Up to 10 Per Cent of Apple's MobileMe Mail was Lost

Earlier this month, Apple launched MobileMe, a replacement for their mildly-successful mac.com email and business service. However, they apparently weren't ready for the amount of users and stress on their server, as a good 10 per cent of the mail was getting lost. As of July...

Is Friday 13th Unlucky - Or Superstition?

One of the most commonly held superstitions in our so-called civilized, educated society is that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day, and since, in this equation, each is held to be unlucky, added together, their sum can only equal double trouble.   " More than 60...

Unlucky licence plate sells for US$130,000 in Hong Kong: report

"Hong Kong (ANTARA News/afp) - A Hong Kong woman splashed out 130,000 US dollars for a car licence plate carrying "4444", despite the number's traditional links to death in Chinese culture, a report said Monday.The bidder paid one million Hong Kong dollars in a government...

Lonely farmer's wedding night letdown A German farmer who married a woman he ...

"Lonely farmer's wedding night letdown A German farmer who married a woman he met on the internet has asked for the marriage to be annulled after finding out 'she' was a he."

Two Of Six Surrey Murder Victims Were Innocents Caught In Gang Hit

Tuesday October 23, 2007 CityNews.ca Staff Details of a mystery that's captivated Canadians coast to coast came to light Tuesday, when police identified six men murdered in a suburban Surrey, B.C. apartment last week, adding two were not only victims of an alleged gang hit,...

Bombay bunkum!

"The name Mumbai is unlucky for the city. In fact, leading astrologers say (without a trace of irony), 2005 saw the beginning of the Shani dosh (Saturn rules the city making it unlucky), which will continue for the next seven-and-a-half years. "