No, it doesn’t make any sense that you have to turn off your iPad or Kindle during airplane landings, and now the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission wants to see that change. In a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski urged the agency to “enable greater use of tablets, e-readers, and other portable devices” on flights, The Hill reports. Genachowski...
Rolling Stones hit NY for 50th anniversary gig
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — "Time Waits for No One," the Rolling Stones sang in 1974, but lately it's seemed like that grizzled quartet does indeed have some sort of exemption from the ravages of time.At an average age of 68-plus years, the British rockers are clearly in fighting form, sounding tight, focused and truly ready for the spotlight at a rapturously received pair of London concerts last month.On Saturday,...
Auto execs share insights on the industry and what's next
Label: Business It's hard to get America's most senior auto executives together in the same building to address the same topics, but we managed...
Dec
07
U.S. economy adds 146,000 jobs in November
Label: World The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment...
Firm says first BlackBerry 10 phone to debut in March, QWERTY phone won’t launch until June
Label: TechnologyResearch In Motion (RIMM) is gearing up for a series of make-or-break releases that could be considered the most important device launches in the company’s history. Everything is riding on the success of the RIM’s BlackBerry 10 platform, which will be unveiled in its finished state on January 30th next year. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins is on record confirming that BlackBerry 10 will launch in the first...
Alicia Keys raises $2.9M at gala, honors Winfrey
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — During the auction portion of Alicia Keys' Black Ball Redux, one man was ready to jump his bid from $100,000 to $250,000 for a trip to South Africa — if Keys would join him and his friends."I'll go for a little more," Keys said Thursday night at the Apollo Theater, where her charity's annual gala was held.The man — pharmaceutical billionaire Stewart Rahr — didn't raise his bid, but...
Dec
06
Tea Party Sen. Jim DeMint to retire, lead conservative think tank
Label: World WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, one of the most influential leaders of the tea party wing of the...
Apple to return some Mac production to U.S. in 2013: report
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Apple Inc is planning to bring back some of its production of Mac computers to the United States from China next year, Chief Executive Tim Cook said, according to a report published Thursday.The company will spend more than $ 100 million to build the computers in the United States, Cook was cited as saying in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek.“This doesn’t mean that Apple will do...
Individuality takes center stage at Grammys
Label: LifestyleFun. helped break up the sound of dance and electronic music on Top 40 radio with its edgy pop-rock grooves. Frank Ocean made a bold statement in R&B — with an announcement about his sexuality and with his critically revered, multi-genre album, "channel ORANGE." And Mumford & Sons continued to bring its folk-rock swag and style to the Billboard charts with its sophomore album.They all were...
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