German Poker Tournament Robbery

Published on March 9, 2010 by Technology Slice

German Poker Tournament Robbery – German police expect to make arrests soon after a brazen robbery at Germany’s largest poker tournament at the luxury Grand Hyatt hotel in Berlin at the weekend.
The head of the German police union, Rainer Wendt, said on Monday that the four armed men who attempted to steal the million-euro Poker [...]

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RealDVD Download Gone

Published on March 5, 2010 by Technology Slice

Realdvd Download Gone – A judge has finally ordered RealNetworks to put its DVD ripping service, RealDVD, to sleep because apparently it’s “illegal to bypass the copyright protections built into DVDs designed to protect movies against theft”. Whoops. As part of its legal loss against the Motion Picture Association of America, the media delivery company [...]

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Scott Walker

Published on March 4, 2010 by Technology Slice

Scott Walker – Veteran forward Scott Walker of the Carolina Hurricanes is heading to Washington for a Caps seventh round draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Walker, 36, has three goals, two assists in 33 games with Carolina. He’s been in the NHL since 1994 and has a career high 25 goals in [...]

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Chicago Auto Show

Published on February 12, 2010 by Technology Slice

CHICAGO – Mired in ongoing recalls, Toyota Motor Corp. emphasized safety features as the automaker unveiled a face-lifted version of its Avalon large sedan at the Chicago auto show Wednesday.
“Nothing is more important to us than the safety and reliability of our vehicles,” said Bob Carter, general manager of the Japanese carmaker’s U.S. sales operation,
He [...]

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Millionaire Gives Away Money

Published on February 11, 2010 by Technology Slice

A MILLIONAIRE is giving away all his money and possessions to help orphaned children.
Businessman Karl Rabeder, 47, said the reason for his surprising act of generosity was his fortune never made him happy.
“My idea is to have nothing left. Absolutely nothing,” he told London’s Daily Telegraph.
“Money is counterproductive – it prevents happiness to come.”
The Austrian [...]

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