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Alcohol kills faster than ecstasy

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Saturday
Jun 14,2008

Britain’s drug experts reveal that alcohol and tobacco put your health at greater risk than such dangerous drugs as LSD, cannabis and ecstasy. A team of 29 psychiatrists took part in the study to classify all drugs into nine groups that were analyzed on the physical harm, addiction and social danger. Another group consisted of [...]

Digital newspapers from Siemens

  • Filed under: Tech
Saturday
Jun 14,2008

German electronics firm Siemens says that it has lowered production costs for paper-thin displays sufficiently to allow their use in newspapers and magazines. It claims the new screens can do everything a regular TV screen or computer monitor can do, but at a fraction of the cost. The technology makes it possible to put moving [...]

Saturday
Jun 14,2008

GMA kapuso hot property Dingdong Dantes has added another brand in his list of endorsements — this time, alcoholic drink Gran Matador Brandy. Dingdong was launched as the first celebrity male endorser of the brand last night at the Plaza Ibarra in Timog Ave., Quezon City.
The actor has become an in-demand endorser after having played Sergio in the [...]

iPhone 3G to Hit Manila by Yearend?

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Saturday
Jun 14,2008

iPhone Manufacturer Apple, Inc. recently announced that the 3g version of the iPhone will be released in 22 countries this July, then to 70 countries, the Philippines included, by yearend.
Globe Telecom, Inc. the local mobile operator with the iPhone rights, has yet to divulge the cost of the units.
 

One Million Signatures for Juday

Friday
Jun 13,2008

Fans of Judy Anne Santos are planning to gather a million signatures in support of the actress. This, after Juday got “slammed” by members of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) for appearing in the infomercials of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco).
Manager Alfie stressed that Juday would have been bothered if it were her fans who [...]

Baron files Counter Affidavit

Friday
Jun 13,2008

ABS-CBN actor, and former Pinoy Big Brother Housemate Baron Geisler files his counter-affidavit on the acts of lasciviousness filed against him by the daughter of actors Yayo Aguila and William Martinez.
Geisler said that the charges filed by Martinez is intended to malign him and is without basis.

Naruto Shippuden Episode 63

Friday
Jun 13,2008

Naruto Shippuden Episode 63 entitled “Two Kings” will be aired on June 19, 2008. It was originally scheduled on June 12, 2008 but unfortunately it was moved to later date.

Friday
Jun 13,2008

Microsoft on Thursday will reveal TownSquare, a social network for its business customers, acording to Computerworld. The said service is quite similar to Facebook, wherein, Microsoft has a $240 million stake. Users can see the feeds other on what they are doing, upload and view photos, and connect with each other in teams. Some says [...]

Folders Synchronizer X 3.6

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Friday
Jun 13,2008

Softobe’s Folders Synchronizer X 3.6.3 has a small, unassuming, single-window interface that contains a full-featured capable file synchronization utility. Folders Synchronizer X lets you easily set up multiple pairs of folders to synchronize at and you can schedule synchronization to occur at certain time intervals, on particular days, or both. Frustratingly, though, schedules run only [...]

Friday
Jun 13,2008

Despite weakening television ratings and magazine circulation, Oprah Winfrey remains at the top of the list, a power ranking based on both earnings and fame, according to Forbes.com. The biggest earner is J.K. Rowling, whose final installment of the Harry Potter movie series helped add $300 million to her coffers, solidifying her status as the [...]

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