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Introducing the World's Smallest Snowman
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 4, 2009
The UK's National Physical Laboratory has created the world's smallest snowman , measuring 10 µm across.
"This minuscule model -- about a fifth the width of a human hair -- is not made out of snow," writes DVICE's Charlie White . "It's constructed of two tiny tin beads th...
UK Wii Sales Reach a Record Six Million
in House of Nintendo, on December 4, 2009
Over the last few months, sales of the Wii in the UK have dipped, rather worrying Nintendo over there in Japan. However, results published by Chart Track-GfK have revealed that the Wii, since its release in December 2006, has become the fastest selling console in the UK , being the first to reach ...
Delinquencies threatening credit card companies
in Sox First, on December 3, 2009
... it's no surprise to read that US credit card delinquencies are up and now threatening to set new records. According to Fitch's credit card performance index, the rate of credit card payments more ...
Goldman Sachs loading up on guns
in Sox First, on December 2, 2009
... back billions of dollars in taxpayer funded bailout money, it paid annual bonuses that rivaled the record payouts it made in 2007, at the height of the bubble. It set aside about $16.7 billion for co...
The History of the Internet in a Nutshell
in Wangtam, on 2009-12-01
...or Sales in a Single Month During November
• Top Bing Searches in 2009
• Study: Males vs. females in social networks
• NASA's New Altair Lunar Lander Simulation
• 10 minutes of Avatar foot...
Seen that? - Our newest webkinz: Lily
in WebKinzBlog, on November 29, 2009
... who said she launched the campaign as a publicity stunt, explaining: 'I have not renegotiated my record contract and have no plans to make another record. The days of [...] Read More DO...
Virgin Media to Monitor for File Sharing
in P2P File Sharing, on November 28, 2009
...packets and try to determine what is licensed and what is unlicensed, based on data provided by the record industry."
More here from Softpedia ... more here from Music Ally ... more here ...
The shrinking movie release window and blockbusters
in Sox First, on November 28, 2009
...an ever before. The latest one, New Moon, is doing brilliantly at the box office, breaking the record set by Twilight. It's a point examined in The Economist this week. Audiences are fragmentin...
Starting a Home Business
in BootStrapMe, on November 27, 2009
...article looks at everything from online marketing and IT outsourcing to the basics of invoicing and record keeping.
Bottom line: home-based business aren't as easy to start as you might think, but...
Seen that? - Poll ranks nanotechnology second most influential technology
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 27, 2009
...virtuous fringes of the economy. It's big business, and moguls are seeing the potential for big profits. From radical pollution-free fuel cells to smog-eating nanocoatings, nanotech is making some...
Swedish Music Sales Rise After Pirate Bay Shutdown
in P2P File Sharing, on November 26, 2009
...in Sweden is being attributed to the recent shutdown of The Pirate Bay .
"Figures from the record labels association IFPI Sweden show revenues rose 18% in the first nine months of this year...
RIM & Motorola in the Legal Hot Seat
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 23, 2009
...re lengthy and costly and Klausner is all too aware of this truth. Based on the firm's past track record with patent infringement allegations against Apple, Verizon, LG, and Google, it’s a safe bet th...
Detroit struggles to bury its dead
in Sox First, on November 22, 2009
...s The Times reports, the bodies have been piling up in the morgue and the tally has now reached a record high. This is the city that once boasted the highest median income and home ownership rate in...
Ten years is two lifetimes for an operating system
in The CIO Weblog, on November 21, 2009
... existing offerings. You can argue that it's not polished or sexy and that Google has a poor track record of follow-through on some projects, and you would be right. You could also say it won't repl...
Apple overtakes Nokia in phone profits
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-17
...• Apple overtakes Nokia in phone profits
• Word of the Year: an unreliable yet fascinating barometer of tech
• Chrome Extension: Switch proxy
• 摩托罗拉收购以色列网络电视厂商 BitBand
• 巴菲特与盖茨在哥伦比亚大学问答实录...
New fair value rule to face test
in Sox First, on November 16, 2009
...t it makes the assumption that banks are good at forecasting and managing risk. So far, their track record would suggest the opposite. As Marie Leone points out in CFO.com , it will force companies...
50's big reaction to album leakage
in Digital Music - The Future, on November 15, 2009
...king of a brand new, set to be hit album is now almost 100% inevitable. There is literally no way a record label can press so many discs in preperation for a retail release without one sneaky worker m...
