A massive winter storm roared into America’s Midwest, carrying a wave of ice and snow that shut down airports, schools, colleges and government offices.
Large sections of busy Midwest highways were closed, cities of Dallas, Oklahoma, Tulsa and Chicago are nearly shut down and they still expect 60 centimeters of snow and 3 centimeters of ice.
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Winter storm hits American Midwest
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Google Chrome Hits 10.7%, Apple Safari Tops 6%
February 1st, 2011 |
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Google’s Chrome Web browser topped 10.7 percent market share through January, up from 10 percent through December 2010. Safari grew as well, while IE 9 is performing better. – Google’s
Chrome Web browser continued to grow through the first month of 2011, reaching
10.7 percent market share through January, up from 10 percent through December
2010.
Researcher Net
Applications also noted that Apple’s Safari rose to 6.3 percent
from 5.9 percent over the same period. Thi…
Strong earthquake hits Hungary
January 30th, 2011 |
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Hungary was hit by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, the strongest in the country since 1985.
There have been no reports of injuries so far and some buildings suffered minor damage.
When Reality Hits- ITIL Implementations Posted By : ServiceDesk Plus
January 28th, 2011 |
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Is implementing ITIL really simple? It is easy to hear about ITIL from a consultant or read from a blog or even attend an ITIL course, but the hardest part comes while implementing those
processes in an environment. Not all processes end up being
successful. Each and every organization is different; they vary
with people, processes, environment, type of support they
provide, help desk and much more. It is very important to
implement them at the right time; also, the help desk should be
matured
Kardashian Sears Clothing Line “Kardashian Kollection†Hits Racks Summer 2011
January 12th, 2011 |
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Bad news for Celeb Gawkers already up to their eyeballs in all the Kardashian they can stand: On Wednesday, buxom socialite/boutique owner Kim Kardashian announced that a clothing collection with Sears is the latest business endeavor she and equally-overexposed sisters Kourtney and Khloe will be embarking on. The stylish sibs, who previously designed a line [...]
Thick fog hits flights, railways in Delhi
January 8th, 2011 |
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A thick blanket of flog that reduced visibility in the Indian capital Saturday seriously disrupted flights and trains, leaving thousands stranded, officials said. About a dozen domestic and four international flights were delayed, officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport said. One official said the airport was expected to return to normalcy towards midday. Trains [...]
Duran Duran Hits No. 1 On iTunes Pop chart
December 21st, 2010 |
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NEW ALBUM AND VIDEO OUT TODAY; PHYSICAL RELEASE IN FEBRUARY
With the much anticipated release of their 13th studio album All You Need Is Now, British pop
legends Duran Duran have
stormed straight to #1 on the Pop Download Charts in the UK, US, Canada and Italy within hours of the album’s
release today, December 21, exclusively on the iTunes Store. The 9-track LP, produced by the Grammy Award-
winning Mark Ronson, is currently #2
on the U.S. iTunes Album Chart. An expanded physical LP with additional original, new tracks will be released in
February 2011 in various format deluxe packages.
Duran Duran’s video for lead single “All You Need Is Now” premiered today and can be viewed below.
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LinkedIn for Android Hits Beta for Mobile Pros
December 17th, 2010 |
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LinkedIn for Android is somewhat baked, launched in beta. However, users must jump through hoops to test the fledgling application on their Android handsets. – LinkedIn users with Android smartphones have long felt
left out, but that is set to change as the social network for professionals launched
its LinkedIn for Android application to beta Dec. 16.
LinkedIn for Android offers many of the same features available to mobile
users of LinkedIn’s BlackBer…
Advani hits back at PM for parliamentary session washout
December 14th, 2010 |
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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress-led UPA Government for the Winter Session of the Parliament ending without conducting any business. Addressing media here on the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G scam, Advani said the government had no credible reason to [...]
