David Pouge posted up a review today of the Verizon iPhone 4 and noted in the original review that the device on AT&T would get tethering on Feb 13. That part has been removed from the review now, likely forced out by Apple ninjas. Best Buy has announced that on February 10 it will sell [...]
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iPhone tethering on Feb 13?, Best Buy to sell Verizon iPhone Feb 10, PADACS battery cases
February 3rd, 2011 |
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STI off 1.3%; 3,090 worst case consolidation – DBS Vickers
January 31st, 2011 |
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The STI is down 1.3% at 3188.45, in line with regional markets’ weakness as worries over the unrest in Egypt cap demand for equities. Volume is light at 863 million shares worth $1.01 billion, with over four decliners per gainer on the broad market.
DBS Vickers says it expects investors “to shy off stocks this week on news of the worsening unrest in Egypt over the weekend, equity markets’ negative reaction to that unrest and this being a holiday-shortened week.”
STI drops 1.3% to 3,188.57 at trading break
January 31st, 2011 |
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Singapore’s Straits Times Index dropped 1.3% to 3,188.57 at the 12:30 p.m. trading break, trimming this month’s advance to 0.1%. All but two stocks in the benchmark index of 30 companies fell.
Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.6 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market.
STI gains 1.3% to 3,220.78 at closing
January 26th, 2011 |
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Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 1.3% to 3,220.78 at the close, its biggest advance since Jan. 3. Five stocks rose for each that fell in the benchmark index of 30 companies.
Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.7 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market.
Jan 13: Singapore stocks may rise as Europe debt woes ease
January 13th, 2011 |
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Singapore shares may rise on Thursday, tracking gains in U.S. markets overnight as a successful bond auction by Portugal eased investors’ fears about the euro zone debt crisis.
Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> gained 0.11% on Wednesday to 3,244.94 points.
Jan 13: Ezra, Swiber, Qian Hu, Yangzijiang
January 13th, 2011 |
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The following companies may have unusual price changes in Singapore trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close. Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.1% to 3,244.94.
Ezra Holdings (EZRA SP): The provider of logistics services to the oil and gas industry said first-quarter profit declined 28% to $13.3 million from a year ago. Ezra gained 0.6% to $1.81.
Kim Eng rises 13% on Maybank’s takeover bid
January 7th, 2011 |
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Shares of Singapore’s Kim Eng Holdings (KEHS.SI) opened 13% higher on Friday after Malaysia’s largest lender Maybank (MBBM.KL) offered to buy the stockbroker for US$1.4 billion ($1.8 billion).
Around 9:02 a.m., Kim Eng shares were traded at $3.05, below Maybank’s offer price of $3.10 a share but well above its last traded price of $2.70.
Maybank said on Thursday that it has already agreed to buy a 44.6% stake in Kim Eng from two major shareholders.
Skype, NYSE Error Top List of 13 Big Programming Failures of 2010
January 3rd, 2011 |
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As in most any year in the modern age, 2010 saw its share of problems due to programming errors, bugs and other shortcomings. A timing error with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) systems, a Skype crash, problems with Chase online banking, faulty automobile systems at Toyota and privacy breaches were among the years big-name software problems that might have been avoided at the programming level. For instance, the Skype outage, which affected a large number of Skype’s 560 million users, resulted from a bug in the Windows version of the software. In a blog post, Lars Rabbe, CIO at Skype, said the company needed to enhance its capability for testing for and detecting bugs. "While our Windows v5 software release was subject to extensive internal testing and months of Beta testing with hundreds of thousands of users, we will be reviewing our testing processes to determine better ways of detecting and avoiding bugs which could affect the system," Rabbe said in his post. Software application defects are inevitable, but developers have a better chance of catching them if they use enhanced debugging and code analysis platforms and employ Agile methods. In addition, companies such as Replay Solutions, Coverity, Corensic and others offer software to help developers detect and resolve programming issues during the development lifecycle. – …
13 hurt as trams collide in Belgrade
December 20th, 2010 |
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Two trams collided near the Hippodrome in Belgrade this morning, injuring 13 persons, said reports. The trams, traveling on lines 12 and 13, crashed at around 07:50 on Monday.
