[Medianews] Apple's App Store Downloads Top Two Billion

Apple's App Store Downloads Top Two Billion More Than 85,000 Apps Now Available for iPhone iPod touch CUPERTINO, California-September 28, 2009-Apple today announced that more than two billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the

[Medianews] Dump depraved Dave now, CBS!

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/dump_depraved_dave_now_cbs_uBqwrz2 d0rBl6BRmAamE1M CBS has got to dump David Letterman. Right now. If the Tiffany Network continues to coddle the crotchety king of late night, it will rightly be known as the destination of choice for any girl who jiggles,

[Medianews] City Zamboni drivers face danger head on

http://thespec.com/News/Local/article/647562 Scott Radley The Hamilton Spectator (Oct 5, 2009) If there's one thing most people think as they watch a Zamboni clean the ice, it's the massive danger the drivers face on every terrifying lap. Whipping around the ice at speeds as high as 15

[Medianews] Boeing, Air Force successfully test giant frickin laser

http://www.upi.com/Security_Industry/2009/09/03/Laser-weapon-goes-throug h-successful-test/UPI-97971251988265/ ALBUQUERQUE, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A potential new laser weapon fired from the air to a ground target went through a successful test over White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, Boeing said.

[Medianews] Police chiefs endorse anti-terror community watch

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jjBtFzn5wwzu39fUZGs9Mf HJmyUgD9B3TH801 DENVER - A store clerk's curiosity about why Najibullah Zazi was buying large quantities of beauty supply products indicated that something about the transaction wasn't quite right - and it's an example of

[Medianews] Condé Nast to Close Gourmet, Cooki e and Modern Bride

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/conde-nast-to-close-gourmet-magazine/ Condé Nast plans to announce this morning that it will close Gourmet magazine, a magazine of almost biblical status in the food world; it has been published since December 1940. The magazine has sustained a

[Medianews] CBS Removes David Letterman's Mea Culpa From YouTube

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/business/media/05letterman.html?_r=1 Article Tools Sponsored By By BRIAN STELTER Published: October 4, 2009 Keeping quiet about an apparent extortion attempt against David Letterman and The Late Show, CBS worked over the weekend to stamp out unauthorized copies

[Medianews] France Telecom Suicides Spark Concern

France Telecom Suicides Spark Concern By Eleanor Beardsley National Public Radio Published September 30, 2009 4:35 PM http://www.wbur.org/news/npr/113352329 While the economic crisis is taking its toll on workers everywhere, it seems to have been particularly deadly for one French company:

[Medianews] Publisher Condé Nast to Close Four M agazines

OCTOBER 5, 2009, 11:17 A.M. ET Condé Nast to Close Four Magazines By RUSSELL ADAMS Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125475373996964695.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTWhatsNews Condé Nast Publications Inc., struggling amid a widespread advertising slump, plans to cease publication of

[Medianews] Wal-Mart Scales Back DVD Displays

OCTOBER 5, 2009 Wal-Mart Scales Back DVD Displays By NAT WORDEN Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125470337132563199.html A recent shift in merchandising strategy by the world's largest retailer spells more trouble for DVD sales and the entertainment industry that depends

[Medianews] FTC: Bloggers must disclose payments for reviews

FTC: Bloggers must disclose payments for reviews Associated Press Oct 5, 2009 10:23 AM (ET) http://apnews.myway.com//article/20091005/D9B502NG0.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Federal Trade Commission will require bloggers to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies

[Medianews] Space tourism yet to fly, 5 years since 1st flight

Space tourism yet to fly, 5 years since 1st flight Oct 3, 2009 3:20 PM (ET) By JOHN ANTCZAK and ALICIA CHANG Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/20091003/D9B3Q8301.html LOS ANGELES (AP) - When a private spaceship soared over California to claim a $10 million prize, daredevil

[Medianews] Hacker leaks thousands of Hotmail passwords, says site

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138945/Hacker_leaks_thousands_of _Hotmail_passwords_says_site Posts more than 10,000 passwords, claims Neowin.net; Microsoft reportedly investigating Computerworld - More than 10,000 usernames and passwords for Windows Live Hotmail accounts were leaked

[Medianews] Missile Silo Fixer-Upper Now Swanky Bachelor Pad

[A very interesting photo essay with both current historical photos. This should appeal to the Inner Geek in everyone.] Missile Silo Fixer-Upper Now Swanky Bachelor Pad By Adam Hinterthuer Wired.com October 5, 2009 | 12:00 am http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2009/10/missile-base-2/ ABILENE,

[Medianews] Will Books Be Napsterized?

October 4, 2009 Will Books Be Napsterized? By RANDALL STROSS NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/business/04digi.html?ref=businesspagewanted=print YOU can buy “The Lost Symbol,” by Dan Brown, as an e-book for $9.99 at Amazon.com. Or you can don a pirate’s cap and snatch a free copy