The Facebook “dislike” button is a scam
According to Facebook, the “dislike” button, which has reportedly spread virally through the social network, is a link that has not been officially authorized by the company – it is something of a scam!
Amazon offers BlackBerry Torch for $100 – almost half of AT&T’s $199 price tag!
Close on the heels of the somewhat lukewarm early reviews of Research In Motion’s August 12-released new BlackBerry Torch 9800, Amazon.com has recently listed the cost of the handset at $99.99 – which is almost half of the device’s original $199 price tag with a two-year contract through AT&T.
GameSpot website listing shows a slim PS3 with 160GB storage capacity
According to IGN, the listings on the online retail stores of GameStop and Newegg indicate that a new version of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) is apparently in the offing – with both the websites showing a deal for a new PS3 with 160GB storage capacity.
Stocks rise, send S&P 500 index up for second day
US stocks rose during the early hours of trading in the way pushing up the S&P's 500 Index for second consecutive day.
This has happened because of better-than-estimated earnings of mining company, BHP Billiton. It has also made a $39 billion bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.
Overseas operations push up Walmart's performance
World's largest retailer, Walmart has seen its earnings topping the expectations of Wall Street because of high earnings on the overseas front. Most of this has come from the markets of Mexico, China and Brazil.
On the other hand, its main market, US has seen a decline in sales during the above mentioned quarter.
The retailer has raised its full-year forecast, but said that the investors are going to follow a 'cautious' approach.
Former BP boss Lord Browne never discussed about release of Lockerbie bomber
The ex-chief executive of BP, Lord Browne has unveiled that he had never discussed about the release of Lockerbie bomber while having talks with the leader of Libya. He had worked as the BP boss for 12 years and retired in the year 2007.
He had met the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi twice to discuss about the oil and gas exploration in Libya.
Hulu's IPO plans to meet Wall Street's cautious approach
Expectations that the IPO of Hulu will be met with open arms faced the same fate as the issue. Wall Street followed a very cautious approach towards the same.
The total worth of the issue was $2 billion and was the first of its kind from Hollywood after the public offering of DreamWorks Animation that came out in 2004.
Apple should pay dividends: Analyst
Apple is supposedly under pressure from many of the investors as they claim for dividends for its $46 billion cash coming on way as special dividend payments.
iPad Becomes Favorite Way Of Reading Books
A finding from the copywriting agency, Cooper Murphy Webb, revealed that Apple iPad has become choicest option to read magazines and newspapers.
Through the survey done it was seen that one third of the 1034 iPad owners questioned claimed that they would opt for iPhone, in comparison to 26 per cent who opted for laptops and computers and less than a quarter for printed paper.
Google likely to purchase Like.com $100 Million
Google might soon be purchasing the Like. com, a visual search engine that offers access to member who can tag and look out for pictures based on similar occasions.
The report laid out by TechCrunch stated that Google is its final stage of taking over the firm for approximately $100 million, soon after five years when it was called as Riya.
Open-mindedness towards Suicide Issue Could raise the Concerns of Copycat
The suicide rates among the teens in New Zealand are the highest in the OECD countries. So, there is a need of an eye on the reasons for the same, for that an open-mindedness is required, which is not supported by many.
Drinking Among College Students Increasing
The adults and the college students of New Zealand are getting addicted to alcohol. The country presently has 700,000 citizens, who consume alcohol in sumptuous amounts. In youth, a fraction of 8% below the age of 20 takes heavy doses of alcohol, but the results are significant in adults.
Citing the state of the country with noteworthy level of heavy drinkers, the Government has been demanded to come with reforms to check the situation.
Increasing Obesity Resulting in Sleep-disordered Breathing in Australia
Australians are facing sleep deprivation by putting on those extra pounds on their flesh. An NSW sleep clinic has showed an analysis on 20 years of records, which revealed that while the patient obesity levels increased; they started developing breathing-related sleep disorders. Dr. Jeffery Pretto, and colleagues said, “There is a continuing trend towards increasing body weight ... in people undergoing diagnostic sleep studies”.
Microsoft’s Upcoming Product Updates
Microsoft shared that the IE 9 beta will be at a marketing event launched in San Francisco on Sept. 15. It will be a fully functional browser. The IE 9 will adhere to advanced developing standards, like HTML 5 and CSS 3. In order to speed up the graphics performance, it will also tap graphics processing unit hardware in the devices.
Shackleton's Vintage Whisky Opens Up; Quality Tests Conducted
A crate of Mackinlay's whisky, which was buried under Antarctic ice for more than 100 years now, has been opened up and the experts believe that they have unveiled a surreptitious drinker on Sir Ernest Shackleton's polar voyage.
Tony Hawk: Shred to be Released Soon; Targets Kids
Tony Hawk series of computer game, being produced by Activision, and endorsed by professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, is now turning itself to a more of kid-friendly game rather being realistic. The main series Tony Hawk: Ride, released in 2009, had been considered terrible; but the productions are now all set to introduce another game, Tony Hawk: Shred, which will optimize more use of skateboard control.
Time for the Political Leaders to Act, say Protestors
Pepe Clarke, the head of the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales says that they have had done enough to curb the menace and that it was high time for the political leaders to act.
Its been five years now, that the annual Walk Against Warming is being held with the organizers stressing on the need for reduced emissions and calling for a price on pollution.
A Wake Up Call for Health Minister Tony Ryall
New Zealand reportedly stands on the second position for having the highest emigration rate of doctors in the OECD. This has resulted in a shortfall of a specialist medical workforce.
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists has recently released a report that says that New Zealand has the lowest number of specialists per head of population and the highest dependency on overseas trained specialists.
Niwa's Dragged to Court Over its Data Accuracy
Release of a data on global warming by National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) has made it to face a price that it had never expected. The body has been dragged to the court over doubts on the accuracy and consistency of the data compiled by it that was used to calculate global warming.
Evidence From NZ Suggests Start of New Solar Cycle
Scientists from Boston University’s Center for Space Physics (CSP) have claimed to possess evidence that suggests the initiation of a new cycle of solar-terrestrial activity. The evidence has been fetched in New Zealand.
The research team revealed to have observed a recent aurora displays at high latitudes, that can be seen with a naked eye—along with glows of significantly less luminous intensity in the atmosphere at lower latitudes.