Texting Teen Falls Down Staten Island Manhole
15-year-old Alexa Longueira got an unexpected sewer tour when she fell into an uncovered Staten Island manhole while texting and walking.
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Rumor: Apple Is Releasing An $800 Tablet
PC World is reporting that Apple will release its long-awaited tablet in October just in time for Christmas. Sourcing a translated report on the Taiwanese site InfoTimes, the PC World article follows Digital Daily's John Paczkowski having written; "It's about to go into production in advance of an October launch date." While continuing to play things close to the chest, apparently a few of Apple's manufacturing partners are indicating that orders have been placed for tablets.
British Royal Family Joins Twitter
Buckingham Palace announced last Friday that the royals now have their own Twitter account @BritishMonarchy. The purpose of the account is to inform royal watchers of what the family is up to on a daily basis. Don’t expect Her Majesty to tweet or to get any dirt or juicy information from the account. A palace …
United Airlines In A PR Nightmare After “United Breaks Guitars” Music Video Goes Viral
In the spring of 2008, musician Dave Carroll and other passengers watched from the plane as klutzy United Airlines baggage handlers in Chicago broke his(Amazon link) $3,500 Taylor acoustic guitar on the tarmac. After the incident, Carroll contacted the airline to ask for compensation. For the next few months, Carroll was given the runaround until …
Internet Temporarily Crippled By Michael Jackson Mourners
Traffic to news sites increased an average of 20% as Michael Jackson mourners searched for Michael Jackson related content. But the increased traffic caused server outages everywhere.
In case of fire, do NOT use Twitter
"Do NOT Twitter" warnings are now being added to fire safety posters.
The Faith No More Reunion Tour Is Really Happening!? (2009)
Are you Cuckoo for Caca and Digging the Grave in an Epic the Land of Sunshine? If so, then you’ll probably remember a popular alternative metal band called Faith No More that broke up on April 20, 1998. Faith No More: The Second Coming Tour Last February, Faith No More announced that they’d be reforming …
iPhone Helps Apple Triple Total Number of Mac Users in Only 2 Years
Before announcing the new iPhone 3.0 S at WWDC last Monday, Apple’s SVP of Marketing, Phil Schiller, presented some big news about the increasing number of Mac users. “We’ve TRIPLED the number of users,” he said to big applause. “It’s astounding.” In the 5 years after Apple launched Mac OS X, the number of Mac …
iPhone 3GS Feature Roundup
In case you were hiding under a rock all week, Apple announced a new iPhone Monday at WWDC. It's called the iPhone 3GS and according to Phil Schiller, Apple CIO, the "S" stands for speed. "It's the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet. What's inside is entirely new. It's a REALLY fast iPhone. Everything you do will have incredible speedups." Besides being fast, what else does both the new iPhone 3Gs and its 3.0 operating system have to offer?
Diggnation Podcast Welcomes Surprise Guest Chris Hansen From ‘To Catch A Predator’
The Diggnation podcast taped a live show in New York City and it was full of surprises including an appearance by Chris Hansen from the popular NBC News series To Catch A Predator.
Ryanair Toilet Fee: Budget Airline Plans To Add Pay Toilets To Their Planes
Michael O'Leary, the CEO Ryanair, is seriously considering creating a Ryanair toilet fee and charging passengers for toilet access on his planes.
The “Goodbye Kiss” Is Being Banned At Some UK Train Stations
Late for work again? Blame it on the kissers. In an effort to streamline pedestrian traffic flow, the Warrington Bank Quay Train Station in the UK has banned couples from kissing. The station’s managers say that the Goodbye Kiss delays other commuters and holds up traffic. The no kissing signs are part of a £650,000 …
6 Surprising Twitter Stats – Is Twitter Really That Big?
Purewire was able to pull together data from 7M Twitter user profiles. Here are some of the surprising Twitter stats that they found.
Oops! Cereal Box Typo Error Sends Callers To Phone Sex Line
Peace Cereal is in the middle of a PR nightmare right now because of an embarrassing typo error on their packaging that lists a phone sex line instead of the cereal maker's customer support number.
Hulu’s New Desktop App
It works with a remote control. It's a "lean back experience.\" But Hulu says its new downloadable application that looks like a TV interface still isn't intended to be watched on a TV.
Why Is NBC Universal Rebranding The Sci Fi Channel To SyFy? (2009)
In an attempt to appeal beyond its somewhat eccentric fan base of viewers and own a more unique trademark, the Sci Fi Channel is being rebranded as Syfy starting July 7, 2009.
US Soldier Fights Taliban While Wearing Pink Shorts
Zachary Boyd, 19, was asleep when enemy fighters attacked his base in the Korengal Valley in Kunar province Afghanistan. He had enough time to put on his helmet and body armor but had to dispense with his uniform before joining his comrades in manning their bunker. Unfortunately, the resulting unorthodox approach to battle camouflage – …
