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WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama and top officials in her husband’s administration are embracing new rules designed to make it easier for scientists – especially women – to balance work and family. “You shouldn’t be penalized or lose a chance to advance in your career because you are taking care of a new child, [...]
The telecoms regulator in India has put a cap on the number of text messages which can be sent from a mobile phone. Under the new rules, no-one will be able to send more than 100 texts in a day, officials say. The ruling is expected to be a big relief for millions of mobile [...]
Apple has announced that it will host an event on Tuesday, October 4. Invitations distributed on September 27 read “Let’s Talk iPhone” but offered few clues about what kind of iPhone-related announcements would be made. Will we see a new device? Will there be one or two new handsets? Will there be any exciting new [...]
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Almost seven decades after he died in World War II, the remains of Staff Sgt. Meceslaus T. Miaskiewicz are being returned from Bosnia to relatives in Massachusetts. Wrapped in a U.S. flag, his coffin was loaded Tuesday at the Sarajevo airport onto a U.S. C-130. Miaskiewicz was with the 347th Bomb [...]
After a long wait, Windows Phone 7.5 (aka Mango), the much-anticipated followup to Windows Phone 7 and the first ever major update to the new Microsoft smartphone operating system, has been released to the world. Originally launched less than a year ago, Windows Phone is Microsoft’s answer to Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS platforms, and though [...]
From the iconic bubble-gum pink dress she wore when she nabbed Best Actress for “Shakespeare in Love” in 1999 to the metallic Calvin Klein sheath she donned at this year’s Academy Awards, from beaus Brad Pitt to Ben Affleck to Chris Martin, plus who remembered she once was a brunette? — one thing is clear: [...]
Ashton Kutcher isn’t just a tech investor–he also plays one on TV. Kutcher, who replaced Charlie Sheen on “Two and a Half Men” as Internet billionaire Walden Schmidt, subtly showed off some real-world startups — several of which the actor has invested in — in the latest episode of the sitcom. According to a tweet from [...]
To savor every instant, suck up and breathe each infinitesimal moment between the clock’s every tick, to truly enjoy instant of living: it’s a lofty ambition, but very sound advice. Especially if another planet is hurtling towards earth and your entire species is on the verge of extinction. Kirsten Dunst, star of “Melancholia,” features on [...]
You’d think it was the mid-90s the way beautiful and talented actresses were clamoring for the passenger seat in the upcoming Tom Cruise flick, but now we have a winner. Showblitz reports that Joseph Kosinski has selected Jessica Chastain for one of the two female leads in “Horizons.” The sci-fi film is a re-titled big screen adaptation of [...]
Who knew the lead single for the “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1″ soundtrack would be so darn infectious? Doo-wop inspired pop artist Bruno Mars put his pain into a pop song — and we’re not sure if it works as a lead single for “The Twilight Saga” (a.k.a. the most melodramatic saga ever). Mars [...]