Apple iPad first hands-on! Here it is folks, the Apple iPad. The screen is gorgeous, tilting is responsive, and the thing is super thin. Still, if you’ve used the iPhone before — and you can see the two devices side-by-side here — there’s not a lot of surprises here so far. Here are some...
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Apple iPad first hands-on! Here it is folks, the Apple iPad. The screen is gorgeous, tilting is responsive, and the thing is super thin. Still, if you’ve used the iPhone before — and you can see the two devices side-by-side here — there’s not a lot of surprises here so far. Here are some...
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Apple Makes It Official — and It’s Called the iPad Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad, Apple’s new tablet computer today at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. Apple’s CEO said that it is designed to be ‘better than the laptop, better than the smartphone,’ and can handle many basic functions: ‘Browsing the web....
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EntroSys motorcycle air conditioning and heating system now taking pre-orders, we wants it (video) We’ll go ahead and say what you’re thinking: a silver hose running up the front of your jacket doesn’t really augment any established motorcycle style. This thing looks like a canister vac that’s gone rogue and hitched a ride on...
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‘Avatar’ Passes ‘Titanic’ to Become Highest Grossing Movie Ever Made Surprise, surprise! Titanic has finally been de-throned. Just yesterday in our Weekend Box Office, Eugene Novikov noted how Avatar was sure to become the number one-grossing film in the next day or two. Right on schedule, The Hollywood Reporter posts that Avatar is now...
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Highest and lowest depreciating cars of 2009 in the UK Filed under: Car Buying, Budget, Honda, Maybach, Mitsubishi, Ferrari, UK, Luxury Car price guide Parker’s has produced its latest depreciation lists for cars in the UK. It’s probably of most use if you’re shopping at the lower-priced end of the car spectrum, since a...
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EBay Rolls Out ‘Free’ Auction Listings to Attract More Sellers EBay (EBAY), the giant online auctioneer, said Tuesday it is eliminating ‘listing’ fees for occasional sellers, as it tries to entice more users to its website in the face of stiff competition from arch rival Amazon (AMZN). Starting Mar. 30, sellers they will be...
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Diabetes Drug Approval Lifts Novo Nordisk, Amylin Stock The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finally approved Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) new once-daily injection for treating Type 2 diabetes, Victoza. Shares on Tuesday jumped about 3.8% in early afternoon trading in response to Monday’s approval, as it came after some delays due to safety concerns....
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Earnings Preview: More Rough Seas Expected for Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), already on the defensive over its decision to drop anchor in Haiti days after a devastating earthquake, could take more lumps after it reports its fourth-quarter and year-end figures Thursday. Continue reading Earnings Preview: More Rough Seas Expected for Royal Caribbean...
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BREAKING: Toyota temporarily halts sales of selected models *UPDATED Filed under: Car Buying, Recalls, Safety, Toyota // Toyota has announced that it will halt sales of eight models due to its ongoing problems with unintended acceleration. At issue are accelerator pedal mechanisms that could get stuck in the open position due to wear, causing...
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