Archive for August, 2010

AFP - A video of a girl tossing half-a-dozen puppies into a river has sparked outrage online with chat forums and Facebook pages calling for her to be tracked down and punished. Full story

AP - You can "check in" to restaurants and bars, so how about health clinics while you get tested for sexually transmitted diseases? Full story

AP - WHAT? You can already "check in" to restaurants and bars using Foursquare's phone application and receive virtual badges for certain accomplishments. Now, you'll also get a badge if you get tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Full story

REUTERS - Research In Motion is under significant threat as its corporate customers may soon abandon the BlackBerry in droves in favour of the iPhone and Andriod-based smartphones, according to a brokerage's survey, and the company's shares fel... Full story

AP - Apple Inc., maker of the iPhone, Macintosh computers and other consumer electronics, spent $330,000 lobbying the federal government in the second quarter on spending for technology in education and other issues, according to a disclosure report. Full story

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that there was still much work to be done in Iraq, as the United States ends its combat mission in the country that it invaded in 2003. Full story

AP - VMware Inc., a maker of computer virtualization software, said Tuesday it has bought two smaller companies — Integrien and TriCipher. Full story

Nigeria plans to privatise 18 power distribution and generation firms by the end of May and has received bids from six financial consultants interested in handling the process, the privatisation agency said on Tuesday. Full story

AP - RESULTS: Lukoil, Russia's second-largest oil producer, reported a 16 percent drop in second-quarter profit to $1.9 billion due to a rise in export duties and cost inflation. Higher oil prices lifted sales to $25.8 billion from $20.1 billion a year... Full story

Abu Dhabi, Aug 31 (IANS/WAM) The annual photography competition 'Abu Dhabi Through Your Eyes' that carries a first prize of 30,000 dirhams ($8,000) will start receiving entries from across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Wednesday. Full story