Sick of endless patent wars yet? According to the New York Times, so is the Federal Trade Commission. Referencing the usual persons briefed on the matter, the NYT reports that FTC chairwoman Edith Ramirez is preparing to propose an inquiry...Show More Summary
Thanks to Nine Inch Nails, David Lynch is heading back behind the camera. No, he won’t be directing a feature film (we haven’t given up hope though), but rather a music video for the band’s new single “Came Back Haunted,” which hit the airwaves earlier this month. Trent Reznor tweeted a random photo of him [...]
Rumors are a part of life for investors -- nothing new there. For a company like Nokia, which is in the midst of a turnaround effort, the rumor mill always seems to work overtime. For a number of reasons, let's hope the latest rumblings...Show More Summary
Microsoft Wednesday announced several new apps that have arrived or will arrive within the Windows Store, including the Vevo app for music videos and an updated version of Where’s My Water? But if you’re still hoping for a Facebook app...Show More Summary
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) launched its Apple TV set-top box six years ago (really? That long ago?) with the hopes of becoming the next source of living-room entertainment for the family. The concept of streaming digital video through the box and collecting content through iTunes seemed to be state-of-the-art. Over the last few years, others have [...]
Lately, there's been little talk about Nordic Games' plans for all of those THQ properties it picked up. Last we heard, the company wanted to find other studios that could develop new titles in series like Darksiders, MX vs. ATV, and Red Faction, to name only a few out of a huge list of acquired intellectual properties. Show More Summary
Christine Quinn is vying to be New York City’s first female and first openly gay mayor, but even as polls suggest she still remains the candidate to beat, it appears Quinn will not add the title of “best-selling author” to her resume. The New York Times reports that Quinn’s memoir, “With Patience and Fortitude,” sold [...]
Plans to develop the Oak Knoll site in Oakland are being resurrected by new owner Signature Development. The previous owners, Lehman Brothers, went bust after the 2008 financial meltdown, along with their hopes to develop the site of a former...
On Tuesday afternoon, now affectionately referred to as 'Super Tuesday' in New York, the Mets handed the ball to a pair of right-handed phenoms in hopes of winning a doubleheader, blazing the trail to contention and igniting a fanbase. Show More Summary
Hey! Looking for news about Beyonce‘s new album? Hoping to, say, buy a new single on iTunes, or watch a music video that isn’t a commercial for a multi-billion dollar global conglomerate? Sorry! Not going to happen. Instead, I’ve got singer/songwriter/hat enthusiast Ne-Yo on the record saying a string of positively framed but ultimately terrible things about Bey’s... More »
David Bowie took a 10-year hiatus with a new album titled "The Next Day," released last March. But now his international retrospective of an entire important career is at London's Victoria & Albert Museum through August 11. One hopes it will come to America.
The 2013-14 season took a step closer as the Premier League unveiled each teams' fixtures for the coming campaign. For Everton, this of course marks the beginning of Roberto Martinez's tenure at the club and he will be hoping to carry on with the fine work of David Moyes. Show More Summary
The Coles / Woolworths duopoly is bad for consumers and producers throughout Australia. In Fitzroy, we have recently been subjected to this duopoly with minimal competition. I had great hopes for the IGA on Brunswick St when it opened...Show More Summary
Wearable technology and smartphones are fueling a movement dubbed "the Quantified Self," where we capture data about ourselves in the hopes of gaining more insight into our health. Prominent New York investor Fred Wilson is one of the latest to seemingly join the movement. Show More Summary
Follow ZeroHedge in Real time on FinancialJuice A new banking report is published today in the UK. There are jobs that nobody wants to do really, aren’t there? As your kids are growing up, you hope they don’t ask you one day to come and sit down as they have something serious to talk to you about. Show More Summary
Yu Chengdong said that regardless of income or profits, Huawei Device Huawei will be an important part of the future, to do high-end products, it is Huawei's hope that the future profits in certain circumstances to obtain the support to continue to develop, from the Red Sea to come out. " We expect that sales will reach P6 million level. Show More Summary
Local business leaders in the Coachella Valley hope that the high-profile summit between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will help usher in new economic life into the region. The leaders of the world’s two most powerful countries conducted business at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, bringing international attention to the serene Coachella desert [...]
As a Bride, you hope for nothing but perfection on the days leading up to your wedding day. All the planning and preparation, all the t's and i's dotted - but even all of that couldn't stop Hurricane Sandy. Which, if you aren't from the area, left the city in quite a state for weeks after. But…
In 1924, L.T. Shettler, the Rickenbacker car dealer in Los Angeles, demonstrated the effectiveness of the 4 wheel brakes on a new 1924 Rickenbacker C6 Touring sedan by driving the car down the Hope Street steps leading from Hope Street to 3rd Street at the west portal of the 3rd Street tunnel. (via)
Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group hopes to shave global market share from Samsung Electronics and Apple with its new K900 smartphone. But will global consumers buy a device with the ‘Made in China’ moniker?