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An X-shaped recession
in Sox First, on July 14, 2009
...n track because the track we were on for years - featuring flat or declining median wages, mounting consumer debt, and widening insecurity, not to mention increasing carbon in the atmosphere - simply ...
iPhone with RFID technology?
in The RFID Weblog, on July 9, 2009
...ecoming a common phenomenon nowadays. This would mean you could see the phone being used beyond the consumer domain also.
Besides this there are also talks about adaptation of grid of piezoelectroni...
5 款最佳的 netBook
in Wangtam, on July 8, 2009
• Samsung NC10 ($399)
• Dell Mini 10 ($349)
• ASUS EEEPC 1000HE ($385)
• Acer Aspire One ($349)
• MSI Wind ($329)
Apple's lack of enterprise ambition
in The CIO Weblog, on July 8, 2009
...lays out all the usual points; Apple is a hardware, rather than software business, with a decidedly consumer focus, limited experience and little interest in the enterprise market. Even if it were, it...
Netbooks may be the new mobiles
in The CIO Weblog, on July 6, 2009
...er, and Blackberries have firmly entrenched themselves as must-have tools in corporate America, the consumer-oriented, scorned netbooks may be the next hot device for businesses.
Although netbooks ar...
China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...to enjoy the advantages of cheaper material and labor costs, as well as the potential to reach vast consumer markets, they must continually reassess the pros and cons of operating in China," she ...
The Goldman Sachs-Rolling Stone slugfest
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
...itizens broke and starving, they begin the entire process over again, riding in to rescue us all by lending us back our own money at interest, selling themselves as men above greed, just a bunch of re...
It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
...s impossible to keep all the bad eggs out of an industry. But back when I was covering the mortgage-lending industry in the mid- to late-1990s, I'd come across lenders who knew nothing about banki...
Gem Designs by Palermo Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 2, 2009
... 14K link chain crosses over the center stone's top and wraps around the ring's gallery, lending the unique piece a romantic medieval sensibility.
$600
14K Gold Palermo Gemstone Hidden F...
AMR Research gets new hires for its supply chain group
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...nts."
With more than 25 years of experience, Steve Steutermann will focus his research on the consumer product industry's supply chain. At companies such as Procter & Gamble and Gillette...
Fish Detection Test Under Development
in Allergies, on June 30, 2009
...illion people each year in the United States alone.
"In 2004, the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCP) called for mandatory labeling of the eight major allergenic foods by ...
Sony Next to Release an iPhone Killer
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 29, 2009
...
We often talk about attempts to dethrone the immensely popular iPhone and it looks like consumer electronics giant Sony is about to take a stab at it next.
Sony has released word that it is con...
Beware the China bubble
in Sox First, on June 29, 2009
...an asset price bubble in that market. There was 4.57 trillion yuan (or about $US670 billion) of new lending pouring into the market but most of that was on speculative assets, not the real economy. F...
Has Intel finally broken into the cell phone market?
in Wangtam, on June 24, 2009
...lly broken into the cell phone market?
• Lenovo slims down new ThinkPad T400s
• NPD Finds Consumer Confusion about Netbooks Continues
• 米兰一法院推迟谷歌4名高管审判时间
• Bookmarklet to reformat text for rea...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
.... The middle-class greed buyers, again, are just one small part of the problem. The entire mortgage-lending industry is to blame, everyone from sleazy mortgage brokers to greedy borrowers to easily pu...
Survival strategies for a deepening recession
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
...nomy will shrink by nearly 3 per cent this year, a situation created by plunging trade and business lending. And world trade will contract by a gob-smacking 48%, from $707 billion in 2008 to an antici...
Directors warned about greenwash
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...es the Australian Conservation Foundation approaching the regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and asking it investigate whether six companies - Rio Tinto, Woodside, Xstrata, ...
Beware of loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 21, 2009
...The key to avoiding these scams is to do one of two things: First, work directly with your mortgage lending company to forge a solution to your mortgage-payment problems. If you're uncomfortable d...
HP to Pre-Install Norton Online Backup on All Consumer PCs
in On Storage, on June 21, 2009
...Symantec recently announced an agreement with HP to pre-install Norton Online Backup on all HP consumer desktop and notebook PCs worldwide. New users will receive a 30-day free trial of the servi...
Mafia cashes in on crisis
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
...berg reported about the mafia's money laundering and using its hoard of cash for investing and lending money to those who can't get it from the banks. As reported here , Italy's shopkee...
