Cisco [CSCO 23.98] announced today that it will pay $35 per share – or or $2.9 Billion – for the wireless Internet and networking company Starent [STAR 34.41]. Shares on the news of the acquisition have caused both stocks to rise in early morning trading on Tuesday. Cisco is positioning itself for what it sees […]
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I’m sure this isn’t a first, and I know that a lot of politicians, including President Barack Obama, have Twitter profiles. But news just broke about how the New Hampshire House of Representatives are now using Twitter to disseminate information! The House Speaker, Terie Norelli, said that lawmakers are excited because Twitter will allow the […]
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*WOW* The Photoshop iPhone App
This is a wow for anyone who has an iPhone and loves Photoshop! And even if you don’t love Photoshop and have never figured out its intricacies, the iPhone app is perfect (and easy) for touching up your photos on your iPhone! CNET just released the news today, followed by Mashable picking up on the […]
With the massive amounts of status updates conducted each day on Facebook, there is no shortage of data to tell whether people are feeling happy or sad. And over time, this data can show trends as to how the nation as a whole (the United States for example) is feeling emotionally. That’s exactly what Facebook […]
With the launch of Bing and the merger with Yahoo, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) had high hopes for gaining search engine market share! Unfortunately, after only 2 months on the web it’s starting to look like Bing has peaked. From 247wallst.com:
I sent out my first post this morning around 5 AM about the breaking news of Verizon and Google having a conference call to discuss a partnership with Android – Google’s mobile phone operating system. Then later in the day, prior to the 10AM conference call, I did an update to the story that said […]
Have you heard of Google PowerMeter? In an exciting news release yesterday, Google says that PowerMeter is ready to go with a new device partner that will allow you to track and analyze the power consumption within your home.