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Sprint Reports Losses Despite Improvements
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 6, 2009
Sometimes it seems like Sprint must be scratching their collective head in effort to figure out what gives with the domestic wireless market. The company reported a large third-quarter loss as subscribers continued to leave for rivals AT&T and Verizon despite an improved selection of phones a...
Verizon Releases $100 Android Handset
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 6, 2009
In effort to boost publicity of the Android platform, Verizon Wireless plans to sell the HTC Droid Eris, a Google Android equipped wireless device, today for $100.
The Droid Eris is nearly identical to HTC's Hero smartphone, which Sprint is currently selling for $180. In fact the Droid E...
Plexidor Electronic Pet Doors: For your peace of mind
in The RFID Weblog, on November 4, 2009
...n the house.
All you need to do is install Plexidor Electronic Pet Doors in your house which costs anywhere between $129 and $800 depending on the size and model. At the same time you will also h...
Sonos iPhone Music Player Ships
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 4, 2009
Sonos has confirmed initial shipments of its much-anticipated ZonePlayer S5 all-in-one wireless music system that can be controlled by the iPhone or iPod touch.
The Sonos ZonePlayer S5 is a high-performance wireless music system with 5 speakers powered by 5 dedicated digital amplifiers. ...
Sony Hopes to Increase Market Share with Android Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 4, 2009
Sony may rule the roost in several areas of consumer electronics but the smartphone industry hasn’t been one of them. To potentially remedy this reality, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 (their first Google phone) will go on sale in 2010.
X10 will run Google's Android software and feature a larg...
Buffett bets big on US recovery
in Sox First, on November 4, 2009
...ington is well-managed. Railroads are a bet against the U.S. dollar and in favor of higher energy costs. Railroads are a play on the trade deficit because this is how we haul all those containers of s...
Feature Packed Motorola Droid Hits Stores this Week
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 2, 2009
Verizon’s highly-anticipated answer to the iPhone is set to go on sale this week for $200.
This new handset, called the Motorola Droid, will run Google's Android 2.0 operating system, offering a new mapping application that has voice-guided turn-by-turn directions, satellite imagery and h...
Flixster Expands Its Reach By A Factor of 8 Million
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 2, 2009
Flixster, the world’s biggest online movie community, looks like it's going to be bigger still by last week's announcement to release its first Blackberry application and overhaul its successful Android app.
The announcement represents the company's simultaneous addition of 8 million mobi...
Seen that? - House Cleaning Business, Cheap Way to Start Earning Big
in Home Based Business, on November 1, 2009
...ing House Cleaning Service. Here are its first two parts: Part I - House Cleaning Service Estimated Costs and ROI Part II - Skills Required in Operating a House Cleaning Service Tips on How to Make Yo...
Seen that? - PVR Comparison Chart
in The Wired Home Weblog, on October 28, 2009
...after their PS3 press conference last night, they want you to believe that the Xbox 360 actually costs you $700. Unfortunately, Sony is full of shit, this chart is just flat out wrong. Let's eval...
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in Wangtam, on 2009-10-28
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Ambulances charge more for obese
in Sox First, on October 25, 2009
...bulances are jacking up fees to take the obese. The ambulance companies say transporting fat people costs 2.5 times more than normal, requiring extra people and special equipment. As a result, they've...
Managing IT on a Bootstrapper's Budget
in BootStrapMe, on October 23, 2009
... look at managing your business' IT issues on a bootstrapped budget. There are ways to keep overall costs down during a company’s early stages – and this frugality (and a well thought out IP strategy)...
Bailed out banks continue to live it up
in Sox First, on October 21, 2009
... banks increased their fringe benefits to the top executives. The figures do not include relocation costs and related taxes, typically one-time fees that can skew year-over-year comparisons." So chau...
Is the US ready for IFRS?
in Sox First, on October 20, 2009
... more rigid with black letter law and require less professional judgement. And then there are the costs of converting to the new accounting standards. According to this report , the SEC estimates i...
Do the Pitfalls of Outsourcing Outweigh the Benefits?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 19, 2009
...onomics of an outsourcing deal – particularly when compared to in-house deals. Why? Because the costs involved in in-house monitoring are not readily quantifiable and usually excluded from the deal....
PepsiCo and Anheuser-Busch cooperate in reducing supply chain costs
in Supplychainer, on October 19, 2009
...nance, repair and operating supplies.
The combined purchasing power allows both companies to cut costs at a time when increasing sales is not an option. Suppliers that are left out of the new purch...
