Jul 9, 2010
Companies brace for end of cheap made-in-China era – Yahoo! Finance
SHANGHAI (AP) — Factory workers demanding better wages and working conditions are hastening the eventual end of an era of cheap costs that helped make southern coastal China the world’s factory floor. A series of strikes over the past two months have been a rude wakeup call for the many foreign companies that depend on China’s low costs to compete overseas, from makers of Christmas trees... read more
Jul 9, 2010
YouTube – 60-Year-Old Gets His Freak On
YouTube – 60-Year-Old Gets His Freak... read more
Jul 9, 2010
How 16 Great Companies Picked Their Unique Names : Innovation :: American Express OPEN Forum
Anyone who’s ever had to form a company can sympathize with how difficult it can be to create a company name that is descriptive yet unique. However, some companies have gone a less-traditional route and used some pretty unique naming conventions. Here are some examples of interesting company names and the backstories behind them. 1. Google The name started as a joke about the amount of information... read more
Jul 9, 2010
Fring Adds Two-Way Video Calling Over 3G to iPhone 4 – Mac Rumors
Looking to upstage Apple’s FaceTime video calling feature, fring has announced that its App Store application has received an update enabling two-way video calling on the new iPhone 4 via both Wi-Fi and 3G. With the new fring for iPhone you get lots of fring goodies including 2 way video-calling where you want and with whom you want! - Face-to-face video calls with friends on their Droids, Nokia... read more
Jul 9, 2010
German fans want revenge grilling of oracle octopus – Yahoo! News
BERLIN (Reuters) – Some Germans are calling for a public roasting of the oracle octopus who correctly picked the winner of all six of their national soccer team’s World Cup matches — including a bitter defeat to Spain on Wednesday. Paul, a two-year-old octopus in a German aquarium, turned into a global celebrity for his uncanny ability to predict the winner of all Germany’s matches... read more
