Kim Bowled for Murdoch's Dollars With Korean Games

" North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has found an unlikely ally to help raise cash for his impoverished regime: The Dude, the pot-smoking underachiever played by Jeff Bridges in the movie “The Big Lebowski.” Programmers from North Korea’s General Federation of Science and...

Google's Android Gains More Powerful Followers

"Today is a dark day for Nokia and Microsoft: Telco Vodafone, equipment maker Ericsson and handset maker Sony Ericsson have joined Google’s camp in making rival cell-phone software. Today,...

Motorola Mitosis: Mobile Giant to Split

As Motorola continues to hemorrhage profits, the mobile giant is splitting into two public companies in order to stop the bleed whilst retaining share prices. (One could also suggest getting away from the Razr...

Google Skips Cell Phones, Goes Right To Software

Ever since the iPhone hit, people have been asking 'what about google?'Well, now we know. There will be no magic 'gphone' instead, google will be releasing software that can be used to run a cell phone, for...

Austria probes soldiers making Nazi salutes on YouTube

"Austrian prosecutors are investigating young soldiers seen exchanging Hitler salutes in a video that appeared on the Internet, Defense Minister Norbert Darabos said on Tuesday. In a statement, Darabos said suspects had been tracked down and were being questioned over the...

Thai Insurgents Using Remote-Activated Bombs

In response to government jamming of mobile phone signals, Thai rebel have switched to rigging remote-entry devices to their bombs. This is a tech-based game of cat-and-mouse that has been played out all over the...

Richard Branson explains his bet on biofuels [an interview]

Virgin founder chats about embracing ethanol, slashing airplane emissions "Does a music mogul who signed the Rolling Stones and Janet Jackson have what it takes to make a pop star out of biofuels? Earlier this...

Korea's 'crackdown culture' - now it's brothels

"Korea loves "crackdowns". Whether designed to tackle the scourge of mobile-phone use while driving or to clamp down on drivers stopping past the white line on the roads, South Korean police revel in crackdowns. As a driver in South Korea for more than six years, I witnessed...

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