15. oktober 2005

Inflation Jumped 1.2% in September to a 25-Year High. Inflation rose to its highest monthly rate in more than 25 years in September, the government reported Friday. By VIKAS BAJAJ. [NYT > Business] 10:13:39 PM    comment [] Apple drops Samsung joint investment plan (Reuters). Reuters - Apple Computers, the maker of iPod digital music players, has dropped a joint $3.8 billion investment plan in flash chip production of Samsung Electronics, a South Korean newspaper said on Saturday. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 10:11:41 PM    comment [] Mo. May Track Cell Phones for Traffic Data (AP). AP - Driving to work, you notice the traffic beginning to slow. And because you have your cell phone on, the government senses the delay, too. A congestion alert is issued, automatically updating electronic road signs and Web sites and dispatching text messages to mobile phones and auto dashboards. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 10:10:09 PM    comment [] Baby born to Danish royal couple. Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have a baby boy. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 10:08:23 PM    comment [] Google Satellite Photos Worry India Leader (AP). AP - Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam expressed concern Saturday about a free mapping program from Google Inc., warning it could help terrorists by providing satellite photos of potential targets. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 10:07:46 PM    comment [] Iraq votes in historic referendum. Polls close in Iraq where millions voted on a new charter and insurgent attacks were kept to a minimum. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 10:06:31 PM    comment [] As Young Adults Drink to Win, Businesses Get In on the Game. A whole new industry has taken off around drinking games, according to college administrators who say the games are just thin cover for binge drinking. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN. [NYT > Home Page] 10:05:46 PM    comment []

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