ASUS 与 Disney 联手打造儿童用 NetBook
in Wangtam, on June 18, 2009
当前经济衰退中，许多玩具公司避免推出高价产品， Disney 却逆势而行，打算在假期销售旺季来临前推出售价 350 美元的儿童 netBook 。
这款 netBook "Disney Netpal"将于7月底起在美国和加拿大的 Toys "R" US 店铺和 Amazon 销售。
美泰和孩之宝(Hasbro)等玩具公司以及 Toys "R" US 等零售商则认为，因失业率上升、楼市低迷及信贷紧缩影响到父母的消费能力，因此价格便宜的玩具会更受欢迎。
Disney 表示，这是该公司首次在北美推出笔记本电脑，五年前该公司曾试图...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...shion. Basically, there are five things you need to know about these changes. First, they set up a Consumer Financial Protection Agency which will have the authority to force lenders to offer straigh...
How'd the mortgage meltdown happen? NPR knows
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 15, 2009
...an learn everything you ever wanted to know — and then some — about mortgage loans, bad lending practices, subprime mortgages and the reasons why the mortgage industry went so wrong: It...
一句话概括 2009 年最热 IT 产品
in Wangtam, on June 12, 2009
美国风险投资家 Fred Wilson 近日撰文 ，列举了用户采用新技术的动力所在。文章列举了今年热销的消费产品或服务，如 iPhone、Facebook、Wii、Hulu、FlipCam、Rock Band、Mafia Wars、Blogger、Pandora 和 Twitter，并用一句话描述了它们火爆的原因：
iPhone：采用了手机浏览器及杀手级触摸屏界面。
Facebook：具有真正实用性的社会化网站。
Wii：动作感应游戏机。
Hulu：通过 UI (用户界面) 设计极棒的网页观看你最喜爱的电视节目。
FlipCam：能方便地装到口袋里的数码录像机。
Rock ...
The Twitpocalypse is Near: Will Your Twitter Client Survive?
in Wangtam, on June 10, 2009
...P Traffic And 64 Percent of Mobile
• comScore Study: Bing Is Off To A Very Good Start
• Google! (retroogle)
• icomplete | the new way to make small business work
• Anjuno | Connecting Artists ...
Recession Forces More Golf Deals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 8, 2009
...re going to buy clubs and golf balls to begin with.
So the equipment makers still have the golfing consumer by the short and curlys.
However, when it comes to golf courses , well, that's an ent...
Learning About And Choosing A Photo Printer
in Digital Shot, on June 8, 2009
...a quick treatise on the differences among today's digital photo printers .
This link, "Consumer Reports" digital photo printer ratings , will help you select the best printer for you...
Subprime and racism
in Sox First, on June 7, 2009
...ts that Well Fargo employees employees referred to blacks as "mud people" and to subprime lending as "ghetto loans". Furthermore, there are claims that the bank targeted black chur...
OTC Prostate Cancer Test Kit in the Making
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...sing protein.
During a test, if cancer-producing proteins are detected at a significant level, the consumer would be directed to see a doctor.
Extensive cOlinical trials will have to be performed, b...
Mortgage giant Mozilo charged with fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 5, 2009
...inpoint the villains who really brought on the housing mess, look at the top levels of the mortgage-lending industry.
That's where you'll find people like Angelo Mozilo, former head of Co...
Global Rejection of Genetically Engineered Wheat
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 3, 2009
... Farmers, consumers and civil society organizations in Australia, Canada and the U.S. released a joint statement confirming their collective commitment to stop commercialization of genetically eng...
Mortgage delinquencies not slowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
...;ll still open my paper tomorrow morning. Maybe, just maybe, there'll be a bit of good mortgage-lending news inside it. You never know, right?...
Be honest with your finances before taking on a mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
Many things have caused the housing slump the country is still working through.
But one of the biggest factors? Borrowers weren't honest with themselves before taking on their mortgage loans.
A mortgage loan is a huge responsibility. For most people, it's the biggest monthly expense they&...
How much is Facebook worth?
in Sox First, on May 30, 2009
...fundamental challenge for all of these social network companies is: How do they convert traffic and consumer interest into revenue and earnings? The jury is still out." And as Hasselback points o...
Sony to reduce the number of suppliers to half
in Supplychainer, on May 23, 2009
...to post a second consecutive year of losses. The financial crisis has eviscerated global demand for consumer electronics and a strong yen has eroded profits earned overseas. Sony didn't say how th...