Race Row Hits “The Hobbit†Casting
December 1st, 2010 |
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Peter Jackson’s troubled The Hobbit project has hit another snag amid allegations of colorism in casting. A casting agent was fired this week after the man told a would-be extra that she was “too dark” to play one of the pint-sized creatures. What year is it again? “No such instructions were given, the crew member [...]
“Jersey Shore†Hits The Shores Of Australia In “Hills-Esque†Docu-Soap “Freshwater Blueâ€
November 27th, 2010 |
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Jersey Shore’s going Down Under — with a twist of The Hills. MTV is cashing in on the record-breaking success of Shore by creating international spinoffs. Surely, it’s only a matter of time before the trashy primetime soap heads to Beirut! In the meantime, MTV Australia is producing its first-ever original commission, Freshwater Blue. The [...]
Nicki Minaj MAC Pink Friday 4 Lipstick Hits Cosmetics Counter
November 23rd, 2010 |
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MAC has a treat in store for cosmetics-conscious “Barbies” this holiday season. The special limited edition Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 4 Lipstick, inspired by the release of the femcee’s debut album, Pink Friday. The candy-pink lipstick goes on sale via MAC’s website this Black Friday, Nov. 26, and will only be available online for the [...]
Kencana Agri’s 3Q net profit hits $2.8m
November 12th, 2010 |
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Kencana Agri says net profit after tax jumped 328% from US$0.5 million ($0.65 million) to US$2.2 million for the third quarter (3Q2010) ended 30 September 2010.
For 3Q, Kencana reported revenue of US$30.7 million compared to US$34.0 million in 3Q2009 as a result of lower sales volume.
Hacker Hits British Navy Website with SQL Injection Attack
November 8th, 2010 |
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A hacker exploited a SQL injection vulnerability on the Royal Navy Website to steal administrator passwords and usernames. – A hacker reportedly exploited a SQL injection vulnerability on the Website of Britain’s Royal Navy, according to media reports.
The incident took place Nov. 5, when a hacker known by the alias
TinKode is believed to have attacked the site and stolen passwords
and usernames. Right now, the si…
PHP Attack Hits GoDaddy-Hosted Sites Again
November 5th, 2010 |
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In a recurring pattern, GoDaddy-hosted sites running PHP applications may be under attack again as hackers inject malicious code onto their sites. – Web administrators who host their domains on GoDaddy should
check their source code again for rogue code that downloads malware, according
to a security research firm.
Sucuri Security updated its Oct. 30 post warning about the
latest malware
attacks on GoDaddy-hosted sites with another note on …
App Store hits 300K Active apps, PayPal iPhone security fix, Google Instant beta
November 5th, 2010 |
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Apple has announced that the App Store has now hit the 300,000 active apps milestone. The average number of new apps released each month since April is 12,218 on the iPhone and 5,452 on the iPad. PayPal is reportedly rushing a security patch to iPhone users of the PayPal application. The patch fixes an issue [...]
Tizi TV hotspot for iPhone hits Europe, netTALK VoIP App, Ballistic SG case for iPhone 4
October 29th, 2010 |
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iPhone and iPad users in Europe that want to watch live digital TV on their devices can now do that with a cool TV hotspot called tizi. The hotspot can tune DVB-T/DTT/TNR and sends the live TV to the iPhone over a WiFi connection. netTALK has announced a new VoIP app for the iPhone that [...]
CSC’s order book hits $210m with contracts including Changi Motorsports Hub, Orchard Emerald …
October 29th, 2010 |
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Foundation and geotechnical engineering specialist, CSC Holdings, says it has secured contracts in excess of $70 million recently.
Among these were contracts for Changi Motorsports Hub and the redevelopment of the old Orchard Emerald Shopping Centre worth $60 million.
Located along Aviation Park Road and sitting on 41-hectares of prime seafront land, the Changi Motorsports Hub will be developed into Asia’s premier motorsports and entertainment destination, and will feature Singapore’s very first permanent 4km racetrack and a 1.2km karting track along the Changi coastline.