The VP debate proved that Palin could hold her own in a debate format. And Biden was able to handle his side of the contest with a solid performance.
But as far as helping their Presidential running mates (a VP candidate’s real job) , you have to say that Obama won handily, and McCain lost another opportunity. Palin did a good job of explaining herself and appealing to voters, but she did little to take Obama down. On the other hand, Biden continually hammered on McCain about his views, his future plans, and most imporant, his claim as a “maverick”. Palin looked good, but McCain was not helped given the many attacks from Biden.
The real job was of the VP candidates was to elevate their running mates. On that, Biden did his job well. Palin helped herself in the debate, but did nothing to halt the momentum that has been going Obama’s way for the past two weeks.
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Summary: The new Chevrolet Volt shows a lot of promise but still presents many problems that need to be overcome. The Volt can run for 40 miles on a full charge from home. Plans call for the car to start selling in 2010.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Early versions of the Chevrolet Volt’s battery packs are powerful enough to run the high-stakes rechargeable car, but dozens of issues remain before General Motors Corp. can start selling the revolutionary vehicle in 2010 as planned.
The Volt’s chief engineer is on a tight schedule to figure out how the car will handle the batteries’ weight, dissipate their heat and mechanically transfer their power to the wheels. That’s not to mention the list of issues that have nothing to do with the fact that the car plugs in to the wall for recharging.
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Summary: Four Olympic Cyclists previously wore masks upon arriving in Bejing. Today those same riders apologized for any problems this may have caused their hosts. Bejing is known for it’s heavy pollution and the USOC had handed out the masks to all its athletes, for those who may have wanted to wear them.
Four US Olympic cyclists who caused an outcry when they arrived at Beijing airport wearing smog masks have today apologised to Games organisers.
The four – Mike Friedman, Bobby Lee, Sarah Hammer and Jennie Reed – said that they were wearing the masks because of pollution fears, a touchy subject for the Chinese authorities.
As the Chinese capital remains shrouded in smog today, Jim Scherr, the chief executive of the US Olympic Committee, revealed that the four had said sorry.
“It probably wasn’t the most opportune time for these athletes to wear these masks,” he said, adding they had written an apology to Beijing Olympic Organising Committee (BOCOG).
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Summary: China says that it now has surpassed the US in Internet users with 253 million web users. Internet usage among all Chinese residents is approximately 19% which is an increase of 56% over last year. US Internet usage is said to be 223 million users according to Nielson online. Overall Chinese Internet revenue is said to be $5.9 billion up 48% from last year.
BEIJING (AP) — China’s booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world’s biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday.
The latest figure on Web use at the end of June is a 56% increase over the same time last year, the China Internet Network Information Center said. It said the share of the Chinese public using the Internet is still just 19.1%, leaving more room for rapid growth.
The United States had an estimated 223.1 million Internet users in June, according to Nielsen Online, a research firm. The Pew Internet and American Life Project puts U.S. online penetration at 71%. Continue reading ‘China Claims Higher Net Usage than US’
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iPhone app sales are heating up with sites like eBay, MySpace and 800Buzz competing for positioning on Apples online storefront’s Top 100 app list. Apple is splitting sales from appl sales with developers 30/70%. Since July 11th, 25 million apps have been downloaded.
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Free markets are always tough on their players. The iPhone App Store is no different.
In Apple’s online storefront for iPhone and iPod touch applications, newcomers battle tech giants like eBay and MySpace. At stake: a coveted spot on the store’s two top 100 lists (one for paid applications, one for free) and, potentially, millions of dollars.
Apple is splitting proceeds from app sales with developers, 30/70. On Tuesday, Apple reported that users have downloaded 25 million apps from the store since July 11.
Developers hungry to get their work on masses of phones are turning to both time-tested and strikingly new methods. Some are slashing prices, mindful that people are more likely to try out a free or low-cost app. Others are lowering prices as competitors flood in.
In less than two weeks, the store has nearly doubled in size, to 929 apps. Continue reading ‘iPhone App Sales Heating UP’
