The University of Utah led all American academic institutions in producing technology startups, with 19 startups for 2009. MIT and Caltech tied for second with 18. – When it comes to spawning technology startups out of academia, the University of Utah is tops.
The University of Utah overtook the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) to become Americas number one research
institution when it comes to creating startup companies based on
university techno…
Well, Kanye will be pleased. R&B diva Beyonce faced off against country cutie Taylor Swift this holiday season as the beauties hosted dueling Thanksgiving Day specials, and according to the ratings, Beyoncé won this round – although neither ladies were particularly strong holiday performers. According to Nielsen, Beyonce’s I Am . . . World Tour [...]
CSR (CSR.AX), the world’s fifth-largest sugar-refiner, said on Monday Wilmar (WLIL.SI) had agreed to buy its sugar arm, Sucrogen, ending a year-long effort to either spin-off or sell the asset and pushing its share price up as much as 5% in a broadly weak market.
Singapore’s Wilmar International (WLIL.SI) on Monday struck a surprise deal to buy Australian conglomerate CSR Ltd’s sugar business for A$1.75 billion (US$2.1 billion), trumping China’s Bright Food Group.
Shares in CSR (CSR.AX), the world’s fifth-largest sugar-refiner, climbed more than 4% after CSR announced it had agreed to sell the sugar arm to Wilmar, the world’s largest listed palm oil producer.
News Analysis: Microsoft may not release Windows Phone 7 Series to phone manufacturers and users until late 2010, but already the software is impressing some. Some of its many innovations might even beat out the iPhone. We take a look at how it accomplishes that and what it means for smartphone users and producers.
– In the mobile business, all the talk surrounds the iPhone. Customers and
industry insiders want to know what Apple is planning, what sort of innovations
it will announce in its next installment, and whether or not any company even
has a chance to compete with Apple’s market-leading device.
In t…
ComScore Nov. 6 said some 27 billion hours were spent on the Internet by 1.2 billion worldwide Internet users in September 2009. Microsoft Websites led the way, but 70 percent of the time spent on its sites was through Windows Live Messenger. Google came in at No. 2, with 9.3 percent of the minutes (2.5 billion hours). Yahoo was third with 6.3 percent of the minutes, or 1.7 billion hours, but dropped by 14 percent from its September 2008 share of almost 2 billion hours. Facebook nabbed the fourth spot, with 5 percent of the minutes, or 1.4 billion hours.
– People are spending more time on the Internet searching more, shopping more
and perhaps even working more online.
ComScore Nov. 6 said some 27 billion hours were spent on the Internet by 1.2
billion worldwide Internet users in September 2009, or 24 percent more than the
21.7 billion total hours…