No autographs, say auditors
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
... the accounts are fair and true. But as WebCPA reports, auditors are now saying it will increase costs and risk of litigation. Grant Thornton has even warned it will subject to lynch mobs of angry ...
Tweeting wine
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
...s around the world who can't read." The Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which you can purchase here , costs $20. It's a pre-order, the stuff won't be bottled until 2010. But as a strategy, it makes sens...
BroadSoft to Acquire Packet Island
in The VoIP Weblog, on October 15, 2009
...n make it for BroadSoft’s customers to ramp up their installed base, reduce churn, reduce support costs, and therefore increase their acceleration in the market, it’s really good for everyone… BroadSo...
Bloomberg's plans for BusinessWeek
in Sox First, on October 15, 2009
...me of Bloomberg's 2200 reporters. All this at a time when when other news organizations are cutting costs by reducing news pages. Bloomberg president Daniel L. Doctoroff, has also talked about turnin...
Deciding What You Can Afford in a House
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 13, 2009
...he banks start out by being slightly more generous. Most banks lend at favorable rates if monthly costs are around 28% of income. They call this the "housing expense to income ratio." The article pro...
Seen that? - Telephone Solutions : VOIP
in Tech Intelligence, on October 11, 2009
...of it. Here's the short version why you need to learn this wonderful technology - save air time costs by up to 90% compared to standard rates. Removing all the technical jargons, it is basically ...
Seen that? - Nokia's UMA Phone
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 10, 2009
...ss voice and data services over WLAN, which not only increases availability but reduces operational costs dramatically."The quadband phone also features dual color displays including a 262k color...
Christmas/Winter Boutonnieres for the Groom
in White Lace Wedding, on October 10, 2009
...e the boutonniere design, Erica can make a custom boutonniere to fit your wedding colors perfectly. Costs only $12 a piece.
...
What's Behind the Recent Spate of Legal Process Outsourcing Deals in the UK?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 6, 2009
... prime-mover in this change. The stated goals of the act are to improve service choices and reduce costs for customers. In effect, it allows lawyers and non-lawyers to join forces, with the implicatio...
What's Behind the Recent Spate of Legal Process Outsourcing Deals in the UK?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 6, 2009
... prime-mover in this change. The stated goals of the act are to improve service choices and reduce costs for customers. In effect, it allows lawyers and non-lawyers to join forces, with the implicatio...
Seen that? - Asthma Drug Advair, Deadly?
in Allergies, on October 4, 2009
...years now, it still has to gain the popularity of other anti-allergy drugs, probably because of its costs or because [...] Read More New Storybook Helps Parents Teach Their Children Abou...
Seen that? - NetApp supply chain woes frustrate users
in On Storage, on October 3, 2009
... Asian firms as the world's biggest carmaker said one way its suppliers of auto parts could cut costs was to source from low-cost countries. Without a turnaround in fortunes, GM may itself [...] ...
Security breaches up in 2009
in The CIO Weblog, on September 30, 2009
...indings in a survey of 600 Canadian IT security professionals.
The report also indicates increased costs associated with the breaches, but I am congenitally skeptical of dollar amounts assigned to se...
Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest 2009
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 30, 2009
...tagon Asset Management. "What we do has such a big impact on these children's lives and it costs so little to do so much." ALTSO improves the lives of children with limb disabilities in ...
Estimating Your IT Start up Costs
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on September 28, 2009
...for business from 60 different sectors with 9 organization sizes. Again, the best way to gauge your costs probably goes back to number three on our list: talk to other businesses. They'll tell you fro...
Addressing Management Challenges of Converged Mobile Devices
in The Wireless Weblog, on September 25, 2009
...he enterprise vulnerabilities and management challenges associated with them.
Cutting Wireless Costs
Organizations need data to document transmission failures and other events so they can succ...
Red Hat Stock Soars
in HackITLinux, on September 25, 2009
... 62 cents per share in earnings projected for the fiscal year ending February 2010, excluding some costs, and 38 times the 73 cents projected for 2011. A year ago, the multiples were 29 times and 25 t...
Get Good News at High Speed
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on September 24, 2009
...remises" and is the fastest type of optical fiber connection for broadband. (Primarily because of costs.)
Now BT says it can reach 2.5 million homes, and provide another 9 million with FTTC (fibe...
Swine flu "could kill millions"
in Sox First, on September 22, 2009
Swine flu could kill millions and throw the world's poorest countries into a state of anarchy, says a United Nations report leaked to the Observer . According to the report, the only answer to the problem is for the rich countries to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for vaccines...
