Netflix, the most popular video rental and streaming company in the US just got a cold slap in the face as almost a million of its members canceled their subscriptions due to the company’s higher rates. It was long in coming as Netflix had been getting on people’s nerves and bad side all year. They […]
The world is watching as the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to swell in size and influence. At first people thought it was a passing fad but when the media got caught not paying attention to the movement it sparked the interest of the public who were seeing the protesters on a daily basis but […]
Like something out of a science fiction movie, the U.S. Military has been battling not only terrorists but also a new modern age menace, computer viruses hitting their high tech drone fleet. The drones, used for surveillance and delivering fatal blows to terrorist masterminds like done recently with Anwar Alawaki who was hiding out in […]
More bad news has hit the American homeowners agenda as it was revealed that home ownership has dropped to the lowest point in decades, down to 65.1 percent. That’s the lowest since the Great Depression. With millions out of work and no end in sight to the economic turmoil around the globe, the people of […]
In a medical breakthrough that is shocking the world, news comes from the Royal Marsden Hospital in London that a powerful drug has proven itself so successful in treating prostate cancer that trials which normally take years have been stopped and the treatment will be available for men around the world. News has spread like […]
A new book titled “Our Queen” is being serialized on the Daily Mail’s website and the book is the work of the newspaper’s own Robert Hardman who got an in-depth privileged access to Queen Elizabeth II and the way Britain’s royal family works. What’s important here is that this family has been bringing together not […]
England’s emergence as cricketing power on the field was evident at the recently announced ICC awards as their leading batsmen Jonathan Trott and Alistair Cook were both rewarded for their consistency. The awards were based on the performance period of August 11, 2010 – August 3, 2011, a period in which England’s fortunes turned for […]
In his analysts meeting address on Wednesday, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer gave an assurance that Windows still remain the company’s financial foundation, this despite the fact that Microsoft is experiencing a slow-down in personal computer sales. The announcement also came amidst fears about the company’s operating system’s ability to find a stronghold in a new evolving […]
Global stocks slid down again on Friday with the growing fear that another US recession is about to happen. There doesn’t seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel when there are also ongoing worries about Europe’s debt crisis. This is also fueling acute fears spreading through Europe’s banking sector. Worries over […]
When it comes to new inventions in the fight against crime, scientists have come up with a straw that detects date rape drugs. Date rape drugs are drugs that render a person unconscious thereby allowing other people to take advantage of them. This straw which is actually a sensor that is straw shaped can identify […]