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Botifier Sends Notifications to Your Bluetooth-Enabled Car Stereo
Life Hacker - 30 Aug 2013 16:00
Getting distracted by your phone while behind the wheel is bad, but darn it if your phone isn't tempting you with that notification. Get a glimpse of who's trying to get your attention with Botifier.
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Cool Material - 30 Aug 2013 17:00
The International Six Days Trial is one of the oldest off road motorcycle events in the world. It's been held for close to a century, and has since been renamed the International Six Days Enduro. Most commonly, it's refe...
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Boston - 30 Aug 2013 23:54
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Forecast Darkens for Indian Economy
The New York Times - 30 Aug 2013 18:09
Data released Friday by the Indian government showed the economy slowed in the quarter ended in June to the weakest rate since the worst of the global downturn.
Former Business Owner Has Been Living In Silicon Valley's 'Jungle' For Five Years
Business Insider - 30 Aug 2013 19:30The 10 Best Gay Bars in San Francisco
Business Insider - 30 Aug 2013 02:56
San Francisco has long been known for its vibrant gay and lesbian community, and it has the nightlife to prove it. The city is home to a wide variety of bars and clubs featuring drag shows, costume nights, themed drinks,...
News Summary: Stock market ends rough month
Boston - 30 Aug 2013 23:50
ALL OVER: Disappointing news on consumer spending helped pull stocks lower Friday in a quiet end to the market's worst month in more than a year. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed August with a loss of 3.1 percent, ...
Here's the smartwatch WIMM made before Google bought it
The Verge - 30 Aug 2013 23:34
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Apple Announces Its iPhone Trade-In Plan -- Get Up To $280 For An Old iPhone (AAPL)
Business Insider - 30 Aug 2013 17:38
Starting today, Apple is letting current iPhone owners trade in their older iPhones for up to $280 back in store credit toward the purchase of a new iPhone. This has to be done at an Apple Retail store. There are just a ...
Bang With Friends Has Cleaned Up Its Act, Returning To Apple's App Store Under A New Name
Business Insider - 30 Aug 2013 17:59
Bang With Friends, the 1.2 million strong social network that lets you see which of your Facebook friends is "down to bang" is finally back in Apple's App Store. If you miss being able to scour your Facebook connections ...
19 Haunting Photos From The Golden Days Of The Texas Oil Boom
Business Insider - 30 Aug 2013 17:41
By the 1940s and 50s, a group of large corporations seized hold of the "Texas Oil Boom" -- the state's huge petroleum binge that began in the early 20th century with a few lucky roughnecks. Oil had long been the lifebloo...
Russian, NORAD forces unite for exercise
Boston - 30 Aug 2013 17:37
OVER ALASKA (AP) -- Flying at 34,000 feet over the Bering Strait, the Russian pilots had a singular focus: making sure they smoothly received the hand-off of a "hijacked" jetliner from their U.S.-Canadian counterparts.
U.S. mission to free captive American
CNN - 30 Aug 2013 09:08
A U.S. special envoy is expected to fly to North Korea on Friday to try to secure the release of Kenneth Bae, an American citizen imprisoned there for carrying out "serious crimes" against Kim Jong Un's regime.
Suicide attack kills Afghan official at mosque
Boston - 30 Aug 2013 07:52
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber attacked people leaving a memorial service at a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing his apparent target, a district chief, while leaving several others dead or wo...
Oil prices fall below $108 as Syria fears ease
Boston - 30 Aug 2013 07:48
BANGKOK (AP) -- The price of oil fell below $108 a barrel Friday after British lawmakers refused to approve military action against Syria, easing concerns about international intervention in the country's civil war.
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Friday
Miami Herald - 30 Aug 2013 23:53
Disappointing news on consumer spending helped pull stocks lower Friday in a quiet end to the market's worst month in more than a year.
Credit union regulator sues Morgan Stanley over mortgage losses
Reuters - 30 Aug 2013 23:48
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is being sued by a U.S. credit union regulator to recover losses on more than $566 million of residential mortgage-backed securities sold to two corporate credit unions that later failed.
Royal Caribbean to sail second ship from Tampa
Miami Herald - 30 Aug 2013 23:45
Royal Caribbean International is sending a second ship to Tampa for the winter season that starts in mid-November 2014.
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Friday
Boston - 30 Aug 2013 23:43
Disappointing news on consumer spending helped pull stocks lower Friday in a quiet end to the market's worst month in more than a year.
UK intelligence says it found 58,000 classified documents on Guardian journalist's partner
The Verge - 30 Aug 2013 17:57
David Miranda was in possession of around 58,000 "highly classified UK intelligence documents" when he was detained at Heathrow Airport under anti-terrorist laws last week, according to The Telegraph. In statements prese...
North Korea cancels US envoy's visit
Al Jazeera English - 30 Aug 2013 17:44
US diplomat Robert King had been scheduled to visit Pyongyang to discuss release of American prisoner.
E.U. Lawmakers Talk Tough Over Disappeared Laos Activist
Time - 30 Aug 2013 08:05
Sombath Somphone was last seen at a police checkpoint in Vientiane eight months ago and now European lawmakers have accused the communist-run state of telling them "ridiculous lies" regarding his disappearance