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Another half billion apps downloaded from the App Store
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 14, 2009
Despite it being only 3 months ago when the 1billion mark was breached, another 500million applications have been downloaded. If you sit down and actually think about it... this is pretty darn amazing. 500million over 90 days is 5.5million a day...which is 200,000 per hour...which is 3858 per min, w...
Suddenly more bullish on housing?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 14, 2009
...heir homes to drop in the next year.
That's a big improvement from six months ago, when almost half of all survey respondents said they expected their home prices to fall.
Some respondents even ... ...ement from six months ago, when almost half of all survey respondents said they expected their home prices to fall.
Some respondents even said that they thought the value of their homes would rise in...
微软正式公布 Microsoft Office 2010 技术预览版
in Wangtam, on July 14, 2009
微软已开始通过让 Office "上网"维持在办公软件领域的优势。早在 11 年前，微软就已开始让用户通过互联网收发 Outlook 电子邮件，数年前开始让客户"租用"服务器空间，无需自己购买服务器。2008 年 11 月，微软将 Excel 电子表格和协作软件 SharePoint "搬"到了网上。用户可以"租用"微软的软件，自己无需支出巨额前期费用。
微软需要加快"上网"速度。微软计划今天首次公开展示 Office 2010 部分软件。当前微软面临着来自 Google 的激烈竞争，G...
《哈利波特6》在纽约首映
in YuleGuan, on July 13, 2009
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上周末《哈利波特与 "混血王子"》（Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince）在纽约城举办了美国首映式，片中主演悉数出席，很多住在纽约的明星也前来捧场（如几位《丑女贝蒂》的演员）。在首映式之前，该片还举办了新闻发布会，其间，影片主创透露了很多关于最后一部《死亡圣器》（Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow...
Sprint Says All Smartphones Will Have Wi-Fi
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 12, 2009
In a surprising move, Sprint has said that it is requiring all of the smartphones it carries to come equipped with Wi-Fi capabilities.
This will include an updated version of the much-anticipated Blackberry Tour, which was released for the Sprint network on Sunday.
In effort to keep up with ...
Amazon Kindle 价格降至 299 美元
in Wangtam, on July 12, 2009
Amazon 本周宣布 将 Kindle 电子阅读器的价格下调至 299 美元，此举旨在吸引更多"书虫"，同时寄望于将 Kindle 打造成主流阅读器。
Amazon 在 2007 年推出 Kindle ，当时的定价为 399 美元，此后在 2008 年 5 月下调至 359 美元。
Amazon 发言人 Cinthia Portugal 称，这一降价并非只是短期内的促销活动。她表示："我们一直都有能力在提高 Kindle 生产量的同时降低成本。"
Amazon 一直没有披露 Kindle 的销售数据。出版业人士曾指出，目前电子书在书籍销售...
The new carbon bubble
in Sox First, on July 11, 2009
...tracts contain promises to deliver carbon allowances or credits in a certain quantity, at a certain price, by a specified date ... In a carbon bubble, unscrupulous intermediaries may overpromise on of...
Create Zoho Creator Web Apps from Microsoft Access Database
in Wangtam, on July 10, 2009
... Switch
• Amazon.com $9.99 Kindle Books Have Publishers Nervous About Price Squeeze
• Sun Valley: Gates and Schmidt Do Lunch But Don't Comment on Google OS
• Microsoft is planning an Office ...
Amazon.com Launche Wireless Superstore
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 10, 2009
If you were to look at the cellular phone market as a graph, there would be some periods of rabid growth, followed by periods of leveling off but the overall pattern would be continued expansion.
Sensing the opportunity such a business model presents, Amazon.com, one of the world's largest...
Freecom Hard Drive Secure: Added layer of security to your data
in The RFID Weblog, on July 10, 2009
...lable in the market.
Freecom Hard Drive Secure is available from 500GB to 2TB carrying a starting price tag of $166.
...
1954 Buick Skylark. More Beautiful Than a 48 Roadmaster?
in Classical Drives, on July 10, 2009
...rs ago, it has a mere 60,000 miles on the clock and is said to be in excellent condition. Estimated price of $60-80,000 is a tad more than the $4355 the original owner paid.
Okay, Colin... she's...
The Mercedes Folding Bike
in Wangtam, on July 9, 2009
...n YouTube Lawsuits; Points Out Basic Copyright Law
• Sony CEO dismisses price cut chatter on PlayStation
• Search British Newspapers From 1800-1900
• Chrome OS: But Will it Run Photoshop?
• Pr...
MagicJack Goes Mobile: Anticipating the FemtoJack
in The VoIP Weblog, on July 9, 2009
... device within the next six months or so - it'll be very interesting to see what form (and what price point) it ends up taking...
