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Sprint Reports Losses Despite Improvements
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 6, 2009
...tphones from $175 to $350.
Sprint hasn’t remained idle in their efforts to battle back and have initiated a customer loyalty program, nearly doubled its portfolio of high-end smartphones (including...
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...
Unemployment and the failed stimulus
in Sox First, on November 7, 2009
...ment has hit 10.2%, a 26-year high. Worse still, the total unemployment figure including people who have either been forced to work part time or who have given up looking for work is now 17.5% . Cle... ...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
...ebate Extended - Oh, Really? at Latina Viva Who would have thought? As the Senate began work on a comprehensive immigration Bill, lawmakers from both part... ...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...
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
...an Utd at Anfield, somewhat taking the heat off “in-the-firing-line” manager Benitez, Liverpool have themselves imploded in dramatic fashion against a team in the Premier League which, it must be said... ...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...
Dollar to tumble even more
in Sox First, on October 22, 2009
...s start issuing debt in other currencies. And given the state of the US economy now, America won't have that much bargaining power, not with a bunch of foreigners taking US debt, and potentially hold... ...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
...n occasion that is traditionally associated with candy, lots and lots of candy. But really, does it have to be? I know my kids get more fun out of the the activities like treat o'treating, pumpkin car... ...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 ...
Seen that? - NYSE Value, is in Goldman`s mind
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 9, 2009
...hedge fund to list on the US exchange.Is this evidence of a hedge fund bubble, or that hedge funds have finally become a mainstream investment vehicle, with all [...] Read More NYSE, wha... ... 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...
Bribery charges turn personal
in Sox First, on October 9, 2009
... individuals involved in bribery cases. A dozen executives and high-level employees of corporations have been criminally charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act so far this year and t... ...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...
Seen that? - Carnival 2007
in Daily Power Walk, on October 2, 2009
... samba schools that competes about being the best samba school in Brazil. It's amazing how they have energy to dance for hours nonstop. They way [...] Read More Fitness for Moms Carn... ...he most interesting artistic global events. Pretty much everyone has heard of the Rio Carnival. Foreign visitors to [...] Read More Rio de Janeiro's Carnival 2007 News at La...
Seen that? - Mexico Travel: The City of Oaxaca
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 2, 2009
...ur. Both the group and its eccentric guide are drenched and wearing frowns. The Zapotec people must have known these kind of heavenly outbursts -- embraced them, no less. The ruins are amazing. The se... ...? Then, I read about a few of the hikes and realized Mexico City isn't any different than other foreign countries. It turns out Mexico's capital city is bursting with hiking opportunities. And...
A Rainy Day Keeps No One Away at the Steamworks Concours
in Classical Drives, on September 28, 2009
...s beast better than anyone. Pedro also drove Grand Prixs in Ferraris, BMWs, and Coopers. But we all have to start somewhere and for Pedro it was this Rytune Formula Junior, his first race car in Mexic... ...r in Mexico. Nigel reports that " Rodriguez always carried a bottle of Tabasco with him on his foreign trips. A smaller sized bottle of Tabasco is carried in the Formula Junior as a tribute to Pe...
China's Outbound Investment Surpases Inbound Investment
in China Venture News, on September 27, 2009
... is sending more investment out of the country to the rest of the world than it is taking in from foreign investors, according to Seeking Alpha . According to Peoples' Daily, this year China co...
Arsene Wenger Can't Live Without Football
in The Soccer Weblog, on September 25, 2009
...wo relatively poor seasons and a slight resurgence in '07/'08. Since then, though, the team have looked inconsistent, but have also provided us with some of the most impressive moments we have... ...ble twice under Wenger, the first in the club's history in '97/'98 making him the first foreign manager to do so, and won three Premier League titles, their last coming in '03/'04 ...
Will the dollar be replaced?
in Sox First, on September 9, 2009
...ore before they put pressure on the US to move to a global currency. So the question is this: do we have a US dollar as a reserve currency that's worth zip, or an international currency? That'... ...that's not going to happen overnight. UNCTAD is not that influential and Japan's former top foreign-exchange official Eisuke Sakakibara reckons the dollar will remain the global currency. B...
Whither the mashup?
in The CIO Weblog, on September 3, 2009
...; blogs, podcasts, and even social networking all approach or breach the 50% mark. Blogs! Who would have guessed?
