Imagine serving your family a meal prepared entirely from imported foods. Cha-ching, right? Now imagine having to prepare all your family’s meals entirely from imported foods. Cha-CHA-Ching! What? You say that could only happen if there were no more fa…
Archive | June 4th, 2012
Windows 8 Tablets Will Have Trouble Catching On: 10 Reasons Why
Posted on 04 June 2012.
Windows 8 Tablets Will Have Trouble Catching On: 10 Reasons Why (
Page 1 of 2 )Windows 8 is now closer than ever to launching. The operating system is being shown off in release previews; users are able to try it out; and Microsoft is promising better…
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Hotel Byblos, Hosting St. Tropez’s Everlasting Rock-and-Roll Party
Posted on 04 June 2012.
The French Riviera – la Côte d’Azur – is a divine place to be young and beautiful, or royal, or rich. And the epicenter of the Riviera’s social whirlwind is the beach town of St. Tropez.
“St. Tro” has been an ongoing jet-set party for decades. It was…
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Where Will Steve Nash Land?
Posted on 04 June 2012.
Several teams – most notably, the Knicks, Bulls and Heat – are reportedly interested in signing Steve Nash this summer, provided Nash is willing to accept a below-market contract to play for a playoff contender.
But it sounds like Nash will have sever…
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ARM Aims for 20 Percent of Notebook Market by 2015
Posted on 04 June 2012.
ARM executives used the run up to the 2012 Comdex show to set the stage for the next few years, forecasting up to a 20 percent share of the notebook market within three years and promising 20-nanometer processors by next year.
In addition, apparently …
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This Week’s Forgotten Gem of the ’80s – Little Feat’s "Hate to Lose Your Lovin’"
Posted on 04 June 2012.
The attempt to replace a rock and roll frontman as distinctive as Little Feat’s Lowell George was going to be an extremely risky one no matter when it happened. As it turned out, 1988′s reformation of the band – nine years after George’s tragic, early …
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Give Everyone An Equal Slice of the "Perks Pie"
Posted on 04 June 2012.
We all know there are perks that come with working in advertising. Yes, there are some major drawbacks, but when you hear about art directors flying of to New Zealand (which just happened in Episode 7 of The Pitch) you have to also nod your hat to th…
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Talk Show Host Neal Boortz Announces Retirement
Posted on 04 June 2012.
Conservative talk show host, Neal Boortz, has announced his retirement effective January 21, 2013. (Screenshot: www.boortz.com)
According to the AP, Boortz told his morning show audience today that former presidential candidate, Herman Cain, would tak…
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Samsung Galaxy S III Smartphone Heading to 5 U.S. Carriers
Posted on 04 June 2012.
The Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone is headed to the United States with five different wireless carriers competing to offer the device from the worlds top-shipping phone-maker. While full details are still a little unclear, it seems the Galaxy S III…
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Intel Says Plastic Chassis Could Drive Down Ultrabook Prices
Posted on 04 June 2012.
For Intel, driving down the cost of Ultrabooks is a key to driving adoption of the very thin and light notebooks.
Now officials with the giant chip maker are saying they have created a concept chassis for Ultrabooks made of plastic that could prove ju…
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