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Walt Disney To Acquire Marvel for $4 Billion

Walt Disney To Acquire Marvel for $4 Billion

Walt Disney Co., the world’s largest media company has just acquired Marvel in a $4 billion deal in cash and stock adding the line up of comic-book characters like Spider Man and Iron Man to its roster of action stars. Marvel stock owners will receive a $30 a share plus 0.745 share of Disney stock. [...]

Mobile Banking in Nokia, Soon!

Mobile Banking in Nokia, Soon!

I just read over at CNET Asia that Nokia will be offering financial services and mobile banking early next year. As Damian Koh reported, “This is based on US mobile payment solutions provider Obopay’s platform and will allow both Nokia and non-Nokia handset users who don’t have a bank account to carry out basic financial [...]

Citigroup, Inc. Plans to Expand its Asia Commodity Team

Citigroup, Inc. Plans to Expand its Asia Commodity Team

Citigroup, Inc. plans to expand and increase its commodities team in Asia by 40% next year to target double revenue from the business and in bidding to capitalize on a rising demand of raw materials eventhough the recovery of global economy in boosting metals and energy.

A New Era and Set of Leaders in Japan

A New Era and Set of Leaders in Japan

The Japanese voters overpowered the elections and rejected the party has ruled their country for almost past half century, now choosing an untested rival to struggle with an enfeebled economy and an aging society.

Hurricane Jimena Updates

Hurricane Jimena Updates

According to the US National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Jimena increased its strength to a category 3 storm on Sunday, August 30 off Mexico’s Pacific Coast and headed close to Baja California Peninsula. Hurricanes are rated according their intensity and a hurricane of category 3 are considered “destructive”. Weather forecasters expected the center of Hurricane Jimena [...]

Todd Duffee vs Tim Hague: Fastest KO in UFC History

Todd Duffee vs Tim Hague: Fastest KO in UFC History

UFC 102 just made mixed martial arts history. In the heavyweight bout of Tim Hague vs Todd Duffee, Todd Duffee Defeated Tim Hague via TKO at :07 in Round 1. That’s the fastest knockout in UFC history! Wow! Let’s watch the Todd Duffee vs Tim Hague fight video below while it’s still available to watch [...]

SmartNav 4 EG: Hands-Free Mouse

SmartNav 4 EG: Hands-Free Mouse

Introducing, the SmartNav 4 EG or more popularly known as the hands-free mouse. Yes, it’s a computer mouse pointer that doesn’t require hands. Why would you need a hands-free mouse? Well, it’s a good way to avoid stress from your wrists when using the computer for long periods and it will help you prevent having [...]

Lost and found after 18 years

Lost and found after 18 years

A missing girl from the United States was lost 18 years ago and now she was found! That was a really long time and If I were a relative or a parent of this girl, I’ll be worried for 18 years straight and will never stop searching for my daughter each and everyday. Jaycee Lee [...]

Kennedy’s Battle Against Brain Cancer

Kennedy’s Battle Against Brain Cancer

When cancer cells invade the brain of a person, survival rate is very slim. Despite his treatment plans at various medical centers, Edward Ted Kennedy, a democratic senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years ended the battle just a year after his surgery. It was in his medical history that Kennedy suffered a seizure last [...]

Nokia Launches N900 with Maemo 5

Nokia Launches N900 with Maemo 5

Nokia has finally launched the N900 and we already have seen numerous reviews with the said new series and it is good to know that the Nokia N900 has already evolved from Nokia’s previous generation of Internet Tablets and now marked another evolution with the Maemo 5 OS.

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“You’re All Screwed!” -Julian Assange To iPhone, BlackBerry and Gmail Users

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange just had a press conference at City University in London and courageously told iPhone, BlackBerry and Gmail users “You’re... 

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6th Grade iOS App Developer Is Yet To Be Heard

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Coca-Cola Started Their QR-Code For A Cause

Technology these days has gone far beyond we could ever imagine. If you’re just trying to see big the picture, everyone’s trying to place anything... 

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Yao Ming’s Officially Back! In School

The towering 7ft-6inches basketball star of China Yao Ming officially went back to school. He missed going to college for a decade when he decided to pursue... 

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People’s Choice Awards 2012 Nominees Now Revealed

No other award could be more worth it than those obtained by way of people’s choice and that’s why just being nominated in the People’s... 

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