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Blogger Jonathan Elendu has been held since October 18, when the Nigerian State security Service arrested him at Abuja airport upon arrival from US, where he lives

International News: Event supporting young local filmmakers -- 'A Moment in June,' which played in competition at South Korea's Pusan Film Festival, opened the 6th World Film Festival of Bangkok on Friday at the Paragon Cineplex in the heart of the Thai capital.

Check out the new releases for the week of October 27th 2008!

Calgary Flames right winger Jarome Iginla, Colorado Avalanche goaltender Peter Budaj and Detroit Red Wings right winger Marian Hossa have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending October 26.

If you like excavating fossils, check out what hit the Nintendo Channel this week.

Los angeles, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Azteca america is proud to featureRepublican Party Presidential Candidate and Arizona Senator John McCainon theMonday, October 27 broadcast of 'Issues: Caras y Voces,' hosted byveteran Latino journalist Armando Guzman....

[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]The eyes often don’t have it. Tennis referees, for example, sometimes mess up when calling a ball in or out. And a new study finds that refs are much more likely to make a mistake by calling a good ball out than by calling a bad ball in. The research is in the October 28th issue of the journal Current Biology. [More]

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David Neal, vnunet.com, Monday 27 October 2008 at 10:44:00Web giant has launched a version of its Earth application for the AppleiPhoneGoogle has today released a version of itsEarth tool for download through the AppleiPhone App Store. Thetool could prove useful to firms looking to arm workers with mobile mapping,travel and local information.The application takes use of theiPhone's tilt application, meaningthat users can flip their device to see around themselves, checking the terrainand other physical surroundings. Zoom is controlled using fingertips and thephone's pinch and push method, and local information is just a click away.In a blog post the firm said, 'With Google Earth you get to the full detailpage for businesses, so you can get reviews, photos, user content, businesshours, and other useful information. We also added a 'search near me' feature,so with one touch you can find businesses near your location, without having tonavigate there first or type

TypePad Blogs, Monday 27 October 2008 at 11:09:12According to the official Windows Vista Team blog, the first developer beta of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista will be released...According to the official Windows Vista Team blog, the first developer beta of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista will be released on Wednesday 29th October.The blog states that SP2 adds the following features to Vista:Windows Vista SP2 adds Windows Search 4.0 for faster and improved relevancy in searches.Windows Vista SP2 contains the Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack supporting the most recent specification for Bluetooth Technology.Ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista.Adds Windows Connect Now (WCN) to simplify Wi-Fi Configuration.Windows Vista SP2 enables the exFAT file system to support UTC timestamps, which allows correct file synchronization across time zones. There's no indication when the final release of SP2 will be.