What’s next for the immigration bill?
What’s next for the immigration bill? Elena Marquez, center, and others at a rally to call on Congress to pass immigration reform. (Joe Raedle/Getty … It’s been a good week for proponents of immigration reform. The sweeping bill that seeks to legalize most of the country’s 11 million unauthorized immigrants was passed by the Senate Judiciary [...]
May 22, 2013
China’s Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals
China’s Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai HONG KONG (Reuters) – Lenovo Group Ltd‘s bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments take their steepest fall [...]
May 22, 2013
Review: HMDX Jam Plus Bluetooth Wireless Speaker
Jam Plus tapers upwards from a 3.25” base to a 2.75” top, mixing matte plastic, swirled metal, and shiny anodized-style metallic finishes in a combination that we can only describe as regrettably cheap-looking—large seams around the unit’s base, as well as it integrated lights and volume and play/pause buttons, contribute to the less than impressive [...]
May 22, 2013
Control your Tesla Model S with your Z10 or Q10 with the Model S for BlackBerry app!
While BlackBerry had their pimped up Bentley on stage at BlackBerry Live showing off its amazing BlackBerry 10 integration, the hottest BB10-friendly car at the Orlando event was actually sitting in the parking lot behind the venue plugged into a charging station. Of course, we’re talking about the super fast, super sexy and environmentally friendly Tesla Model [...]
May 22, 2013
Kerry: US, allies ready to aid Syria rebels
Kerry: US, allies ready to aid Syria rebels AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The U.S. and several key allies sought Wednesday a strategy to end Syria‘s civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime‘s military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid. [...]
May 22, 2013
Lazaridis: iPhone, Android users will abandon iMessage and WhatsApp for BBM
Lazaridis: iPhone, Android users will abandon iMessage and WhatsApp for BBM A teenager from Saratoga, California took home one of the top prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair late last week after showing off her invention, which can fully charge a cell phone in 30 seconds or less. Eesha Khare was given the Intel Foundation Young [...]
May 22, 2013
The Xbox One likely won’t be a cable killer
2:35 PM Microsoft is trying to differentiate the Xbox One from rival consoles by giving it several key set-top box features for television sets but that doesn’t mean it’s going to take away your need to subscribe to cable services anytime soon. As AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka notes, Microsoft is limiting the amount of live television content Xbox [...]
May 22, 2013
‘I have not done anything wrong’
‘I have not done anything wrong’ Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official in charge of approving applications for tax-exempt status, denied wrongdoing in response to accusations that the IRS targeted conservative organizations seeking nonprofit status for heavier scrutiny between 2010 and 2012. “I have not done anything wrong,” Lerner told the House Oversight Committee [...]
May 22, 2013
Apple CEO makes no apology for company’s tax strategy
Apple CEO makes no apology for company’s tax strategy By Patrick Temple-West and Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday for the iPad maker saving billions of dollars in U.S. taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers that his company backs corporate tax reform, even though [...]
May 22, 2013
Felicia Day, YouTube and the Rise of New Media
May 21, 2013 Google is shaking up cable TV. Instead of bundling shows, is a la carte the future? “In the future, not one woman over 40 is in charge in this world? How can that happen?” Felicia Day is venting about the latest “Star Trek” movie. In an alternate universe, she might have played [...]
May 22, 2013