Monthly Archive for: ‘December, 2012’
Texting Turns 20
You’ve come a long way, baby. Text messaging, or SMS, turns 20 years old today, as the very first SMS was sent on Dec. 3, 1992 by British enginee…→ Continue Reading
Facebook Granted Preliminary Approval In ‘Sponsored Stories’ Class-Action Settlement
Facebook won preliminary approval Monday in its offer to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against members of the social network …
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Deluxe Weather Radio Offers Everything Needed for Doomsday Survival
As Doomsday believers prepare for the end of the world Dec. 21—according to Mayan prophesy—they are stocking up on supplies …
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Pandora To Announce Quarterly Earnings Tomorrow
On the eve of Pandora’s fiscal 2013 earnings report, investors are asking if the company’s growth has begun to slow. …
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Dell Stock Rises After Goldman Upgrade
Dell shares rose sharply in mid-morning trading—up 7 percent to $10.30—after a Goldman Sachs analyst upgraded the company’s stock to …
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Detroit Automakers Post November Sales
Detroit automakers saw strong sales in November, as Chrysler, Ford and General Motors saw their sales rise by 14 percent, …
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Apple To Release iPhone 5 In 50 Additional Countries By End of 2012
And you thought it already had monumental sales. Apple is set to double the countries where the iPhone 5 is …
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Tablet Publication ‘The Daily’ To Cease Publication
Newspapers are a dying breed as more and more content moves online. Today, however, News Corp. showed even online newspapers …
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Scientists Create Device To Cook Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg
The hard-boiled egg. It should be the simplest thing to cook, yet it never seems to come out right. Boil …
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