Google Earth presents historical photos
View aerial images of European cities bombed during WWII Google Earth has made historical aerial images available that show the devastation of European Cities caused by bombing raids during World War II....Read more |
Shock exit for SAP chief Apotheker
After two-year tenure, CEO's contract not renewed as vendor returns to joint leadership model SAP chief executive Léo Apotheker has departed the firm after "a mutual agreement" with the vendor's Supervisory Board not to extend his contract....Read more |
Melting Arctic could cost global economy over $2.4tn
Report predicts warming effects of melting sea ice and rising methane emissions will accelerate climate change impact The melting of ice in the Arctic could result in economic costs of between $2.4 trillion (£1.54tn) and $24 trillion by 2050, according Read more |
SAP chief executive resigns
Software giant will be led by two top board executives SAP chief executive officer Leo Apotheker resigned over the weekend by “mutual consent” after a 20-year career at the software firm....Read more |
Microsoft on prowl for more VADs
Ingram Micro will be among those to join Bell and C2k as it works towards new status Microsoft has announced plans to broaden its distribution line-up with the launch of its Value Added Distributor (VAD) Programme. The programme is open to distributors wRead more |
South Africa move closer to victory despite Tendulkar fifty (Reuters)
Reuters - Sachin Tendulkar struck a fighting fifty but could not prevent South Africa from moving closer to victory in the opening test on Tuesday.Read more
Toyota recalls 437,000 Prius, hybrids globally (AP)
AP - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.Read more
Australian firm admits China name bungle in mega-deal (AFP)
AFP - Australian miner Resourcehouse Tuesday admitted giving the wrong name for a Chinese company involved in a 60 billion US dollar coal deal, but insisted the agreement was legitimate.Read more
Mexico arrests 2 reputed leaders of Tijuana gang (AP)
AP - Mexican federal police arrested two suspected gang leaders Monday, delivering another big blow to a brutal drug cartel that terrorized the border city of Tijuana for several years.Read more
Japan pedometer gives incentive to skip the taxi (Reuters)
Reuters - Looking for extra motivation to walk away the pounds? A Japanese company is selling a pedometer that calculates how much money you save on taxi fares by walking as well as the calories you burn. Read more
Officials: Afghan avalanche kills 15, strands 100s (AP)
AP - Avalanches in a mountain pass north of Kabul have killed at least 15 people, injured more than 50 and left hundreds stranded on blocked roads, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Read more
Egypt Arrests 3 Leaders From Top Opposition Group
Egyptian police and Muslim Brotherhood group say three top leaders, including the organizations No. 2, and 10 provincial senior members have been arrested in a dawn sweep in Cairo and five other provinces. Read more
Smarter farming key to saving Amazon rainforest (AP)
AP - Walking on a dusty field of cut rice that was once rainforest, researcher Flavio Wruck explains how farming, the Amazon's biggest killer, can be turned into its best defender. Read more
17 Indian Soldiers Dead After Kashmir Avalanche
A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 17 soldiers and critically wounding 17 others. Read more
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Blu-ray: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
It's not up there with the Pixar classics, but the anarchic sense of humour of this computer-animated film from Sony Pictures puts it a cut above most Computer animated films have tended, over the last decade, to fall into one of two groups: truly exceRead more |
Nuance Paperport 12
Turn paper documents into fully editable, searchable files Converting paper documents into electronic ones needs two things: a scanner or camera, and optical character recognition (OCR) software. Once you have a document as a computer file, though, it Read more |
Tomtom UK and Ireland for iPhone
Use your iPhone as a driving aid Like many modern smartphones, Apple’s iPhone 3G and 3GS have built-in GPS satellite navigation systems and can show on a map where they are located. This Tomtom program, downloadable for £60 from Apple’s App Store,Read more |