MLC FLASH NEWS

January 31, 2011

Mubarak shuffles cabinet but protesters say “Go!”

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 1:15 am

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak overhauled his government on Monday to try to defuse a popular uprising against his 30-year rule but angry protesters rejected the changes and said he must surrender power.



January 30, 2011

Egypt’s Mubarak faces crisis, protest defies curfew

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 8:34 am

CAIRO (Reuters) - President Hosni Mubarak, clinging on despite mass popular demands for an end to his 30-year rule, met on Sunday with the generals who may hold the keys to Egypt’s future, but in Cairo protesters defied a curfew.



January 28, 2011

Mubarak orders army to back police against unrest

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 12:21 pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - President Hosni Mubarak sent troops backed by armored cars into Cairo and other Egyptian cities on Friday in an attempt to quell street fighting and mass protests demanding an end to his 30-year rule.



Consumer spending, trade buoy economy

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 12:24 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy gathered speed in the fourth quarter with a big gain in consumer spending and strong exports pushing demand ahead at the fastest clip in more than 26 years.



January 27, 2011

Downloading Mac Software, Made Simple

Filed under: Apple — Apple Hot News @ 7:03 pm

Reviewer Dana Wollman of the Associated Press writes that the Mac App Store “has made downloading software on a Mac computer as easy as it is on an iPhone.” Wollman calls the Mac App Store “revolutionary,” noting that it “has encouraged software developers to create apps no one ever thought of before and encouraged consumers to take chances on software from developers they’ve never heard of.”

Downloading Mac Software, Made Simple

Filed under: Apple — Apple Hot News @ 7:03 pm

Reviewer Dana Wollman of the Associated Press writes that the Mac App Store “has made downloading software on a Mac computer as easy as it is on an iPhone.” Wollman calls the Mac App Store “revolutionary,” noting that it “has encouraged software developers to create apps no one ever thought of before and encouraged consumers to take chances on software from developers they’ve never heard of.”

General Electric Goes Mobile with iPad and iPhone

Filed under: Apple — Apple Hot News @ 7:00 pm

As General Electric builds technologies that transform the way we live, it’s channeling the equally transformative power of iPad, iPhone, and in-house apps to generate new business possibilities. Says Linda Boff, Global Director of Marketing Communications at General Electric: “We’re always thinking about what’s next. How can technology make lives better and help our customers be more efficient? iPad and iPhone are wonderful ways to inspire us and help us get GE there.”

General Electric Goes Mobile with iPad and iPhone

Filed under: Apple — Apple Hot News @ 7:00 pm

As General Electric builds technologies that transform the way we live, it’s channeling the equally transformative power of iPad, iPhone, and in-house apps to generate new business possibilities. Says Linda Boff, Global Director of Marketing Communications at General Electric: “We’re always thinking about what’s next. How can technology make lives better and help our customers be more efficient? iPad and iPhone are wonderful ways to inspire us and help us get GE there.”

ElBaradei returns to Egypt on third day of clashes

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 12:34 pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - Police fought protesters in two cities in eastern Egypt on Thursday and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei arrived back in the country to join a major demonstration on Friday to try to oust President Hosni Mubarak.



S&P cuts Japan sovereign debt rating

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 8:13 am

TOKYO (Reuters) - Standard & Poor’s cut Japan’s credit rating on Thursday for the first time since 2002, saying Tokyo lacked a plan to deal with its mounting debt, in a warning that will rattle other heavily indebted rich nations.



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