The family of trainwreck actor Charlie Sheen are weighing their legal options for forcing the troubled 45-year-old into drug treatment. Tipsters tell RadarOnline.com that The Sheens are is planning to go to court to gain conservatorship over Charlie after watching a similar arrangement bring pop tart Britney Spears back from the brink of self-destruction almost [...]
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Woman Who Fell In Fountain While Texting Eyeing Lawsuit
January 20th, 2011 |
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Only in America. Meet Cathy Cruz Marrero, the web’s newest viral sensation. Marrero amassed over 2 million views on the Interwebs this week after a video of her falling into a mall fountain erupted to the resounding sound of chuckles all over YouTube. But nobody at the mall is laughing now. You see, the leading [...]
Angelina Pivarnick Eyeing TNA Wrestling Deal, But Still “Regrets†Leaving “Jersey Shoreâ€
January 11th, 2011 |
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Former Jersey Shorer Angelina Pivarnick is hashing out the details of a deal that could land her a gig as a pro-brawler with theatrical wrestling company TNA Wrestling (This after her dreams of a promising career in the world of hip-hop went belly up. Imagine that.) — but the former reality personality says she can’t [...]
Angelina Pivarnick Eyeing TNA Wrestling Deal, But Still “Regrets†Leaving “Jersey Shoreâ€
January 11th, 2011 |
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Former Jersey Shorer Angelina Pivarnick is hashing out the details of a deal that could land her a gig as a pro-brawler with theatrical wrestling company TNA Wrestling (This after her dreams of a promising career in the world of hip-hop went belly up. Imagine that.) — but the former reality personality says she can’t [...]
Jessica Simpson Eyeing Weight-Loss Endorsement Deal
January 10th, 2011 |
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She’s well on her way to become fashion’s first billionaire, instead singer-turned-high-profile designer Jessica Simpson has sight her sights on landing an endorsement deal with a major weight loss company before she becomes Mrs. Eric Johnson. Simpson has waged a public war against the bulge ever since unflattering snaps of her expanding waistline stretching out [...]
Terry eyeing early return after miracle recovery
November 20th, 2010 |
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Chelsea skipper John Terry could be back in action in just a few days after fears were expressed that it could take several months for his injury to heal. Terry, who feared he could be out for weeks or months with sciatica, is now eyeing a return after a flying visit to a specialist in [...]
DBS eyeing Indonesia assets but not China bank stakes: Update
October 25th, 2010 |
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DBS Group <DBSM.SI>, aiming to expand beyond its home base of Singapore, is open to buying Indonesian assets that offer good returns but is not interested for now in Chinese banks where it can only get minority stakes, its chief executive said.
Piyush Gupta, chief executive of Southeast Asia’s largest bank, also told a media briefing in Taipei on Monday that lower interest rates in Singapore were having a negative impact on the group’s net interest income, but not a dramatic one.
GMG Global says eyeing foreign rubber firm in SE Asia
September 22nd, 2010 |
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Singapore-listed rubber producer GMG Global (GMGG.SI), said on Wednesday it is in talks to acquire a foreign rubber company in Southeast Asia and embarking on a new rubber-related project in Africa.
GMG did not provide more details on the acquisition target or the African project.
The statement came after its stock was suspended around midday following a 23% surge, which triggered a trading query from the Singapore Exchange.
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Temasek eyeing benchmark sterling bond sale: Reuters sources
July 19th, 2010 |
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Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings (TEM.UL) is looking to sell sterling-denominated bonds, its first issue in the British currency, to diversify its funding sources, people with knowledge of the deal told Reuters.
Temasek plans a benchmark issue, industry jargon for an issue equivalent to at least US$500 million ($690 million), and is in the process of sounding out potential investors through UBS (UBSN.VX), Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) and HSBC (HSBA.L), the sources said.
Hedge fund Algebris heads to Asia; eyeing Singapore and Hong Kong
March 18th, 2010 |
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London-based hedge fund manager Algebris Investments LLP is in talks to set up a base in Asia over the next few months, joining a slew of Western managers driven to the region in search of higher returns and a friendlier regulatory environment, two sources said.
Top officials from Algebris — backed by activist investor Christopher Hohn — visited Asia on a reconnaissance mission earlier this year but had yet to take a call on whether the new office will be located in Hong Kong or Singapore, said one of the sources.
