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Sunyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm, Inc. and wireless carrier Telcel announced on Thursday the upcoming launch of the Palm Pre smartphone in Mexico. According to the duo, starting with November 27, mobile phone users in the country will be able to enjoy the capabilities of the first Palm webOS-based handset, whi... |
13 November 2009
13:01 GMT |
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TomTom, a provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, has announced that the TomTom app for iPhone navigation is available for immediate download via Apple’s iTunes App Store. A total of 18 apps are available for regions including Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong, Australia, Eastern Europe (and lots more), with... |
26 October 2009
06:14 GMT |
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Google Maps has grown considerably since it was first introduced and has become one of the search giant's most important and well-known products. The list of features and information that has been added is practically endless – if you happen to live in some of the more developed parts of the world that is.... |
20 August 2009
09:38 GMT |
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Apple has announced the launch of its famous iTunes Store in Mexico, citing an incredible selection of Mexican and international music from all the major labels and hundreds of independent labels. iTunes musical content is available in iTunes Plus, Apple’s DRM-free format with high-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding... |
5 August 2009
02:33 GMT |
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As further evidence of the fact that the US healthcare system needs a thorough reform, a new study recently published in the journal Medical Care shows that nearly one million Californian residents sought professional medical healthcare in Mexico in 2001, preferring the so-called “lower standards” to thei... |
27 May 2009
06:31 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced recently the launch of its 5800 Comes With Music concept on the Mexican market through America Movil's Telcel subsidiary. The new offer combines the Comes With Music service with the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, the first touchscreen device coming from the phone maker, and i... |
4 May 2009
05:58 GMT |
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The swine flu pandemic, which has recently taken the world by surprise with more than 130 people dying in Mexico and the United States, can no longer be contained, a top United Nations World Health Organization announced a few days ago. This means that nations are now forced to fend for themselves, and should focus o... |
28 April 2009
04:17 GMT |
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MetroPCS Communications, Inc. announced on Wednesday that it would offer its users unlimited calling to select locations in Mexico for $3 a month. The company, which already offers unlimited, flat-rate, no signed contract wireless communications services, plans to allow its users to make unlimited calls to over 200 l... |
23 April 2009
06:59 GMT |
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Two rare and endangered jaguars have made their appearance over the past week in two different locations across the Americas, in Arizona and Mexico, respectively. This is excellent news for animal rights activists, who feared that the large felines no longer existed in the US at all. The American jaguar has been capt... |
23 February 2009
03:00 GMT |
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The city of Tlacotalpan, in Mexico, was on Sunday the scene of a chaotic bull-run, as part of a week of religious manifestations, which is celebrated nationwide every year. But, as opposed to the Spanish version of the run, where a pack of bulls is only released on closely-confined streets, and then rounded up pretty... |
3 February 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Officers from the Police Department in the Mexican city of Guadalupe, near Monterrey, are accused of spray-painting four youngsters, aged 14 to 16, who were captured while doing graffiti on the town's public property. Allegedly, the policemen spray-painted their hair, shoes and buttocks, as a lesson against pick... |
16 January 2009
03:11 GMT |
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Tequila, the world-famous drink made from the agave plant, originates in Mexico for more than 400 years, and has since gained an international reputation for its flavor and unique taste. But now, a new study conducted by researchers at the North Carolina State University (NCS) shows that the way in which the drink is... |
13 January 2009
08:33 GMT |
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A quick look on Mexico's sidewalks reveals at least 70 blobs of chewing gum per square yard, meaning that the concrete is virtually covered with the stuff. This is becoming a large problem for city authorities worldwide actually, which say that park benches, city malls and schools are all targeted, and they have... |
8 January 2009
04:15 GMT |
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The Chinese mobile developer TechFaith has fully developed its PC CDMA phone and it decided to launch it first in Latin America, more specifically Mexico. This is the first mobile of its kind, mainly due to the touchscreen and Windows Mobile OS, which have never equipped such a handset before.The Mexican market choic... |
22 December 2008
11:09 GMT |
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Metamphetamine (crystal meth) is one of the most addictive drugs out there today, specifically engineered to offer long-lasting highs, and to cost less than heroin and cocaine. For a very long time, Mexico has been the largest supplier for the US market, but now crackdowns on cartels and tighter border controls force... |
2 December 2008
07:30 GMT |
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Piracy is a very big problem these days, not only for the PC but also for any other game platform out there. Although most of the pirates choose to unveil their work on the Internet, some people prefer selling it in different kinds of markets or establishments.Such was the case up until recently with the Mexican... |
12 November 2008
13:01 GMT |
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Iusacell, the only full-CDMA mobile carrier from Mexico, announced that it now provides roaming services across China, just in time for the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games that will debut on the 8th of August. The services are offered together with Aicent, Inc., a California-based company, which deployed its C... |
6 August 2008
07:23 GMT |
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Not long after the unveiling of the C600 clamshell, Pantech has announced another new handset that will be available in Mexico. This time it's a smartphone, namely the Pantech Duo 810. Like the C600, Pantech Duo will be offered by Telcel, the largest Mexican mobile operator, being added to its already large line... |
