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…
Susan Sarandon has revealed that she is happy being 64, even if her skin sags. “I wouldn”t want to be 20 now. I know so much more, and I”m much more comfortable in my skin, saggy as it is,†The Daily Telegraph quoted her telling V magazine, in an Age Issue. Sarandon, who split with [...]
Susan Sarandon, Sigourney Weaver and Jane Fonda, 64, 61 and 72 respectively, have posed in a variety of sultry poses for V Magazine’s upcoming, ‘Who cares about age’, issue. All three women look fabulous in the photos, while Fonda takes it one step further by draping her famous body over a table. Sarandon also spoke [...]
Singapore stocks off to wobbly start as players book some gains from yesterday’s run-up while keeping eye out for developments from China, including economic data, listing of Agricultural Bank of China (1288.HK), says Dow Jones.
STI last flat at 2,951.77 vs high of 2,953.89, low of 2,947.89, likely to hold above this week’s current low of 2,914, with 2,984 (April 30 high) capping any upside.
“I think people are still comfortable with the market, but they want leadership to emerge. There’s no clarity from the US side, with unemployment still remaining stubbornly high. The near-term focus will be on China,” says dealer at foreign brokerage.
NOL (N03.SG) top percentage decliner among blue chips, off 1.5% at $2.01, while banks, property stocks tad higher.
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A survey of e-reading devices like the Apple iPad and Amazon’s Kindle 2 suggests some consumers are not yet ready to make the leap from paper books to digital texts, citing the weight of the devices, slower reading speeds and less-than-crisp text displays. – Research firm the Nielsen Norman Group has added a twist to the
successful, if brief, history of electronic reading devices such as
Amazons Kindle and the recently launched Apple iPad: After conducting
a survey of 24 Kindle 2 and iPad users, Jakob Nielson, co-founder and
principal of the Group, …
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2009 – When it comes to talking with their kids, parents say the topics of math and science are harder to discuss than drug abuse, according to a survey released by Intel Corporation today.
