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Entries for January, 2012

Panasonic, Samsung to propose tie-up with Olympus: report

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Panasonic Corp and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics have each decided to propose capital ties with Olympus Corp, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday. Original post by samzenpus

Facebook to file $5 billion IPO Wednesday: IFR

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook is expected to submit paperwork to regulators on Wednesday morning for a $5 billion initial public offering and has selected Morgan Stanley and four other bookrunners to handle the mega-IPO, sources close to the deal told IFR. Original post by samzenpus

Facebook to file $5 billion IPO Wed a.m.: IFR

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook is expected to submit paperwork to regulators on Wednesday morning for a $5 billion initial public offering and has selected Morgan Stanley and four other bookrunners to handle the mega-IPO, sources close to the deal told IFR. Original post by samzenpus

Seagate Technology Q2 beats Street on margins

(Reuters) – Hard drive maker Seagate Technology’s posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings on strong margins, and followed rival Western Digital Corp in signaling a recovery from the floods in Thailand. Original post by samzenpus

Nikesh Arora rumored to become Motorola CEO after acquisition

Nikesh Arora, Google’s SVP and Chief Business Officer, will run Motorola once the Google acquisition closes later this year, according to rumor published by Business Insider. Arora ran the company’s international business for Eric Schmidt, taking over the global business after the former CEO stepped down. Arora has reportedly been “agitating” for a CEO position and [...]

Facebook to file $5 billion IPO: IFR

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook is expected to submit paperwork to regulators on Wednesday morning for a $5 billion initial public offering and has selected Morgan Stanley and four other bookrunners to handle the mega-IPO, sources close to the deal told IFR. Original post by samzenpus

The origin of Tron

Like with many great films, the stories behind the scenes can be just as entertaining as the movies themselves. 

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Regional carriers ask FCC to impose a ‘shot clock’ for roaming agreements

MetroPCS, U.S. Cellular and several other regional carriers have requested that the Federal Communications Commission initiate a “shot clock” for roaming agreements with larger wireless carriers. “Supporters stressed that imposing a shot clock on negotiations is necessary to provide the proper incentive for potential roaming partners to timely respond to inquiries,” a lawyer representing the [...]

Hammer horror returns with the help of Harry Potter

Hammer was the British film company that produced such classics as The Horror of Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein, while making stars out of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. read more Original post by David Konow

Facebook to file for $5 billion IPO: IFR

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook is expected to file initial paperwork with regulators on Wednesday morning for a $5 billion initial public offering, sources close to the deal told IFR. Original post by samzenpus