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Apple, News Corp Launch iPad-Only Daily Newspaper

Apple and News Corp launched The Daily, an iPad-only newspaper, Feb. 2. A lot of attention will be focused on whether its model can succeed in a dynamic marketplace. – Apple and News Corp launched The Daily, an iPad-only
newspaper, Feb. 2 in New York City. Priced at 99 cents per week (and $39.99 per
year), the publication enters a complicated and dynamic media environment that
seems to take special pleasure in crushing upstarts.
The question is whether the iPa…


Camille Grammer: “Kelsey Was More Interested In Watching FOX News Than Having Sex!”

Drama is no longer in season on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but bashing the ex is always in vogue. Just ask Camille Grammer! The most outspoken — And dare we say most controversial — star of the buzzworthy cable docu-soap dropped by HLN’s Joy Behar Show Monday where she kicked Campaign Destroy Kelsey [...]

Chip Shot: Silicon Photonics News – Helping Researchers to Develop a New Industry

Today the University of Washington launched an exciting program that we hope will help trigger a new technology revolution around integrated silicon photonics chips. This program, which we call OpSIS (Optoelectronics Systems Integration in Silicon), will provide a silicon photonics wafer service to give researchers the ability to design and build experimental optical chips.

Justin Bieber “The TODAY Show” VIDEO [01/31/11]

If you spent the weekend near Manhattan’s bustling Rockefeller Plaza, you likely heard the pitter-patter of an army of panting Tweens converging on the studio of NBC’s The TODAY Show. Thousands of girls began lining up at 7 PM Sunday night, preparing to spend the night on the gritty streets of The Big Apple. All [...]

Google, Mozilla Privacy Efforts Lead Security News

Google’s and Mozilla’s efforts to empower users to more easily opt out of online behavioral tracking by advertisers were joined in the past week’s headlines by arrests in the pro-WikiLeaks cyber-attacks. – User privacy was in the news this past week when Mozilla and Google proposed
their own answers for concerns about online behavioral tracking by advertisers.
Mozilla entered the fray Jan. 23 when
it proposed adding a quot;Do Not Track quot; HTTP header to the Firefox
browser to send a signal to …


Weekend News Recap

SEVEN STORIES YOU JUST GOTTA KNOW ABOUT

Welcome back to our weekly digest of the top stories to hit JamBase in the past week, along with a little bonus stimuli.

1. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax To Play Single Concert in SoCal.

2. Animal Collective U.S. Tour

3. Lotus Set To Tour U.S. and Japan

4. Inaugural John Hartford Memorial Festival in June

5. Bob Seger Announces 2011 Tour

6. Robin Trower Announces New Album and Extensive U.S. Tour

7. Willie Nelson Country Throwdown 2011 Tour


Tablet DRAM Demand to Surge by Factor of Nine in 2011: Market Analyst

This news, if it bears out, comes at a good time for the worldwide DRAM-producing industry, which has experienced slipping market prices for months. – Following
in line with its projection of a continued
surge in NAND flash memory sales in 2011, market analyst IHS iSuppli
reported Jan. 27 that dynamic RAM demand is expected to explode by a factor of
more than nine in 2011.

This news, if it bears out, comes at a good time for worldwide DRAM …


“Day of Rage” protesters burn news truck

Violence broke out in Lebanon as thousands of supporters of acting PM Saad Hariri gathered in Tripoli for what they had called a peaceful “day of rage” protest. Demonstrators attacked a truck belonging to the Al Jazeera news channel and set it on fire. Protesters also burned pictures of former prime minister Najib Mikati, a Hezbollah-backed candidate who is set to be nominated Tuesday to replace Mr. Hariri.

ComfortDelGro Chengdu taxi news positive

ComfortDelGro (C52.SG) is flat at $1.62 with 655,000 shares traded in a muted reaction to news its wholly-owned Chengdu subsidiary has been awarded 800 new taxi licences by the Chengdu Municipal Government, making it the second largest operator in Chengdu with 1050 taxis. 

JPMorgan, which has an Overweight rating and $2.00 target price says the addition of 800 taxis “implies an 8% increase in its China taxi fleet and is positive.” 

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Thai bourse halts Sri Trang before S’pore news: Update

The Thai stock exchange suspended trading in rubber producer Sri Trang Agro-Industry Pcl (STA.BK) on Monday ahead of the pricing of a Singapore initial public offering (IPO), which has depressed its share price in Bangkok.

