Wednesday, September 08, 2010

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U.S. Dollar Loses Ground Ahead of Fed Beige Book

The greenback weakened across the board, with the EUR/USD paring the sharp decline from the previous day to reach a high of 1.2732 during the overnight trade, and the reserve currency is likely to face increased volatility throughout the day as the Federal Reserve is scheduled to release its Beige Book Economic report at 18:00 GMT. Talking Points Japanese Yen: Mixed Amongst Majors Pound: Home Prices Unexpectedly Rise for Second Month Euro: German Trade Surplus Narrows in July... Detailt »»

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Plot: When a man goes looking for his missing girlfriend, he stumbles upon a government conspiracy that is bigger than the president himself. Information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1582459/ Director: Jeffrey Reiner Cast: Jason Ritter, Blair Underwood, Laura Innes, Zeljko Ivanek DOWNLOAD: The.Event.S01E00.Sneak.Peak.720p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H264-SURFER.part1.rar The.Event.S01E00.Sneak.Peak.720p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H264-SURFER.part2.rar ALTERNATIVE LINKS: The.Event.S01E00.Sneak.Peak.720p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H264-SURFER.part1.rar.html... Detailt »»

Apple Releases Safari Updates

On Tuesday Apple issued minor updates to its Safari Web browser with "improvements to compatibility and security":... Detailt »»

For Google TV, a Sharp Turn Away From Apple TV

As part of recent a demonstration of Google TV , Eric Schmidt said something that would probably make Steve Jobs cringe. "Once you have Google television, you're going to be very busy," the chief executive of Google said at the IFA conference in Berlin, according to Wired . "It's going to ruin your evening." It's not totally clear what Schmidt meant by that statement. The implication, I'm guessing, was that Google TV provides so many entertainment possibilities, users will get lost -- in... Detailt »»

EBay Bringing Mobile Apps Into the Future

Look out Google, you may have a new, unlikely challenger. Google may be the first place people turn to for Web search, but the head of eBay's mobile efforts, Steve Yankovich, hopes to make eBay the first place that people look on their phones when searching for a product to buy. "I want to replace Google as the de facto 'Where do I start,'" he said. Yankovich, who's been with eBay for less than a year-and-a-half, is hoping to bring the company's mobile offerings from behind the times to the... Detailt »»

LG Announces Smartphones With Dual-core Processor

LG Electronics on Tuesday announced a new series of smartphones with next-generation dual-core processors, which should provide a big leap in performance while maintaining device battery life. LG's new Optimus line will include smartphones running on Nvidia's Tegra 2 dual-core chips, which will also allow handsets to play 1080p high-definition video, LG said in a statement. Most of today's smartphones come with single-core processors and are capable of playing only 720p resolution video. Beyond... Detailt »»

Freed Journalist Tricked Captors Into Twitter Access

A Japanese journalist freed over the weekend by captors in Afghanistan managed to send two Twitter messages before his release while teaching a captor how to access the Internet on a new cell phone, he said Tuesday. Kosuke Tsuneoka, a freelance journalist, was released from five months of captivity on Saturday. His freedom came a day after the first messages since his disappearance were posted to his Twitter account . "i am still allive [sic], but in jail," read a message sent at 1:15 p.m. GMT... Detailt »»

Factory Orders Contract Sharply in July

German factory orders in July fell by 2.2% missing expectations of a 0.5% expansion according to the Economy Ministry in Berlin. The drop was most unexpected and comes as result of weakening demand from the euro-region for German produced goods, suggesting that the recovery in Germany may slow in the third quarter, after its blistering pace in Q2. Axel Weber, Germany’s central bank president said recently that “the recovery is on track, with not as high growth as before, but... Detailt »»

12 Ways the Tech Industry Is Screwing You (and How to Fight Back)

You can't install the apps you want on your smartphone. You can't play the movies you bought on your PC. You can't even walk into a store without getting upsold, enrolled, restocked, and recalled. Welcome to the world of tech in 2010, where your phone doesn't work--and companies tell you that "you're holding it wrong." Just because you venture into the tech marketplace with a credit card in your hand doesn't mean you deserve to get screwed. Check out these 12 ways that the tech industry is pulling... Detailt »»

Polls Show Netizens Oppose Craigslist Censorship

Web-based polls and views express online show popular opinion is against the censoring of adult services ads on Craigslist. A poll at Mashable shows 71 percent of the respondents voted no to the question "Should Craigslist's Adult Services be censored?" Meanwhile, the Washington Post asked its readers, "Do you agree with Craigslist's decision?" to block access to its Adult Services section. Fifty-two percent of them said no. At last count, 1989 people participated in the Mashable poll. Thirty-three... Detailt »»
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