Daily Run Down 10/21/2010
21 Oct 2010Here is today’s Daily Run Down.
- The Founder of Penthouse, Bob Guccione, has died.
- A study has found that women give more to charities than men.
- Toyota has recalled 1.53 Million vehicles due to brake fluid and fuel pump issues.
- Oak Brook Police are looking to fire the son of Drew Peterson.
- A Saudi prince has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
- Clearwire LTE has passed 90Mbps in a test in Phoenix.
- Ebay relies on Paypal for 37% of it’s revenue.
- Microsoft has renamed Xbox Live Silver to Xbox Live Free.
- Netflix has re-iterated that a streaming-only option could come this year.
- Wired has an interesting article on how The Allies used math against German tanks.
- Jammie Thomas’ third P2P trial looms while the RIAA is complaining about the cost.
- 131 Years ago today, Edison finally worked out his electricity idea.
- A new study shows that the brains of new Moms grow.
- Microsoft is reporting 240 Million copies of Windows 7 have been sold in the first year.
- Meteors from Halley’s Comet may show skywatchers a spectacle.
- A tumor magnet hopes to help doctors spot cancer.
- A New Wii Bundle will be available On November 7th, in Red.
- A Moon crash has stirred up ice, silver and mercury.
- The world’s Largest Pumpkin of 2010 has been weighed.
Look for more stories tomorrow. If an important story has been missed please leave it in the comments.
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