Latest trial of the One Laptop Per Child running in India; Uruguay orders 100,000 machines
Thursday, November 8, 2007 India is the latest of the countries where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) experiment has started. Children from the village of Khairat were given the opportunity to learn how to use the XO laptop. During the last year XO was distributed to children from Arahuay in Peru, Ban Samkha in […]
Continue Reading...Types Of Vaccinations In County Durham And Their Importance For Prime Pet Health
Find Out More About: Pet Potty Grass Dog Grass Pad byAlma Abell The rabies vaccination is the most well-known type of vaccination, but it is not the only preventative measure against deadly diseases offered by vets. In fact, there are a wide range of vaccinations in County Durham that save many lives every year. Small […]
Continue Reading...Telephone network access on iPhone unlocked by teen
Friday, August 24, 2007 George Hotz, 17, confirmed on Friday that he has cracked the lock that joins the Apple iPhone to AT&T‘s wireless network and was using it on T-Mobile‘s network—the only other major U.S. carrier compatible with iPhone technology. This crack opens up the phone, which is only being sold in the U.S., […]
Continue Reading...Spelbound declared winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. As the winning act of the show, Spelbound have won £100,000 (US$144,580, €120,313, A$175,079) and a place at […]
Continue Reading...Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology
Friday, November 13, 2009 Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at […]
Continue Reading...England: Multi-storey carpark in Liverpool gutted by fire, 1,300 vehicles destroyed
Thursday, January 4, 2018 A fire on Sunday night in the seven-storey carpark for the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England destroyed almost all the vehicles parked inside and led to cancellation of the final evening of the Liverpool International Horse Show and evacuation of nearby blocks of flats. The blaze reportedly started with a parked […]
Continue Reading...Creating Your Brand Grabbing The Spotlight
Creating Your Brand – Grabbing The Spotlight by Dana J Lange I am no marketing expert, but I do know that people will form opinions of you. Those opinions may be from a brief encounter, something you said on a social network or something you did. The more we begin to think of ourselves as […]
Continue Reading...Sony refreshes VAIO brand for business and entertainment
Thursday, July 31, 2008 From the middle of July, Sony Corporation refreshed their senior laptop brand VAIO from “Video Audio Integrated Operation” to “Visual Audio Intelligent Organizer”. According to Sony Taiwan Limited, this refreshment is an attempt to relocate the laptop consuming market for business and entertainment factors. In the “VAIO Experience 2008” press conference […]
Continue Reading...Wikileaks publishes files on CIA hacking abilities
Correction — March 19, 2017 This article incorrectly describes WikiLeaks as “the organisation behind the Edward Snowden leaks”. WikiLeaks only got involved with Snowden after Snowden had leaked material through other outlets. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Yesterday, WikiLeaks, the organisation behind the Edward Snowden leaks, released files going into detail about the CIA’s hacking capabilities. The […]
Continue Reading...Discovering Travel Options To The 2012 Summer Games In London, England
By Adriana Notton While there are many options when it comes to travel in relation to the 2012 Summer Games, those who book early are no doubt going to receive the best rates on lodging and other amenities. As such, whether one is going to book a solo trip to the games, or select a […]
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