Cyber crime pandemic
in Sox First, on September 18, 2009
... bank account information. Credit cards are being sold cheap, as low 98 cents while a full identity costs just $10. And business is booming....
Athena Sofa Makes Sleeping Alone Worth It
in The Gadgets Weblog, on September 18, 2009
... buried in a couch makes it dangerous to eat or drink on, but it sure is fun to play on.
The couch costs $15,436. Spending that much on furniture would guarantee that I sleep on it forever, but reall...
Leica M9 Digital Rangefinder Camera Introduced
in Digital Shot, on September 13, 2009
... for a camera boasts an 18mp sensor and a shutter speed range of 1/4000 - 32 seconds.
Oh yeah, it costs about $7,000.00 bucks, and Amazon is taking pre-orders right now.
You owe it to yourself to a...
LA's analysis of Google Apps
in The CIO Weblog, on September 10, 2009
...forming sophisticated budget and cost savings analysis, and the comparisons of staffing and support costs between the existing GroupWise system and a Google Apps based mail system may be of some use t...
Steve Jobs is Back and He Brought New iPods
in The Gadgets Weblog, on September 9, 2009
...ilters and then displayed on the new, larger display. The base Nano now has 8GB of storage and only costs $149. Compared to most low-end video cameras like the Flip, the iPod Nano represens a pretty c...
Nanotechnology and Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles
in Nanotechbuzz, on September 9, 2009
...ures, making fueling stations more efficient and giving drivers more miles per tank - all at lower costs."
The full article is available here. ...
BackBlaze Shares Its Secrets
in On Storage, on September 5, 2009
...ge Pods the company uses to support its cloud storage system . According to the company, each pod costs $7,867 to build.
"Large scale, reliable storage is a critical building block for many c...
3 Ways to Save on Toner Costs
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on September 3, 2009
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We can all admit that toner's not cheap. And despite how much we want to live in a paperless world, there's still a huge expectation to provided printed documentation in many areas of our lives. However, there are some helpful little tricks to save your ink, and therefore save...
Where's the Marketing Money?
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on September 1, 2009
...ry other medium . Up to this point, TV held the place of the number one medium. Probably because it costs so much to make a commercial, not because so many companies choose to market there. Its hard t...
Lawyers and Outsourcing Deals
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 1, 2009
...s (at least those on vendor paper) are great when it comes to escalation clauses (e.g., underlying costs are too high, forecasts are too low, etc.), but remarkably silent on shrinkage. But companies n...
Dubai Deals
in The Flyaway Weblog, on August 31, 2009
...s. Entry to Jumeirah Beach Park, just down the road from the iconic sail-shaped Burj al-Arab hotel, costs just $1.37 (5 dirhams).
The MSNBC article lists a number of free and cheap attractions, but y...
Costs of fighting climate change to treble
in Sox First, on August 30, 2009
... do we need? A new report from scientists says world leaders have massively underestimated these costs. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) estimates that annual global costs of ...
Littman Bluetooth Stethoscope is the Tech I Expect my Doctor to Have
in The Gadgets Weblog, on August 28, 2009
...nd the Littmann 3200 Bluetooth Stethoscope certainly gives them the tool. The Bluetooth stethoscope costs $379, which might seem a lot for you and me, but were not rich doctors, right?
via O h Gizmo!...
Hedge Fund Journal’s Funds of Hedge Funds/ Newedge Release Top 50 Research
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on August 27, 2009
...rition rate of over 8%; nearly double the previous record set in Q4 2008. Falling assets and rising costs due to heightened due diligence and compliance demands from investors will continue to have a ...
RIM Ponies Up For New Browser
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 26, 2009
In the war to becoming the world's top smartphone maker, every little bit helps to gain an edge. Keeping that in mind, Research in Motion (RIM) has acquired Torch Mobile, maker of the Iris browser for Windows Mobile, to improve its own BlackBerry Internet experience.
Released in 2008, the...
Nokia’s Mini-Laptop A Reality
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 24, 2009
It's common knowledge that the void between full computers and converged mobile devices is an ever-shrinking one. Leading cell phone manufacturer Nokia has made it official: Their first laptop computer is coming soon.
Calling it the Nokia Booklet 3G, this new unit will weigh just 2.76 pounds an...
AT&T To Require Data Plans for Smartphones
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 21, 2009
In an uncharacteristic move in these rough economic times, AT&T has decided that all new customers who plan to use a smartphone have to subscribe to a $30 monthly data plan starting September 6.
The company says the new mandate was implemented to increase customer satisfaction by eliminating fl...
