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iPhone 6 Most-wanted features
With the iPhone 5's one-year birthday not far off, it's time to look ahead to the next iPhone. Here's a rundown of the features and design upgrades we'd most like to ...
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Samsung Galaxy and Ativ event Join CNET on Thursday
Samsung will be talking phones, tablets and computers at its event in London on Thursday June 20. Check out our live blog starting at 6:45 p.m. U.K. or 10:45 a.m. PT for the ...
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The shape-shifting seamstress of your cosplay dreams
America's 10 nerdiest cities (pictures) Since 2006, Hoppe has been attending anime and comic conventions, and creating costumes for them, while building up a mini-empire selling posters, costumes, and accessories for cosplay fanatics. "Getting to flex all my creative muscles while making the costume is liberating, but then getting to share my work with others at events or through ...
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U.S. banks fall short on 29 rules in $25 billion settlement
Only one of five U.S. banks involved in a $25 billion mortgage-abuse settlement had reached every goal in the agreement, an independent monitor said. The deal with the national mortgage lenders included the billions in financial obligations, which a report by the settlement's appointed ...
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Cyprus okays gas plant deal with Noble Delek
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Cyprus' deputy government spokesman says the Cabinet has ratified a preliminary agreement with U.S. firm Noble Energy and its Israeli partners Delek Drilling and Avner Oil Exploration on their participation in the development of a planned natural gas processing facility.Victoras Papadopoulos didn't disclose Wednesday details of the deal. Cyprus is looking to have ...
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Stocks edge lower as investors wait for the Fed
Trader James Denaro works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Global stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday June 19, 2013 as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the Federal ...
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Mens Wearhouse ousts founder and exec. chairman
NEW YORK -- Men's Wearhouse Inc. says it has dismissed its founder and executive chairman George Zimmer.In a terse release issued Wednesday, the company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who founded the chain in 1973. It said that the board expects to discuss with Zimmer the extent, if any, and terms of "his ongoing relationship" with the company.Zimmer ...
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MySpace Buzz Showing Signs Of Life Amid Re-Launch
From the MySpace ad MySpace is supporting its fresh design for 2013 with a $20 million ad campaign aimed at millenials - and the young demographic has responded with an early but modest uptick in perception this year. The 10-year-old brand relaunched itself in January as a center for musicians and artists to display their work, in order to create a niche for itself in the hotly competitive ...
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Billionaire Dan Gilberts 7.6 Million Square Foot Stake In Detroit
Dan Gilbert, Chairman, Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans, speaks in Detroit. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Even as Detroit battles to stay fiscally afloat, billionaire Dan Gilbert continues to snap up property in the Motor City. On Tuesday, Gilbert's Rock Ventures confirmed that Gilbert has purchased two more buildings ...
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The Problem With The Wealth Inequality In America Video. It Commits Worstalls Fallacy
There's an interesting video doing the rounds currently called "Wealth Inequality In America". It's drawing the usual oohs and ahhs from those who don't think about such things very much. Gee, America sure is an unequal place sort of thing. Unfortunately there's something of a problem with the piece. The numbers it is using are wrong. Wrong in the sense that ...
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SaaS Business Development Overcoming Common Hurdles
As demand for SaaS technologies grows exponentially, many startups are looking to business development as a way to increase sales in a cost-effective manner. The problem is, "business development" means something different to each person, and it's very difficult to identify the best strategy to serve each startup's specific needs and goals. In reality, there is no perfect ...
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4 Reasons Businesses Should Take Hashtags Seriously
Hashtags have become a prominent part of the online atmosphere and as of late, more and more social media sites have allowed for the categorizing program known as Hashtags. Hashtags are used to allow users to tag posts, pictures, or even video with a hash symbol (#) followed by a word or phrase, such as ...
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5 Great Cities For Movie Fans This Summer
Summer is the season of blockbuster movies, but movie fans don't have to hit the theater to get their film fix. Cities across the country are hoisting up the big screens and rolling out the projectors for outdoor movies in the park, up the hill, beside the river and even on the National Mall. Here are five of Forbes Travel Guide's favorite places to catch a film outside this ...
