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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...
G8 squibs it on climate change
in Sox First, on July 9, 2009
...;s useless without high emitting countries like China and India coming on board. As The Telegraph reports, they have refused to sign up claiming the deal slows down their economic growth. In other ...
Jackson's funeral: taxpayers foot the bill
in Sox First, on July 9, 2009
...chael Jackson's funeral? An expensive live event for a dead superstar. The Los Angeles Times reports that inquiries are under way into how the city ended up paying $1.4 million for the funeral....
Wi-Fi Issues with the iPhone 3GS?
in The Wireless Weblog, on July 8, 2009
... a commensurate reduction in speed. Even at full signal on both the computer and the 3GS, one user reports getting a maximum of 3Mbit downloads on the iPhone while getting nearly 7Mbit downloads on a ...
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)
Los Angeles leads nation in mortgage fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 8, 2009
...g to the FBI's annual mortgage fraud review.
The FBI's Los Angeles field office took 9,971 reports of suspicious mortgage activity in 2008. That's far ahead of the second-place city in th...
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...
Can YouTube survive?
in Sox First, on July 7, 2009
...uisse said YouTube would take half a billion off Google's bottom line. But then we have other reports saying that analysts at RampRate claim YouTube is losing only a fraction of that amount and...
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 ...
Madoff hires prison consultant
in Sox First, on July 5, 2009
...ired a prison consultant, Herb Hoelter, to help find him the best possible jail. But as The Times reports, Hoelter will have his work cut out because 150 years means he has next to no hope of being ...
Housing slump boosts population in New York City, other big cities
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 3, 2009
...ties.
This has benefited the three biggest cities in the United States. According to Census Bureau reports, New York City's population increased by 53,000 residents from July 1, 2007, to July 1, ...
Is there room for Cisco in the online office suite space?
in The CIO Weblog, on July 1, 2009
...A single line in reports on a Tuesday conference call with Cisco VP Doug Dennerline opens up the intriguing possibility that the company is "thinking about" getting into the online office ...
Jackson downloads soar
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
...t days following his death, Michael Jackson's albums sold at 100,000 apiece, according to news reports . And according to preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, as reported here , the...
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...
Is plain vanilla the right goal?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 30, 2009
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As part of his efforts to protect consumers, and keep the country from suffering another wave of foreclosures, Pres. Barack Obama has called for the creation of a new consumer protection agency. ...
Sony Next to Release an iPhone Killer
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 29, 2009
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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
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Worrying signs are emerging from China with reports that we are seeing the creation of an asset price bubble in that market. There was 4.57 trillion yuan (or about $US670 billion) of new lending...
Ruth Madoff's lost asset claims
in Sox First, on June 28, 2009
... Madoff up for sentence tomorrow and likely to spend the rest of his life in the slammer, Reuters reports that his wife Ruth has come to a deal with prosecutors to forfeit her claim for $80 million ...
Climate change: the lawyers' picnic
in Sox First, on June 27, 2009
...f this happening. The Global Climate Law blog lists the cases already happening. And we now have reports that more companies are getting sued for making bogus claims about their products being env...
Classic Car Auctions Going Cyberspace
in Classical Drives, on June 26, 2009
...f proper titles and ownership, promote confident bidding and buyer satisfaction; detailed condition reports and extensive photography of each consignment are featured at www.rmauctions.com for conside...
Boeing remains loyal to its supply chain procedures despite angry Wallstreet analysts' reports
in Supplychainer, on June 26, 2009
It seems the wave of the anouncements from Boeing related to delays is not going to end; in this post comes another one! but I liked the detail analysis of the issues presented in this blog as the author Lisa Reisman describes in detail how the issue of supplier component integration has...
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...
Dick Cheney's memoirs
in Sox First, on June 24, 2009
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Can't wait to read it!! Associated Press reports that former puppet master and vice president Dick Cheney is writing his memoirs. According to that report, Cheney will be paid a cool $2 mill...
Can Wind Power Make a Profit?
in IfEnergy, on June 23, 2009
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Forbes took a look at that question this month.
