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Problems at Toyota, JAL taint Japan Inc.'s image
January 31, 2010 7:01 am | by MALCOLM FOSTER - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsToyota is the latest Japanese corporate icon making headlines for all the wrong reasons.News of the automaker's massive vehicle recalls over faulty gas pedals in the U.S. came just days after Japan Airlines, a once proud flag carrier, filed for bankruptcy, saddled with billions in debt.Sony has...
Digital Photo Frame Market will Get Connected
January 31, 2010 4:54 am | by In-Stat | CommentsThe market for digital photo frames has taken-off, particularly since prices dropped to affordable levels in the first half of 2009.
New Funding for arXiv Online Scientific Repository
January 31, 2010 4:53 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsThe Cornell University Library is broadening the funding base for the arVix online scientific repository. Nearly 600,000 e-prints – research articles published online in physics, mathematics, statistics, computer science and related disciplines – now reside in arXiv, which is...
Mobile Graphics/Multimedia Chips Driven by Demands for Increased Performance, Integration, and Functionality
January 30, 2010 11:54 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsWith the increasing use of media-rich content, Internet-connected mobile devices need robust multimedia performance to provide a quality user experience.
Digital Photo Frames Market Driven by Gift-Giving Status
January 30, 2010 9:54 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsThe leading reason future digital photo frame purchasers will buy a frame is as a gift.
Books pulled from Amazon.com in pricing dispute
January 30, 2010 3:01 pm | by HILLEL ITALIE - AP National Writer - Associated Press | CommentsBooks published by Macmillan are unavailable on Amazon.com, apparently the biggest rift yet in the ongoing dispute over e-book prices.Macmillan CEO John Sargent says he was told Friday that its books would be removed from Amazon.com, as would e-books for Amazon's Kindle e-reader.Sargent had met...
Books pulled from Amazon in pricing dispute
January 30, 2010 11:01 am | by HILLEL ITALIE - AP National Writer - Associated Press | CommentsNew copies of Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall,' Andrew Young's "The Politician" and other books published by Macmillan were unavailable Saturday on Amazon.com, apparently the biggest rift yet in the ongoing dispute over e-book prices.An official with knowledge of the dispute said the two sides were...
HD Models Taking Over PVR Market
January 30, 2010 6:54 am | by In-Stat | CommentsThe personal video recorder (PVR) market is continuing to grow, fueled by high-definition models.
Netflix Prepares for Another International Venture
January 29, 2010 11:59 pm | by New York Times | CommentsAfter pulling the plug on a DVD service in Britain, Netflix will offer its video streaming service to one overseas market this year.
Amazon Removes Macmillan Books
January 29, 2010 11:59 pm | by New York Times | CommentsThe move is one result of the strong disagreement between the Internet company and the publisher over the pricing of e-books.
In-Stat’s Free Mobile Processors Whitepaper Examines the ARM vs. x86 Architecture Battlefield
January 29, 2010 8:55 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsIn-Stat is offering a free copy of its new whitepaper, Mobile Microprocessors: Industry Titans Collide on the Mobile Internet Battlefield.
Zyprexa (olanzapine): Use in Adolescents
January 29, 2010 7:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsClinicians should consider the potential long-term risks when prescribing to adolescents.
Former Koss exec. pleads innocent to embezzlement
January 29, 2010 4:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsA former executive of Milwaukee-based Koss Corp. is free on bond after pleading not guilty to six counts of embezzling $31 million from the company.Sujata "Sue" Sachdeva appeared before Magistrate Judge Aaron Goodstein on Friday at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Milwaukee.The hearing was...
4th quarter's fast economic pace likely to wane
January 29, 2010 2:01 pm | by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER - AP Economics Writers - Associated Press | CommentsThe economy boomed at the end of 2009, growing at the fastest rate in more than six years. Now if only it could keep it up.The economy expanded at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter, the second straight quarter of growth. But analysts warn it's unsustainable.Consumer spending,...
Economy grows at 5.7 pct pace, fastest since 2003
January 29, 2010 2:01 pm | by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER - AP Economics Writers - Associated Press | CommentsThe economy boomed at the end of 2009, growing at the fastest rate in more than six years. Now if only it could keep it up.The economy expanded at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter, the second straight quarter of growth. But analysts warn it's unsustainable.Consumer spending,...
