Daily Archives: July 7, 2012
Fined: Justin Bieber Speeds From Paparazzi
Teenage heartthrob Justin Bieber gets in trouble with the law after racing through LA being tailed by paparazzi. Continue reading
Livingstone: 7/7 Failed To Divide London
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone talks to Sky News about how the attacks failed to divide the city. Continue reading
Libya Elections Go Ahead Amid Fresh Violence
Libyans choose a new parliament in their first nationwide vote in decades, but violence underscores the challenges ahead. Continue reading
Government Favours Cap On Elderly Care Costs
Ministers want a cap on the amount people have to pay towards care in their old age but it is likely to take years to implement. Continue reading
Obama: ‘No apologies’ for health care law
It turns out that President Obama talked about health care quite a bit during his bus tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Continue reading
At least 103 dead in southern Russia floods
Intense floods in the Black Sea region of southern Russia overnight killed 103 and forced many to scramble out of their beds for safety. Continue reading
Apple to continue dominating ultra-thin notebook market following Windows 8 launch
Despite the launch of Windows 8 later this year and the wave of ultra-thin Microsoft-powered notebook computers that will accompany the new operating system, Apple will continue to dominate the ultra-thin portable PC market through 2012 according to a new report. Digitimes Research, the analyst arm of industry watcher Digitimes, on Thursday issued a report suggesting Apple’s popular MacBook Air series of laptops accounted for 50% of global ultra-thin notebook shipments last quarter in spite of the continued ultrabook push across numerous PC vendors. While the buzz surrounding Microsoft’s Windows 8 platform continues to grow, Digitimes Research still expects shipments of Apple’s MacBook Air to outnumber the combined shipments of all Windows-powered ultrabooks following the launch of Microsoft’s new OS Continue reading
Garcia Marquez has dementia, brother says
The brother of Gabriel Garcia Marquez says the Colombian writer and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature is suffering from dementia. Continue reading
The Scienceblogging Weekly (July 6th, 2012)
The Scienceblogging Weekly (July 6th, 2012) Continue reading
