Archive for January, 2011Music should be heard and not seen, a friend once said. But what happens when music players have large color screens, sophisticated controls, processors, and connections to the internet? Music becomes an app — or at least it can, where such an approach makes sense.
Transparency International, a non-governmental anti-corruption organization in Berlin, classifies Russia as one of the most corrupt nations in the world. The organization defines corruption explicitly: “The abuse of entrusted power for private gain.” Transparency International’s 2010 Corruption Perception Index, an assessment administrated by independent institutions on corruption in the public sector, ranked Russia 154th out of 178 nations, below Iran, Kenya, Cambodia, and Pakistan. The CPI measures corruption in the following way:
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2011
 
How a Dying Wish Became a Best-Selling Investment GuidePosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerA shot to beat the buzzer, a walk-off home run…the most memorable winning moments often come at these final stages of a game, with the clock running down and your back against the wall. Seldom does real life offer these same opportu
Jan
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2011
Private Sector on the Mend But There’s Still Too Much "Uncertainty," Walker SaysPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerThe U.S. economy grew 3.2% in the fourth-quarter, a touch below expectations. Still, the spin on the data was largely positive, thanks to a surge in final sales (7.1%), strong consumer spending (4.4%) and the first dip in government contribution to GDP (0
Jan
28
2011
Where Are They Now? What Happened to the People in Microsoft’s Iconic 1978 CompanyPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerMore from Business Insider: • The Truth About Davos: What Happens When You Don’t Get Invited To Any Parties• Hulu is a terrific service. Who could argue with free, current episodes of prime-time TV on your computer? But for months now, Netflix has been eating Hulu’s lunch. And Hulu’s plan to fight back sounds more like a swan song.
Jan
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2011
America’s Job Problem: We Can’t Grow Our Way Out This, Holtz-Eakin SaysPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerThe U.S. economy grew 3.2% in the fourth-quarter and 2.9% in 2010, the best annual gain since 2005. But jobs will remain hard to come by for some time, predicts the Congressional Budget Office. The nonpartisan government agency forecasts the unemplo
Jan
28
2011
Dangerous Debts: Holtz-Eakin "Infinitely" Concerned U.S. Is Next JapanPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerWe’ve all got debts. Just, some of us bigger than others. Yesterday the Congressional Budget Office released its latest estimate on the total debt the United States will rack up in 2011: a whopping $1.5 trillion. A telling moment as Sta
Jan
28
2011
Citi’s Buckland Says Global Stocks Will "Grind Higher" in 2011, Led by (Surprise!) JapanPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerDespite frigid temperatures and the numerous snow blasts this winter, the financial markets seem to be heating up. Not only here at home — where earlier this week the Dow Jones passed the 12,000 mark for the first time in nearly three years – but
Jan
28
2011
10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening BellPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerAsian markets were mostly lower in overnight trading, with the Nikkei down 1.13%. Major European indices are mixed and U.S. futures suggest a mixed open.
Jan
28
2011
Holtz-Eakin on the Financial Crisis: “If It’s Everybody’s Fault, It’s Nobody’s Fault”Posted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerThe Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission issued its final report Thursday, laying the blame for the 2008 crisis on “reckless” Wall Street CEOs and “pivotal failure(s)” by government regulators, who may have been unduly influenc
Jan
28
2011
It’s a good time to be a tree – Amazon selling more Kindle books than paperbacksPosted by: theequitykicker in The Equity Kicker
Kindles are going to get better and it will become easier to use them to view and annotate other documents – e.g. work oriented PDFs. Then collaboration becomes easier too. Many people expected computers and emails to herald the end of paper, but as it turned out we all print so much that paper use has increased. I’m thinking that trend will start reversing pretty soon. Amazon is an incredible company, for their own brand store, for their marketplace, for the way they have pushed the Kindle, and for their cloud services. This watershed moment for the Kindle is a testimony to the power of their vision and the quality of their judgement, and it comes as no surprise that it was announced alongside the news that they had their first $10bn quarter. Related articles
 LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, announced plans to go public by filing a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday. LinkedIn’s move, while expected, makes it official: We’ve got an internet IPO boom on our hands.
Want to make a game? You might have a hard time finding the money if you don’t have a multimillion dollar studio. Or a trust fund. Or a rich uncle. That’s why Geoff Gibson created 8-Bit Funding, a site that helps finance indie game developers.
Jan
27
2011
How Facebook’s Value Could Surpass $100 BillionPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerFacebook isn’t a public company yet, and maybe that’s what makes all the speculation about its worth so intriguing. |
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