Archive for April, 2007

BlackBerry system failure snarls service

AP reports here at Yahoo News: The BlackBerry system suffered a “massive system failure” after infrastructure failed at 8:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, New York’s WNBC NewsChannel4 reported on its Web site. A ZDNet blog also said the trouble began at 8:00 p.m.

The Top Ten Most Profitable Companies

CNN Money.com reports here: Exxon Mobil was the most profitable company last year by far, raking in $39.5 billion in earnings.
The Top Ten most profitable companies are:
1. Exxon Mobil
2. UAL
3. Citigroup
4. Bank Of America Corp.
5. General Electric
6. Pfizer
7. Chevron
8. ConocoPhillips
9. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
10. American Intl. Group

Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series

Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series With an unprecedented production budget of $25 million, and from the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life, comes the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations
As of its release in early [...]

Samsung: We’ll back Blu-ray and HD DVD

Korean electronics powerhouse follows LG in planning players that support both leading high-definition DVD formats. Reuters reports here at News.com: Samsung Electronics, which last year introduced the first Blu-ray Disc player, says it will support the rival HD DVD format as well, a move hailed by supporters of the No. 2 entrant in the high-definition [...]

The Top Ten Books in this week’s Bestellers List

The Top Ten Books in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Books here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
And the top ten Bestellers this week are:
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
• [...]

The Top Ten Notebooks

The Top Ten Notebooks in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Notebooks here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
And The Top Ten Notebooks this week are:
• Apple MacBook MA700LL/A 13.3″ Notebook PC (2.0 GHz [...]

Obsolete computers for fun and profit

Reuters reports here at News.com: From Apple’s Lisa to the Kenbak-1, vintage gear has a growing appeal for collectors seeking “character” and investments.

Google buys Doubleclick for $3bn

BBC News reports here: Search giant Google buys web ad network Doubleclick in a $3bn cash deal, the biggest in Google’s history. News of the deal comes just six months after Google paid $1.65bn for video sharing website YouTube.

The Top Ten Most Sold Digital Cameras At Amazon

The Top Ten Most Sold Digital Cameras in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Most Sold Canon Digital Cameras here for more info including some customer reviews in our online store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
The Top Ten Most Sold Digital Cameras at Amazon [...]