Tuesday, December 4, 2007 On the third day of the 2007 Taipei IT Month in Taiwan yesterday, notebook computers and desktop computers built with AMD’s Phenom processor and Intel Penryn processor openly battled for the consumer-market after each company launched their quad core processors. Intel with partners like Acer, Genuine, ASUS, and Lenovo promoted their…
Winning British EuroMillions lottery ticket worth £113 million claimed
Saturday, October 9, 2010 A winning British EuroMillions lottery ticket worth £113,019,926 (US$180,413,709, €129,421,204) has been claimed. The prize value breaks the previous record for the largest amount of money won in a lottery in the United Kingdom. According to BBC News Online, it is also believed that this is the largest lottery prize ever…
Choosing The Best Car Insurance Why A Car Insurance Compare Chart Is Important
Read An Opinion On: Loan Agreement Australia By Jim Bassett In 2005 alone, it had been reported that 6,420,000 were involved in car accidents in the US. This led to 2,900,000 injury cases and 42,636 deaths. In addition to that, the accidents amounted to more than 230 billion dollars. Research has also shown that 115…
Should You Pursue Lease Options To Purchase A Home
Read An Opinion On: Where To Invest In Property Australia By Raynor James The real estate market is a place where people can get very creative. This brings us to the rent with option to buy programs you see on the market. Leasing is a fairly popular form of living arrangement since it basically involves…
Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 25) city council candidates speak
Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley West (Ward 25). Three candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include John Blair, Robertson Boyle, Tony Dickins, Cliff Jenkins (incumbent), and…
Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau
Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to…
Wikinews interviews former Salt Lake City mayor and 2012 presidential candidate Rocky Anderson
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Former Salt Lake City mayor and human rights activist Rocky Anderson took some time to discuss his 2012 U.S. presidential campaign and the newly-created Justice Party with Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Anderson served as mayor of Salt Lake City for eight years (2000–2008) as a member of the Democratic Party….
Why Are Used Shipping Containers So Popular?
Read An Opinion On: 20 Foot Containers Australia There are many uses you can get from used shipping containers. In today’s global situation, the economy is making the prices of commodity soar higher, while mankind is reaping from nature what he sowed. As the prices hike and companies keep on laying off employees, more people…
Ex-US soldier sentenced to life in prison for Iraqi teen rape, four murders
Saturday, September 5, 2009 A former US soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a teen and murdering her and her family while on active duty in Iraq. The jury failed to reach the unanimous verdict required for the death penalty sought by the prosecution. […] if I had never gone to…
U.K. National Portrait Gallery threatens U.S. citizen with legal action over Wikimedia images
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The English National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London has threatened on Friday to sue a U.S. citizen, Derrick Coetzee. The legal letter followed claims that he had breached…