I suppose the key thing to read from what was adopted and what was not was that the a... ... play on familiar paradigms of information exchange for most users. Mashups, while powerful, have a foreign flair to them for anyone who hasn't spent some time building relational databases. Even ...
Drinking Out Of Your Soda Can? Better Read This.
in Do you like to cook?, on September 3, 2009
...t last week from the Food and Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs, which concluded the foreign matter appeared to be a frog or a toad.
Isn't that the most gross thing you've eve...
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
...hese 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...
And Google Said, Let There Be Chrome Bookmark Sync
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-20
...COM - native speakers will check your text in a foreign language
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Blockbuster to Bring Movies to Motorola
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 18, 2009
...through TV set-top boxes.
The collaboration is a measure of expectation to both companies, as both have been in search of new draws that could potentially boost sagging sales.
...
Samsung's Jitterbug Simplifies the Cellular Experience
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 17, 2009
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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....
Verizon 4G Coming Soon
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 14, 2009
...n LTE.
Verizon will begin its commercial 4G launch next year in 30 markets initially and hopes to have the entire nation covered within the next three years....
Microsoft & Nokia Come Together Over Office
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 12, 2009
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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 ...
Reaching the Next Generation
in Biz Plan Hacks, on August 12, 2009
...ying habits and general activities of the teenager of today do so at their peril. Teenagers may not have the buying power necessary to cause marketers to salivate, but they represent the adults of tom... ...ing arena ahead. Newspapers (if they still exist in five years) and radio will be almost completely foreign to today's teens once they grow up and get jobs. Marketers will have to find a way to re...
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
...xting to talking on their cell phones. Not to mention 911 texting is aimed at helping the deaf, who have had to rely on more cumbersome methods for aid.
The service is also useful in emergencies inv...
Spooks and the financial crisis
in Sox First, on August 7, 2009
...nturn and focused especially on countries where a severe downturn might trigger social unrest, anti-foreign sentiments, damaging protectionism, humanitarian crises, and even an inability to meet colle...
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 ...
New Final Fantasy XIII 720p HD Screenshots
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-05
...ordGeist.com enables members to bookmark, annotate, and share web pages
• IDG资本拟设立40亿元人民币基金 ...
Cricket Announces More Features To Their Plans
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 3, 2009
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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 ...
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 "...
DHL continues to expand in China
in Supplychainer, on July 30, 2009
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DHL Supply Chain is a key driver for DHL group's growth in China. The country continues to ban foreign companies from entering its domestic express mail market.
DHL group has invested around $2....
微软与 Yahoo 达成为期 10 年的搜索合作协议
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-31
微软和 Yahoo 今天共同对外宣布，双方已达成为期 10 年的搜索和广告合作协议，称该交易将为全球消费者和广告主带来更多选择，并有利于进一步加强全球互联网产业的技术创新步伐。
微软、 Yahoo 称，总而言之，通过该交易，微软将成为 Yahoo 搜索的技术提供商，而 Yahoo 将独家负责两家公司全球范围内的搜索广告销售事务。
两家公司称，对网民和广告主而言，该交易在整合双方产品资源和搜索平台后，将推动互联网产业的持续技术创新。网民们会发现，他们查找信息的速度将更快，所获得信息准确性也更高。通过微软具有市场竞争力的搜索平台，将为广告主、内容提供商带来更多价值，并提高网民们的互联网活...
HTC Bringing TouchPro2 to T-Mobile
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 29, 2009
T-Mobile and HTC are getting set to release the Touch Pro2; a touch screen smartphone with conference speakerphone technology.
One of the main draws of the TouchPro2 is that by flipping it over, it becomes a sophisticated speakerphone not unlike those found in corporate boardrooms.
The hand...
RIM Returning to the Smartphone Segment
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 27, 2009
...and other mobile apps for users looking for entertainment from their handset.
Customers will also have the option of using Wi-Fi for fast Web browsing and T-Mobile's unlimited hotspot calling.
...
Russia vs. Skype
in The VoIP Weblog, on July 27, 2009
...ot;The measure stems from concern that landline and cellular phone companies are losing revenue to foreign operators of the Web-based services."
A second, lesser concern apparently lies in the ...
Palm’s Going After iTunes Once Again
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 24, 2009
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I don't think I have to go into great detail in saying that a lot of Apple's success with the iPhone stems from the popularity of their iTunes music service.
Naturally Apple is very ser...