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One Year Of Columns And Counting
How many good ideas do you have in a year? Does something interesting attract your attention at least every week? I began this column a year ago, and people asked me if I really intended to stick with the discipline of a weekly posting. Their concern was not so much the rigor of writing as it was of the generation of ideas. Turns out this has not been a problem. This is my 54th post and I keep ...
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Advisors - Website Content And Presentation Matters
Satisfaction Study, and overall client satisfaction declined from last year. This headline is good news for full-service advisors, many of whom have been fighting the trend of investors trying to go it alone. Hidden behind this headline are some other interesting tidbits of information for all advisors as well: 1) The reason that Scottrade finished in first place was the clear communication ...
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Is iOS 7 A Better Innovation Platform Than Android
needs iOS 7 to do a lot of work. It launches in the Fall when the smartphone market will be at its most competitive for some years. Growth is slowing. There might be a new iPhone (an iPhone 5S), or not. If not iOS 7 will have to hold the fort for Apple until 2014. Even with a new iPhone model, iOS 7 is an important part of the Q3 and Q4 marketing ...
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World War E How To Cure A Zombie Entrepreneur
World War Z ," a tale about the spread of a pandemic virus that turns people into zombies. While the movie is fictional, there is indeed a zombie plague sweeping the nation. In fact, you or someone you know may already be infected. World War E is upon us - and that E is for Entrepreneur. An increasing number of entrepreneurs in our midst are acting like zombies, mindlessly sleepwalking ...
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Dont Let Your Ego Grow Bigger Than Your Influence
Ego can be one of the biggest barriers to creating real influence. Instead of naturally earning influence, people feel like they -- or their companies -- can influence others simply because they have 100,000 Twitter followers or a cool badge on their ...
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Is HR Missing the Mark on Mobile
worldwide mobile subscribers are expected to reach eight billion by the end of 2016, led by rapid mobile adoption in China and India. Portio Research indicates that by 2016 Africa and Middle East will overtake Europe as the second largest region for mobile subscribers. Telecommunications companies clearly see the opportunity, as do mobile marketers. What's less visible - but crucial for ...
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Mens Wearhouse Needs New Chairman
Men's Wearhouse said it fired Executive Chairman George Zimmer, who founded the company more than 40 years ago, sending the company's shares down 7 percent before the bell.The company, which gave no reason for the termination, also said it had postponed its annual shareholder meeting to renominate the existing slate of directors without Zimmer."The board expects to discuss with ...
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Investors hold their breath for the Fed
record highs . Any comments from Bernanke suggesting that the program's end is near would likely lead to significant declines. "Bernanke has to address asset purchases and every nuance in his replies will be seized upon by markets," said Deutsche Bank economist Jim Reid in a research note. The Fed will release a statement at the conclusion of the its latest monetary policy meeting ...
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NewsWatch Stock futures choppy as jitters set in before Fed
Stock futures are trading cautiously higher on Wednesday as markets await a monetary-policy decision from the FOMC and a subsequent press conference from Fed Chairman Ben ...
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Mark Hulbert A contrarian take on earnings misses
This is true anytime, but it's worth remembering right now because companies are falling over themselves reducing their earnings guidance for the current quarter -- the one that will be over in just a couple of weeks. In ...
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Super-sharp displays on Android phones take on Apple
Huawei, HTC, and Sony are leaders in super-sharp, large-screen phone displays, and Apple's got some catching up to do, says DisplayMate ...
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Sony pulls buggy PS3 update after user complaints
(Credit: Sony) Sony has put the kibosh on a new update for the PS3 after that update created bootup problems for many users. A host ...
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Rhode Island offshore wind farm contraversey
There is division in the ranks over a wind farm planned for construction off Block Island, while officials in the state government have accused future surveys for potential new sites of lacking in scope.
Deepwater Wind is becoming a controversial name in Rhode Island over plans to build an off shore wind farm just off the coast of Rhode Island. While not as controversial as Deepwater Horizon, the BP oil rig that caused the mess in the Gulf of Mexico, the renewable energy plans of Deepwater Wind are certainly raising some hackles. Read more
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