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American Artist Creates the Million Dollar Broom

Nowadays, money helps us get almost anything we want. Luxurious cars, large houses, land on the Moon? Done. An ingenious artists proves that the possibilities are endless, by designing a broom made of dollar bills. Mark Wagner is the talented American artist, writer and publisher behind this project and the spectacul...

15 December 2011
11:14 GMT

University of Central Florida Wins EPA National Building Contest

The University of Central Florida has the most eco-friendly building, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The organization succeeded in ranking first in a competition, after struggling to exceed the performances of 245 other smart buildings that preserve energy, trigger important savings and ...

17 November 2011
08:25 GMT

Do-Not-Track Bill Introduced in California

California State Senator Alan Lowenthal introduced a bill sponsored by Consumer Watchdog which calls on the California attorney general to adopt regulations that would force Internet companies to respect Do-Not-Track browser options.The issue of browser tracking for the purpose of behavioral advertising has been much...

6 April 2011
02:33 GMT

Valve Unveils The Sacrifice DLC for Both Left 4 Dead Games

Valve has announced a new pack of downloadable content for Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 entitled The Sacrifice. The campaign will detail what happened before The Passing, the last add-on released by the developer for Left 4 Dead 2, detailing Bill's unfortunate death. The Sacrifice will be available for both ver...

23 August 2010
04:42 GMT

Keep Track of Tasks for Any Project

We live in a society that can give you all except one thing, time. This is the most valuable resource nowadays and it can be a problem if you are not careful how you manage it. Things are even worse when you work in a business, and have to report how much time you spend on a specific project.In order to solve t...

6 June 2010
14:41 GMT

No More Federal Raids on California Marijuana Dispensaries

Over the past 8 years, marijuana dispensaries throughout the US have come under increased scrutiny by the Drug Enforcement Agency, which has performed large numbers of raids on and seizures at these institutions. In California, the situation has been the worst, as this was the first state to legalize selling pot to p...

9 March 2009
01:38 GMT

California RFID Anti-Skimming Bill Signed into Law

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 31, which makes it illegal to establish a connection with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag in order to access the stored information without explicit consent from its owner. The Governor had previously vetoed another bill (SB 768), which aimed at...

6 October 2008
06:44 GMT

$6 Million to Build the Boston Apple Retail Store

ifoAppleStore came across the electrical and plumbing permits for Apple's Boylston Street (Boston) store and they reveal that the Cupertino-based electronics maker has spent roughly $6 million on building it. Lighting, plumbing and even the work permits themselves are mentioned in the financial balance sheet, as...

28 May 2008
05:26 GMT

5 Things about Flamingos

1. Flamingos are gorgeous birds that might have inspired the legend of the Phoenix Bird because of their bright plumage. They are distantly related to herons and pelicans. Today, only five species classified in one single family survive. Five fossil families of flamingos are known, that comprised birds of various siz...

9 May 2008
15:46 GMT

9 Things About Hornbills

1. Hornbills are famous for their huge bills, flattened and curved, with toothed edges and bony helmets over the upper jaw. These large birds have a common origin with the hoopoes. Today, hornbills inhabit only tropical Africa and Asia, but the oldest known species, the Geiseloceros robustus, lived in Saxony (norther...

8 May 2008
10:00 GMT

Motorola Krzr Brings $85,000 Internet Bill

Do you think paying $85,000 for an unlimited connection to the Internet is the craziest thing you've ever heard of? If not, you should know that a Canadian resident is now forced to pay approximately $85,000 for an Internet connection after browsing the web using his Motorola Krzr, purchased from Bell Mobility. ...

13 December 2007
10:41 GMT

AT&T Gives Up Sending 300-Page iPhone Bills

Tree-lovers everywhere have been shocked to hear and even see proof of AT&T's huge iPhone bills. The reason was that the operator had decided to send every single detail of the customer's use of their services, with no consideration for the paper that got wasted in the process.After a large number of reacti...

23 August 2007
06:09 GMT

One More Yahoo Service to Be Shut Down

Yahoo Bill Pay, a product launched in September 1999 and which allows users to pay their bills straight from a computer with Internet connection, will be totally shut down on October 31. In an announcement published today, Yahoo said that Bill Pay will be closed in two steps: starting with September 15, 2007 the prod...

9 July 2007
05:55 GMT


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