Apple is facing a pair of lawsuits that claimed the company allowed advertisers to access the personal information of iPhone and iPad owners. – A seemingly indiscreet Apple is facing a pair of
lawsuits that claim the company allowed advertisers to access the personal
information of iPhone and iPad owners without their consent, according to a
publish report. These legal actions could also pave the way for more complaints
against other sm…
The Bombay High Court Monday allowed reality TV show “Bigg Boss” to be aired at prime time slot of 9 p.m. but directed that “no obscene language and visuals, including beeps” will be allowed. The court observed that the channel could air season 4 of “Bigg Boss” at 9 p.m. following an undertaking given by [...]
Hilary Swank, whose worth may now be 40-million dollars, was not allowed to play with other children when she was a kid as she belonged to a poor family. The Oscar-winning actress revealed that she was isolated from other kids in her neighborhood because other parents didn’t like the fact she lived in a trailer [...]
General David Petraeus said Friday that Western troops have allowed Taliban leaders into Kabul in order to talk with the government. The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan was speaking in London.
I’ve written a lot about why superficial fixes will fail as long as the giant banks are allowed to hide their massive debts. See this, this and this.I’ve also repeatedly noted that the size of the derivatives market dwarfs the global economy – and fo…
The allegation by doctors with expertise in prison experimentation and torture that the Bush administration conducted “illegal and unethical human experimentation and research” on detainees while in CIA custody after 9/11 is certainly newsworthy. Se…
The government failed to properly ensure that BP used adequate safety measures, BP and their contractors were criminally negligent for the oil spill, and BP has tried to cover up the problem. See this.But why hasn’t BP stopped the leak?Some people assu…
Apple’s iPad is no longer banned in Israel, after that countrys Communications Ministry apparently decided that the tablet PCs wireless ability doesnt violate the European wireless standards that Israel follows. Online reports indicate that the iPads confiscated by Israeli customs have been released to their owners. Previously, Israeli officials had claimed that the iPad’s wireless signal would interfere with other devices, a claim apparently disputed by some experts. While Apple has enjoyed strong iPad sales, demand for the device has delayed its international rollout.
– Apple iPad owners can now enter Israel
without fearing the device will be confiscated. The tablet PC had previously
been banned due to its WiFi capability, according to Israels
Communications Ministry, being in noncompliance with the European wireless
standards that Israel
follows.
According …
There’s a GM press event taking place in the US later this week. Ed Whitacre is visiting GM’s Fairfax, Kansas assembly plant. The heads-up notice for press people tickled me a bit.
This is lifted from it:
Media are asked to arrive 30 minutes prior to event start time. Appropriate footwear (low-heeled, fully closed) is required. For safety reasons, open-back, open-toe or high-heel shoes (over 1 inch) will not be permitted in the plant.
Offensively coloured or patterned shirts are not advised and bad haircuts will be mercilessly lampooned by GM public relations staff in attendance. Neck-ties should be 100% devoid of organic material. Beards will not be permitted in the plant under any circumstances. Media colleagues are reminded that the 1985 ‘GM coloured socks directive’ remains in force.
Okay, para 2 reflects my own insecurities about dress codes and appearance…
There’s a GM press event taking place in the US later this week. Ed Whitacre is visiting GM’s Fairfax, Kansas assembly plant. The heads-up notice for press people tickled me a bit.
This is lifted from it:
Media are asked to arrive 30 minutes prior to event start time. Appropriate footwear (low-heeled, fully closed) is required. For safety reasons, open-back, open-toe or high-heel shoes (over 1 inch) will not be permitted in the plant.
Offensively coloured or patterned shirts are not advised and bad haircuts will be mercilessly lampooned by GM public relations staff in attendance. Neck-ties should be 100% devoid of organic material. Beards will not be permitted in the plant under any circumstances. Media colleagues are reminded that the 1985 ‘GM coloured socks directive’ remains in force.
Okay, para 2 reflects my own insecurities about dress codes and appearance…
Regulators like the Fed and SEC have said they didn’t know about Lehman’s use of Repo 105s to hide its mountain of debt.But in a must-read New York Times Op-Ed, law school professors Susan P. Koniak, George M. Cohen, David A. Dana, and Thomas Ross poi…
Hajredin Kuqi said that President Boris Tadić will “probably not be allowed to visit the Kosovo village of Osojane”. Kuqi, who is deputy prime minister in the Kosovo Albanian government in PriÅ¡tina, told Radio Television 21 that the Kosovo government “passed a decision to allow Tadić to visit Kosovo”, on “religious grounds, on the Orthodox Christmas”.
The Kosovo Albanian government in PriÅ¡tina has “considered Serbian President Boris Tadić’s request to visit Kosovoâ€, said one of its officials. Deputy PM Ram Manaj went on to tell Radio Free Europe in Albanian today that they also “decided to allow†for the visit to take place.
The United States would not allow the Taliban to sneak into Pakistan from Afghanistan and is working out a strategy for it, US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke said before leaving Pakistan for Afghanistan after a two-day visit.
Holbrooke said the US would not repeat its mistakes that it did in 2001 when [...]
