10 Diets That Just Don’t Work
It seems almost everybody would like to lose some weight, and fad diets offer quick solutions and plenty of promises. But will the results last over time? Here, 10 diets that just don’t work. Original post by samzenpus
Entries for May, 2011
5 Crazy Government Experiments
The occasional oddball research premise slips past the people who review government grant applications. What are some of the craziest instances of your tax dollars at work? Original post by samzenpus
Are there dead bodies on Mount Everest?
It’s kind of like a graveyard up there. Only the dead aren’t buried. They’re frozen in time — with climbing ropes still around their waists. Original post by samzenpus
Pretty Up Your Cables with Leaf Ties
If you’re tired of plain cable ties, check out these Leaf Ties. You’ll get 12 cable ties in a package that are strong, permanent, secure, weatherproof, and easy to remove. You can use them to corral your cables, support a young plant in your garden, or even to identify your luggage. They come from a UK company [...]
Steve Jobs to kick off Apple conference
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc said Chief Executive Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave, will “kick off” the company’s annual developers conference June 6. Original post by samzenpus
Nokia warns of weaker sales, shares drop 15 percent
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Mobile phone maker Nokia Oyj slashed its sales and profit outlook on Tuesday and scrapped forecasts for 2011 due to tumbling prices and intense competition, sending its shares crashing 15 percent. Original post by samzenpus
Deal of the Day – Dell 24” 1080p LED-backlit HDMI LCD Monitor plus $100 Gift Card
Today’s LogicBUY deal is the 24” Dell 5ms 1080p LED-backlit HDMI LCD monitor (model ST2420L) for $259.99 with $100 gift card and free shipping. Features: full HD 1920X1080 resolution, 250nit brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, DVI-D (HDCP), VGA, and HDMI connectors. This deal expires May 31, 2011 or sooner. Check the above link for more details [...]
Nokia warns of weaker sales, shares drop 13 percent
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Handset maker Nokia Oyj cut its sales outlook, citing weaker than expected margins and sales and sending its shares down 13 percent. Original post by timothy
Steve Jobs to unveil iOS 5, iCloud, OS X Lion at WWDC next week
Apple confirmed on Tuesday that CEO Steve Jobs will be on hand at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference next week to unveil Apple’s next-generation software. Jobs and other Apple executives will finally take the wraps off iOS 5, the highly anticipated software update iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users around the world have been clamoring [...]
Nokia stock plummets as company lowers second-quarter, full-year guidance
Shares of Nokia stock plummeted by as much as 12% on Tuesday as the Finnish cell phone maker lowered its second-quarter and full-year guidance for the 2011 calendar year. Nokia said competitive dynamics and market trends across multiple price categories will cause net sales of its devices and services to fall “substantially below” its previous [...]