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Almost a Billion in Federal Dollars for Clean Coal
in IfEnergy, on December 5, 2009
...said in a statement. Carbon capture technology couple become a major component of the Cap & Trade system if that energy legislation makes it throguh Congress.
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FTC's New Declosure Rules Now in Place
in Web 2.0, on December 5, 2009
...So. the new Federal Trade Commission rules for blogger disclosure are now in effect.
I should say at this point that I get paid to write this blog. The fact that I write a blog at all might be a...
Motorola Invests in Universal Touch Screen Technology
in The Gadgets Weblog, on December 4, 2009
As simple and effective as onboard navigation has become on mobile hardware, Motorola believes there’s still room for improvement.
The company has recently announced an investment in a firm called Sensitive Object (a spin-off of the French National Center for Scientific Research), who cla...
Motorola Droid to get Platform Update
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on December 4, 2009
You may not hear about this on those cool Droid commercials currently occupying airwaves for the upcoming Holiday season, but Verizon says it’s time to release an Android update for the Motorola Droid.
The patch would intend to improve the camera's auto-focus feature and the phone's voice...
Swype Hopes to Obsolete Mobile Typing
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on December 2, 2009
Since the advent of the mobile computing device, inputting data, especially text, has always been a conflicting issue in terms of size. Tiny QWERTY thumb boards, T9 (text completion) and multi-purpose numeric keypads have all been released to remedy this situation.
One company believes t...
Free Blackberry App Helps With Holiday Shopping
in The Gadgets Weblog, on December 2, 2009
Let’s face it, Holiday shopping can be stressful! Fortunately Blackberry users are about to have the power of technology on their side.
Poynt, a free, all-in-one local search application for BlackBerry smartphones is the perfect application to help users with their Christmas shopping and part...
Anticipated Nook Digital Reader Postponed Again
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 30, 2009
Well at least there’s Amazon’s Kindle! Barnes & Nobel were hoping to have their competitive product (the Nook) on shelves and in cyber space before the holidays but now it doesn’t look like they’re going to swing it.
According to the latest rumors, the release date has been pushed back t...
AT&T Announces Voicemail to Text Service
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 30, 2009
While there’s no denying the convenience of voicemail, dialing in to your account then listening in can be tough in public. AT&T’s got a new service that aims to eliminate such inconveniences.
Calling the service Voicemail to Text, AT&T will translate a vocal message into onscreen display....
Dubai: what's ahead?
in Sox First, on November 29, 2009
...e fund manager told The Guardian . This is likely to end up in the courts. Most of the foreign bondholders include big banks and hedge funds, including Citigroup and HSBC. Over the next few days, ... ...rs, asking them to extend their loans. But they felt sure the emirate would make good on publicly traded instruments, and in particular Nakheel’s sukuk, rather than suffer further damage to its financ...
Acer Looks to Android to Boost Handset Sales
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 27, 2009
In an era where handset makers are venturing into PC production, we have the opposite effect going on with Acer.
Until now the company has relied largely on Microsoft's mobile Windows operating system to power its phones by that may soon change thanks to warm reception their Android-powered...
Nokia's 6700 Has Photogs in Mind
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 27, 2009
Nokia’s forthcoming 6700 looks to combine stylish form with powerful camera functionality. This mobile handset will be available in six color options - pink, red, petrol, blue, aluminum, lime and purple.
Perhaps most appealing to customers will be the equipped 5 megapixel camera with Car...
Will The Cuba Travel Ban Be Lifted?
in Latina Viva, on November 27, 2009
...rnment has no right to restrict American tourists from traveling to Cuba, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Thursday.
"It is the only country in the world where our people ar...
Carbon Offsets: Cap & Trade's Loophole?
in IfEnergy, on November 27, 2009
...; MGSpiller
BusinessWeek ran a story last week on a simple loophole in the concept of cap & trade being debated in Congress at the moment.
Cap & Trade is supposed to work something like th...
Carmangi's Official Site Launches
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 25, 2009
You still can’t buy one yet but that hasn’t stopped Carmangi from launching an official website for its forthcoming Android-based Web Station tablet / MID.
The unit will feature a 7-inch glass touchscreen and some of the usual goodies like WiFi and GPS capabilities.
Powering the tablet...
New HP iPaq Coming to AT&T
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 25, 2009
AT&T’s latest smartphone comes from HP and wears the iPaq brand label.
Calling it the HP iPAQ Glisten, the Windows Mobile 6.5 touch-screen smartphone will be equipped with 3G world capabilities.
