhere?"Pakistan's new government-selected Supreme Court judges dismissed legal challenges to President Gen....

N.W.A.: "Not With Anchovies"? Gangsta On-Hold Music

For me, the real travesty here is finding out that gangsta rappers NWA, after helping develop what would later become rap's mainstream, would end up as hold music for a pizza place. I wonder what Dr. Dre thinks of...

Database security found lacking

"A survey conducted by Application Security and the Ponemon Institute was released this week at the Gartner IT Security Summit. The survey reveals that 40% of companies are not monitoring their databases for suspicious activity which places them at high risk for data...

US town set to ban saggy trousers

US town set to ban saggy trousers A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...

Efforts to Trace Runaway Syrian Hachem Ali

"Efforts by the Commissioner of Police John Rizzo are underway to trace 32-year-old Syrian Hachem Ali, who fled to Libya two days before he was meant to appear in Court on Monday 28th May in relation to a case of attempted murder. hachem ali In a statement on Monday, the...

MicroHoo - Microsoft Rumoured to Buy Yahoo

Let the battle begin....this could change everything..."Stung by the loss of Internet advertising firm DoubleClick to Google last month, Microsoft has intensified its pursuit of a deal with Yahoo!, asking the...

Climate change solutions available now: Sargent

"Green Party Leader Trevor Sargent TD said today that solutions to climate change exist and that Ireland must start implementing them immediately. Speaking at a photocall in Dublin city center as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) prepares to publish its...

We Don't Need Vista After All

Now that we're close to the public launch of Vista, a weird thing is happening in the blogosphere: people are starting to say that we don't really need it after all. For so many years, XP was the exploit-riddled...

Proposed Iraq pullout lacking specifics

"The White House yesterday rejected Democrats' proposals for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq as lacking specifics or "meat on the bones," as President Bush met with the Iraq Study Group, which is seeking to advise the administration on ways to realign Iraq...

FBI Agents Still Lacking Arabic Skills

Five years after Arab terrorists attacked the United States, only 33 FBI agents have even a limited proficiency in Arabic, and none of them work in the sections of the bureau that coordinate investigations...

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