Monthly Archives: May 2011

Google says Chrome to power only notebooks only for now (Reuters)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Technology News

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Google Inc will keep the focus of its Chrome operating system on notebooks, and has no immediate plan to make it available on tablets or to merge with its popular Android software for smartphones, said a senior … Continue reading →

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Green Your Tech: 5 excellent eco apps for your iPad or iPhone (Yahoo! News)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Technology News

Apps that bring tree huggers and iPhone and iPad lovers together for the greater green are few and far between. While they might be in relatively short supply at the moment, there are a handful of green apps out there … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn opens Asia headquarters in Singapore (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Technology News

SINGAPORE – Career networking website LinkedIn opened its Asian headquarters in Singapore on Tuesday, part of a plan to tap the region’s large pool of professionals. LinkedIn plans to hire more than 12 staff in Singapore to add to the … Continue reading →

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SKorea’s Ticket Monster acquires Malaysian site (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Technology News

SEOUL, South Korea – Fast-growing South Korean daily deal website Ticket Monster has acquired a Malaysian company in the first move of its expansion to other countries in Asia. Ticket Monster works with merchants to sell consumers coupons that give … Continue reading →

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Intel taps into new computing at Taiwan show (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Technology News

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Intel Corp. is touting a hybrid laptop 0.8 inches (20 mm) thick with sleek tablet computing features and ultra-sharp visual images that it hopes will create a market bridging traditional PCs and new devices. The laptop also … Continue reading →

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Yemen truce ends with blasts, stokes civil war worries (Reuters)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

SANAA (Reuters) – Street fighting raged across the Yemeni capital on Tuesday after a tenuous truce broke down between tribal groups and forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, edging the impoverished Arab country closer to civil war. U.N. human … Continue reading →

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`Jersey Shore’ star Snooki in Italy fender bender (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

NEW YORK – Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and a fellow “Jersey Shore” cast member have been involved in a minor traffic accident in Italy. The popular MTV reality show is filming its fourth season in Florence. The network said in a … Continue reading →

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Astronauts get set to land Endeavour one last time (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Their work in orbit complete, Endeavour’s six astronauts on Tuesday checked the systems they need to bring NASA’s second-to-last space shuttle flight to a close. Commander Mark Kelly and his crew aimed for a landing in … Continue reading →

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Cease-fire breaks down between Yemeni army, tribes (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

SANAA, Yemen – Heavy fighting resumed Tuesday in Yemen’s capital between government troops and followers of the country’s most powerful tribal leader, ending a brief cease-fire and again raising the prospect that Yemen’s political crisis could veer into civil war. … Continue reading →

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Hawaii remembers loved ones with lantern ceremony (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

HONOLULU – Rosie Rowe usually just watches Honolulu’s annual lantern floating ceremony on live television. This time, she wanted to honor her mother, father and brother, who have all passed on. “I wrote a message of thanks for the people … Continue reading →

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