Friday, September 2, 2005 A UK ISP, Plusnet, terminated the service of two of their broadband service customers for asking too many repeated questions and taking up too much customer support time on their portal discussion forums. Early last year, Plusnet, an ISP with nearly 200,000 subscribers, cut its prices for all of its broadband…
Sweden’s Crown Princess marries long-time boyfriend
Monday, June 21, 2010 Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time boyfriend and former personal trainer, Daniel Westling, 36. The ceremony took place at Stockholm Cathedral. Over 1,200 guests, including many rulers, politicians, royals and other dignitaries from across the world, attended the wedding, which…
Are You Ready To Explore How Transcription Makes School Cool?
Read An Opinion On: Career Programs For Certified Nurse Assistants Canoga Park All over the world, researches have concluded that students are the most stressed out and busiest people in the world. And the stress of academics has a negative impact on the performance of the students. The process of transcription is a welcome relief…
Spanish smoking ban takes effect in bars and restaurants
Sunday, January 2, 2011 A ban on smoking in public places has gone into force in Spain today. Bars, restaurants, and nightclubs will now be smoke-free across the country. The Spanish government had introduced voluntary regulations on smoking in 2006 which allowed for venues to ban smoking, but few chose to do so. The 2006…
A battle between AMD and Intel takes place at 2007 Taipei IT Month
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…