As the American middle and lower classes continue their inexorable downward spiral into destitution and bankruptcy, Americans have caught the gambling bug big time. In the latest American gambling news, MGM Mirage is investing $5 billion in a new mega casino project in Atlantic City, which already has 11 casinos. MGM Mirage’s proposed multi-billion dollar […]
In the latest incident involving Delhi’s notorious Blueline buses, seven pedestrians were killed today in India’s capital city. A Blueline bus mowed down seven people at Ali Gaon taking the total toll from these deadly buses to 93 this year. The dead in today’s gory incident involving a Blueline bus on Route 460 included five […]
Prominent Indian politician and leader of the Congress Party Sonia Gandhi has been viciously attacked in a full-page advertisement costing at least $64,575 in today’s edition of the New York Times. The Ad, which we noticed on Page A5 in the Washington DC edition and Page A11 in the Late Edition of the New York […]
Microsoft plans to spin off Bungie Studios, developer of the successful Halo trilogy of video games for its Xbox 360 gaming console, into a separate company but retain a stake in it. Microsoft acquired Bungie in 2000 as part of its efforts to beef up its gaming efforts. However, the Bungie folks may not have […]
After several years of tormenting consumers and businesses alike with shoddy Internet Explorer, Office and Windows software rife with massive security holes, Microsoft is now peddling an Internet-based healthcare network. On Thursday, Microsoft rolled out a web site called HealthVault to let individuals store and share personal health information online. The company also rolled out […]
Most people recognize trash when they see it or hear it. Except for the suckers and trash lovers. No surprise then that Microsoft’s Zune digital music player has been consigned to the trash heap and shown the middle finger by most music lovers. Launched in November last year, Microsoft has sold about 1.2 million units […]