Archive for June 18th, 2009
DailyTech Sirius XM's latest blunder: Its iPhone appCNET Newsby Don Reisinger The new app allows users to access some of the service's sports, talk, comedy, and music channels. The available channels include, Oprah Radio, MLB Home Plate, NFL Radio, NHL Home Ice, Mad Dog Radio, The Foxxhole comedy channel, …Sirius Satellite Radio Available for IPhone, [...]
Opposing Views US GAS: Futures Slide On Above Expected EIA Storage DataWall Street JournalBy Christine Buurma and Veronica Dagher Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Natural gas futures slid Thursday after the US Energy Information Administration reported a build in storage that was larger than analysts' and traders' expectations.Natural gas storage levels jump more [...]
MTV.com Chris Brown Lawyer's Request For Hearing Delay DeniedMTV.comBy Gil Kaufman On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court denied a request by Chris Brown's lawyer to delay a preliminary hearing in the singer's assault case scheduled for Monday, June 22.Court refuses delay in Brown case BBC NewsCourt Refuses to Delay Chris Brown Hearing People MagazineThe Money [...]
BBC News Geithner Urges Senators to Act on Regulatory Overhaul BlueprintBloombergBy Robert Schmidt June 18 (Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged lawmakers to accelerate consideration of the administration's proposal to reshape US oversight of Wall Street.Geithner urges quick action on US regulatory reform Washington PostDebate begins on Obama consumer protection plan Bizjournals.comguardian.co.uk - Triangle Business [...]
enterpriser.in HP to manage some Alcatel-Lucent work in 10-year allianceBizjournals.comTelecommunications equipment company Alcatel-Lucent and Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday announced a 10-year global alliance. Paris-based Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) and Palo Alto-based HP (NYSE:HPQ) said they will jointly market products that enable …Alcatel-Lucent, HP Set Alliance Wall Street JournalAlcatel-Lucent, HP team on converged network solutions TelephonyOnlineRTT News - TMC [...]
RTT News Philadelphia Fed June Factory Index Climbs to -2.2BloombergBy Bob Willis June 18 (Bloomberg) — Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region contracted in June at the slowest pace in nine months as measures of orders and sales improved.Philly Fed factory slump eases sharply in June ReutersCopper off earlier lows after Philly Fed data MarketWatchFOXBusiness - Briefing.com - [...]
The Sun South Africa gets swine flu caseBBC NewsSouth Africa's first swine flu case – a 12-year-old boy who flew in from the US – has been confirmed. The boy was admitted to a private hospital on Monday morning and discharged after treatment, said health ministry spokesman Fidel Hadebe.South Africa confirms first case of H1N1 [...]
Sydney Morning Herald Rain Suspends Play at US OpenNew York TimesTiger Woods and his caddie, Steve Williams, watched his drive off the first tee before play was suspended at the US Open because of soaking rain.Play suspended at first round of US Open Los Angeles TimesRain suspends 1st round of US Open The Associated PressSeattle [...]
Times Online Why Now, John Ensign?Washington PostSen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has yet to answer the most pressing question arising from his admission of an extramarital affair: why now, 10 months after his affair with a staffer ended, is he coming forward to air his dirty laundry?GOP Sen. John Ensign quits post after questions swirl about [...]
CNET News Frustrated IPhone Users Stymied by Overloaded Apple ServersPC WorldHistory is repeating itself: Apple's activation servers, primed for Wednesday's release of the iPhone 3.0 operating system to existing users strained to handle the flood of requests.First look: iPhone OS 3.0 is better for business, but IT won't be … ComputerworldApple forecasted to sell a [...]