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Doctors in Japan Use iPad as Surgery Tool (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Japanese doctors recently made use of OsiriX, an imaging application for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad, to help visualized a patient’s internal anatomy and cancerous legions during an operation. Doctors interacted with the iPad... More of this article »
MasterCard (NYSE: MA) Launches iPhone and iPad Money Sending Application
MasterCard (NYSE: MA) announced on Thursday that it has launched a new iPad and iPhone application called “MoneySend” which is designed to allow individuals transfer money to others and accept credit cards, however the app isn’t... More of this article »
Verizon is Not Getting the iPhone in 2010, Executive Confirms (VZW, AAPL)
A Verizon (VZW) wireless executive confirmed that his company would not be added Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone or iPad to its network in the immediate future. There has been a lot of speculation about when Verizon and Apple will... More of this article »
AT&T to Drop Unlimited Data Plans for iPhone and iPad. (AAPL, T)
AT&T (NYSE: T) will no longer be offering unlimited data plans to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and iPad users on June 7th. AT&T instead will be offering a new data plan for iPhone and iPad owners, called “DataPro”... More of this article »
Facebook Advertisers Quadrupled in Number During Last 18 Months
Facebook said on Wednesday that the number of advertisers placing ads on its social network has more than quadrupled during the last 18 months as marketers hope to get their products in front of its 500 million plus users. Offices... More of this article »
NHTSA May Looking into Unintended Acceleration Issues in Ford Fusion & Mercury Milan (NYSE: F)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be opening an investigation into a possible problem with floor-mat interference on 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan models. The investigation rings of déjà-vu coming just... More of this article »
Prosper Marketplace Reverses Decision on Loan Application Process
Prosper.com, which runs a peer to peer lending website called Prosper Marketplace, reversed an earlier decision in which it had no longer required borrowers to state why they wanted to take out a loan as part of the application process. The... More of this article »
Lending Club Passes 10 Million in Monthly Loan Origination, Hires New CMO
Lending Club, a company which operates a peer to peer lending marketplace, issued a press release this morning announcing that it had passed more than $10 million in monthly loan originations during May 2010. The company said that... More of this article »
General Electric (NYSE: GE) Denies that NBCU CEO is Stepping Down
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) denied a report published on Wednesday that NBC Universal CEO Jeff Suzker has reached a deal to step down from the company after Comcast’s acquisition of a controlling stake in the media giant... More of this article »
Analysts Predicts 6.2 Million iPad Sales in 2010 (AAPL)
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced on Monday that it marked <a href=”http://www.ipadweek.ly/2010/06/apple-sells-2-million-ipads-in-58-days/”>the 2 millionth iPad sale</a> this week and now Gene Munster, an analyst... More of this article »
Ford (NYSE: F) to Offer Free In Home Charging Stations to EV Buyers
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) announced on Wednesday that it will provide nearly 5,000 in-home charging stations for buyers of the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric. Ford said that it would be partnering with Coulomb Technologies to offer... More of this article »
AT&T (NYSE: T) To End Unlimited Data Plan For SmartPhones, Offer Tiered Options
AT&T announced Wednesday that it will stop offering its unlimited data plan to new customers, opting for tiered plans that give users certain monthly limits. The company said the move will likely lower bills for a majority of... More of this article »
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) CEO Optimistic About Financial Reform
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon is optimistic that financial reform is headed generally in the right direction, he commented during Japan Society’s Annual Dinner in New York. “We’ll end up with... More of this article »
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) to Base R&D Center in Brazil
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has announced that it will base its fifth research and development center in Brazil because of its geographical advantages, tax breaks and opportunity to receive government contracts to help develop... More of this article »
Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) Lowers GDP Forecast for Russia
Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC)’s Merrill Lynch division has lowered its estimate of Russian GDP growth from 7.0% to 5.5% in a research note, the first forecast of declining GDP growth in Rusia among analysts. The analysts said... More of this article »
Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) To Slash 9,000 Jobs In Enterprise Service Business
Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) announced Tuesday that it will eliminate 9,000 jobs from its enterprise service business as it reinvests in automating the unit. The world’s largest PC maker plans to take charges of about $1 billion over... More of this article »
Woman Sues Google for Bad Walking Directions (NASDAQ: GOOG)
Lauren Rosenburg, of Park City, UT, said that she used her BlackBerry to get walking directions from her Google Maps application to get directions to her destination. Rosenburg said that she was hit by a car after following the application’s... More of this article »
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Predicts 11.1 Million Vehicle Sales Annually in May
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) chief sales analyst said in a recent interview that he believes the U.S. auto industry’s annualized sales will hit 11.1 million in the month of May, which would be the third consecutive month above the... More of this article »
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) Submits High Bid for Makena Beach & Golf Resort.
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) submitted the high bid of $55 million at an auction on Friday for the purchase of Makena Beach & Golf Resort. The San Francisco-based bank is the trustee of a group of lenders which are owed more... More of this article »
Apple May Be Revamping “Apple TV” Product to Compete with Google TV (GOOG, AAPL)
Apple, Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) may be readying a revamped version of its Apple TV product which will eliminate its set-top box form factor and move the media player into a tiny device running the iPhone OS, according to a new report from... More of this article »
11,000 Call Options Purchased on General Electric (NYSE: GE)
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) shares traded lower on Friday by 1.86% and ended the day at $16.35. Shares of the conglomerate have been declining during the last several weeks, but have recently rebounded off its historical support... More of this article »
DOJ Expands Investigation of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to Apps, Other Services
The U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into how Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) conducts its business operations in the music industry is reportedly expanding to several of the other electronics makers’ offerings, potentially... More of this article »
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) May Have Been Planning to Shelve Mercury For Years
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) made ripples in the automotive industry last week as rumors surfaced suggesting that the Detroit automaker may plan on phasing-out its Mercury line of vehicles. New media reports suggests that Ford may have... More of this article »