StarCraft II Expansions, Diablo III Coming in "Next Few Years"
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-14
... Record Straight on Verizon Ads
• Wordpress 2.8.6 Security Update
• uTorrent Portable 1.8.5
• Saving the world, one line of code at a time: Random Hacks of Kindnes
• Must natural resources...
Taxpayers lose out on bank bailout
in Sox First, on November 13, 2009
...hile the bailout has cost American taxpayers, it did enrich the banks who have been able to provide record Wall Street bonuses. As Jerry O'Driscoll, a former vice president of the Dallas Federal Reser...
Gold price rises as supply runs out
in Sox First, on November 13, 2009
...ce to just keep going up with reports that global gold production is in terminal decline despite record prices. And with the financial crisis hitting hard, it's likely that exploration companies wi...
louez une 2 CV !
in Location de Voitures Blog, on novembre 13, 2009
... disparue en 1949 (alors que sa production avait démarré en 1949, ce qui est une longévité record pour un modèle...). Bien sûr, des amoureux du prodige avaient jalousement conservé et entretenu leur v...
Sen. Dodd's New Banking Bill Would Reshape the Financial World
in Bizinformer, on November 11, 2009
...g crisis, problems with the creative structuring of financial derivatives, the credit crunch, record bank failures, and the collapse of financial institutions like Lehman Brothers.
There was littl...
Intel au coeur de la tourmente
in Business Computer Blog (FR), on novembre 11, 2009
...n mai, Intel avait déjà été condamné par la Commission Européenne à une amende d'un montant record de 1 milliard d'Euros (Intel a fait appel, le jugement n'est donc pas définitif). L'entreprise compar...
Big Tobacco extends its reach
in Sox First, on November 11, 2009
...igarette sales around the world have fallen 10%, and while the tobacco companies are still making profits off making people sick, it's a declining market. Buying Niconovum would give Reynolds access...
Seen that? - Harvest Moon for Revolution?
in House of Nintendo, on November 9, 2009
...ined to become champage were picked. This year's is one of the earliest french wine harvests on record - two to three weeks ahead of the typical harvest time. The year has been a tough one for Fre...
Seen that? - Consumer P2P use legal in France
in Digital Music - The Future, on November 9, 2009
... The Future A French court ruled in favor of personal privacy over record label intrusion. The court said that copyright holders that conduct unrestrained searches on ...
Al Gore, climate change profits and civil disobedience
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
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Plenty has been written about Al Gore making mega profits out of global warming. As the New York Times reported last week, as a partner in Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins...
Goldman Sachs and God
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
...l economy in a mess. And this is someone representing a bank that has assets of $1 trillion and profits of $3.4 billion in the last quarter. Average pay there is $700,000 and the top rainmakers pull i...
Seen that? - Earthship Enterprise
in Wandalust, on November 9, 2009
...thing that you have been considering for a long time, NOW is the time to go. With the US dollar at record low against the Euro, your money will go a long way. Cost for hotel accommodations, food, tou...
Galleon scandal: just the beginning?
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
... or figure out that a company's earnings were better than anyone expected could reap almost instant profits. Edward Calahan invented the stock ticker (later improved by Thomas Edison and Alfred Vail) ...
Eight New Insider Trading Arrests, Fourteen Total
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 6, 2009
...llegedly participating in insider trading schemes that generated more than $20 million in illegal profits.
“If you talk on the phone, we may be listening, there’s always a chance the person you con...
Olympus E-P2 发布
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-06
...ality still images like that of a DSLR with High Definition (HD) video, stereo Linear PCM audio recording and In-Camera Creativity inside an ultra-portable body. Along with several new features, and e...
More New Final Fantasy XIII English Screenshots (13P)
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-05
...Level in September
• 'Modern Warfare 2' invades Game Hunters
• Kameo 2 canned by Microsoft
• Sun Java SE Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 17
• Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.2.602
• 50 Beaut...
Big profits: How Goldman Sachs bet on the US housing crash
in Sox First, on November 5, 2009
Earlier this year, I did a blog entry on Matt Taibbi's piece in Rolling Stone on how Goldman Sachs had engineered market manipulation since the Great Depression. Now, McClatchy Newspapers investigative reporter Greg Gordon has a piece that really raises serious questions about the leg...
