Monthly Archives: August 2012

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82

Posted on August 25, 2012 by contra

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday, weeks after heart surgery and days after his 82nd birthday. His family reported the death at 2:45 p.m. ET. A statement said he died following complications resulting from … Continue reading →

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General Motors Is Headed For Bankruptcy — Again

Posted on August 17, 2012 by contra

President Obama is proud of his bailout of General Motors. That’s good, because, if he wins a second term, he is probably going to have to bail GM out again. The company is once again losing market share, and it … Continue reading →

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LOOK WHO IRAN’S WARNING NOW

Posted on August 17, 2012 by contra

Says missiles could ‘lose their way’ and strike Arab countries Published: 16 hours ago NEW YORK – Iran has warned Saudi Arabia and Qatar that if either country allows Israel to use its airspace, Tehran may retaliate directly against those … Continue reading →

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Apple looking into illuminated touchpads with varying colors, brightness

Posted on August 17, 2012 by contra

An Apple patent application published on Thursday shows the company is investigating illuminated touchpad technology extended from research done on the legacy iPod’s touch wheel, possibly for use in its MacBook line of laptops or a peripheral device like the … Continue reading →

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Apple set-top box to blur line between live, on-demand content

Posted on August 17, 2012 by contra

Following up on a previous report, The Wall Street Journal on Thursday revealed a bit more about Apple’s rumored set-top cable box, saying the unit may include an iOS-like user interface and advanced cloud-based DVR functionality that will blur the … Continue reading →

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Hacker discovers iPhone SMS spoofing issue, asks Apple to fix for iOS 6

Posted on August 17, 2012 by contra

An independent security researcher in the UK has publicized an iPhone SMS spoofing issue that he hopes Apple will address in iOS 6. According to a blog posting by “pod2g” the way iOS handles SMS messages supports transmission of optional, … Continue reading →

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State Department cancels $16.5M Kindle contract

Posted on August 17, 2012 by contra

IDG News Service – The U.S Department of State has withdrawn plans to place a $16.5 million order on Amazon.com for its Kindle Touch devices along with content management, and logistics, stating that it intends to conduct additional market research … Continue reading →

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Judge Koh: It’s Samsung’s Own Fault It Ran Out of Time

Posted on August 17, 2012 by contra

The judge presiding over the Apple vs. Samsung case stated on Thursday that Samsung doesn’t have the right to complain that it didn’t have enough time to argue its case. Judge Lucy Koh said, outside the presence of the jury, … Continue reading →

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Apple licensed design patents to Microsoft in “anti-cloning agreement”

Posted on August 13, 2012 by contra

Monday’s testimony in the Apple v. Samsung trial has revealed more about the patent licensing deal Apple offered to Samsung in 2010—including the fact that Microsoft accepted a similar deal granting access to some of Apple’s design patents. Apple Patent … Continue reading →

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Three US Marines gunned down by traitor Afghan police commander who invited them to dinner – and it’s the THIRD such deadly betrayal of allied forces in a week

Posted on August 12, 2012 by contra

Three members of America’s special operation forces killed by Afghan solider after he invited them to security meeting U.S. soldier killed and two others injured on attack by Afghan soldier on Tuesday On Wednesday suicide bombers in Kunar province killed … Continue reading →

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