Need for Speed sales race past 100 million copies
Los Angeles Times
Electronic Arts' racing franchise is one of the top five video game properties of all time. Need for Speed, Electronic Arts Inc.'s racing franchise, has raced past the 100-million copies mark, making it one of the top five bestselling video...
GM sees sales bounce as Chrysler plunges
Reuters
While the sales results were viewed as positive, industry executives continued to question the speed and strength of any recovery given the high U.S. unemployment rate. "We expect consumers to remain cautious as the recovery gains traction,...
Aborted fetus cells used in beauty creams
Washington Times
Our view - which is shared by most medical professionals and patients - is that the limited, prudent and responsible use of donated fetal skin tissue can continue to ease suffering, speed healing, save lives and improve the well-being of ma...
EA’s Need For Speed Sales Surpass 100 Million Copies
Coated
Electronic Arts racing game, Need For Speed, has reached a significant milestone, one that only a select few video games have achieved. According to company sales figures, Need For Speed has sold more then 100 million copies. In monetary te...
OWC unveils new quad-interface 12X Blu-ray burner
YAHOO!
Writing to BD-RE media is done at 2X speed, while writing to DVD±R is at 16X, DVD±R DL is at 8X, and CD-R is at 40X. The Mercury Pro 12X Blu-ray burner is available in a bundle with Roxio Toast 10 Titanium Pro for $450, though it remains to...
Advocates for high-speed rail lobby for more after $8 billion in stimulus
The Hill
Just months after winning $8 billion for high-speed rail projects in the stimulus, mass transportation advocates are pressing Senate appropriators for billions more in the Read more...
ANALYSIS - Central banks lead subtle shift away from dollar
Reuters India
But with the speed of reserve accumulation increasing after a crisis-induced lull late last year, policy makers can choose to park more new cash in euros and yen without having to sell existing dollar assets. "I think 2009 will be remembere...
Suspect abruptly surrenders after high-speed chase
11 News Houston
A 30-minute high-speed chase came to an abrupt end Thursday afternoon when the suspect pulled onto the center median on FM 1960, calmly got out of his car with his hands raised and laid face-down on the road.
ODOT cuts speed limit in area of 3 fatalities on I-75
The Hamilton Journal News
The Ohio Department of Transportation is reducing the speed limit on Interstate 75 to 55 miles per hour in a construction zone in response to three fatalities in four days in that area.
Twinings’ eastern promise has bitter aftertaste for UK workers
Times Online
There are also 129 potential job losses at its plant in Andover, Hampshire, where the company plans to invest in new high-speed packaging equipment to serve the British tea market. The company’s existing Chinese factory would be doubled in ...
Windstream to buy NuVox for $643 million
Houston Chronicle
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Phone company Windstream Corp. said Tuesday it's buying NuVox Inc. for $643 million in stock and cash. Windstream said the purchase of NuVox, a phone company that serves business customers, will add to its high-speed Int...
AT&T Sues Verizon Over Wireless Coverage Ads
Wall Street Journal
... Wireless, which is jointly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group Plc, has jumped on mounting criticism of AT&T's coverage and its ability to handle the Apple Inc. iPhone with its recent commercials, which target AT&T's...
AT&T sues Verizon Wireless over 3G ads
Reuters Canada
Since most of the U.S. population already use cellphones for phone calls, operators are depending on high-speed data service offerings to attract new customers or convince existing customers to spend more money on cell services. AT&T's excl...