Blackberry Storm 2 schon im Juni?
in BlackBerry World, on May 22, 2009
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Das Foto zeigt natürlich die Erstauflage des Blackberry Storm. Was auch sonst, denn das Blackberry Storm 2 ist bislang nicht auf den Markt gekommen. Doch könnte dies früher der Fall sein als bislang erwartet. So zumindest die Gerüchte bei Hardwareluxx , wo sogar schon der kommende ...
How low will interest rates go? Who knows?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 22, 2009
...k or next month.
Don't believe me? Then take a look at Bankrate.com, one of the best financial consumer Web sites out there. According to the analysts at Bankrate, the average interest rate on ...
US and China: the drug dealer-addict relationship
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
...lationship of co-dependency between the United States and China is worrying and dangerous. American consumers buy Chinese-made goods, China piles up billions of dollars from US trade and buys US debt....
Cashing in on the disgust with banks
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
...nancial crisis. To put it bluntly, banks will be losing market share to such forces as peer-to-peer lending, Islamic finance, boutique advisory firms and retailers setting up their own banks. All of t...
iPhone price reduction rumors missing the enterprise
in The CIO Weblog, on May 18, 2009
...ing prices on data plans and/or offering more varied data plan options to cater to a wider range of consumer demand. This seems like a fairly typical tactic once the market has become more or less sat...
Will federal mortgage loan assistance hurt your credit rating?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 18, 2009
...they will only suffer additional harm to their credit reports.
Norm Magnuson, an official with the Consumer Data Industry Association trade group, is quoted in the Mail Tribune as saying that working...
Sony Introduces DSLR Cameras for the Rest of Us
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 18, 2009
...n't. Sony is interested in helping people like me figure out photography by introducing several consumer-minded DSLR cameras. The new a230, a330 and a380 give a user the quality and options of SLR...
OTC Prevacid®, Heartburn Medicine Now FDA-Approved
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 15, 2009
...hours
When doctor visits and medication costs are taken into account, Prevacid 24HR may save consumers time and money. Recent research, from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and...
Financial crisis winners to hurt banks
in Sox First, on May 15, 2009
...their reputations and damaging relationships. Another big winner comes in the form of peer to peer lending platforms where savers pool money and lend to borrowers. Some good examples are Prosper wh...
More bad news: Housing foreclosure activity remains at record levels
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 14, 2009
You can always count on RealtyTrac for bad news, at least these days.
The online provider of foreclosure data didn't disappoint this month, when it released its April foreclosure report . The report showed that housing foreclosure activity remained at record levels during the month.
Acc...
Looking to buy? Your mortgage loan might be smaller than ever
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 13, 2009
...day.
And qualifying for a mortgage loan today is more difficult, as lenders, stung by the subprime lending crisis, are doing everything they can to avoid passing out mortgage money to borrowers who m...
Bankrupt Chrysler's $134 million advertising budget
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
...rysler during this interim period and why Chrysler will be a brand going forward that is one that a consumer should continue to look at as one of their purchase opportunities." Go figure!! It do...
Navigating the new mortgage roadmap
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 12, 2009
... history of late payments.
You should check your credit score before applying for a mortgage loan. Consumers are allowed a free credit report . You can find out more about this at the Federal Tra...
Downturn easing without recovery
in Sox First, on May 12, 2009
...the Fed's measures and government guarantees mean that banks have access to low-cost funds, and lending rates are high. If nothing nasty happens - losses on mortgages, commercial real estate, busi...
Gorton: LimeWire Is Secure
in P2P File Sharing, on May 11, 2009
...ama's helicopter was breached via P2P . There have also been reports of inadvertent exposure of consumer financial data and medical records over peer-to-peer, according to the Committee on Oversig...
Supply chain video: Future Supply Chain 2016
in Supplychainer, on May 11, 2009
...in the video, the focus on regulatory issues and S&OP seemed to have more weight as many of the consumer goods and retail companies are now exposed to cut inventories and comply with various envir...
The Players Championship: DVD or Download?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 8, 2009
...bsite currently boasts all kinds of streaming video.
Maybe I'm different from the average golf consumer but buying a DVD of one event is like buying a novel; I'll read it once and never pick ...
Late Motherhood and Lifespans
in Next Nine Months, on May 8, 2009
...rwise," says the study's lead author, demographer Ken R. Smith, a professor of family and consumer studies at the University of Utah . "If you have a female relative who had children ...
BlackBerry Curve Dethrones iPhone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on May 6, 2009
...d the T-Mobile G1 with Google's Android operating system.
