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Last login: 6 hours agoKaamran: Kamran is a 25 year old single guy from Brighton, England, UK.; Likes 3,055 pages, 149 videos, 345 photos • 177 fans • Received 34 reviews; Member since Mar 13, 2006

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Police forces Facebook app raises privacy concerns - ZDNet.co.uk: May 4, 11:33am 1 review socialism, social-networking, facebook
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39389297,00.htm; From the page: "Last week, Greater Manchester Police became the first UK police force to establish a presence on Facebook. According to one privacy advocate, it is a move that raises significant privacy issues."

Taipei 101 - The Worlds Tallest Tower: May 2, 10:29am 1 review photography, buildings
http://taipei-101.info/photos.html; Taipei 101 - The World's Tallest Tower

ATPtennis.com - Tennis news from around the world: Apr 28, 11:21am 1 review tennis
http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008news/federer_nadal.asp; "Tennis' 1-2 Punch: Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal" One of the greatest rivalries in the game.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/24/AR2008042400055.…: Apr 24, 5:11am 4 reviews internet, science
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/24/AR20080424000...; From the page: "Speech Input, GPS Make Mobile Search Smarter"

The New York Times & Log In: Apr 24, 5:10am 2 reviews environment, pollution
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/science/earth/24brfs-GASESINATMOS_BRF.html; From the page: "Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, the principal heat-trapping gas, are continuing to rise at an accelerating rate, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported."

When it comes to understanding IT, groupthink only gets you so far | Coops Corne…: Apr 12, 5:32pm 1 review internet, windows, information-technology
http://www.news.com/8301-10787_3-9917322-60.html?tag=nefd.pop; "There's lots of discussion on how Web 2.0, Ajax and open-source products will make the client OS unimportant and unseat Microsoft as the dominant desktop software vendor. Some even insist that the client OS already doesn't matter. The client OS may be less important today than it was 10 years ago, but that's a more-accurate description for application developers trying to decide what OS they want their applications to run on. New applications are increasingly OS-agnostic, but legacy applications were very often developed for a specific OS, usually Windows. Legacy applications remain installed and important for years, meaning that for enterprises, the client OS is still a critical choice and will be for years to come."

CrunchGear & Archive & IBM creates super-fast memory: Apr 12, 5:30pm 1 review science, memory, computer
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/12/ibm-creates-super-fast-memory/; IBM has allegedly developed a new type of digital storage that could greatly increase the capacity of portable devices, while reducing their price. `Racetrack' memory, as this technology is called, uses spinning electrons to store more data, and enables these systems to operate faster than regular hard drives.

NASA readies craft to study moons dust layer: Apr 12, 5:29pm 1 review space-exploration
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/12/MNGC1042FB.DTL; From the page: "Long before the next manned mission to the moon, Earth-bound scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View will send a spacecraft to the lunar surface to study its thick layer of dust and find out what kicks it up."

Whos on Top in Tech-Readiness?: Apr 9, 4:39pm 1 review internet, science, information-technology
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/apr2008/gb2008049_690766.htm?ch...; From the page: "The Middle East isn't known as a hotbed of technological achievement. But in the seventh annual Global Information Technology Report released on Apr. 9 by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) and French management school INSEAD, the region demonstrated the most improvement in its tech-readiness and expertise of any in the world."