Can manufacturing be saved?
in Sox First, on July 23, 2009
...t help and ensuring foreign taxes paid on profits made overseas are deductible. Frankly, one would have to question whether any of that would help. The manufacturing industry's problems go beyond... ...ng the manufacturing sector. The paper suggests tax initiatives for R&D might help and ensuring foreign taxes paid on profits made overseas are deductible. Frankly, one would have to question whe...
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children 克劳德 1:1 First tsurug
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-23
...book Connect Adds Foreign Language Support
• World's Sexiest App
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• People Capital | Student loans for education tuition via peer to peer lending platform
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Vertu To Release All Carbon Fiber Handset
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 22, 2009
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Handsets come in many shapes and sizes but these days consumers have more raw materials to chose from than ever before. Everything from plastic to titanium construction occupies store shelves an...
Cars and the Coming Car Culture in China
in China Venture News, on July 22, 2009
...economy. Is that good? Opinions vary...
While U.S. car sales are down so much that GM and Chrysler have both been through Chapter 11, China 's car sales for June of this year are up 48% over l...
Nokia Targets Photogs With Their Next Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 20, 2009
Despite posting huge losses for the past quarter, Nokia's got its sights set on the next big thing. That next big thing in this case happens to be the N86 8MP, a smartphone with an 8.0-megapixel auto-focus camera and Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens.
Nokia says the N86 8MP is a true repla...
Samsung's New Touch Screen Comes to T-Mobile
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 17, 2009
T-Mobile, the fourth-largest U.S. carrier is working to take a piece of the market being dominated by phones like the Apple iPhone. From Samsung, the new model is being called the Highlight; a touch screen smartphone running Samsung's own TouchWiz technology.
Samsung says the Highlight is...
RIM Hopes to Make Blackberry More Social
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 15, 2009
Social networking sites are all the rage these days- Myspace, Facebook, Twitter- if it let's people connect, there will be people who want to be connected.
Smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM) has launched their own new social network service available through its BlackBerry App Worl...
Sprint Says All Smartphones Will Have Wi-Fi
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 12, 2009
...ased for the Sprint network on Sunday.
In effort to keep up with rivals AT&T and T-Mobile, who have embraced the wireless technology, Sprint says that Wi-Fi connectivity is now a requirement for ...
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...
Heidi Daus Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 10, 2009
... inspired by nature. Flowers, insects, foreign lands, and Heidi's own lush garden have influenced her creations. The end result is a beautiful vintage look with frequent natural themes. Because of... ...Deco fashion , her fanciful jewelry is actually inspired by nature. Flowers, insects, foreign lands, and Heidi's own lush garden have influenced her creations. The end result is a beautiful vintag...
The Mercedes Folding Bike
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-10
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• Microsoft set to respond to Google OS next Monday?
• Judge Tosses Out Foreign YouTube Lawsuits; Points Out Basic Copyright Law
• Sony CEO dismisses price cut chatter on PlayStation
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T-Mobile To Begin Pre-Selling New Android Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 8, 2009
...ure amid a busy summer season filled with new smarphones (Palm's Pre and Apple's iPhone 3GS have already hit stores, and Research in Motion's BlackBerry Tour is set to be released later th...
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 ...
China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 6, 2009
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Chinese companies, such as white-goods giant Haier and telecommunications equipment-maker Huawei, have shown "demonstrable success" in ensuring quality control, Pinney says. Companies that... ...ocesses either as joint venture partners, by watching and learning, or by hiring select talent from foreign companies.
...
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.
...
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...
DHL makes exansion in China
in Supplychainer, on July 1, 2009
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DHL Supply Chain is a key driver for DHL group's growth in China. The country continues to ban foreign companies from entering its domestic express mail market.
DHL group has invested around $2....
Durbin-Grassley, Indian Outsourcing, and the H-1B Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on June 30, 2009
...rm bill, would probably 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 vis... ...ees be H-1B visa holders.
The H-1B is a temporary work visa used to allow companies to bring in foreign workers with "rare" talent on a temporary basis. Companies like Google and Microso...
Sony Next to Release an iPhone Killer
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 29, 2009
...mply isn't enough to compete these days.
Specs and pricing on the Sony's converged handset have yet to be finalized.
...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
...me a spook. The CIA is now running a recruitment ad for bankers to come on board and "assess foreign economic policies and foreign financial issues" and "assess illicit financial acti...