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Why it matters if your neighbor's struggling to pay the mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 9, 2009
...hey could move into a house they couldn't really afford in a neighborhood that was out of their price range. These homeowners should suffer the consequences for their bad decisions.
Now, I've...
Google releases an OS after all
in The CIO Weblog, on July 9, 2009
...front... just as Google has been saying, it really is all about the browser in this case.
At least half the posts I've read on this go on about how it's a swing of some sort at Microsoft, whi...
Want to Save Even More Money on Your Car Insurance?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on July 9, 2009
...s a membership cost, it usually will enable you to lower your insurance costs enough to offset the price of the membership. One such membership that cones with this type of benefit is AAA. Another gro...
Rarities Jewelry with Carol Brodie
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 9, 2009
...nd shines from a dazzle-doused frame of rhodium-boosted, pavé-set round diamond accents. Geometric half-moon shaped lemon quartz gems in milgrained bezel settings flank the center stone, while an open...
T-Mobile To Begin Pre-Selling New Android Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 8, 2009
In effort to reaise up some well needed capital, struggling wireless carrier T-Mobile today began pre-selling the myTouch 3G, its second Google-powered smartphone.
T-Mobile, which currently sits in fourth-place in terms of sheer size among US carriers, is feeling the pressure amid a busy summ...
Amazon's Kindle Gets a $60 Price Drop
in The Wireless Weblog, on July 8, 2009
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Amazon today dropped the price of its Kindle 2 by $60 to $299.
"I suspect that it marks a strategic decision: Amazon knows that it must push its price down fast in order to establish it...
Los Angeles leads nation in mortgage fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 8, 2009
...s offering secret incentives to home buyers. For instance, builders will falsely inflate a purchase price to make it look like buyers have made down payments when they really haven't. In these cas...
Renata Studio Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 8, 2009
...hnibond was created for HSN in November 1990 as a way to offer the look and feel of Gold at a lower price.
Renata Studio Smoky Quartz Round Ring
Fashioned from 14K yellow Technibond, the beguil...
Can YouTube survive?
in Sox First, on July 7, 2009
...uessing game continues. In April, according to this report , Credit Suisse said YouTube would take half a billion off Google's bottom line. But then we have other reports saying that analysts ...
Is barcode cheaper than RFID or vice versa?
in The RFID Weblog, on July 7, 2009
...irthday of bar code, New York Times ran an article which said:
Bar codes, after all, cost just half a cent each, while the electronic tags used in RFID cost more than 5 cents each
Mark Roberti ...
Animoto Releases Updated iPhone App
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 6, 2009
Animoto has released an update to their popular music video creation app for the iPhone and iPod touch, Videos 2.0 .
The Animoto Videos application allows users to easily create and view professional-quality music videos on the go. With nearly 500,000 videos created through the application ...
Pebble Beach Swamped, Calendar Needs to be Split
in Classical Drives, on July 6, 2009
... cars were beyond reach of average folks when new and are even more so today. What upsets me is the price of the show, especially in places like Monterey where affordable accommodation is already in s...
2009 Jewelry Sale at Ice.com
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 5, 2009
...lry styles . As one of the largest and most respected online Jewelers, Ice.com has served more than half a million satisfied customers since 1999.
1/2 Carat Diamond Sterling Silver & 10K Go...
Treatment For Gaucher Disease From Protalix
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 4, 2009
... other genetic disorders. Their plant-cell based technology enables a better gene uptake and longer half-life for their cells, creating a more potent treatment which may potentially cut in half the nu...
Neverland's future: up for grabs
in Sox First, on July 4, 2009
...ve to be flogged. Here's why. The only thing that kept Michael Jackson from bankruptcy was his half ownership of the copyrights to The Beatles catalogue. He owned them in a joint venture with rec...
Satellite Hopes To Make Deadzones a Thing of the Past
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 3, 2009
The world's largest commercial satellite has been launched into earth orbit with the goal of providing mobile phone service to "dead zones" all across North America.
Owned by Reston, Va.-based TerreStar, the satellite is designed to pick up and relay signals from mobile phones.
...
Finding What You Need at the Right Price...
in The Soccer Weblog, on July 3, 2009
... engine, that enables millions of shoppers throughout the world to find what they want, at the best price, from the online shop of their choice.
So whether you need soccer balls or soccer field e...
Twenga: A New-Generation Shopping Search Engine
in The Celebrities Weblog, on July 2, 2009
...u hundreds of thousands of offers available on the net to help you find the right product, the best price and the merchant of your choice.
Now you won't need to check out online shops one by...