The world’s largest processor of natural rubber is expected to raise up to $360 million through its listing on the Singapore exchange.

Singapore is a big centre for rubber trading and the company already has a subsidiary there.

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“Kate Hudson Pregnant,” Says Mom Goldie Hawn

Kate Hudson seems to be trying to keep her news of her currently-occupied uterus under her hat…Too bad no one shot that memo over to her loose-lipped mother, veteran actress Goldie Hawn. The grandmother-to-be has confirmed speculation that Hudson is expecting a baby with her British rocker boyfriend Matt Bellamy, revealing the family is “very [...]

Thai bourse halts Sri Trang before Singapore IPO news

The Thai Stock Exchange said it had suspended trading in Sri Trang Agro-Industry Pcl (STA.BK) on Monday ahead of an announcement on the pricing of its Singapore initial pubic offering (IPO) later in the day.

The company is expected to raise up to $360 million (through a listing in Singapore. 

 
The rubber maker has set the IPO price at maximum $1.60 per share, it said in a statement to the Thai stock exchange.
 
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Facebook Privacy, Malware and Data Breaches Lead Security News

A recap of security news from the past week includes a Facebook privacy controversy and arrests in the hack of AT&T last year. – Malware threats, Facebook privacy and criminal charges all made their way
into various security stories in the past week.
The week started out with another battle tied to privacy and security on
Facebook, this time stemming from the social network’s decision to allow
applications to access user…


Weekend News Recap

SEVEN STORIES YOU JUST GOTTA KNOW ABOUT

Welcome back to our weekly digest of the top stories to hit JamBase in the past week, along with a little bonus stimuli.

1. David Crosby & Graham Nash Tour.

2. Robert Plant Spring Tour

3. The Black Crowes Schedule European Shows Before Hiatus

4. Coachella 2011 Lineup

5. Iron & Wine/The Low Anthem Spring Dates

6. Grateful Dead Europe ’72 Box Set

7. New Orleans Jazz Fest 2011 Lineup


Verizon, FCC Net Neutrality Suit Is Bad News for All Sides: 10 Reasons Why

News Analysis: Verizon has decided to wage battle against the FCC over an already-weak rule protecting net neutrality. But neither side is going to look good in a legal tussle that could set back the cause of network neutrality, one way or another. – Net neutrality and the legal
fight that surrounds it is something that cant be explained so easily. In
essence, the Federal Communications Commission believes that it has the power
to establish some basic rules on user access to the Internet. Internet providers,
however, feel that they can regul…


Bosnian TV cancels news service

Radio Television of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina (RTVFBiH) has canceled its radio and TV news service, Banja Luka-based daily Nezavisne Novine reports.
RTVFBiH Board of Directors has decided to cancel the news service “although this is the basic function of public broadcasters according to the law”, the daily writes.

Joan Rivers Banned From FOX News

Joan Rivers is no longer welcome at FOX News…depending on who’s telling the story. Legendary comedienne Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa dropped by The Joy Behar Show Wednesday to discuss their new WEtv show, Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?, but the conversation quickly turned to Joan’s declaration that she was unceremoniously “uninvited” from [...]

RBS upgrades DBS to Buy; bad news priced in

RBS upgrades DBS Group (D05.SG) to Buy from sell, and raises its target to S$16.50 from S$11.50. It says “DBS’s shares have been broadly flat for about a year now. As is well established, this reflects relatively weak underlying pre-impairment profit delivery (3.7% for FY10F and minus 0.6% for FY11F) on the back of historically low Sibor.” 

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Sandra Bullock Slams Ryan Reynolds Romance Rumors: “He’s Not My Lovah!”

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Sandra Bullock has set the record straight about tabloid dish claiming she’s romancing Scarlett Johansson’s recent ex, Ryan Reynolds. She isn’t. Speaking to The TODAY Show’s Al Roker on the Golden Globes red carpet last night, the 46-year-old said: “I think there will [...]

How To Get Free Publicity For Your Business On TV And Radio

Print media is just one avenue of publicity that is available. Depending on your business or story, radio, TV and online may be more appropriate. In this article, I share my top tips for attracting TV and radio coverage how to prepare for them. TV And Radio Media The main differences between broadcast and print [...]