August, 2010
Google Voice now integrated into Gmail user interface
The prospect of making free telephone calls from within the United states to other United States and Canadian numbers – regardless of whether those numbers are land line, cell phone or desktop virtual phone numbers – is enticing to all. Phone service providers are against it, but everybody else likes the idea. Gmail and Google ...
Video game industry gives the U.S. economy a needed boost
Video games have come a long way since Pong, Pac Man and Space Invaders. According to a recent study conducted by Economists Incorporated for the trade association Entertainment Software Association entitled "Video Games within the 21st Century: The 2010 Report," the video game industry contributed a robust $ 5 billion to the U.S. economy in ...
Government oil spill report disputed by three different studies
Scientists are challenging the optimistic scenario presented by a government oil leak report. National Event Command had concluded in a report that the majority of the BP oil leak evaporated or had been collected or burned, but three reports say nearly the opposite . Shrimpers were given the green light. The President and his family ...
FTC trying to ban practice of renting out recalled vehicles
The Federal Trade Commission today received a petition from several auto-safety groups that asks for a ban on renting out recalled cars that have not been serviced. Enterprise, National and Alamo are the companies the FTC complaint comes from. The FTC petition is happening after a $ 1 million jury award was given out this ...
Proposition 8 – Both sides promising appeals
UPDATE: Proposition 8 has been ruled unconstitutional. Proponents of Prop 8 have asked a judge to right away stay the 136-page decision, which calls for the instant voiding of the amendment.
Proposition 8 can be looked at by Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker who'll make a decision. Supports of prop 8 think have prepared an ...
