The new Sim City, debuting March 5, 2013 and eagerly anticipated by fans of the long-running PC gaming series, will feature untold levels of detail and complexity according to promises from Electronic Arts. Dynamic economies and online interaction are just a few of the many changes coming to the next Sim City, some of which […]
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is in the design stages for a new, cheaper iPhone to be unveiled later this year. The phone could have a plastic polycarbonate body as well as reuse parts from previous iPhone iterations. All of this is in an effort to bolster iOS’s market share against market leader Android as well as […]
Read MoreThe communist island nation of Cuba will allow its citizens freedom to travel abroad for the first time in decades according to an announcement by the Migration and Foreign Nationals’ Ministry. Athletes, sports stars, and communist party officials will still require special permits to travel abroad. Cuban athletes are some of the best in the world […]
Read MoreIn an effort to reduce its dependence on imports of fruit and vegetables, the Gulf emirate of Qatar is pioneering farms in the middle of its vast, barren deserts. Thus far the project has yielded flowers but hopes for the future include full-scale vegetable and fruit production. Hamad Ben Khalifa al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, has […]
Read MoreWeibo user @Geniune_Yu_Yang went on a public rant after pressures to satisfy Weibo users and maintain the Communist Party line with regard to censorship became too much for him to bear. Though web censorship is prevalent in China, Weibo practices self-censorship, hiring people to go through posts and messages to clear out anything forbidden by current […]
Read MoreAt the intersection of private life and public space exist online forums like Facebook and Twitter, which are neither entirely private nor entirely public (depending on a user’s site preferences) yet still invoke expectations of privacy and respect for others that are foundational to many of the social norms in democratic societies. What does a […]
Read MoreOil production in the United States will reach its highest level in 26 years due to the discovery of large reserves of shale oil according to an estimate released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Due to a rise in domestic production, oil imports to the United States will fall, positioning the United States to […]
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