RIM snagged nearly 50 percent of the consumer smartphone market in the first quarter, up 15 percent from the previous period, as Apple...
WinRAR 3.90 beta 1
in Wangtam, on May 2, 2009
...Phone Sweeps JD Power Consumer Smartphone Ratings - Except In Battery Life
• Apple Is Serious About Gaming: Steals Xbox Senior Director of Strategy
• 5 Ways to Take Control of Your Personal Brand ...
S&OP in high tech companies should incorporates measures of risk
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
... said. "What works for Budweiser in the beverage industry, may not be right for Samsung in the consumer electronics sector. It might, in fact, be a case of having too much information."
Ove...
Window 7 coming early, as expected
in The CIO Weblog, on April 30, 2009
...ed by kicking the operating system gold masters out the door as soon as possible. While the muddled consumer market will adopt 7 in the same measures as it did Vista, largely with the purchase of new ...
Diabetes Drug Januvia May Trigger Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer
in Daily Diabetic, on April 30, 2009
A new study from UCLA's Larry L. Hillblom Islet Research Center found that the type 2 diabetes drug sitagliptin - sold in pill form as Januvia - could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in some patients and a greater risk of pancreatic cancer in long-term users.
Researche...
No recovery in sight
in Sox First, on April 30, 2009
...are predicting the US economy will return to growth with a big decline in inventories and improved consumer spending . But as Peter Schiff from Euro Pacific Capital says , there is nothing to celeb...
HP拟1亿美元新建科罗拉多州数据中心
in Wangtam, on April 29, 2009
...s for Lending
• 国美大批关店 苏宁加速扩张
• Microsoft debuts Vine in Seattle: Twitter+Facebook on steroids
• MLB Nearing $1 Million In iPhone Revenue
• Clive Thompson on Puzzles and the Hive Mind
• Glas...
Georgia Tech Opens Marcus Nanotechnology Building
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 24, 2009
...technology will not touch or influence in the future. It will enhance medicine, high-technology and consumer products. I hope that nanotechnology will do for Georgia Tech, Atlanta and the region what ...
Oracle 出价 74 亿美元收购 Sun
in Wangtam, on April 20, 2009
Oracle 同意以 74 亿美元或每股 9.50 美元的价格收购 Sun ，预计该次并购于今年夏季完成。
Oracle 公司总裁 Safra Catz 称，预计该并购交易完成的第一财年，将促使 Oracle 公司依非国际公认会计原则（Non-GAAP）计算的每股盈利至少增加 15 美分。
Catz 指出，预计其收购 Sun 电子计算机公司的业务在并购第一财年将为 Oracle Non-GAAP 运营利润贡献 15 亿美元 ，第二财年贡献逾 20 亿美元。而并购 Sun 电子计算机公司第一财年将实现的每股收益要高于 Oracle 并购服务器软件供应商 BEA 系统公司的计划每股收益...
Economic recovery a long "slog" - Volcker
in Sox First, on April 19, 2009
...and that it's going to be one long hard slog. The reality is that the fundamentals of housing, consumer demand and corporate investment need to show signs of improvement before we know the worst ...
The long recession's impact
in Sox First, on April 17, 2009
...ave on society. Earlier this month, I did a blog entry looking at how it was creating a new kind of consumer, one that focused on value and that rejected behaviors of the past that had embraced excess...
Is all this free sustainable?
in The CIO Weblog, on April 16, 2009
... would even come to our attention without their popular success in the larger proving ground of the consumer market? It's not inevitable that good ideas will find a way to monetization. Does anyon...
Qtrax Announces Official Relaunch
in P2P File Sharing, on April 10, 2009
... sharing advertising revenue and offers a content rich environment that delivers a clearly superior consumer experience to any of the popular pirate sites."
"Qtrax, which is in part target...
The new consumer
in Sox First, on April 9, 2009
...
Last year, I did a blog entry looking at the way consumer patterns have changed in the recession. The earlier this year, I did a piece looking at thrift chic, the latest trend where people are...
T-Mobile To Bring Android Into Homes
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on April 6, 2009
...obile.
T-Mobile, the nation's fourth-largest wireless carrier, plans to aggressively push into consumer homes with communications devices that will use Google's Android smartphone software.
...
Internet Advertising Crash: Could It Take Down Your Business Model?
in Biz Plan Hacks, on April 3, 2009
...tive online. Pushing a message at a potential customer when it has not been requested and when the consumer is in the midst of something else on the net, will fail as a major revenue source for most ...