Verizon and Sprint to Launch Blackberry World Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 1, 2009
You could say that with the help of Verizon, RIM's latest Blackberry is going on world tour. In fact, that's exactly what's going on in the latest word that Verizon Wireless will launch the BlackBerry Tour on July 12 for $200 with a new two-year contract.
The Tour is loaded with m...
Jackson downloads soar
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
...this will help clear up the estate or fix the financial problems. Jackson reportedly died more than half a billion dollars in debt and Associated Press reports he only had assets of just over $230 m...
Install OS X On SD Card
in Wangtam, on June 30, 2009
...- Membership Website Platform
• DESIGNER SUNGLASSES and EYEGLASSES | BEST PRICES
• Flippa: The #1 Marketplace for Buying and Selling Web Sites
• Tell A Friend Script With Contact Importer - Supe...
Blackberry Tour 9630 coming soon to Verizon Wireless
in The Smart PDA, on June 30, 2009
...Tour is coming to Verizon Wireless on July 12. It is now available for pre-ordering at a discounted price of $199.99 on a two year contract. Two versions of the device will be shipped, one with a 3.2 ...
Twenga: The New-Generation Shopping Search Engine
in Cool Picking, on June 30, 2009
...u hundreds of thousands of offers available on the net to help you find the right product, the best price and the merchant of your choice.
Browse through the latest styles on skirts and dresses...
Rive Gauche by Jean-Louis Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 30, 2009
...ted for HSN in November 1990 as a way to offer the look and feel of 18k gold (75% pure) at a lower price .
Rive Gauche Cushion-Cut Clear Quartz Beaded Ring
A cushion-cut clear quartz (approx. ...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 30, 2009
... © chrisdlugosz
A new domain you've discovered is offering a name-your-own-price travel reservation service and you're wondering who's behind the site and whether it's reputable. W...
Durbin-Grassley, Indian Outsourcing, and the H-1B Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on June 29, 2009
...bably bring an end to the Indian outsourcing model by requiring that U.S. company have no more than half of their employees be H-1B visa holders.
The H-1B is a temporary work visa used to allow co...
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 considering setting up a project team as early as July to make a new device that combines the functions...
Would you walk away from your mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 29, 2009
...If your home lost half of its value — not too unbelievable of an occurrence in today's housing market — would you be willing to simply walk away from your mortgage? Would you have any ...
Twenga: The New Shopping Search Engine
in Pretty Things, on June 29, 2009
... Like getting your hands on pretty things... for pretty prices? Now, there's Twenga , an online "price search engine" that consolidates products from several online shops into just o...
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 p...
Supply chain video: The result of a new survey among 900 U.S. supply chain executives on this year's trends
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...st to increase this year. This is mainly because of increase in the healthcare cost and also energy price volatitility.
...
Logistics cost in the U.S. is dropping
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...ccount for 2.9 percent of GDP.
Trucking, which accounts for 78 percent of transport by revenue and half of all business logistics cost, was particularly hard hit, rising just 1.3 percent compared wit...
Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
in Wangtam, on June 27, 2009
...pping, user reviews and store ratings
• Re:Subj - simple discussion space, use from browser or email
• Personal fitness that revolves around you - FitOrbit
• EBay's Legal Tussle With Skype F...
Verizon's New Global Smartphone Aims for the Ozone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 26, 2009
Tired of worrying about whether or not your cell phone will work when traveling abroad? Verizon understands where you're coming from and, with HTC, are planning on bringing a true global handset to the market.
Set to run Windows Mobile 6.1 this new smartphone will run on both CDMA and GSM...
De Beers Talisman Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 26, 2009
...steel pendant set with one polished round brilliant and one rough diamond. Hallmark setting. Retail price does not include the chain. Can be worn on a cotton cord sold separately. Pendant measures 14m...
Windows 7 Pre Orders Begin Today Deep Discounts Available
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 26, 2009
...iably a fabulous operating system is a pretty good deal, but it was obvious that they would have to price competitively because Apple's OS X Snow Leopard will ony cost $29 an many great Linux dist...
Grocery theme room
in WebKinzBlog, on June 25, 2009
...o post a link to your very on Grocery themed room if you have one posted online as well!
We need a price check on aisle 11... price check on aisle 11
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Home sales rise again. Is this a housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 25, 2009
... were in May of this year.
There's more bad news for home sellers when you look at the average price that a home sold for in May, too. According to the report, existing homes sold for a median pr...
Windows 7 Pricing announced
in The CIO Weblog, on June 25, 2009
...orders. This mostly seems to affect the home versions; Windows 7 Professional actually sees a minor price increase over Vista Business ($299.99 versus $299.95). This probably reflects the idea that Mi...
