Google Voice

On Wednesday, the Web giant announced that American users of its Gmail Web service could call numbers in the United States and Canada for free from within their browsers. Calls elsewhere cost less than many traditional long-distance domestic calls: You pay 2 cents a minute to call Ireland, Korea, Argentina and many other countries. (Google's rates top out...

fiba world championship 2010

USA Team overcame a relatively slow start to cruise past Croatia, 106-78, in their first preliminary game of the 2010 FIBA World Championship. This was a rematch of the 1992 Olympic gold medal game, which, of course, the Dream Team won to capture the gold. Croatia took a 19-18 lead in the first half, but Kevin Durant and company responded with a run that...

Offutt Air Show 2010

The Offutt Air Show 2010 is going to be entertaining the spectators with its superb flight maneuvers today and tomorrow. The features that are unique to the Offutt Air Show 2010 are aircrafts like the F-18/A hornet, Thunderbird and especially the F-22 Raptor. There are very rare instances when F-22s are used in air shows for flight maneuvers and this is...

Moon and Mars august 2010

Moon and Mars August 2010 - We recently heard about the hoax about two moons, which were supposed to see in a same sky on August 27. But then came the time there was nothing visible as such. Although the spread of this species rumor is nothing new. In the past there were several incidents of phone messages that have created great confusion among the people....

Airforce Portal

13,518 of 28,510 airmen were selected for promotion to sergeant in the Air Force officials. This reflects a 47.41 percent selection rate.The average score for those selected was 282.88, and an average time in grade of 1.97 years, the average time in service is 4.55 years. The average score is based on this point averages: 131.31 invoked for performance reports,...

Intel: McAfee Adds Level Of Security To Products Using Intel Chips

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) - Intel 's 7.68 billion U.S. dollars purchase of McAfee Inc. (MFE), a level of security to add all products that use Intel chips, executives from the chip maker said Thursday.Renee James, head of Intel's software company, said the acquisition will chips used in servers and PCs in addition to new areas Intel has, such as targeted mobile...

Obama to host Ramadan/Ramazan meal Friday—White House

US President Barack Obama will Friday join an evening meal to break the daily fast observed by Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan, the White House said. The hosting of Iftar will be held in a dining room at the White House, his spokesman said. Obama participated in a traditional Ramadan meal in September 2009, where he praised Islam as an integral part...

Survey Says: Next H.P. CEO to Come From H.P. or I.B.M.

The C-Suite has spoken and called for a Hewlett-Packard or I.B.M. executive to end up as H.P.’s next chief executive. Cook Associates, an executive search firm, surveyed 500 top executives from the technology sector and financial community to discover their thoughts on H.P.’s future. About 43 percent of the respondents felt the most qualified replacement...

Friday the 13th, and basically you have three options: to be afraid during the day, to ignore it completely, or to laugh with it. Given that laughter is a great stress reliever.Friday the 13th happens at least once every year and at the most 3 times as per the modern calendar. However, there’s only one 13th Friday this year and also only one the next year...

Belize Map

Belize (formerly British Honduras), is a country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Although Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language. Belize is bordered by Mexico to its north, by Guatemala to its south and...

It's 'Goliath versus Goliath' as Oracle files patent lawsuit against Google

Oracle Corp. dropped a major bombshell on Google Inc. late Thursday, kicking off what could be an epic clash of Silicon Valley titans.Oracle filed a patent and copyright infringement lawsuit against Google over its Android software that uses technology Oracle bought when it acquired Sun Microsystems Inc. in January. Google's Android software is used in mobile...

Michigan's Upper Penninsula not too far from Whistling Straits

The talk up here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is all about PGA Championship at Whistling Straits this week and, of course, whether Tiger Woods will be a factor. Whistling Straits, which is located in Kohler, Wisconsin, is little more than 150 miles from several good golf courses in the UP.In truth, the UP feels more like Wisconsin than Michigan does...

India and New Zealand Cricket Match

ODI match between India and New Zealand will be played at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri, August 10 Tue 2:30 p.m. IST. IND vs NZ Tri-Series. Against New Zealand to his poor run with the coin toss coin remains. New Zealand won the toss against India captain Dhoni and made a disastrous start. Today is the first game of the MicroMax Cup has started...

Florida Issues Unemployment Compensation Extension Guidelines

The Agency for Workforce Innovation began paying benefits this week to many Unemployment Compensation customers who were affected by recent federal legislation. Payments for customers with continuing claims who are currently enrolled in the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program began on Monday, August 2. Customers whose benefits had lapsed but...

Honda’s Recall 2010 : Accords, Civics and Elements recalled

Honda’s Recall 2010 includes Accord and Civics models from the 2003 year and Elements from the 2003-2004 years. Honda has recalled about 4, 00,000 vehicles in the US, due to an ignition switch problem. The recall will begin in late September. According to Honda Motor Co, it is the third recall over the same problem since 2003. The Previous two were in 2003...

Plenty of fish species in our seas

AUSTRALIAN and Japanese seas share top honours as home to the greatest diversity of ocean life in the world, according to a census. Both nations boast nearly 33,000 species of marine plant, animal and micro-organism, according to the first results of the international 10-year-long Census of Marine Life, reported yesterday in the journal...

Indiana State Fair

The Indiana State Fair has started up its annual extravaganza of farm exhibits, midway rides, musical acts and foods of all sorts.The fair opened its 17-day run in Indianapolis on Friday, with the high school marching band competition at the grandstand and the largest hog contest among the highlights.Milder temperatures are expected for the fair's first weekend....

CBS profit jumps as ad sales climb

In a statement, CBS /quotes/comstock/13*!cbs/quotes/nls/cbs (CBS 15.20, -0.33, -2.13%) Chief Executive Les Moonves commented: "Looking to the second half of 2010, all signs point to ongoing growth and profitability." He added that ad trends indicate "that the recovery is continuing," and that CBS...

Tax Free Weekend NC 2010: Shop Til You Drop

Isn’t it great to feel that you can shop for the weekend tax FREE? It was declared already that today is the start of Tax Free weekend NC 2010. So make the most out of it and if you are really interested on a great shopping for this weekend, prepare yourself now and go to the nearest store that you want to shop now. The Tax Free Weekend NC 2010 will give...

Wikipedia in trouble with the FBI?

What is behind the FBI's attempt to shake down Wikipedia? The FBI says that Wikipedia should not be using their seal. Is it to keep others from getting a copy? If so, why is Wikipedia the only organization taking heat?Fast Company is telling us, If you were tasked with finding an image of the FBI's seal, where would you look? Likely, you'd head to Google...

Corning's 1962 Invention Finally Hits Its Stride

Coming to a TV screen near you — Gorilla glass!Yeah, not exactly a get-rich quick scheme since it took almost 50 years to find a marketable use for it, but Corning thinks it may finally have the next big thing — nearly unbreakable touch screens and TV screens. The 159-year-old glass pioneer expects that its Gorilla glass will be worth billions when it finally...

Economic Calendar - 2 August 2010

One of the key statistics out this week will be the ISM Purchasing Manager Index for July. This will be one to watch closely for more clues on how things are tracking 1 month into the second half of this year. It will also be interest to see in the context of China just releasing their PMI number in the weekend; recording 51.2, down from 52.1, as seasonal...

NASCAR Driver Elliott Sadler Crash

The big NASCAR race this weekend in Pocono was plagued by a bit of rain. The delay was brief but once the racers were on the track, everything seemed to be going as planned. The worst part about the high speeds and raceways is the fact that accidents do happen. However, the Elliott Sadler crash on Sunday was nothing short of amazing.he Sprint Cup driver...