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Lami Dutse moves around her 27-year-old-son, Danasabe, fanning his badly burnt legs.

Danasabe Dutse’s legs were badly burnt when his trousers caught fire

“Thank God! Thank God!” she says with tears of joy in her eyes.
Danasabe, 27, is sitting just a few metres from a mass grave where the charred bodies of nearly 100 of his friends [...]

 Confirming speculation that it was set to announce a price drop in its players, Toshiba said Wednesday that it would lower the cost of its entry-level HD DVD player to $399 USD, and would debut a 1080p player at $499 USD.
The Toshiba HD-A2 would become the new entry-level player, and the HD-A20 will provide an [...]

 
Dell confirmed on Wednesday plans to offer Linux pre-installed on select desktop and notebook systems, beyond its current Linux-based servers and Precision workstations. The decision comes after feedback on its IdeaStorm site and a survey that garnered over 100,000 responses.
No specific timeframe was given for the expanded Linux plans, although the company said in a [...]

Just in case we were running into some sort of personal navigation device shortage, Sony has come to the rescue with four new NV units for Europe, which are sure to cover any gaps that might’ve been left by the myriad of other GPS devices announced in the recent weeks. At the top of the [...]

 Online advertising firm DoubleClick, which has seen its share of troubles in recent years, is now rumored to be exploring a sale to Microsoft, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Such a deal is worth about $2 billion, according to those close to the company. Current owner Hellman & Friedman bought the company for $1.1 billion [...]