Forbes looks at one specific example... A windmill doesn't make economic sense, even though this poor entrepreneur is gouged 19 cents per kilowatt-hour from his utility. A 121-foot, 100-kilowatt turbine from Northern Power runs $...
Zoho 产品发布时间表
in Wangtam, on June 23, 2009
...l 07 - Zoho launched on Facebook
Aug 07 - Zoho Viewer
Sep 07 - Zoho Business
Oct 07 - Zoho DB & Reports
Mar 08 - Zoho People
Mar 08 - Zoho Invoice
Apr 08 - Zoho CRM Enterprise
Aug 08 - Zoho Share...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...kers are now raking in enormous bonuses despite the global financial crisis. The Financial Times reports that Merrill Lynch, UBS and Citigroup are actually cranking up pay for investment bankers to...
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...
Looking at 2.6.30
in HackITLinux, on June 21, 2009
© phauly
The newest version of the Linux kernel has arrived , and with it a host of new features .
"One of the most noticeable elements in the new release is the kernel inclusion of fastboot, an enhancement designed to speed startup for Linux-based systems," writes LinuxPlanet...
Google Voice Prepares for Launch
in The VoIP Weblog, on June 20, 2009
...azar . "Google Voice uses VoIP to link users' collections of phone numbers. Other recent reports have indicated Google might be enabling number portability, which would allow users to keep ...
Microsoft extends XP downgrad timeline
in The CIO Weblog, on June 18, 2009
...o the mat over every objectionable, insensible licensing decision they make lately?
ComputerWorld reports that Microsoft has backtracked on its initial decision to limit OEM downgrades (wherein cus...
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...
Do you trust the government to protect you from mortgage lenders?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...on, you'll be happy to know that the Obama administration is pushing for the creation of a new consumer agency designed to oversee the mortgage-lending process .
If you answered "no" t...
Climate change impacts
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...islation through. Business will lobby to kill the legislation. As the Center for Public Integrity reports, 140 businesses and organizations led by manufacturers, power companies, and the oil and gas...
The slow recovery
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
...es have risen to 9.4% and American Express says defaults have risen to 10.4%. Meanwhile, Reuters reports analysts saying that Bank of America Corp is experiencing "horrific" loan losses ...
Just Koogle it.
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
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Now I've heard everything. We have reports of a new kosher search engine called "koogle" developed in Israel that allows religious Jews to search the Net without compromising their...
Throwing the book at Madoff
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
... and theft, faces up to 150 years in jail. And his victims want exactly that! The New York Times reports that Madoff's victims, many of them widows and war veterans had sent 100 emails and lett...
Disney and toxic waste allegations
in Sox First, on June 15, 2009
...included zero greenhouse gas emissions and zero waste. But is this Fantasyland stuff? We now have reports that the Environmental Protection Agency is looking carefully at allegations that Walt Disn...
Drug pushing Eli Lilly
in Sox First, on June 13, 2009
...ling vaccines to stop swine flu, it's worth looking at how they are pushing drugs. Bloomberg reports that drug giant Eli Lilly pushed drugs for dementia, specifically Zyprexa, on to elderly pat...
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。
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Want a better credit score? Manage your money
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 12, 2009
...are that there is no quick way to boost a credit score. Because of this, it may make sense for some consumers to wait a year or more before applying for a mortgage loan. They should just make sure the... ...for a mortgage at all.
If you want to improve your credit score, first order copies of your credit reports from the three national credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. You can do this fo...
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
... recession is saving marriages. Or it might be prolonging the agony. In Britain, The Independent reports that accountants Grant Thornton have found that fewer couples are divorcing. Plummeting prop...
Who would buy a newspaper?
in Sox First, on June 11, 2009
...t they would go the way of the horse and buggy. In that context, it's fascinating to read the reports of how the New York Times is now selling the Boston Globe after cutting journalists' pa...
