Why did Google pay $12.5bn for Motorola Mobile? Search me... The Observer Google founders Larry Page, left, and Sergey Brin ensured that only a minority of shareholders were given voting rights. Photograph: Stuart Ramson/Associated Press | Once upon a time, dinosaurs roamed the Earth – huge, dim-witted monsters that spent much of their time savaging one another in tar p...
As PCs Wane, Companies Look to Tablets The New York Times | Although the world is dependent on personal computers, making them has not been a great business for most American companies for almost a decade. The New York Times | George Frey/Bloomberg News | Dell, one of a handful of American companies still making personal computers, struggles for every perc...
Farming overhaul vital for food, water security -UN The Guardian * Farms should enhance, not degrade, ecosystems * Water limits near to being reached, breached in some areas * Governments should incentivise better agriculture methods By Nina Chestney LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Agricultural methods need to be radic...
The American with his finger on the red button The Independent | "Winston Churchill" was Ralph Rivera's first thought when he came for a job at the BBC and was given his interview in a room full of broadcasting artefacts that included a Marconi microphone from the early 1940s. | Rivera grew up in New York City's...
Where the Action Is Wall Street Journal By EMILY MALTBY | Location matters. Related | So Much Promise, but Sometimes So Few Results These Industry Hubs Came—and Went More in Small Business | How Taking a Vacation Can Boost Your Bottom Line Small Businesses Get Smarter About Using Gro...
Motorola’s Identity Crisis Herald Tribune | Hundreds of framed patents hang on two separate walls at the headquarters of Motorola Mobility in Libertyville, Ill. They testify to the pride in innovation at Motorola, a luminary of American business that has survived corporate crises and enormou...
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How to Sleep on a Plane The New York Times | Virginia Heffernan on digital and pop culture.Tags: | air travel, airplanes, Sleep | More than two million travelers will board commercial airplanes today. Check-in kiosks. Sockfeet at security. Overhead storage. | Some passengers, hurtling through...
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Google's patent play: $12.5B for Motorola Mobility Nashville Tennessean | SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion deal to buy cellphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. is aimed at giving the Internet search leader more legal firepower as...
The world's top 15 rarest and most critically endangered mammals The Examiner | You think pandas and Bengal tigers have it bad? They do, but they have nothing on the mammal species, (or sub-species) on this list. Every animal here is on the brink of extincti...
LinuxCon: Open Source is an Ecosystem, not a Zero Sum Game Crunch Apple Google Facebook Deadpool youtube kickstarter Ultrabook Comment Tweet LinuxCon: Open Source is an Ecosystem, not a Zero Sum Game | Scott Merrill posted 45 mins ago Comments View Author Page | Linux and open source development is not a zero ...
Scientific Study adopts unrealistic stance on extraterrestrial contact The Examiner | There has been a flurry of recent stories by The Guardian and other major world media about the possible benefits or harm that may occur after contact with advanced extraterrestrial civilizations. The stories were sparked by a scientific study publ...
Reseeding, other measures can ward off weeds The Columbus Dispatch | On The House | A study of home prices released this week concludes that central Ohio prices dropped 21.6 percent over the last year - the largest drop of any city measured except Detroit. | The study, by the California firm Clear Capital, found tha...
Food aid reaches only one in five of Somalia's starving The Independent | A month after famine was first declared in Somalia fewer than one in five of the 2.8 million starving people in the south are getting help. Continued conflict and the banning of aid organisations by the al-Qa'ida inspired Islamist group al-Shabaab has made it impossible for large-scale aid to get through. | The lucky ones make it to refugee camps...
Late summer tips for your organic garden The Examiner | Well, summer is starting to wind down. Madison area organic gardeners should keep a watchful eye to the weather and start planning for the winter ahead. Here are some tips and hints to help extend the season and prepare for the next. Stop fertilizing perennials, shrubs, and trees so they have a chance to harden up before winter. Fertilizing late ...
