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Pioneer Electronics BD-203 Review - PC World border=

Pioneer Electronics BD-203 Review - PC World

PC World
The BD-203 ships with CyberLink's BD Solution software which includes PowerDVD for movie playback (including Blu-ray movies), PowerDirector for creating and editing video discs, and Power2Go for more mundane data and copying tasks. …
Christian Science Monitor
Blu-ray.com

Barack Obama's Half-Brother, George Obama, Gets a Book Contract ... - U.S. News & World Report border=

Barack Obama's Half-Brother, George Obama, Gets a Book Contract … - U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report
By Bonnie Erbe, Thomas Jefferson Street blog As hard as the book publishing industry has been hit by the recession, by the Kindle, and by the waning interest of the American public in the printed word, publisher Simon & Schuster must still have money …
Bossip
The Associated Press
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Chinese Chip Project Licenses MIPS Architecture - PC World border=

Chinese Chip Project Licenses MIPS Architecture - PC World

PC World
China's Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) has licensed the MIPS32 and MIPS64 architectures for development of its Godson chips, MIPS Technologies said Monday. The Godson chip line is a government-funded effort to design and market processors …
PR Newswire (press release)

Where and When You Can Get the iphone 3G S - PC World border=

Where and When You Can Get the iphone 3G S - PC World

PC World
The line starts here: Both Apple and AT&T have announced details on where, when, and how to get a shiny new iphone 3G S, when the device starts shipping on June 19. AT&T stores will open at 7am on June 19, and the carrier is already taking pre-orders …
Washington Post
Ars Technica
CNET News
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Obama looks to reach the soul of the Muslim world - CNN International border=

Obama looks to reach the soul of the Muslim world - CNN International

CNN International
By Ed Hornick (CNN) — Winning the hearts and minds of a majority of people is a nearly impossible feat, especially when you're a politician.
UPI
guardian.co.uk
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Coulombs, Better Places of the World to Open Doors for Smaller ... - Earth2Tech border=

Coulombs, Better Places of the World to Open Doors for Smaller … - Earth2Tech

Earth2Tech, CA
The way IBM Energy & Utilities VP Allan Schurr sees it, companies aiming to build the hardware for vehicle-charging technology are likely to follow the model of cell phone companies, handing off most of the software work — for managing things like …

Abduction hoax ends at Disney World; girl safe - Philadelphia Inquirer border=

Abduction hoax ends at Disney World; girl safe - Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia Inquirer
By Troy Graham, John Shiffman and Tom Infield The frantic search for Bonnie Sweeten and her 9-year-old daughter - which began after she called 911 Tuesday to report that they had been kidnapped in Bucks County - ended yesterday at Walt Disney World.
FOXNews
The Associated Press
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Travel the world in local pot pies - Examiner.com border=

Travel the world in local pot pies - Examiner.com

Examiner.com
Who says convenience foods can't be healthy, comforting or exciting? When I read about the pies at Pot Pie Paradise in Hayward, I knew I had to try them. Owner and chef Theresia has a long history of international food preparation and a background in …

Direct Movie and TV Downloads Coming to iPhone? - PC World

PC World
Supposed screenshot evidence of the direct downloads come from a blogger that goes by the pseudonym “geeky friend” who claims to have seen ads for “iTunes Movies,” “iTunes TV,” and “iTunes Movie Rentals” on a new version of TwitterFon, a Twitter App …
IntoMobile
engadget

Facebook Rewards 'Trustworthy' Apps With Review Program - PC World border=

Facebook Rewards 'Trustworthy' Apps With Review Program - PC World

PC World
Facebook's controversial program to charge developers in order to review their applications made its debut on Wednesday. Announced about six months ago, the Facebook Application Verification Program has been criticized by some who fear it will unfairly …