Archive for August, 2007
Xbox 360 Challenges Nintendo Wii With Hefty Price Cut
6 Comments Published by William Fletcher August 8th, 2007 in Gaming, Nintendo, Xbox 360, Wii.Ever since Wii launched late last year, sales have been monumental. In fact, Nintendo Wii is very close to surpassing Xbox 360 in sales globally, while Microsoft’s console was released a full year earlier.
To help sales a bit, Xbox 360 has been given a substantial price cut. The standard model has been reduced $50 to $349.99 […]
Britain Will Soften Restrictions On Some Cattle Shipments
0 Comments Published by Staff August 8th, 2007 in Health.Five days into the intense investigation into the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak here, government veterinarians have concluded that containment appears to be working well and eased the nationwide ban on livestock transport. From midnight local time Thursday, some cattle shipments outside the 10-kilometer surveillance zone around the affected farms will be permitted under strict guidelines.
The European […]
Paris Hilton To Sing For Her Supper
0 Comments Published by Lisa Diamond August 6th, 2007 in Entertainment, Celebrity, Movies.Paris Hilton has signed on to join the cast of Repo! The Genetic Opera. And no, we’re not making this up.
She will be joining such acting luminaries as Alexa Vega and Paul Sorvino in the upcoming musical thriller. In the movie, Hilton will play the daughter of an organ transplant magnate, played by Sorvino, who is the […]
Bourne Ultimatum Wins U.S. Weekend Box Office
0 Comments Published by Rachel Baumbach August 6th, 2007 in Entertainment, Movies.The Bourne Ultimatum, the third film in the popular series based on the Robert Ludlum novels, took first place at the U.S. box office with receipts of $70.2 million. Not only was it the best opening in the Bourne series, but the movie had one of the best openings ever for Paramount.
All three movies have starred […]