So, you’ve decided you like to learn to play the guitar. One of the most common questions people have is “Should I learn to play acoustic guitar first, or electric?”. There really isn’t a solid answer to that. There are… Continue Reading →

Memory is a child walking along seashore. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things. ~Pierce Harris, Atlanta Journal It is relatively normal to have memory lapses as ones age… Continue Reading →

Friday, December 7, 2007 Many of record store HMV‘s Canadian locations have started to stock iPod portable music players, in a move to stay relevant. HMV Canada President Humphrey Kadaner commented “While the majority of purchased music continues to be… Continue Reading →

Monday, June 23, 2008 2008 COMPUTEX Taipei, the largest trade fair since its inception in 1982, featured several seminars and forums, expansions on show spaces to TWTC Nangang, great transformations for theme pavilions, and WiMAX Taipei Expo, mainly promoted by… Continue Reading →

Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth… Continue Reading →

Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World… Continue Reading →

Monday, June 6, 2011 A jury last week cleared four officers from London’s Metropolitan Police of assaulting a Muslim arrested on suspicion of al-Qaeda involvement. After trial their lawyer described the charge as “unfounded and unsubstantiated” – but in 2009 the… Continue Reading →

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Software giant Microsoft’s chief lawyer Brad Smith claimed in an interview published in the magazine Fortune on Monday that open-source software products violate 235 of Microsoft’s patents. The main transgressors are claimed to be Linux (107… Continue Reading →

This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor…. Continue Reading →

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