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'Koobface' Virus Attacks Facebook

"Attention new viewers: those 5000 "friends" you have on Facebook? They might not actually be your friends. In fact, some of them might be scammers trying to infect your computer with a new virus dubbed "Koobface". Koobface, which already made the rounds on MySpace, is now...

3G iPhones Edged with Emeralds!

"The green pigment in an emerald, recognized as the color of beauty and of constant love for centuries, is now ready to adorn your iPhone. Since its launch, the iPhone has been the prime target of haute couture...

Obama gets big Bucks from Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac

Obama calling himself an outsider and agent of change has CEO of Freddie Mac on his Pay Role.  The fact is  that he has received over 500,000 dollars from folks within Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac.  Some...

TELUS Executive Information Leaked to combat new $0.15 inbound text messaging...

Canadian mobile subscribers were surprised Friday morning when private information on TELUS Executives began to leak out via the popular mobile phone website "Howard Forums". Click Here to view the leak on Howard...

Jayawardene blames batsmen

"Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene blamed inconsistent batting for his side’s defeat in the One-Day series against India. “Our batsmen have not been consistent with the bat. I was really disappointed with the way we played. We had our opportunities but our batsmen did...

666 a fun number.

"It has given me the chuckles the few times I have been behind somebody at the grocery store, and their total comes out to be $6.66.It never fails that they reach for a pack of gum or breath mints to buy so they can change the total.OK, even if I believed there was really...

BC Gold Rush: Energy From The Air

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDropping everything to Cash in on the Energy Bandwagon, may in principle sounds like a good idea, but many have tried to make a living on principle, leaving many with a...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

Get On The Stick! ... With Cuba’s IT Underground :: Symblogogy

"Necessity is the mother of invention – or in this case adaptation. Information technology in Cuba, with its heavy-handed oversight of human activity, is in a process of breaking out of the grip of the...

Belgrade smash 'n' grab becomes YouTube smash hit

A video of two young women looting stores in Belgrade while the Serbian riots are taking place is quickly becoming a hit on YouTube. The YouTube community seems to be very unamused by these two thieves, and they...

Ustream.tv negotiating $50 million sale to Microsoft

Lifestreaming is all the rage and Valleywag is reporting that one of the big players in the space is the target of a pretty hefty purchase offer."Sources tell Valleywag that lifecasting startup Ustream.tv is in...

'Rape as a Weapon' in Kenya, 10 More Killed

While the opposition parties have agreed to talks and both have promised to attempt to end the violence that has plagued Kenya since the December 27 elections. A recent UN report released today says that rape is...

Tax return website crashes on D-Day

"The Government’s online tax return system crashed today, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded and unable to file their tax returns on time. The chaos could not have come at a worse time, with the system grinding to a halt on the day the deadline expired for people...

Missing Evidence from Bhutto's Murder

"With rumors of government complicity in Benazir Bhutto's assassination rife throughout Pakistan, the country's stability may depend on the absolute transparency of the investigation into the murder. But a...

Last-Minute Shoppers Hunt for Bargains

"The nation's shoppers - taking advantage of deep discounts and expanded hours - jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items. But the spending surge may not be enough to offset what is shaping up...

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