News Archive for February 19 2008

Apple cuts iPod shuffle price, announces 2GB model

Apple has cut the price of the iPod shuffle and introduced a new version of the product with twice the capacity of the existing model.

New And Improved HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For February 20

Polls have come to dominate the media's horse race coverage of political campaigns. Pundits and reporters constantly use them to tell us who's hot and who's not -- but skip over the fact that plummeting response rates and variables like undecided voters and margins of error and often render these polls useless as anything other than lightweight diversions [...]

Pink And Carey Hart Split

Pink and her husband, motocross racer and former "The Surreal Life" star Carey Hart, have ended their two year marriage, according to the singer's publicist.

Hacker's firm doubleTwist enables copying of iTunes

CHAMONIX, France (Reuters) - A start-up co-founded by famed Norwegian hacker "DVD Jon" is on Tuesday introducing a service that enables users to copy and use copy-protected Apple Inc(AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) iTunes songs on many popular non-Apple devices.

Rau accepts wrongful detention compo: Govt

The Immigration Minister has confirmed that lawyers for the wrongfully-detained Australian woman Cornelia Rau have accepted an increased compensation offer.

Couple Uses Fake $100 Bill to Rip Off Girl Scouts

A young couple ripped off a Girl Scout group when they paid them for cookies with a fake $100 bill

90-kilogram English mastiff to be honoured for donating blood 20 times

HOWELL, Michigan - He's donated blood 20 times and is being honoured by the Michigan chapter of the American Red Cross.

NATO steps in as Serbs torch Kosovo border post

NATO peacekeepers in newly independent Kosovo intervened on Tuesday as Serb mobs opposed to its secession attacked border posts and police fled.

Former Reds GM Howsam dies (PA SportsTicker)

Former Cincinnati Reds general manager Bob Howsam died Tuesday morning of heart failure. He was 89. Read the full story.

Andy Pettitte happy to be back on field instead of in witness chair (AP)

Andy Pettitte played catch on the outfield grass at Legends Field on a cloudless morning with a brisk wind, and fans yelled encouragement from the stands. This was a lot better than testifying and apologizing. Wearing a dark windbreaker with the New York Yankees’ interlocking “NY” instead of a business suit, the pitcher got back [...]

Lambeth Palace Library Buys Mary Queen of Scots Death Warrant

The only contemporary copy of the piece of paper that sent Mary Queen of Scots to her death has been bought by Lambeth Palace Library, bringing a huge sigh of relief that it will not be sold outside of the UK.

Microsoft to give students free developer tools

Aiming to recruit more students to programming and to its set of tools, Microsoft plans to give away full versions of its Visual Studio and Expression development tools.

He's dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

This is one Elvis impersonator who's definitely singing the blues after Tampa police charged him with fraud. Authorities say Elvis tribute artist Frederick Denmark told people his house had burned so they would organize a benefit concert.