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Apple Store Bans Facebook For Life

February 5, 2009

In an effort to thwart off time-theft and loiterers, Apple has decided to add Facebook to the list of banned websites at retail locations nationwide. When I asked some of the genius’ today whether or not anyone noticed the change, they all said that Facebook stopped working sometime in the past week. One of the [...]

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Is Apple Secretly Working With Axiotron?

February 3, 2009

Above is an image of what the Apple tablet is going to look like. It has been widely rumored that Apple would move to an entirely touch screen notebook experience, and the confirmation of their patent today confirms those claims. What’s even more interesting is that in the last few months, Steve Wozniak, Apple’s [...]

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Verizon Getting Government Help? Scam

January 30, 2009

A new provision might give Verizon $1.6 billion in credits in the next two years to bring fast Internet connections to rural and low-income areas*. The House bill that passed Wednesday will provide $6 billion in grants to broadband projects. The latest Senate bill increases those grants to $9 billion says The WSJ.
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AOL CEO’s Letter To Staff Regarding Layoffs

January 28, 2009

AOL CEO Randy Falco’s letter to the staff about laying off 10 percent of its workforce (around 700 people). Falco blames the economy flattening advertising revenue. Looks like pouring money into Platform A, AOL’s advertising network which launched September 2007, wasn’t a good idea. Here is the letter:

Dear AOL colleagues,
I’m writing to tell you about [...]

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Solar Sector To Bail Out Declining Chip Industry?

January 26, 2009

Heading into 2009, the global semiconductor industry will take a serious downturn in sales revenues.  2008 saw a decline of 4.4% from 2007, and analysts are predicting a 16% decline in 2009.  Although layoffs and budget cuts will most likely occur, chip companies might just see the light again…..enter the aggressively growing solar industry.
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