| Madonna set to tour Down Under, adopt another child
She was, however, happy to talk about her pride at her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next week. "It's 25 years of writing, producing and recording," she said. "That's a long time to do a job well, I might add. "So, yeah - it's a great sense of accomplishment." The Sunday Telegraph was given an exclusive preview of her new album - and it certainly signals a new hip-hop-driven direction for the singer. She collaborated with Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and Pharrell Williams. The first single, Four Minutes (To Save The World) hits radio this month. "I'm very anxious and nervous and hopeful that people will like it," she said. She is also releasing a feature film (Filth And Wisdom) and a documentary (I Am Because We Are), which tells the story of her adoption of son David Banda from Malawi.
Intel christens Silverthorne as “Atom”
George Ou Latest Post | Last 10 Posts | Archives Previous Post: Microsoft's free enterprise search is a must try Next Post: A geek's trip to Capitol Hill on Network Management Intel christens Silverthorne as "Atom" Posted in: Servers News Hardware Desktop Virtualization Energy efficiency - green Processors Intel Storage Consumer electronics Build it yourself Intel has officially announced its new branding for the "Silverthorne" processor and the "Menlow" platform. The Silverthorne processor will be called the "Intel Atom". The Menlow platform will be called "Intel Centrino Atom". The Intel Atom processor will be used in the Intel Centrino Atom platform. The new Atom logos are shown below. Intel released technical details of the new Silverthorne processor last month at ISSCC 2008.
Norwegian broadcaster: P2P experiment "extremely positive"
Solheim said in an interview (republished on NRK's blog in English) that the experience will likely "clear the rights for this kind of distribution of more content." Since the experiment's inception just over a month ago, Nordkalotten 365 has been downloaded over 90,000 times—shocking to NRK, since Norway is a small country of only 4.6 million. Not only that, but the people downloading have been good torrenters too. The files have had ratios close to 95 percent, which Solheim said saved license fee payers 95 percent of all distribution costs. "People are happily seeding the files," Solheim said. There was also less resistance to the project than he thought, once the network was able to get the message across that BitTorrent isn't "illegal." Solheim said that the managers of Nordkalotten 365 were surprisingly open to the idea, even composing their own music to avoid dealing with licensing fees.
Gunman, 1 other dead in shooting at Wendy's restaurant in West Palm ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A man opened fire at a Wendy's restaurant around lunchtime today, killing himself and one other person. Officials say they believe five people were shot overall. Several were carried away on stretchers to waiting ambulances. No other information is immediately available. .
Our-Social.com Offers a Safe, Family-Friendly Social Networking ...
GARDENDALE, Ala., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- At a loss for family-friendly online social networking? Searching for a Web-based community that's easy to join and not just for younger people? Our-Social.com (http://www.our-social.com/) offers a user-friendly environment free of profanity and pornographic material so that members can safely make new friends of all ages as well as connect with existing friends and family. As evidence of Our-Social.com's commitment to extending a hand to everyone seeking a safe online community, membership is free. "Our-Social is the clean alternative to the prominent social networking sites," said founder Theresa Adams. The site's word filter prevents members from being exposed to profanity and lewd or sexual comments -- as well as racial slurs and other hate speech.
Nick Robinson's Newslog
I could, you may argue I should, be focusing this morning on the raw politics of losing the personal data of almost half the adult population. Somehow, though, that is not what moves me. Sure, this is another blow to a chancellor who will never again find the soubriquet "safe pair of hands" attached to his name. Sure, it is another sign that ministers wake up each day wondering what will happen to them rather what they will make happen. Sure, Labour MPs are beginning to wonder whether, in the words of one I spoke to yesterday, "we are beginning to look like the Tories in the mid-90s". However, what interests me much more than any of that is the yawning gap that has opened up between what we're told about the protection of our personal data and the reality.
Little Argus
Wednesday Meeting rescheduled CARLSBAD The special Board of Education meeting that was scheduled for Feb. 21 has been rescheduled at 6 p.m. Friday, March 7. The deadline to submit a letter of interest for the District 3 Board position has been extended to 4 p.m. Wednesday. Candidates must attend the special meeting to be interviewed by the board. Information packets are available at the Administration Office of Carlsbad Municipal Schools. Raffle winner announced CARLSBAD The American Legion, Post No. 7, will announce the winner of their TV raffle when they meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the legion post on Legion Avenue. Bring in tickets and receipts. For more information, call 885-5429. Bookmobile visiting LOVING/MALAGA The Rural Bookmobile will be at Loving Casa de la Flor Apartments from 10:15-11:15 a.m.; at the Malaga Post Office from 11:30 a.m.
Mac Bloggers Update OS X, Upgrade Apple TV, Ponder Missing iPhones
"The new version of Apple TV makes the device somewhat more appealing to the small group of people who already do a lot of video on iTunes. It's not a large group, and at this price, most of them could just as easily turn to their cable video on demand system to watch movies," James McQuivey, a vice president of research and analyst for Forrester, told MacNewsWorld. Better Email Security Just Got A Whole Lot Easier. And Cheaper. Introducing Security Software As A Service From Webroot. Free 14-Day Trial. .
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