28 July 2008
06:41 GMT |
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Pantech, the third largest South Korean handset manufacturer (Samsung and LG are the first two), has recently announced the upcoming release of a new mobile phone named Pantech C600. The C600 is a clamshell that doesn't bring too many advanced features but it can still be considered a nice phone. The handset... |
23 July 2008
08:23 GMT |
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Telcel, the largest mobile carrier in Mexico, has announced the commercial launching of its 3G network in several Mexican cities, along with the unveiling of the prices for Apple's new iPhone 3G. Telcel is the only carrier to offer the iPhone 3G in Mexico and it will release it on Friday, July 11 - at the same... |
8 July 2008
10:35 GMT |
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Research in Motion together with Iusacell, the third largest Mexican mobile operator, have recently announced the availability of BlackBerry Curve 8330 for the Mexican market. The newest smartphone from the Curve series, BlackBerry 8330 is both highly-featured and stylish and is a perfect handset for Iusacell's ... |
7 July 2008
03:00 GMT |
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Palm's lightest and smallest smartphone, the Centro, will be soon available in Mexico, via Telecel and Movistar, the country's largest mobile operators. There are no exact details about how soon means "soon", but Mexican mobile users will have the exclusive chance to buy the Centro in a new color, namely bl... |
5 April 2008
03:59 GMT |
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Apple continues to spread the iPhone craze all over the world, and it looks like Mexico will be among the countries to get the sleek handset in the near future. According to the on-line edition of El Universal, an important Mexican newspaper, the iPhone will be available in the North American country starting June 20... |
30 March 2008
11:07 GMT |
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One of the most familiar dinosaur images is that of the veggie horned rhino called ceratopsid dinosaur. A new member has been added to this gallery: a Mexican species with large neck frill and three giant horns that lived on a lush beach environment 72 Ma ago (in the Late Cretaceous). The species was found in Coahuil... |
28 March 2008
05:34 GMT |
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I know Eva Longoria in a bikini is usually a treat for most of you out there - but I must admit I feel slightly envious, huddled up in front of my computer on a cold winter's day, looking at Eva topping up her tan looking better than Posh or Lindsay Lohan ever looked in those hideous orange fake tans that they s... |
18 February 2008
09:39 GMT |
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The launch of the Mexican YouTube homepage on the 11th of October 2007 was highly successful and is currently under a lot of attention from the local media firms that want to broaden their offer to the public.Reuters reports that Exa Tv, an entertainment cable channel has signed a deal with Google's video sharin... |
16 January 2008
06:35 GMT |
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I must confess, it sort of pains me to look at these Kate Moss topless pictures. First of all, because, well, it's not like there's anything about her boobs, weird nipples and overall battered appearance that we haven't seen before, and then, there's just the simple fact that no one seems to react... |
4 December 2007
04:41 GMT |
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Think on an invention that is a wrapping sheet, spoon, plate, and food, all at the same time, which can be eaten accompanying almost any other dish. This is the tortilla, a corn muffin and Mexico's base aliment. Corn is believed to have started being cultivated in Mexico thousands of years ago, and sustained gre... |
6 November 2007
14:06 GMT |
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This would be really funny - no, actually, that would be weird beyond all imagination. Orlando Bloom and Jennifer Aniston dating would be somewhere along the lines of us all suddenly finding out that The Lord of the Rings is in fact a reality show shot in a nearby galaxy. Why am I saying that? Well, just think about ... |
2 October 2007
06:40 GMT |
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It seems that Mexico has problems with counterfeit games and other Nintendo products, since the local authorities have taken measures to stop the phenomenon. They have just seized 15.000 of these counterfeit items and you might want to know that 4.500 of them were Wii game discs.According to Jodi Daugherty, senior d... |
21 August 2007
05:41 GMT |
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Did you know the roots of words like "tomato", "chocolate", "ocelot" or "avocado"? They all come from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. The Aztecs were a warlike and deeply religious people, who ruled an Empire stretching over most of today's central Mexico. They are more known for their bloody rituals of rip... |
2 August 2007
06:43 GMT |
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Lenovo is one of the most important computer systems manufacturer and vendor, sitting in Top 5 just behind more powerful names like HP and Dell. Like any other computer hardware manufacturing firm, Lenovo thinks about expanding its producing facilities in emerging and developing countries as a means to cut production... |
27 July 2007
05:51 GMT |
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The entomophagy or insect eating is considered disgusting in western societies, even if the Europeans eat all kinds of crustaceans and mollusks. Other cultures do not reject insects at all, as they are an easy and accessible source of proteins and fats. Toasted termites are extremely appreciated in the African countr... |
4 July 2007
02:11 GMT |
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The sanguinary side of the ancient Mexican civilizations did not spare even the children. 24 skeletons belonging to children murdered in an ancient mass sacrifice have been accidentally discovered in a tomb at a construction site in Mexico near the town of Tula, 50 miles (80 km) north of Mexico City. Here was the sit... |
14 June 2007
05:00 GMT |
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Google is known in the entire world because its products can be accessed from any location on Earth but the company doesn't currently support all their languages. For example, Google News is now available in numerous languages but the most popular is still English because it allows other countries to use the Goo... |
23 March 2007
04:15 GMT |
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You might be wondering who is this fine piece of hunk who so proudly displays his butt crack on a beach in Mexico. Well, your answer is right here: it's rapper Fat Joe in all his greasy glory. Because I know you want this, there is absolutely no need now to hide behind the finger; just admit it: Fat Joe is the h... |
10 March 2007
06:05 GMT |
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