Google Eyeing Location-Based Mashups, but Says Privacy Is Paramount
March 8th, 2010 |
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Google sees value in using location-based services, such as Google Latitude and Google Buzz to connect to disparate Web services and provide recommendations, but the search engine believes it’s important to mitigate the potential privacy scares associated with such services. To do this, Google product manager Steve Lee said making such services opt-in is crucial. There would also have to be a mutual understanding between the friend providing the recommendation from an app and the recipient of the recommendation for this to work.
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Google sees value in using location-based services such as Google
Latitude and Google Buzz to provide recommendations by connecting
to disparate Web services.
But the search engine believes it’s just as important
to mitigate the potential privacy scares associated with such servi…
Google Plugging Privacy Holes in Google Buzz, Eyeing Stand-alone Version
February 13th, 2010 |
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Google said it is plugging more privacy flaws in Google Buzz and is mulling a version of the social service that is not integrated with Gmail. Google told Business Insider it is working on two more controls with regard to Google Reader, which along with Twitter, Flickr and YouTube connects with Buzz. These came in response to an angry blogger who found her personal info was made accessible to an abusive ex-husband through the connection between Buzz and Google Reader. Google is also considering a version of Google Buzz that does not run in Gmail, according to Search Engine Land.
– Less than one day after Google improved the privacy controls in its Google
Buzz social service, the company said it is plugging more privacy flaws and is
mulling a version of the social service that is not integrated with Gmail.
The search engine launched Google Buzz Feb. 9, offering its 176 mill…
Health Care Field Eyeing Apple iPad
February 5th, 2010 |
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The Apple iPad already has the medical community intrigued, says a new study, which reports that nearly 20 percent of surveyed clinicians expressed interest in the iPad, while 9 percent plan to scoop one up asap.
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The Apple
iPad, which is scheduled to ship in the March timeframe, will more than
pique the interests of enterprise users, say industry observers. And
according to a Feb. 4 report from Epocrates, which offers a medical application
in the Apple App Store, the medical community is …
Lenovo Eyeing Mobile Device, Smartphone, Small Business Markets
February 4th, 2010 |
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Lenovo reports that its worldwide PC shipments grew 42 percent year over year during its latest financial quarter. Feeling good, Lenovo is now out to conquer small businesses, emerging markets and the mobile Internet device market.
– From Hong Kong on Feb. 4, Lenovo announced the happy
results of its fiscal third quarter of 2010, which ended Dec. 31.
Lenovo’s worldwide PC shipments increased 42 percent year over year, and for
the third quarter in a row it achieved its highest-ever worldwide
market share of 9 percent. It…
Enterprises Eyeing New Communications Solutions, Analysts Say
February 2nd, 2010 |
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Businesses will continue expanding their use of such technologies as VOIP and UC over the next few years, according to In-Stat and DellOro. By 2013, 79 percent of U.S. businesses will have deployed a VOIP solution, In-Stat said. By 2014, revenues generated in the UC space will outpace those in the larger enterprise voice market, DellOro group said.
– Analysts are predicting that enterprises will continue to expand their communications capabilities over the next few years.
In a report Feb. 2, research firm In-Stat said it expects that by
2013, 79 percent of U.S. businesses will be using VOIP (voice over IP)
technology, up from about 42 percent…
FTC Still Eyeing Intel over Nvidia Dispute: Report
December 4th, 2009 |
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FTC investigators are still looking at Intels business practices, this time relating to the chip makers ongoing lawsuit with Nvidia, according to a published report. This comes less than a month after Intel and AMD settled their long-standing legal dispute that results in a $1.25 billion Intel payment to AMD.
– Intel maybe have settled its legal disputes with rival Advanced Micro Devices, but the giant chip maker apparently is still being investigated by federal regulators.
The Federal Trade Commission reportedly is reviewing Intels legal
wrangling with graphics chip maker Nvidia, which like AMD is claim…
Nvidia Eyeing x86 Processor Market, Says Analyst
November 4th, 2009 |
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With Intel and AMD moving toward microprocessors that combine the CPU and graphics on the same piece of silicon, Nvidia could see its chip-set business disappear. However, Nvidia could also start making its own x86 processors to target both mainstream PCs and low-end mininotebooks, according to one analyst.
– In the coming months and years, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are looking
to change the way the world thinks about computing by combining the CPU and
graphics on the same piece of silicon.
In 2010, Intel
plans to release quot;Arrandale, quot; a microprocessor that combines a
32-nanometer m…