Massachusetts ice storm hit the U.S. state of emergency

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Massachusetts Governor Patrick announced on the 12th, leading to the ice storm hit the state power of about 350,000 residents, the state currently has a state of emergency.

Patrick said, is expected as early as 15 to restore the electricity supply, so he suggested that residents call the 211 hotline power, haven to ask about local information, where to stay a few days. He said that had ordered 500 National Guard and other emergency personnel together quickly after the ice storm clean-up and personnel to assist the evacuation.

Massachusetts Highway Commission said that the current path of the clean-up work is being carried, the focus in Boston to the north and west of the road. Some communities also declared a local state of emergency to reduce the staff to go out to meet and assist the official clean-up on the road.

In Massachusetts, eastern and south-east, due to a marked increase in temperature after the ice storm, the National Weather Service has issued flood warnings in the region.

Facebook will super MySpace after a few weeks

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Internet traffic monitoring agency Compete.com recently released statistics for November show, Facebook is rapidly narrowing with the U.S. leader in social-networking site MySpace gap.

As of November 2008, Facebook users access to grow to 49,400,000, from November 2007 to November 2008 during a total increase of 69.5 percent, in November an increase of 10%; MySpace users visit to 54,600,000 for the same period, a total of 14.4 percent down , In November an increase of 2.7 percent.
In January, Facebook replaced by Fox Interactive Media (including MySpace), the United Kingdom into the top 10 sites.

In addition to the overseas market, rapid growth, Facebook is also the U.S. market continued to grow. Facebook statistics show that the United States was about 45,000,000 registered users. Only through the search engine traffic, Facebook attracted 500 million users. If you maintain the current growth rate, Facebook will be a few weeks beyond MySpace.

Last week, Facebook launched Facebook Connect, users need a separate log on, other sites will be able to use Facebook. Google subsequently launched a similar service.

In order to maintain a leading edge, MySpace redesigned its site, aims to improve the effectiveness of advertising. The new design to attract the Cartier jewelry manufacturers, such as advertisers. MySpace 10 launched a self-service advertising services.

Fexon Technology Ltd|IT news: Microsoft announced the financial reporting better than Wall Street expected.

Fexon Technology Ltd|IT news reports: On Thursday, Microsoft announced third-quarter financial report, as Vista operating system delays caused by the income of more than 100 million U.S. dollars delayed, the company's profit fell 11 percent, compared with the same period last year.

Microsoft said profit for the third quarter, the company 4.39 billion U.S. dollars, more than Wall Street expected earnings of 47 cents a share, Thomson Financial analysts expected, Microsoft's third-quarter earnings of 44 cents a share. Over the same period last year, the company's profit 4.93 billion U.S. dollars, earnings of 50 cents a share.

Although this year to March, the global computer sales stronger than expected, but Microsoft delayed the release of the Vista delay income 16.7 billion U.S. dollars, Microsoft's third-quarter sales from last year's 14.4 billion U.S. dollars increased slightly to 14.45 billion Dollars online with analysts expectations.

Financial reports show that the third quarter, sales of Windows sector dropped by 24 percent to 4.02 billion U.S. dollars. Published by the new server software and other major software licensing promotion, server software and tools sector sales grew 18 percent to 330 million U.S. dollars. Xbox 360 video game sector revenue growth of 68 percent, to 1.58 billion U.S. dollars. (Fexon Technology Ltd)

Microsoft shares rose 35 cents to settle at 31.80 U.S. dollars per share, rase in 1.1 percent range. ----> More news