1950 Aston Martin DB2 Brings $910,745 at Battersea Auction
in Classical Drives, on November 4, 2009
...uns to the classics, the winner was this superb 1950 Aston Martin team car. It sold for a DB2 world record of $910,745. Somehow I can't imagine it racing at the Goodwood Revival but you never know w...
Google: Too darned smart for it's own good?
in The CIO Weblog, on November 2, 2009
...st the company to this day).
Google, of course, disputes this, but I think a look at their track record with respect to internally developed products is telling. For all the buzz, Gmail is still w...
Breaking up the banks
in Sox First, on October 28, 2009
... Glass-Steagall Act, the Wall Street giants should be split up - and soon.". Given the track record of US administrations so far, whether it's Bush or Obama, that's unlikely to happen. The links with...
CIOs trust Microsoft over Google by two to one
in The CIO Weblog, on October 26, 2009
... with the company, they had some idea what they might expect and with Google there is no such track record.
I feel much the same. Microsoft absolutely isn't a company you can trust in conventional...
Seen that? - LAS VEGAS FOOTBALL BETTING WEEK 1
in Play Las Vegas, on October 25, 2009
... 5-2-1 last weekend and I'm feeling pretty good about that and my 18-12-01 overall record. This season is starting to look like, "2007 The Rerun", with seemingly no one want...
Profits are a gift: Soros
in Sox First, on October 25, 2009
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The big profits made by the banks did not come through talent or hard work. They're just a free gift, says billionaire financier George Soros. In an interview with the Financial Times , Soros...
Latin Grammy Awards Line Up
in Latina Viva, on October 24, 2009
...Pausini had both been added to the line up of performers for the show. Both have been nominated for Record of the Year.
Other performers for the evening include La Quinta Estacion, Luis Fonsi, Laur...
Seen that? - HALLE BERRY'S TOYS
in The Celebrities Weblog, on October 21, 2009
... Have you ever wondered how celebrities can spring back to their pre-pregnancy weight and shape in record-time? personal trainers, of course! People magazine, for example, has revealed the secrets of...
Download or Text Free mobile ringtones from Bongotones, the ringtone hub
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-20
... 研究表明上 Twitter 让人变笨
• The Universal Record Database - The definitive site for human achievement
• Global Web Design: Russia
• Ten Great Google Chrome Themes
• BlackBerry Thinks You're All...
Potatoes (and Other Stuff) in the Dishwasher
in Do you like to cook?, on October 20, 2009
...in the top rack and run with a rinse-only cycle (no detergent). You get nice and clean potatoes in record time!
This, and 22 you could run through your trusty old dishwasher, from Real Simple .
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AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-19
... testing part of every website project
• Record your own interview online and then send it to employers or recruiters.
• Lufthansa MySkyStatus
• Square Enix's Final PlayStation 2 Game // Sili...
Boosting Productivity and Profits
in BootStrapMe, on October 14, 2009
...stic about their work than they could be. If all your employees were “fully engaged,” …. your profits would jump 40%. Eric Brody, Healthy Conversations And as the author points out, every business cou...
How to Know You Made a Difference
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on October 13, 2009
© jetalone
In times of "slow" economy, every cent matters. Even the money we put towards charity (if we manage to spare any), needs to be quantified somehow. We want to know that the money we gave gets put to good use and matters.
One of the online charity projects that has revolutio...
Car Guy Falls in Love with British Rail
in Classical Drives, on October 12, 2009
...ailway engine is the Mallard, designed by the brilliant Sir Nigel Gresley. It holds the world speed record for steam engines at 126 mph, set back in 1938! Interestingly the museum questions whether th...
Seen that? - Fashion in the 21cent
in The Techwear Weblog, on October 12, 2009
...at blinks when mobile rings - a display messages all over the pocketbook; stylish - personal health record system - [...] Read More Is fashion for real? at Are you a beauty?...
Seen that? - Digital music is 6% of industry sales
in Digital Music - The Future, on October 9, 2009
...witzerland. IFPI has brought suits against [...] Read More The Sky is Falling: Is the Record Industry Ready to Face the Music? at Digital Music - The Future ...
Seen that? - Speed Dating: The Movie
in The Dating Weblog, on October 8, 2009
...s in less than two hours. In [...] Read More Plentyoffish Attempts Speed Dating World Record at The Dating Weblog PR NEWSWIRE -- July 10 -- ...
