Archive for September, 2008

Facebook delivers version 2.0 of its iPhone app - CNET News


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Facebook delivers version 2.0 of its iPhone app
CNET News -4 hours ago
Facebook on Tuesday released version 2.0 of its popular iPhone app (iTunes Store link). This release contains a lot of the functionality that is in the full version of Facebook, making the iPhone version much more attractive.
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Johnson fends off Edwards to win Kansas NASCAR race

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Jimmie Johnson fended off a late charge from local favorite Carl Edwards to secure victory in the Kansas 400 on Sunday.

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Losing Money, New York Sun Is to Shut Down

The New York Sun, the six-year-old newspaper with a conservative mind-set, announced on Monday that it would close after publishing Tuesday?s issue.

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Stocks stage partial rebound after steep sell-off - The Associated Press


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Stocks stage partial rebound after steep sell-off
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks staged a partial rebound early Tuesday after their biggest sell-off in years, though financial markets remained troubled a day after lawmakers rejected a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector.
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Tropical storm kills 3 in central Vietnam (AP)

AP - Tropical Storm Mekkhala slammed into central Vietnam on Tuesday, killing three people and leaving 10 others missing, disaster officials said.

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On the Road: Not Too Small to Appear on a Big No-Fly Watch List

It took about an hour for airport security officials to ascertain that Jack Anderson, age 2, about to take a trip to Disney World, was not the Jack Anderson on the federal terrorist watch list.

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Mars lander finds minerals suggesting past water (AP)

This photo released by NASA shows the edge of a solar panel on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, right, in a trench on the surface of Mars, where a sample of soil was taken by the lander. NASA announced Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, that the spacecraft discovered two minerals in the Martian soil that suggest interaction with water in the past. (AP Photo/NASA, JPL-Caltech)AP - NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft has discovered evidence of past water at its Martian landing site and spotted falling snow for the first time, scientists reported Monday. Soil experiments revealed the presence of two minerals known to be formed in liquid water. Scientists identified the minerals as calcium carbonate, found in limestone and chalk, and sheet silicate.


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Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak: Adobe (Reuters)

A screenshot of Amazon's video on demand website, taken on September 30 2008. (amazon.com/Reuters)Reuters - Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems Inc’s encryption on all television shows and movies found on its site, software maker Adobe said on Monday.


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Dealbook: What Goes Before a Fall? On Wall Street, Reassurance

C.E.O.?s of troubled companies seem to always face the conundrum that right before their companies go out of business, they give an interview with a happy face.

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Tories ‘to help have-a-go heroes’

Conservative plans to help the public and police tackle criminals are outlined by shadow home secretary Dominic Grieve.

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