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Glastonbury Festival a Sell out Five Months Early
February 3, 2009 – 12:23 pm
With no headliners booked and five months before the start, Glastonbury Festival has completely sold out.
Juror taken Off Jury Because of ‘Facebook Post’
February 2, 2009 – 6:38 pm
Juror, Barry Price was removed from a Jury beacuse of his latest facebook status in which he likened jury duty to hell.
LEDs to save the World’s Energy Problems
January 30, 2009 – 6:36 pm
This new type of LED – Gallium Nitride (GaN) LEDs – are set to reduce household energy bills by up to 75% in just five years. In the past they were too expensive to use despite only using a fraction of the electricity a conventional bulb uses, but now the price is much lower.
Offline Gmail Access is the Latest Google Announcement
January 29, 2009 – 6:06 pm
A past uncleared hurdle for Gmail has now been cleared as the free email services tries to catch up with Microsoft Outlook in offering offline archives of emails.
Online Movies To Come From Hollywood Alliance
January 29, 2009 – 5:57 pm
This new alliance, created by Viacom, is aiming to launch a website to offer users the chance to view exclusive films or television shows on demand by the end of this year.
UK not Forcing ISP into Pirate File-sharing Clampdown
January 28, 2009 – 6:08 pm
According to the UK’s Intellectual Property minister, David Lammy, the government will not be forcing internet service providers into pursuing file sharers.
Obama Lets States Determine Own Fuel Economy Standards
January 27, 2009 – 4:50 pm
In a new move, Obama has allowing states to control their own fuel economy standards in an attempt to raise standards with higher state restrictions.
Wife murdered after ‘single’ Facebook Status
January 26, 2009 – 6:29 pm
After his estranged wife changed her facebook relationship status to single after being married, the husband wsa enraged and went on to murder her.
Wikipedia to Undergo Radical Change
January 26, 2009 – 6:17 pm
Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia comprised of user-generated content, is considering a dramatic change to how it is run namely about revisions being approved before being published on the site.