E-books aren’t just becoming increasingly popular. They also appear to be promoting reading habits among American adults. So says new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which states that about one-fifth of U.S. adults have read an e-book in the past year. And if you expand that to include Americans over 16 [...]
Antonis Samaras, the leader of Greece’s New Democracy party, has claimed today that Greece could make a “spectacular comeback” from its current woes. Samaras made the claim in an article published this morning, as the upcoming Greek general election moves closer. In it, Samaras renewed his call for Europe to grant Greece fresh measures to [...]
The 9-year-old boy with pale skin and big, piercing eyes captivated Mirzahan at first sight. “He is more handsome than anyone in the village,” the 22-year-old farmer said, explaining why he is grooming the boy as a sexual partner and companion. There was another important factor that made Waheed easy to take on as a [...]
Syrian troops targeted neighborhoods near Damascus on Thursday, activists said, as United Nations’ peacekeepers are scheduled to arrive in the capital for talks on deploying observers to monitor a cease-fire. At least 21 people died as fresh violence erupted nationwide, according to the opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria. Security forces stormed the Damascus neighborhoods [...]
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s mega-yacht — and perhaps even the billionaire himself — are part of a flotilla scouring the Pacific for an American pilot and two Palau police officers whose plane disappeared over the weekend. The yacht, the Octopus, sailed into a drama over illegal fishing that turned deadly even before the plane vanished [...]
Google has revealed details of its research into augmented reality glasses. It posted a brief introduction to Project Glass, photos and a concept video at its Google+ social network. The images show a minimalist design with a microphone and partly-transparent video screen that places information over the view from the users’ right eye. The product’s [...]