The Glisten will feature a large, AMOLED touch screen for brighter, more vivid colors and a...
RIM & Motorola in the Legal Hot Seat
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 23, 2009
It seems like no matter what innovations come down the pipe these days, there’s someone else claiming to have invented it first. Such is the case with handset giants RIM and Motorola who find themselves on the receiving end of legal action over visual voicemail.
Making the allegations of...
Motorola i410 Coming to Boost Mobile
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 23, 2009
If you need proof of the slow economy, look no further than the cellular phone industry and the recent resurgence of consumer demand in the prepaid sector.
To that end, Boost Mobile, the prepaid phone service business of Sprint Nextel, has recently acquired the Motorola i410 to its growing st...
Seen that? - Strip Searches Limited in The Philippines
in Global Mobility Report, on November 22, 2009
...nd Yakuza tattoos, The Philippine Star, July 5 [...] Read More Philippines Relocating Foreign Embassies at Global Mobility Report Foreign em...
A Good Read for the Tech Lover
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 20, 2009
Well it may not technically be a gadget, it is a book about how gadgets have changed the world we live in. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in a Silicon Valley garage 11 years ago with ambitions of changing the world.
Did they succeed? In the opinion of the author, absolutely only t...
Verizon Targets Outdoorsy-Types With Their Latest Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 20, 2009
Verizon realizes that not all mobile handset users want to simply make and receive phone calls. As such their latest collaborative effort with Casio, a rugged clamshell model will have six operating modes including one tells the user the best time for fishing.
Calling the handset the R...
China with the most English speakers
in Sox First, on November 20, 2009
...internationally. The deeply ironic part is that will keep the US from fading. As reported in this foreign policy journal , the world is about to go from a 7000-language planet to a couple of hundr...
Seen that? - FROM HEAD TO FOOT
in The Celebrities Weblog, on November 19, 2009
...eckham, and many others not named David. Based in Northampton, the centre of the British footwear trade for centuries, [...] Read More HOW CELEBRITIES SHOP at The Celebrit...
Cooking on the Road
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 18, 2009
People and lawmakers complain that drivers don’t need additional distractions from the task at hand and hence love to crack down on talking on the phone, texting, or even putting a cell near one’s head. As such, as hard as it is top believe, one company believes there will be a market for tho...
Cooking on the Road
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 18, 2009
People and lawmakers complain that drivers don’t need additional distractions from the task at hand and hence love to crack down on talking on the phone, texting, or even putting a cell near one’s head. As such, as hard as it is top believe, one company believes there will be a market for tho...
T-Mobile to offer Prepaid Blackberry Plans
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 18, 2009
Like the idea of the business-powerhouse applications of the RIM Blackberry but fearful of getting caught up in a huge monthly bill or long-term commitment? T-Mobile understands where you’re coming from and has announced that it will begin selling a prepaid BlackBerry plan that doesn't requir...
Hitachi Offers 2TB Version of its SimpleDrive
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 16, 2009
Hitachi realizes that there’s no such thing as too much storage space when it comes to external hard drives. The firm has just introduced a 2TB (terabyte) edition of its popular external SimpleDrive, and it also announced that all of its 3.5-inch retail drives are now available in 2TB capaci...
LG's Shine 2 Coming to AT&T
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 16, 2009
AT&T’s latest handset from LG is set to launch in under a week. The Shine 2, a stainless steel slider with reflective screen and polished round edges, will hit shelves on November 22 for $120.
Successor to LG’s original Shine, the Shine 2 makes use of a reflective 2.2-inch screen with "Mul...
Seen that? - 30+ Basic Linux Commands
in HackITLinux, on November 15, 2009
... Weblog Hypothetical situation: you're a company with a lot of trade secrets and a lot of road warriors with laptops, that go to many, many places with Internet co...
Seen that? - Currency trading with Retirement money
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 15, 2009
... Jerry Considine, former head currency trader at Tudor Investment, have partnered to introduce LACM Foreign exchange, Share Class W within the Last Atlantis Partners Fund. The share class will be tra... ... tied to the business cycle and currencies have low correlations with are markets. As one who has traded Stocks, Bonds and Currency's over the decades, I find this train of thought Scary. Tradin...
The last tuna?
in Sox First, on November 14, 2009
...ieve is driving the stock toward collapse. Doing that is a high risk strategy because it would stop trade to Japan where it is turned into high quality sushi. Instead, it would flood the US market, dr...