Cloud platform performance questioned
in The CIO Weblog, on August 21, 2009
...s of scale are supposed to allow cloud providers to build world-class infrastructure and spread the costs sufficiently among subscribers that all share better service at less cost. This isn't simp...
Cutting Energy Costs
in IfEnergy, on August 20, 2009
...orman818
Inc.com published an interesting little slideshow recently on ways to cut your energy costs. Most of those ways involve making some investment that pays a return in reduced energy costs. ...
Improved Butanol Production from Mutant Bacteria
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 19, 2009
...o create butanol at higher concentrations, we believe we can lower those recovery and purification costs and make biofuel production more economical."
Currently, a gallon of butanol costs approx...
Blockbuster to Bring Movies to Motorola
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 18, 2009
The times are a changing. Movie viewers are doing away with the concept of requiring a piece of media to enjoy a film. As a result, DVD renting is on the decline and rental chains like Blockbuster are feeling the squeeze. Facing competition from Netflix, Redbox to video download services such ...
Samsung's Jitterbug Simplifies the Cellular Experience
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 17, 2009
Not everyone feels like handsets need the abundance of features manufacturers have been including of late and one company feels like simplification is in order for certain overwhelmed customers.
Enter the Jitterbug J from Samsung, a cellular handset that begs the questions why pack cameras, G...
Is renting the new American Dream?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 15, 2009
...rent payments, and they can be high, too. But you won't have to worry about maintenance. Those costs — try calling a plumber on a Saturday night — can be unexpectedly high, even in a n...
More Ways to Save Money While in School
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on August 15, 2009
... to get the same quality of training - if it is an accredited college - and it can save you moving costs and job hunt time. This would save you thousands of dollars - and you get to keep on working, t...
Verizon 4G Coming Soon
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 14, 2009
When it comes to wireless networks, speed and reliability are constantly being improved upon. Verizon Wireless has completed initial testing of its 4G wireless service and says the commercial roll out is coming in 2010.
Making use of a new technology called Long Term Evolution (LTE), Verizon s...
Save Money While at College
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on August 14, 2009
...ney while you are at college. Here are a couple of tips to help you reduce your college and living costs while in school.
1. Get all the scholarships you can. Scholarships can greatly reduce your c...
Microsoft & Nokia Come Together Over Office
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 12, 2009
The world's top software maker and top handset maker have reached an agreement. Microsoft confirms that it has reached a deal with Nokia to make a mobile version of its Office software that works on devices made by the manufacturer.
Microsoft said it will launch the latest version of its ...
Samsung's Ecofriendly Reclaim Coming to Sprint
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 10, 2009
While the Samsung Reclaim has been in the works for some time, it looks like Sprint will be the U.S. carrier of this, the world's first bio-friendly smartphone.
The Reclaim can proudly boast of the fact that it's made from 80 percent recyclable materials and is free of polyvinyl chlor...
911 Service To Accept Text Messages
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 7, 2009
Well it's often said trends of today become the norm of tomorrow and there's no further proof than An emergency call center in Waterloo, Iowa, became the first in the country to accept "911" emergency text messages and even reply back, too.
While the move may seem frivolous ...
3jam vs. Google Voice
in The VoIP Weblog, on August 7, 2009
..., at least for now, is number portability. This can be done directly through 3jam's website and costs a one-time fee of $25."
"Here's the thing that sucks about 3jam: you have to p...
Sipera Systems Launches UC-Sec 100 Security Appliance
in The VoIP Weblog, on August 7, 2009
...cation with IP communications access, SIP trunk termination and SIP trunk security to help decrease costs for connectivity to the public switched telephone network and protection against VoIP and UC s...
T-Mobile Releases myTouch 3G
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 5, 2009
T-Mobile's hoping to improve its 4th-place ranking among US wireless carriers by releasing a high-tech 3G touch-phone running Google Android for a reasonable price. Hitting stores today, the myTouch 3G (the newest Google Android-powered smartphone with applications that learn and recommend ...
Cricket Announces More Features To Their Plans
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 3, 2009
Tough times have many mobile users seeking the cheapest possible wireless plans. Cricket, aware of these trends, have announced enhanced service plans, new features and additional coverage that increase the value Cricket brings to customers. The new plans take effect August 4, 2009, in select ...
LG's New "Split Screen" Chocolate Coming Soon
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 31, 2009
Well first we had portrait screens, then landscape mode, then phones with the ability to switch from one view to the other with the flick of a wrist. LG hopes taking the viewing trend to the next level will prove fruitful in developing their new Chocolate BL40, a widescreen handset with "...