Google Docs OCR Demonstration
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-01
...eath
• Echofon (Formerly TwitterFon) Unveils A Simple And Fast Native Mac Twitter Client
• Youtego
• whatdoestheinternetthink?net
• FarmVille
• Touchring.com - Defining Your Social Voice
• ...
Connecting Chords
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on October 1, 2009
... with programs like Napster and Kazaa. Then they were immediately shut down by the music industry. Record companies began to point a menacing finger at these companies, suggesting that people will st...
Lily Allen Quitting Music Due to File Sharing?
in P2P File Sharing, on September 28, 2009
...cs who said she launched the campaign as a publicity stunt, explaining: 'I have not renegotiated my record contract and have no plans to make another record. The days of me making money from recording...
A Rainy Day Keeps No One Away at the Steamworks Concours
in Classical Drives, on September 28, 2009
...istoric Gastown district, was the most successful in the event's seven year history. We had a record number of cars and spectators, many of whom traveled there via the Sky Train. The cruise ship...
What recession? CEOs continue to rake it in
in Sox First, on September 28, 2009
...ome pay among more than 2000 CEOs fell by 6.4% from 2007 to 2008. Yes, that's the first time on record that CEO pay has gone down instead of up but it's just 6.4%. Compare that to the stock ma...
Red Hat Stock Soars
in HackITLinux, on September 25, 2009
© Helico
Red Hat Inc. 's stock jumped higher this week after the company reported its second quarter results.
"Revenue climbed 12 percent to $183.6 million, topping the $179.4 million expected by analysts... The company had a 15 percent jump in subscription revenue, fees for the u...
Reality Check? How About a Background Check on Your Date?
in The Dating Weblog, on September 24, 2009
...ts, and even help you find compatible matches. The search application filters social web and public record results for the following factors: Sleaze Detector, Compatibility, Net Worth, Living Situatio...
The phoney bull market
in Sox First, on September 24, 2009
...Government planning to expand health coverage for millions of Americans, it's good news for the profits of Big Pharma and insurance companies. Similarly, the cash-for-clunkers program has been sub...
Hyper inflation on its way?
in Sox First, on September 23, 2009
Get used to the end of low inflation. Prices are going up and we seem to be headed for a period of hyper-inflation, reminiscent of the 1920s in Germany when you could paper the walls with money. Come to think of it, the Germans would know given their history. That's why earlier this month,...
Elderly turn to bank robbery in recession
in Sox First, on September 20, 2009
... Wilson, 69, was forced to rob a bank to pay his 17% mortgage. Up until now, Wilson has had a clean record. This follows on from a Washington Post report the the elderly in Japan are now turning to ...
Facebook makes profit
in Sox First, on September 18, 2009
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The big news is that Facebook is finally making money, and showing profits. That's one year before it was scheduled to start happening in 2010. Still, it's not convincing because the ad...
Accounting change to boost Apple profits
in Sox First, on September 17, 2009
... new functionality after the sale-due to a firmware update, for example -can't have the revenue recorded at the time of sale. In Apple's case, the revenue is reported over two years in a syste... ...es changed. Under the new tentative rules, those revenues can be reported earlier, which means the profits will be higher, which means the shares will accelerate. It's not that Apple is making mo...
Sears let off lightly for spying on customers
in Sox First, on September 16, 2009
...FTC alleged that Sears' software collected not just traffic data, but personal details and bank records as well. "The tracked information included not only information about websites consumer...
Obama and bad economy boost gun industry
in Sox First, on September 14, 2009
...have boosted the gun industry, reports the Christian Science Monitor . According to that report, a record one million guns were sold in the US in August with police departments using stimulus funds t...
Twitter's advertising U-Turn
in Sox First, on September 12, 2009
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In its search for profits, Twitter has finally opened the door for advertising. As The Independent reports, it's a significant U turn with Biz Stone, one of Twitter's founders, reveali...
The US consumer economy is dead
in Sox First, on September 9, 2009
...ritain at number 13, well behind Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands. Also, the record plunge in borrowing by US consumers is hardly surprising in light of unemployment creeping u...
Warnings about Japan
in Sox First, on September 8, 2009
...39;s stimulus measure will fall short of reviving the economy and might even exacerbate Japan's record unemployment rate of 5.7%. Furthermore, economists have told Bloomberg that high spending ...