What economy? CEO private jets take off
in Sox First, on June 11, 2009
...hange. Pay perks for chief executive officers, despite their abysmal performance, are soaring with reports that more are taking to using private jets. According to the reports, 79.2% of Fortune 100 ...
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 ...
Swine flu and crime
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
...es from patients who are actually sick from the virus. As if that's not bad enough, there are reports of warnings from the Australian Crime Commission that organized crime syndicates could cash...
Coke Redefines Business Intelligence with RFID based Freestyle Drink Dispenser
in The RFID Weblog, on June 9, 2009
.... The collected data would be sent back to the company which would help in generating and accessing reports regarding how successful the new drink is, its regional preference and answer other marketin...
50 Beautiful Flash Websites
in Wangtam, on June 9, 2009
...tion 4.6 License
• 50 Fresh Useful Icon Sets For Your Next Design
• Unconfirmed Reports of Massive T-Mobile Breach
• China to require PCs with software to block sites
• Palm Pre Users Reportin...
Chemotherapy Drug Triggers Fatal Allergic Reactions
in Allergies, on June 9, 2009
...eceived Cremophor-based paclitaxel , a solvent-administered taxane chemotherapy.
Adverse event reports generally only represent from 1 to 10 percent of actual incidence, so the number of hypersens...
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...
Subprime and racism
in Sox First, on June 7, 2009
...it: location, location, location. So no surprises that the chickens are coming home to roost with reports of Well Fargo being targeted in a federal lawsuit alleging it steered blacks into subprime ...
Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on June 6, 2009
...with no adequate buffer against losses. But the banks are fighting back. The Wall Street Journal reports that the bank are trying to delay that accounting rule, They have called in the Chamber of C...
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...
Reality TV, French style
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
...e to get the same entitlements as employees with overtime payments and other benefits. As the BBC reports, that the court felt that the effort the contestants put into the show constituted hard work...
Health care and the US economy
in Sox First, on June 4, 2009
...the US economy. It makes a mockery of its excellent doctors and medical technology. First we have reports that bankruptcy filings in the United States have risen to 6000 a day. According to these r...
Analysts Say Bringing iPhone to Verizon Would Double Sales
in The Wireless Weblog, on June 3, 2009
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At Barron's, Eric Savitz reports that Bernstein Research analysts Craig Moffett and Toni Sacconaghi are suggesting that bringing the iPhone to Verizon Wireless would double sales of th...
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...
SEC probe uncovers problems
in Sox First, on June 2, 2009
All is not well at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read through the report of the SEC Inspector General and weep. Shake your head in disgust because the report makes it clear that the there are problems all over the place at the SEC. In relation to Bernard Madoff, the office of the in...
NewsCorp negotiates with "parasite" Google
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
...e has been struggling. Which might explain some of the vitriol from the Murdoch camp. As Barrons reports, a poll of MySpace users finds 6 of 10 are tending to use the service less because they got ...
Conrad Black's landmark case
in Sox First, on May 28, 2009
... and we can expect a ruling by June 2010. He was sent to jail for six and a half years. CBC News reports that Black remains upbeat. True to his arrogant form, he emailed the network telling them of...
More on the Satyam-PWC scandal
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
...chnical resource cause global PwC leadership to overlook, look the other way, or not take action on reports of poor quality or lack of independence by Price Waterhouse India partners and others? Did P...
Economists predict recession ends this year. As if!
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
...data - house prices, unemployment, trade and corporate profits and inflation - all remain dreadful. Consumers can dream all they want." Economist Nouriel Roubini predicts that the US will have... ...m given how wrong they've been so far. A prime example is housing prices. The New York Times reports that the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Index has seen house prices falli...
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
© StrebKR
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 ...
Peak oil and lifestyles
in Sox First, on May 22, 2009
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Peak oil is back and it will unleash seismic change. As The Wall Street Journal reports, global production of petroleum peaked in the first quarter of last year which means oil prices will soon ...
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
...ust with banks. One of the first out of the blocks is entrepreneur Richard Branson. The Guardian reports that Branson plans to launch an Internet bank through his Virgin Money subsidiary, exploitin...
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...