Dec. 13, 1809: First Removal of Ovarian Tumor
December 13th, 2010 |
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1809: Dr. Ephraim McDowell, a pioneer in abdominal surgery, examines his patient and makes the decision to attempt the first surgical removal of an ovarian tumor, earning him the sobriquet “Father of Ovariotomy.”
The 45-year-old patient, Jane Todd Crawford, had been misdiagnosed as being pregnant with twins. McDowell, who ran a surgical practice in Danville, Kentucky, [...]
Dec 13: Wilmar, Popular, China Animal Healthcare, China Gaoxian, Great Eastern
December 13th, 2010 |
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Singapore shares may trade higher on Monday while investors digest China’s latest move to cap inflation and mop up excess liquidity in the economy. Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index fell 0.77% on Friday to 3,185.42 points. Here are some stocks and factors to watch, say Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters:
Pak to get six more F-16 aircraft from US on Dec 13
December 11th, 2010 |
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Six new F-16 C/D Block 52 high-tech aircraft will reportedly arrive in Pakistan from the United States on December 13, after which the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) will have a total of 18 such aircraft. In 2005-06, Pakistan had signed a contract with the US government for the acquisition of 18 F-16 C/D Block 52 [...]
Shui on Land said to meet credit investors starting Dec. 13
December 10th, 2010 |
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Shui On Land plans to meet credit investors in Singapore and Hong Kong starting from Dec. 13, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The real estate company hired Deutsche Bank AG, Standard Chartered Plc and UBS AG to help arrange the meetings, the person said, asking not to be identified as details are private. It may consider a sale of yuan-denominated bonds, whose coupon and principle would be settled in dollars, another person familiar with the matter said on Dec. 7.
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4G Provider Clearwire Sells $1.3 Billion of Debt, Feels More ‘Comfortable’
December 6th, 2010 |
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Clearwire has sold $1.3 billion in debt, in efforts to secure funding for continuing the build-out of its WiMax-based 4G network. – Clearwire, working to secure funding to continue the build-out of
its WiMax-based 4G network, sold more than $1.3 billion in debt, the
company announced in a Dec. 6 statement.
Clearwire, which wireless carrier Sprint owns a majority stake in,
has said it plans to cover 68 U.S. markets and 120 m…
Apple Prepping Mac App Store for Dec. 13: Rumors
December 6th, 2010 |
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Apple is preparing to launch its Mac App Store on Dec. 13, according to the latest rumors circulating around the blogosphere. – Apple could launch its Mac App Store Dec. 13, according to the latest rumors
circulating around the blogosphere. The PC version of the company’s iOS App
Store will offer third-party developers the chance to offer low-cost programs
for both consumers and business users.
Quoting an unnamed quot;i…
Croatia: 13 Serb victims identified
December 4th, 2010 |
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The Serbian Government’s Missing Persons Committee has announced that remains of 13 Serbs who were killed in the 1991-1995 war in Croatia have been identified.
The victims were exhumed in the towns of Petrinja, Dvor, Vukovar, Osijek, Kukunjevci and other locations, and the identification procedure was conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Criminology of the Zagreb School of Medicine.
Singapore October bank lending up 1.3% from September
November 30th, 2010 |
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Total bank lending in Singapore rose 1.3% to $313.3 billion in October from $309.4 billion in September, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
Housing loans to consumers rose 2.1% to $109.1 billion from $106.9 billion in September.
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Keppel Corp target raised to $13 from $11.30 by RBS
November 29th, 2010 |
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Royal Bank of Scotland raises Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) target price to $13.00 from $11.30, based on 19x 2011 EV/EBITDA forecast for offshore marine segment, to reflect higher chances of company landing rig contracts from Petrobras.
Movea Air Mouse app, iOS 4.3 on Dec 13 rumor, GoSmart Clip
November 24th, 2010 |
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If you give many presentations for work or have a HTPC in the living room and you are looking for an easier way to use a mouse Movea has a new app for you. The app turns your iPhone 4 into an Air Mouse for controlling any computer cursor. A rumor is circulating that iOS [...]