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Archive for August, 2008
Batman joins cast of Toy Story 3
Aug. 26 | Boston (OTL) – Batman is apparently going to be appearing in Toy Story 3. Pixar Company, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Company, has given Michael Keaton the role of Ken in Toy Story 3. Michael Keaton, best known for playing Batman, will voice Ken,...
Fox says they will stream two of their big shows to college students
Aug. 26 | Washington (ECN) – U.S. television network Fox has announced that they will stream the season premieres of two of their big shows to college students. The two shows will include the premieres of Fringe, as well as The Sarah Connor Chronicles. They...
Deer and cattle have a built in compass
Aug. 26 | Washington (OTL) – According to a new report released by European researchers, cattle and deer align their bodies along the North-South axis of the Earth’s magnetic field. Researchers have believed in the past that animals, such as deer and...
Amazon hard at work on new Kindle-ebook reader
Aug. 26 | Washington (OTL) – Amazon is hard at work on a brand new version of its Kindle ebook reader to appeal to college students. Amazon is working on this new device, which will allow them to profit from the college textbook market. The hope is that this...
New private browsing feature included in the upcoming Internet Explorer 8
Aug. 26 | Washington (OTL) – Microsoft has confirmed that there will be a new private browsing feature included in the upcoming Internet Explorer 8. The new private browsing feature is known as InPrivate, and will allow for added security enhancements for...
Scrabulous os G O N E for good
Aug. 26 | Washington (OTL) – It took some time, but the popular Scrabble-clone Scrabulous has now been removed from Facebook around the world. The developers of Scrabulous, the Agarwalla brothers, came to the decision to take down the application from Facebook...
T-Mobile sells over 120,000 iPhone 3G devices
Aug. 26 | Washington (OTL) – Deutsche Telekom’s wireless division, T-Mobile has announced that they have managed to sell more than 120,000 iPhone 3G devices since launch. The iPhone 3G launched on July 11th in Europe, and has been a major success to...
Americans spend big dollars on health care
Aug. 26 | Washington (OTL) – A new study published in the journal Health Affairs online has revealed that uninsured Americans spend $30 billion out-of-pocket each year on health care. Researchers at the George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, as well...
Leno will find out how many homes McCain owns
Aug. 26 | Washington (OTL) – Republican presidential candidate John McCain appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, taping the episode on Monday. John McCain has been taking quite a few hits recently when he was unable to answer a question about how many...