Pervez Musharraf says he’s not entering politics

"Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has said he has no intention of entering politics. Gen Musharraf has been leading a quiet life since he resigned in August.“Whosoever is attributing such information to me is absolutely wrong. I have not talked to anybody...

McCain Linked to Iran-Contra Death Squads

Since the McCain/Pallin campaign is trotting out old and very tenuous connections in Barrack Obama's past as indicators of his lack of qualifications to become President, it is only fair then to begin to point out...

A Note of Appreciation From the Rich

At this moment in history when the richest of the rich are putting the finishing touches on their latest and by far greatest cash-grab from ordinary working people and are doing so with the assistance of legislators...

Low cost Internet phone revolution beckons for India

The internet continues to revolutionize communications around the world; this is the Network Age."Under the plan proposed this week by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, people could call from their personal...

Georgia, Between Hope and Fear

"I cannot help being anxious about what's happening to Georgia. My daughter is in Tbilisi with my grandson. Her husband, Sandro Kvitashvili, is the minister of health and social services. I don't know how dangerous his job is each day, whether he is on the streets, possibly...

Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...

Rat-brain robot created

Under development The Rat-Bot cometh One of the most fascinating science related books I have ever read is The Great Mambo Chicken And The Transhuman Condition. This story might as well be right out of its pages."A...

Nearly two million subscribers online in NZ

The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show 1.5 million subscribers are now hooked up to the internet and most have broadband. " Broadband subscriptions have increased 10.7 per cent in the six months to March 2008, to reach 891,000. Subscribers with analog...

Aderet, Israeli Transsexual Singer, awarded ‘12 Points by Lebanon'

Facts and Opinion. More often than we think, new connections between Jewish, Israeli and Arab people, create their own unique interferencing waves, reverberating in their own space and leave the Israeli Arabic...

Govt plan may disrupt cell phone services

" The Jakarta administration's plan to replace 2,500 base transceiver station (BTS) towers with 850 newer ones will lead to cellular network chaos, says a member of the Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory...

Stormy Weather Got Me and 90.000 other New Jerseyans Power Less

Besides the heavy rain and all the downed trees, last night heavy storm got me and 90.000 plus other New Jersey residents power less.The lack of electricity lasted for some 14 hours.Local schools were closed today.No morning coffee.I have to decide what food to throw out...

Cheaper, smaller iPhone on the cards

Good news for the people who have still not bought iphone. Apple is preparing to slash the price of its iPhone handset in an attempt to convince millions more customers to get on board. The Guardian newspaper have...

Broadband 2.0 Poised to Reshape Web, TV

Imagine speeds of 50-100 Mbps instead of 1-3 Mbps like today.  Image YouTube 3D, or downloading movies in seconds, or the need for multiple-terabyte drive space.Imagine broadband 2.0.  According to...

Bin Laden Threatens Europe Over Muhammad Cartoons

This is the second time in four months Bin Laden has made threats against Europe, although the subject he is referencing - the publication of the Muhammad cartoons - is quite old."In a new audiotape released Wednesday, Osama bin Laden warned Europeans that they will face a...

Broadband improvements to be explored

"A new advisory group has been set up to look at how Ireland's broadband infrastructure can be improved in the coming years. The International Advisory Forum on Next Generation Broadband Networks will look at how Ireland can get faster broadband speeds at lower costs. The...

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