Motorola Karma Has Texting in Mind
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 24, 2009
AT&T and Motorola are working on a device with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard aimed at consumers looking to use their phones to send text messages and access social networking sites like Facebook.
Calling this new handset the Karma, Motorola says that the design will be especially pleasing t...
In Search of a Cool Summer: Da Lat, Vietnam
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 24, 2009
Da Lat is the honeymoon capital of Vietnam. It is a romantic French Provincial town snuggled into the cool hills of Southeast Asia.
Detailed day-by-day weather records are not available for Da Lat, but the temperature in the city is consistent throughout the summer months: lows drop into the upp...
The future is Battery Powered Passive RFID Tags
in The RFID Weblog, on June 24, 2009
...quids.
The good thing about battery powered passive RFID is that these passive tags minimize the price and performance gap existing between pure passive UHF and active RFID along with less costs an...
Don't believe the homeownership hype
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 24, 2009
... in value. There's no denying that. But if you look at the world of housing, you see that these price appreciations don't necessarily equal high profits for homeowners.
For instance, when you...
Caribbean Sees Deep Price Cuts
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 24, 2009
© Vagabond Shutterbug
The recession is cutting into the Caribbean's travel industry in a profound way, according to CNN "The deals we are seeing in the Caribbean right now are unprecedented," says John Israel, Orbitz.com's Caribbean regional director. "There may have b...
Get a Handle on Expenses
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 23, 2009
... Karin Price Mueller had a piece not long ago on how to get a handle on your expenses that should be required reading if you manage a business. This is not the kind of economy in which you should be ...
T-Mobile's New Android Phone Coming Soon
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 22, 2009
T-Mobile's got an ace up their sleeve in the ongoing struggle to dethroning the Apple iPhone coming out this August. Calling it the myTouch 3G, its new Google Android equipped phone is a more equipped version of the popular G1.
It will feature a built-in 3.2-megapixel camera, music player...
Corel Releases Netbook Suite and Misses Point Of Netbooks Entirely
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 22, 2009
...Office offers nothing that Open Office, ThinkFree, or Google Docs offers. Well, there is the $69.99 price tag; the other netbook oriented software suites do not have that. Granted, Corel is thinking b...
Three White Wines: Gary Vaynerchuk
in Celebrate Wine, on June 20, 2009
...form other reviewers. The Simone was only $6, the Icon was $14, and the Tolosa was $12 for a 375ml half bottle.
Gary's conclusions? I'll let you watch the show yourself. But I've been ...
My iPhone 3G S is Here and it is Worth It
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 19, 2009
...Bay, so the pain hasn't been too bad, but the new 3G S probably would have been worth the first price.
First, the speed issue. Apple has the S stands for "speed", and many reviewers are...
T-Mobile Aims High with the Dash 3G
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 19, 2009
T-Mobile has apparently stood-by and watched RIM and Apple dominate the market long enough. The company has announced its plans to enter the hotly contested smartphone scene with their Dash 3G, which is set to hit streets next month (July).
T-Mobile says that the Dash 3G, which was designed b...
Project Natal to strike in 2010
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 18, 2009
...When MS showed off the tech behind project Natal, people were wowed, but didn't half wonder exactly how much it will actually cost, or whether it'll ever make it to the shelves at all! But MS ...
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...
Apple Updates its Software While the Government Rethinks Law
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 17, 2009
Apple today officially released the iPhone OS 3.0 software, updating 45 software patches to address rare security vulnerabilities in its popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices.
The company said the new features include cut, copy and paste, MMS, and push notifications.
Analysts expect ...
Introducing the Huawei U8230 and C8000 Smartphones
in The Smart PDA, on June 17, 2009
...een Display
3.2 Megapixel Camera
Google Chrome browser
Powerful 1500 mAH battery
Choice of full and half virtual QWERTY Keyboards
C8000 - The C8000 on the other hand is a Windows Mobile Smartph...
Documents to Go now available for iPhone
in The Smart PDA, on June 16, 2009
... The Documents To Go version with MS Word editing and desktop sync is available for an introductory price of $4.99. Whereas the Documents to Go Version with Exchange Attachments for MS Word editing, d...
I Am Making The SSD Jump Thanks to Kingston V-Series Kit
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 16, 2009
...s True Image HD. The software and drive enclosure have a value of about $75, which makes the bundle price even better. Amazon had the drive kit for my notebook for an even $226. The drive itself is no...
RFID based Electronic Shelf Labels expected to replace paper
in The RFID Weblog, on June 16, 2009
...ased LCD displays and can be attached to the store shelves for identification of products and their prices. This system can be taken care of from a remote location and is expected to save millions of ...
