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By ALEXANDRA JACOBS Do birthday parties held in restaurants give you a palm-dampening, heart-palpitating anxiety attack? You’re not alone. Maybe it’s repressed resentment at never having gotten to wear the Burger King paper crown as a child. Maybe it’s a simple fear of…

A force for change May 6th 2007 | PARIS From Economist.comNicolas Sarkozy is comfortably elected as president. He immediately calls for France to change    Get article backgroundTHE French turned out en masse on Sunday May 6th to elect Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president, handing him…

Superhero Sandbagged By MANOHLA DARGIS If ever a movie had a case of the blues and the blahs, it’s “Spider-Man 3,” the third and what feels like the end of Sam Raimi’s big-screen comic-book adaptations. (Ready or not, the studio is talking about a fourth.)…

Apple has recently discovered that some batteries used in its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks may have battery performance issues. Apple is offering a software update that is designed to improve battery performance.The battery update is available immediately via Software Update or downloadable…

2007. április 28. 19:04Milkovits Gábor Az Apple hivatalosan elismerte, hogy problémák lehetnek egyes MacBook és MacBook Pro noteszgépeinek akkumulátoraival, és egyúttal szoftverfrissítést is kiadott a javításukra. Hasonló gondokról egy jó ideje lehetett már olvasni a…

[Bild: microsoft.com] Das neue Windows- Betriebssystem Vista entwickelt sich zur absoluten Verkaufsbremse. Jetzt bietet Computerriese Dell seinen Kunden wieder Windows XP an. Anzeige [20 Minuten] -  Grund sei eine entsprechende Nachfrage, erklärte das Unternehmen…

By MICHEL MARRIOTT LONG among the hottest items in Europe and Asia, ultraportable notebook computers — supercompact, lightweight laptops that slip into briefcases as easily as a legal pad — appear to be finding favor with American tastes. In cafes and corporate boardrooms and…

Apr 26th 2007 | MUMBAI From The Economist print editionThe cheap and cheerful Renault Logan is a genuine “world car” AFPMr Frugal and his car ONE of Carlos Ghosn's favourite words is “frugal”. As boss of Renault-Nissan, a Franco-Japanese carmaking alliance, he likes to talk…

Endless summer Apr 26th 2007 | LOS ANGELES From The Economist print editionSony Pictures How the business of making blockbusters has changed FOR connoisseurs of derivative film-making, the next few months will be a joy. Between early May and mid-August Hollywood will unveil sequels to…