WASHINGTON (AFP) – – Four US students who launched a new social networking site called “Diaspora” are stressing its ease of use and stricter privacy policy, in a bid to make waves in a field dominated by Facebook. The version available to software developers since Wednesday is giving outsiders an opportunity to work on applications within its framework, ahead of a public launch due at a yet undisclosed later date. “This is now a community project and development open to […]
Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. We are pushing the limits of our technology and infrastructure to help you get better search results, faster. Our key technical insight was that people type slowly, but read quickly, typically taking 300 milliseconds between keystrokes, but only 30 milliseconds (a tenth of the time!) to glance at another part of the page. This means that you can scan a results page while you type. The most […]
MANILA (AFP) – – The driver of a Philippine tourist bus hijacked by a sacked policeman told a public inquiry Tuesday how he witnessed the gunman shoot more than a dozen Hong Kong visitors one by one as talks broke down. Bus driver Alberto Lubang said his left hand was handcuffed to the steering wheel and he saw the horrific scenes unfold at the back of the bus through the rear-view mirror as the day-long standoff ended in a bloodbath. […]
So far so good. I am feeling the return of the force inside me. The days where I dread Saturday and Sunday because I can’t work. It has been a terrific start. 🙂
The magical number! I need 36 hours a day! Yes, really!
In a bad-tempered final, 14 yellow cards were issued and Netherlands’ John Heitinga was sent off in extra-time, but Andres Iniesta’s 116th minute winner gave Spain their first World Cup triumph.
It seems “Orchard River” has come to an area near you. Another torrential downpour early on Friday morning once again triggered flash floods across the island. However, this time, it seems Orchard Road was spared — instead areas like Upper Thomson Road, Bugis and Jalan Boon Lay seemed to be hardest hit. Heavy rain was also reported in Changi, Eunos, Jurong East, Tampines and Sims Avenue. A tree reported fell outside Orchard Central, near the Somerset MRT station on Orchard […]
Singapore bade a final farewell to one of its founding fathers, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, in a solemn State Funeral service on Sunday afternoon at the Singapore Conference Hall. In his eulogy, PM Lee Hsien Loong traced Dr. Goh’s life-long contribution to Singapore. He reflected how Dr. Goh introduced drastic measures to cut government spending, including civil service salaries, when he was appointed Finance Minister in 1959. PM Lee said: “This was obviously unpopular, but Dr. Goh stood firm… Dr. […]
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Google opened up an entirely new store of inventory for advertisers today with Google TV, an interactive platform that collapses the wall between TV and internet in the living room. The service, created with hardware partners Sony, Logitech and Intel, will launch this fall on TVs, set-top boxes and Blu-ray players. “Every ad on TV has the potential to become interactive,” Google TV Technical Director Vincent Dureau said at the I/O developer conference, where the platform […]