Xoom 4G Upgrade Requires 6-Day Mail-In Operation
The Xoom tablet has a respectably fast Verizon 3G connection, but Motorola promises a free upgrade to Verizon’s faster 4G network within a few months. To do that, however, you’ll need to ship your Xoom back to the manufacturer for more than a week.Source: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/XknB-twKxhs/
Go For Stocks To Capitalize On The Bursting Bond Bubble
Since most investors own bonds for yield and safety, we believe neither are present in the marketplSource: http://blogs.forbes.com/etfchannel/2010/12/03/go-for-stocks-to-capitalize-on-the-bond-bubble-bursting/
Unrest drives European equities lower
Equities in Europe continue their slide as unrest in Libya and the subsequent spike in oil prices drives traders away from riskSource: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5da77b8-3e71-11e0-9e8f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss
New MacBooks Get Faster Chips, Thunderbolt Port
Apple on Thursday refreshed the MacBook family with faster processors, more powerful graphic cards and, most notably, a new connection port called Thunderbolt.Source: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/h6J0Rp7LwaI/
Building materials rebound lifts Eurofirst
European equities start Friday with their first gains of the week after a strong forecast from Saint-Gobain boosted cyclical stocks and investors welcomed easing oil pricesSource: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9cd6183e-40c8-11e0-9a37-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss
The Daily’s DIY Indexer Calls It a Day
The volunteer coder who created a way for web users to read the ostensibly iPad-only The Daily gives up. Turns out he found the content wasn’t worth the effort.Source: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/EPTuonpBZfs/daily-indexer-quits
Piracy Still Fails to Impede Record Box-Office Earnings
The movie business has — yet again — run up record numbers at the box office. In 2010, theaters around the world reported a combined total revenue of $31.8 billion, up 8 percent from 2009. While the industry certainly has its share of piracy problems, they aren’t affecting box office receipts.Source: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/e8jvfkNELNA/
PayPal Freezes Account of Group Fundraising for Manning
PayPal has frozen the account of a group that has been raising money for the legal defense of accused WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning, citing a failure to meet PayPal’s requirement for nonprofit groups.Source: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/qP-Rl8B90qI/
Asia Stocks to Watch: Japanese automakers may see rebound
Japanese automakers have fallen hard this week in line with soaring oil prices, but a sharper focus on fuel efficiency may buoy sentiment going forward for some firms.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BFE387ECE-4068-11E0-842B-00212804637C%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
Energy groups outperform on back of oil surge
Libyan turmoil and rising oil prices drove down European equities for a fourth consecutive day even as the high price of oil proved a boon for energy groupsSource: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2791388a-3ff9-11e0-811f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss