Month: August 2010

The United States confirmed on Thursday that the roll-out of the last brigade of U.S. combat troops out of Iraq is a symbolic nod to President Barack Obama?s August 31 deadline for ending combat operations in Iraq. – (AHN) Read the original post by KASA-TV Albuquerque

Wall Street?s gain streak ended Thursday when stocks tumbled over reports of high jobless claims and shrinking manufacturing in the Philadelphia region. – (AHN) Read the original post by KASA-TV Albuquerque

India’s security agencies are testing ways to access corporate email on BlackBerry devices by obtaining encrypted data in a readable format, a government source said on Thursday. Read the original post by WYVN-FM Holland

The Transportation Safety Administration stopped Thursday an American Airlines plane from flying to New York City, removed its passengers and moved it to an isolated area of the tarmac due to a phone threat against the aircraft. – (AHN) Read the original post by KASA-TV Albuquerque

MacDailyNews reports that Apple has reached out to users of its Quattro Wireless ad platform, notifying them that it has stopped taking new campaign submissions and will be winding down operation of the s… Read the original post by SanLuisObispo.com

“Where is your direction?” sang Evan Koga near the end of Chief’s show at Joe’s Pub on Tuesday night. Read the original post by New York Times

Chrysler has released images of the revised 2011 Jeep Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited, which get all-new interiors. Read the original post by Edmunds.com News

The Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Don Corleon Records’ Various Arists Label Sampler for free. That’s the best price we could find for this 8-track, DRM-free sampler. It features songs by artists such as Gentleman, Denyque, Jahvinci, Natel, and more. Amazon MP3 downloader is required. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Seven people sued Oakland?s Roman Catholic Diocese on Wednesday for allegedly keeping a priest on his job after he molested two boys at a parish in Union City in 1978. – (AHN) Read the original post by Hampton Roads Daily Press

Royal Philips Electronics and TPV Technology today signed a Letter of Intent to enter into a brand licensing agreement under which TPV will assume responsibility for the sourcing, distribution, marketing and sales of all Philips’ television activities in China .The five-year minimum agreement, which is subject to governmental approvals and expected … Read the original…

Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and his UPA government might be drawing flak for failing to check rising prices, corruption and separatist activity, but a leading global magazine has given the leader top billing in its latest issue. – (AHN) Read the original post by Hampton Roads Daily Press

Some signaled the death knell of security firms like Symantec and McAfee after Microsoft released its free Microsoft Security Essentials product. Read the original post by WGNO

A Muslim Disney employee is suing their employer over being sent home without pay for wearing a headscarf. She filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Commission, the federal agency in charge of enforcing anti-discrimination laws. – (AHN) Read the original post by Hampton Roads Daily Press

Intel, one of the most hardware-centric companies in technology, placed a massive bid to purchase McAfee on Thursday for $7.68 billion in cash. The acquisition is chipmaker’s biggest to date, and represents a big, diversifying bet that the future of computing is in software and services. Read the original post by Eliot Van Buskirk

During a period of overnight downtime last night, Apple appears to have made several tweaks to the functionality of its online store. The Loop points out a new “Compare Macs” feature offering users the ability to compare specs … Read the original post by SanLuisObispo.com