Archive for February, 2008
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008A cellphone is a cellphone is a cellphone.
That is what my brother and many other people I know say when it comes to that gadget they have learned to trust with their lives.
Sure, I think to myself, as I smile and wonder how they are able to survive on those cellphones that look like they [...]
A Porsche for your pocket
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Stuttgart, Germany-based Porsche Design Group and French-based Sagem Mobiles (Safran Group) have joined forces to create the first Porsche Design mobile phone, the P’9521.
Like its much-coveted automotive namesake, the new mobile phone combines sophisticated, purist design with high-quality natural materials such as aluminum and glass.
The phone’s casing is milled out of a solid aluminum block, [...]
Internet - online magazine
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Foreword of Maximum PC Magazine issue January 2008 from Will Smith, Editor in Chief.
Have you ever heard of this thing called “the Internet”? It turns out that it’s a great platform for publishing information. Color me impressed! I think this “Internet” thing just may change the future of magazine publishing. Seriously though, I’m super-stoked to [...]
Pakistan’s attempt to block YouTube
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Most of the world’s Internet users lost access to YouTube for several hours after an attempt by Pakistan’s government to block access domestically affected other countries.
The outage Sunday highlighted yet another of the Internet’s vulnerabilities, coming less than a month after broken fiber-optic cables in the Mediterranean took Egypt off line and caused communications problems [...]
Whoopi Goldberg seems sad, choked up on ‘The View’
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Whoopi Goldberg seemed sad and choked up on “The View” chat show Monday when her fellow co-hosts discussed how she was not included in a montage featuring Oscar hosts during the Academy Awards telecast.
The 52-year-old Goldberg has received two Oscar nominations, winning for her role as Oda Mae Brown in 1990’s “Ghost.” She hosted the [...]
Rebecca Broussard sentenced to jail on drinking and driving charge
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Actress Rebecca Broussard was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation after pleading no contest to a drinking and driving felony charge.
Superior Court Judge Katherine Mader on Monday also ordered Broussard, charged under the name Rebecca Kelly to perform 30 days of state highway cleanup, participate in a hospital and morgue [...]