Hikari to Release Google Android Tablet
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 13, 2009
Aside from the obvious iPhone – inspired name, Japanese firm Hikari is set to release a new tablet PC running Google’s Android operating system.
Calling it the iFrame, this unit is set to feature a 7-inch touchscreen display, SD memory card slot, and WiFi capabilities (802.11 b/g/n). Oth...
AT&T responds to Verizon’s Ad Campaign
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 13, 2009
You know ad tactics are getting down and dirty when Verizon’s campaign forces AT&T to take action. AT&T (currently the exclusive domestic carrier of the popular Apple iPhone) says that while they typically don't respond to competitors' advertising, Verizon’s recent ads are so blatantly fals...
Plug Your Phone Into My... Coffee Cup?
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 11, 2009
If you’re like me, you’ve at some point wondered why nobody thought to include “standard” electrical outlets in your car. The bad news is that there’s no solid answer to this question. The good news is that someone out there with more technical knowledge (and motivation) has decided to do ...
Motorola's New Handset Built to Military Spec
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 11, 2009
Motorola’s latest handset looks to appeal to those users who make a habit out of destroying their phone. Calling it the Quantico, it features an exterior shell forged from chrome, glass, mesh and rubber and designed to survive in up to one meter of water for up to 30 minutes.
A rubberize...
The Trade War That Wasn't
in China Venture News, on November 11, 2009
...hina? When it was announced back in September, analysts said it was going to be the start of a new trade war . In case no one noticed, that hasn't happened... China appears to have little inclination...
More Rumours
in The Soccer Weblog, on November 11, 2009
...ing the Premier League’s most expensive player Robinho . Barcelona may put in a trade deal with Yaya Toure on the cards, although Manchester United also want to strengthen their faltering defence by ...
Seen that? - An Annuity Primer
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on November 10, 2009
...9;em, people who hate 'em and some just don't know. I want to direct you to an article in a trade journal that confronts this "multiple personality" issue of annuities. It's writ...
RIM Gets Serious With Developer Tools To Edge Out iPhone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 9, 2009
Research In Motion and Adobe announced a collaboration to integrate Flash technology into the BlackBerry development platform. This new level of integration will grand developers access to Adobe Flash and Adobe Creative Suite tools to create content and applications for RIM’s BlackBerry device...
Verizon Targets Music Lovers with New Chocolate
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 9, 2009
Verizon Wireless today launched the LG Chocolate Touch, a touch screen music phone with surround sound Dolby Mobile for a richer and clearer listening experience.
The handset comes standard with a 3.0-inch touch screen display, FM radio, stereo Bluetooth, 1GB of internal memory for music ...
Seen that? - What a Sexy Movie!
in Latina Viva, on November 8, 2009
...iginal story; an excellent modern fairy tale, beautifully told. [...] Read More World Trade Center Movie at Latina Viva Yesterday I saw a fe...
Seen that? - Silicon Valley Bank Bridges Sandhill Road and Shanghai
in China Venture News, on November 8, 2009
...iate of China's prestigious university knows that the domestic venture capitalists and even the foreign VCs are risk adverse and sums it by saying that when it comes to supporting entrepreneurs, &...
Galleon scandal: just the beginning?
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
...ding? As former hedge fund manager Andy Kessler writes in The Wall Street Journal , stock markets trade on information. "As long there have been markets, there have been those who have tried to ge...
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...
Seen that? - A Question Of Ethics
in Bizinformer, on November 6, 2009
...39;s The WallStreet Journal has a cover article (subscription required) about the prescription drug trade, Internet marketing of said drugs, and the entrepreneurs that profit from differing laws betwe...
Unemployment and the failed stimulus
in Sox First, on November 7, 2009
...t out, 84% of the $1.05 billion in "green" stimulus funding distributed since September had gone to foreign companies building renewable energy projects in the United States — mostly wind projects and...
Seen that? - France Tightens Family Immigration
in Global Mobility Report, on November 4, 2009
...to be in favor of stricter immigration rules and there is widespread concern about large numbers of foreign nationals unlawfully in France. See FRENCH DEPUTIES DISCUSS TOUGHER IMMIGRATION RULES, AMID ...
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
...re 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 stuff imported from Asia. In recent ...
India goes for gold: dollar to lose out
in Sox First, on November 4, 2009
...rgest gold holdings of all the central banks. At the moment, gold now makes up about 6% of India's foreign exchange reserves. You can bet that will grow substantially. The deal has sent gold to an ...
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...
