Smartfones
May 21st, 2009
NewsFactor – Global mobile handset sales fell 9.4 percent year on year to 269.1 million units in the first quarter, even as smartphone sales rose 12.7 percent to 36.4 million units, according to Gartner.
Body Art South Pacific
May 21st, 2009
Body art has a long history among the Polynesian people dating back to a time before islanders could read and write. They were considered signs of beauty and were ceremoniously applied at the age of adolescence. Each village had its own unique tattoo which was used as a way of immediately identifying where someone came from.
Cablevision
May 21st, 2009
Despite possible legal challenges, Cablevision is moving ahead with plans to deploy its Remote Storage-DVR (RS-DVR) this summer, a service that allows cable TV subscribers to record shows on Cablevision servers rather than on a home DVR. The news comes from Bernstein Research senior analyst Craig Moffett, who got the scoop from Cablevision executives this week.
Tessera Wins Dispute
May 21st, 2009
Tessera Technologies Inc. said Wednesday that it won a patent dispute over small-format semiconductor packaging products, with the International Trade Commission issuing a cease-and-desist order against rivals Motorola Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Freescale Semiconductor Inc. and Spansion Inc.
Houses On The Move
May 21st, 2009
BusinessWeek Online – Looks like the “green shoots” for the U.S. housing market are taking their sweet time springing through the soil. One day after a surprising jump in the National Association of Home Builders’ sentiment survey in April, Wall Street was hoping that the May 19 release of the U.S. housing starts report for April would show a modest uptick, with economists forecasting a rise to a 523,000-unit annual pace from an unrevised 510,000 in March.
TJ’s The Kiddies Store
May 21st, 2009
Dedicated to providing families with high-quality infant and toddler products at affordable prices. Offers over 5000 items online including strollers, carseats, and cribs. Serves the U.S. and Canada.
Brazil GDP
May 21st, 2009
The Brazilian government has revised downward its economic growth estimate for 2009 to 1 percent. The Planning, Budget and Management Industry of Latin America’s biggest economy said in a statement Wednesday that it lowered the growth figure because of the “worldwide economic contraction.”
American Idol
May 21st, 2009
Kris Allen beamed with disbelief, shook his head as if to reject that this was really happening and doubled over in shock. The fact that he’d just beaten rollicking vocal powerhouse Adam Lambert for the “American Idol” title wasn’t going to sink in quickly for the unassuming underdog from Arkansas. The only downside to this stunning victory: He was going to have to sing “No Boundaries” one more time.
Gitmo Suspect Sent For Trial
May 21st, 2009
A top al-Qaida suspect held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to New York for trial, an Obama administration official said Wednesday, a major step in President Barack Obama’s plan to close the detention center by early next year. Ahmed Ghailani would be the first Guantanamo detainee brought to the U.S. and the first to face trial in a civilian criminal court.