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Sprint (NYSE: S) Faces Shortage on HTC Evo 4G
Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) has stopped taking orders for the HTC Evo 4G as strong demand has made the device difficult to obtain. The company’s website on said on Thursday that shoppers should “check back later — more are on their... More of this article »
BP Gives $75 Million in Grants to Alabama, Florida & Mississippi (NYSE: BP)
BP PLC (NYSE: BP) said that it will give $75 million worth of grants to Alabama, Florida and Mississippi as the states respond to the worst oil spill in America’s history. BP COO Doug Suttles said in a statement on Thursday his... More of this article »
Ford Sync to Integrate Google Maps with “Send to Sync” Service (F, GOOG)
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) said that it would integrate Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Maps service into its Sync system so that drivers can receive directions in their vehicles for no additional cost. The Detroit automaker plans to release... More of this article »
Lending Club Passes $10 Million in Loan Originations During May 2010
Lending Club, a company which operates a peer to peer lending website, said that it passed more than $10 million in monthly loan findings during May 2010, marking the first time that any U.S. based peer to peer lending company has... More of this article »
Lending Club Announces Photo Contest Finalists
Lending Club, a company which operates a peer to peer lending website, has announced the finalist for a photo contest that it is running to find background images for its new Bing-like website. Lending Club has posted the finalist... More of this article »
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) Sold $1.15 Billion in Debt
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced that it sold $1.15 billion worth of convertible senior notes due in 2013 as it seeks to replace it short-term debt with longer-dated debt. The bonds, which do not pay interest, can be traded... More of this article »
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Aims to Shutter Mercury Brand by 2011
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) hopes to complete negotiations with its dealers by the end of the year to shut-down its Mercury brand and shift its focus on its Ford and Lincoln brands, CEO Alan Mulally said on Tuesday. Mulally did not discuss... More of this article »
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Limits Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) AdMob’s Capabilities on iPhone and iPad
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made it more difficult for third party advertising networks such a Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) AdMob to operate on its IPad and iPhone devices. Apple has quietly changed the terms of service for the iPhone... More of this article »
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) Announces Expression Studio 4
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced the immediate availability of its new Expression Studio 4 suite to kick off the Internet Week New York 2010 conference. The new version of Microsoft’s professional design suite aims to... More of this article »
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Focuses on Mobile Devices, Placing Less Emphasis on Mac
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Steve Jobs placed its iPhone OS, now called iOS, and related mobile devices including the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch at the center of the focus of his keynote on Monday, while ignoring the company’s Macintosh... More of this article »
California Yellow Cab Selects Ford (NYSE: F) CNG Transit Connect Vehicles
California Yellow Cab, an Orange County-based Taxi Service, has ordered a number of Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F)’s Transit Connect vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). Ford is phasing out its Crown Victoria model, which... More of this article »
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) Defends Security Record after Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Drops Windows from Internal Use
Search-giant Google (NSADAQ: GOOG) recently made the decision to move away from using Windows on the company’s computers over security concerns and began moving company employees over to Mac and Linux OSes. Microsoft did not... More of this article »
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) Cancels Bing Cash Back Program
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) has cancelled Bing’s cash-back feature which provided search engine users a rebate on items that they purchased through Bing’s search engine after the platform was not well adopted. Bing’s... More of this article »
Ford (NYSE: F) Sees 23% Year-Over-Year Increase in May Sales
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) saw a 23% increase in sales in its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands for the month of may. The Detroit-based automaker is currently in the process of closing the sale of its Volvo brand to Chinese automaker... More of this article »
S&P Lowers Credit Rating on British Petroleum (NYSE: BP)
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services dropped its long-term corporate credit rating on British Petroleum (NYSE: BP) from ‘AA’ to ‘AA-‘. The short-term corporate credit rating remains ‘A-1+’. “The... More of this article »
Pfizer Recalls Potentially-Deadly Intravenous Drugs (NYSE: PFE)
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) announced on Thursday that it would be recalling intravenous drugs that has floating matter in them, warning that the drugs could potentially kill patients that have been weakened. The recall comes just days after... More of this article »
Hitachi Reviewing Nuclear Power Partnership with General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE)
Hitachi (6501.T) said on Tuesday that it would be reviewing the structure of its current nuclear power partnership with General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) as it hopes to win more deals on a global basis. A spokesman for Hitachi did not... More of this article »
Apple Launches Showcase of HTML 5 Technologies (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Just days before the World Wide Developer Conference, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has created a number of demonstrations based on the next generation of web standards known as HTML 5. The “HTML5 Showcase” features seven different... More of this article »
Third Party Warranty Companies Target Apple iPad Users (NASDAQ: AAPL)
If we have learned anything from BlendTec during the last six months, it’s that the iPad is not indestructible. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and other third party warranty companies are well aware of this and have begun offering various... More of this article »
G.E. Predicts Rising Profit for Appliance and Lighting Unit (NYSE: GE)
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE)’s Appliance & Lighting president, Jim Campbell, said that he believes that his business unit will see rising revenue and profit during the second half of the year, citing federal stimulus... More of this article »
Will Steve Jobs Announce an iPad Revision at Apple’s WWDC? (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Rumors sites are in full gear discussing what Steve Jobs might announce at tomorrow’s keynote, hitting off Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) World Wide Developer Conference. It’s expected that Jobs will announce new iPhone models based... More of this article »
Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) Pledges to Increase Small Business Spending
Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) announced that it will increase the amount of money that it spends on purchasing from small and mid-sized businesses and has pledged to to purchase $10 billion in products and services from them over... More of this article »
Survey Says Ford (NYSE: F) Will Be Able to Retain Mercury Buyers
A new report from AutoTrader.com suggests that Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) will have a strong opportunity to keep Mercury buyers as it phases out the brand later this year. AutoTrader said that 28% of people shopping for new Mercury’s... More of this article »