Archive for the 'World News' Category

Food Prices Increase - And the Recession is Coming…

When we see news articles about international food prices going up and bread riots happening in Egypt, Mexico and other places around the world, we hope it never happens here. But of course, with the recession looming, it could.
Prices are already up for food in the US, although most people can still afford their daily [...]

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One Laptop Per Child? Patent Infringement Lawsuit Might Slow Things Down

It looks like the One Laptop Per Child scheme has hit another roadblock - a patent infringement lawsuit.
Founder Nicholas Negroponte first came up with the idea of creating a cheap, easy-to-operate laptop computer, with the hugely exciting intention of making them cheap enough that even third world countries could afford to buy one for all [...]

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