Rafa - "I Don't Have To Win A Trophy"
in The Soccer Weblog, on November 1, 2009
...feree (who also hadn’t read the rules when Liverpool played Sunderland to know that foreign objects on the pitch can not directly interfere with play) wasn’t aware of this.
The fans and the manager...
Seen that? - Wireless Gadgets at CES
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 31, 2009
...es the Frontman Project, a site featuring articles on a wide array of topics including politics and foreign affairs:"Cyber bullying" is a term that many young people will recognize. The scho...
Why the recession is good for the vitamins and fitness market
in Sox First, on October 31, 2009
... sales of vitamins to spike." So it's hardly surprising that gymnasiums are reporting that trade is booming. It also fits in with studies, like the one reported here , that during a downturn, we e...
Seen that? - Outsourcing to Africa
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 29, 2009
...ntinent are very interested in the billions of dollars that multinational corporations can offer in trade for services. What makes africa a viable option? Language for one. Command of the English lang...
Firefox Portable 3.5.4 简体中文版
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-29
...witter Followers. Automatic Twitter follower, Twitter unfollower, Automatic Twitter Posts AddNewFollowers.com
• thebestcamera.com - Recent Photos
• Send Group Messages via Email, SMS, or Voice P...
Cap & Trade 101
in IfEnergy, on October 28, 2009
...u're reading this blog at all tells me that you're probably at least a little familiar with Cap & Trade. But just in case you have problems explaining it to other people, or in case you have friends...
How to run Windows 7 under Mac OS X 10.6 for free
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-25
...eams.com - Share Your Dreams
• Share, Find and Discover Places to Go and Things to Do | Resident Visitor - Leave the guide book behind
• WhatUCollect | Share Your Collections
• Barcodes Gener...
Dollar to tumble even more
in Sox First, on October 22, 2009
...ighlights the parlous state of the US economy. The Economist writes: "A country heavily in debt to foreigners, with a government deficit it is making little headway at controlling, is creating vast a...
Green Halloween: What to Give Out Instead of Candy
in The Parenting Weblog, on October 18, 2009
...ey
* Spooky S'mores flavor Clif Kid™ Organic ZBaR™
* Seed packets
* Stamps from foreign countries
* Polished rocks
* Yarn bracelets
* Fortunes and jokes you write on stri...
Lie To Me Season 2 : Ep. 3 - Control Factor
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-17
...Aims to Suit Every User
• China bans foreign investment in online games industry
• Bubble Translate for Google Chrome
• Still Hoping to Sell Music by the Month
• Michael Dell: Netbooks go ...
Dubai can't meet debts
in Sox First, on October 13, 2009
...oked at Dubai's vulnerability to the recession because of its dependency on real estate, tourism, trade and financial services, the sectors that have really taken a hammering in this crisis. Now we...
Offshoring surviving the recession just fine
in The CIO Weblog, on October 12, 2009
... street as one in China. The threat is that if overseas providers are picking up the tricks of the trade and implementing them so quickly, the combination of that business model with the lower overhe...
PURA - Blutzuckermessen mit Stil
in Mein Diabetes Blog, on 12.10.09
Die Firma Ypsomed hat ein neues Blutzuckermeßgerät mit dem Namen PURA auf den Markt gebracht. Auffällig bei PURA ist auf jeden Fall das Design. Modern und puristisch, eben nicht wie herkömmliche Messgeräte.
Für die Messung genügt ein Mikroliter Blut, das Ergebnis ist nach 5 Sekunden auf dem großz...
FTC Steps in to Regulate Bloggers
in Web 2.0, on October 12, 2009
... © faungg
I liked the reaction of JD Lasica last week to the news that the Federal Trade Commission was going to start regulating product endorsement in blogs. I‘ve been struck by the va...
The US Chamber of Commerce Faces a Meltdown
in Bizinformer, on October 11, 2009
When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently took a strong stance against federal policy and legislative proposals to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, several companies left the Chamber in protest. The event has brought scrutiny to bear on the Chamber’s president, Tom Donohue.
A number of ...
Seen that? - NYSE Value, is in Goldman`s mind
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 9, 2009
... New York stock exchange Group (NYSE). What that means is that the NYSE will soon become the first foreign stock exchange with an office in China. The office is expected to open in Beijing in the near... ... at The Hedge Funds Weblog When you look at the numbers as a trader, you must shack your head and laugh.. We are watching the Millionaire boys club. In play, at ...
Bribery charges turn personal
in Sox First, on October 9, 2009
...executives and high-level employees of corporations have been criminally charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act so far this year and the list is growing. It's an interesting str...
