Ryan Dungey races to 3rd win of year; Eli Tomac wraps up Western Regional Lites title

On Saturday night, Ryan Dungey - the KTM rider from Belle Plaine, Minn. – clinched his third win of the 2012 AMA Supercross season; and Eli Tomac wrapped up his first Western Regional Supercross Lites season title with his fourth victory.

To emerge the 2010 AMA Supercross Champion, Dungey – who, after missing five races due to a broken collarbone, returned to action in Seattle only last week – raced past the finish line at the Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, before nearly 40,550 fans.

George Colony predicts Apple's long-term fate will mirror that of Sony, Kodak

Predicting that Apple's long-term fate will probably mirror that of some of the other technology giants - like Sony and Kodak - which initially peaked and then decelerated after the demise of the their dynamic leaders -, Forrester Research CEO George Colony said in a recent blog post that Apple "will decline in the post Steve Jobs era."

According to Colony, Apple will not be able to sustain its current growth momentum in the long run; and will, in the next 2-4 years, apparently become just a "good company", and no longer a "great company."

Apple growth hinges on China, new devices

Despite the fact that Apple Wednesday reported impressive quarterly results, yet another time, boosted largely by a notable increase in iPhone sales, skeptics are of the opinion that Apple's growth chiefly hinges on China, and that the company would apparently be able to sustain its stupendous growth only if it comes up with new revolutionary devices - at least one, if not more - in 2013.

Genital mutilations still on in UK

Reports have stated that FGM or female genital mutilation is something that about 100,000 women in UK have undergone. This is a crime and it has to be curbed as it still exists.

Reports stated that many doctors are responsible for carrying out this procedure on girls who are less than 10 years of age.

A doctor, a dentist and an alternative medicine practitioner have been filmed agreeing to carry out the procedure or arrange for it to be carried out.

The doctor and dentist have however stated that they have not agreed to any wrong doing.

HTC moving away from QWERTY keyboard handsets to focus on touchscreens

With the HTC design team laying specific emphasis on touchscreens at the recent Frequencies media summit in Seattle, it is being assumed that the handset-maker may well have been over and done with QWERTY keyboards.

Apple offers free OS X upgrade to prep for switch from MobileMe to iCloud

In an attempt to push Mac users towards its iCloud online sync and backup service from MobileMe, Apple is offering the users a free upgrade to OS X 10.6, which is more familiar with the ‘Snow Leopard’ name.

According to a Macgasm report, emails from Apple, detailing the offer of a free DVD of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, are already being received by some Mac users, who are asked to purchase OS X 10.7.3 Lion after upgrading, and then sign up for iCloud.

Bug bite treatments are not needed

There is no best cream, lotion and spray that acts as a remedy for an insect bite as it is common once the itching becomes intolerable.

According to research, bites caused by home-bred midges, mosquitoes, flies, bedbugs and fleas do not need a remedy and can get cured on their own.

There are no doubts about biting causing discomfort and when it comes to over-the-counter remedies working, there is little evidence that these are useful.

A better option is putting a cold compress to relieve pain and swelling.

Intel: 75 Ultrabook Designs on the Way, Prices to Reach $699

After having first announced the ‘Ultrabook’ concept in May last year, chip-maker Intel said in a Wednesday announcement that 75 new Ultrabook models are currently being developed, and that these models will include new form factors, like hybrids, which can change from laptop computers to touchscreen tablets.

Myth-busting panel comes into being

Public will be able to fight council health as to enable this ministers have set up a new myth-busting panel.

The panel can be contacted by people from today if they have a feeling that they have not been allowed to do something on spurious 'health and safety' grounds.

Advice will then follow by the 'Myth Busters Challenge Panel' on whether there has been a misuse of regulations and this will allow the victim to challenge their council over 'daft' decisions.

Computer Legend and Gaming Pioneer Jack Tramiel Dies at Age 83

Commodore International founder and Atari International's former CEO Jack Tramiel passed away on Sunday, at the age of 83. The computer legend and gaming pioneer was surrounded by his family members - his wife Helen, and three sons Gary, Sam, and Leonard - at the time of his passing.

Born in 1928 to a Jewish family in Poland, and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp with his family during World War II, Tramiel emigrated to the US in 1947. He joined the US Army in 1948, and later ran a typewriter repair business.

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