Court puts kibosh on apartheid lawsuit against Ford, Daimler

Ford and Daimler have scored a major victory in a long-running lawsuit filed in US federal court by unnamed South African nationals. The suit alleges that both manufacturers and their subsidiaries sold their vehicles to the South African military, despite knowing that they'd be involved in violently putting down anti-apartheid protesters. According to Reuters, South African plaintiffs filed the case under the 223-year-old Alien Torts Statute, a law which allows foreign nationals to file charges in US courts for perceived breaches of what was originally international law, but now more closely relates to violations of human rights.

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Galaxy Note 3 Will Reportedly Be Offered In Pink As Well

Samsung has an event scheduled on September 4th. The event's invite contained a hint about what it intends to unveil. For the past couple of months we've been hearing that Samsung will unveil its next generation phablet, the Galaxy Note 3, in September. The invite hinted at just that. Galaxy Note 3 is one of the most hotly anticipated device of this summer, the company will finally unveil every single detail there is to know, regardless of the fact that there have already been a lot of rumors about its features and specifications. A new rumor has surfaced today.

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Touchless Control App Now On Google Play Store

When it comes to rolling out smartphones, very little differentiates between one and the other, especially when we are talking about high end models. Sure, there will always be one particular model that spearheads the list of breaking features for the first time such as a Full HD display, but wait for a while and see how the other rivals will roll out devices of a similar nature. Motorola, however, intends to be different by offering smartphones which support touchless controls, and those will include support for always-on voice controls.

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VŪHL says it has enough orders to put 05 roadster into production (video)

If we had a nickel for every independent sportscar project started by people we'd never heard of and that never came to fruition, well. we might actually have enough money to put one of them into production. But every once in a while we end up pleasantly surprised. And we just might be by the VŪHL 05.
The project, as you may recall, is the brainchild of a pair of Mexican brothers based in Detroit, and calls for a lightweight track car along the lines of the Ariel Atom, KTM X-Bow or BAC Mono.

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Screen-Free Clip MP3 Player

For just $4.23, you could take home one of this screen-free clip MP3 player. Featuring a clip-on design, this compact player has a microSD card slot (up to 8GB), a micro-USB port, a 3.5mm earphone jack, a built-in 100mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery (up to 2 hours of music playback) and supports for MP3 audio format.

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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - Launch Trailer

Check out the launch trailer of the newly released The Bureau: XCOM Declassified title. Developed by 2K Marin and released by 2K Games, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is basically a third-person shooter video game with an emphasis on squad-based tactics. The game is now available on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms.

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Microsoft Alleged Bribery Probe Extends To Russia And Pakistan

It was reported back in March that Microsoft was being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice over claims of bribery in foreign countries. Back then it was claimed that Microsoft's partners had allegedly bribed government officials in foreign countries to win software contracts, it was also reportedly being probed over relationships with certain resellers and consultants in China, Italy and Romania.

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