Five Features the iPad Needs for Business (PC World via Yahoo! News)

March 15, 2010 Posted by maverick

Only a few weeks left until the Apple iPad–the Wi-Fi version at least–will actually ship and be available in stores. Reports suggest that Apple sold more than 120,000 iPads when pre-orders began last Friday, and it seems safe to assume that the early adopters are not looking to revolutionize business computing.

News: Apple signals post-sell-out iPad reservations, pre-orders still open (iLounge)

March 15, 2010 Posted by maverick

Apple has begun to hand out promotional iPad cards at its retail stores that suggests the company is preparing for a sell-out of launch day iPad reservations. The card offers instructions on how to reserve an iPad for pickup, telling customers to visit apple.com/ipad/reserve, select the store they wish to pick it up from, and choose their iPad model—16, 32, or 64GB. It then states that Apple …

iPad pre-orders may cool to "just" 30,000 per day (MacNN)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

The rate of iPad pre-orders has cooled but could still lead to major sales even before the tablet ships, an estimate from the AAPL Sanity board suggests. Following an earlier calculation of 120,000 on day one, the board now believes that Apple landed 152,000 pre-orders over the weekend and is settling down to rates of 30,000 pre-orders on a typical weekday and 15,000 each day on weekends …

iPad Buyer be Aware: $99 Replacement if Battery Dies (PC World)

March 15, 2010 Posted by maverick

It may take a few years before the iPad battery begins to decline; does that mean several models will be available at once?

iPad Has User Log-In Flaw (TheStreet.com)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

Just like the iPod Touch, theiPhone and other smartphones, the iPad lacks multiple user profile logins, including any ‘Guest’ login.

iPad Buyer be Aware: $99 Replacement if Battery Dies (PC World via Yahoo! News)

March 15, 2010 Posted by maverick

Just like most Apple products, the iPad will have an enclosed battery, but Apple says it will it with an as-new iPad for $99 when the charge won’t last as long — if the device has no other damage.

HBO Boxing: Pacquiao vs. Clottey – Cowboys Stadium (HBO)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

Hear from Jerry Jones as he talks about the new stadium. Pacquiao vs. Clottey takes place Sat., March 13 live on pay-per-view.

Travelex gold quotes at close: C$1,129 bid, C$1,130 ask; silver C$17.45 bid (Canadian Business)

March 15, 2010 Posted by maverick

TORONTO – Gold was quoted at C$1,129 bid (US$1,106) and C$1,130 asked (US$1,107) at the close of trading Monday Travelex Canada Ltd., a major gold

Tonight at 7: Clayton Co. Commissioners Talk About C-TRAN (WXIA-TV Atlanta)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

Clayton County’s bus system, C-TRAN, is slated to end service on March 31, after a 4-1 vote among the county’s commissioners. || What would you like to ask the commissioners about C-TRAN?

Two charged after cocaine stash found on boat in B.C. (CTV British Columbia)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

Two men found with more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine on a sailboat in Port Hardy, B.C., have been charged with drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Terasen natural gas rates to increase for most of B.C. (CTV British Columbia)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

Terasen Gas will raise residential natural gas rates in most parts of B.C. by about six percent, after receiving approval from the B.C. Utilities Commission.

S.C. House approves spending $200 million in federal money (The State)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

The S.C. House has approved an amendment to the state budget that would add an additional $200 milli

VP Joe Biden In Cincinnati For Steve Driehaus & Health Care Reform (WCPO Cincinnati)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

Joe Biden is in Cincinnati today, lobbying for passage of the health care reform bill and raising money for Congressman Steve Driehaus.

Cliffhanger vote possible this week on health care reform (WSFA 12 Montgomery)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

It’s setting up as a cliffhanger vote: ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to President Obama’s health care reform plan.

CNN – Obama Slams Insurers, Demands Health Care Reform (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

President Obama Today Took His Call For Health Care Reform To Ohio, Slamming Insurance Companies And Repeating His Call For A Vote On The Plan.

Denise Dennis: The Final Battle for Health Care Reform (The Huffington Post)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

I don’t know about you, but I am tired of hearing the main stream media repeat the Republican mantra that “If health care reform…

The Money Fighting Health Care Reform (New York Review of Books)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

By Michael Tomasky It’s chastening to think back to the predictions being made last summer about health care reform, and the assumptions that were widely shared in Washington at the time (certainly by me). Reform would face challenges, and it would never go as far or be as comprehensive as liberals wanted it to be. But some new law would pass by Thanksgiving or sooner. The stars that had defied …

Obama slams insurers, demands health care reform (CNN)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

The yearlong fight over health care reached a fever pitch Monday as President Obama took his call for change to the political swing state of Ohio, slamming insurance companies and repeating his call for a final congressional vote on his sweeping reform plan.

Good Times with Mo: The Blog – Blog Entries – HBO PPV Boxing …

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

March 16 – Mo Twister ; March 16 – HBO on HBO PPV Boxing Analyst Jim Lampley Trying To Make The Pac/Clottey Fight Sound Exciting; March 16 – jm on Kuroshia Sea Aquarium, Just Amazing. March 16 – hero on HBO PPV Boxing Analyst Jim Lampley …

MSU’s Izzo usually makes the right moves in March (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

March 15, 2010 Posted by admin

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo says the month of March rejuvenates him. That makes sense: The Spartans have advanced to the Final Four five times in the past 11 years and won the school’s second championship a decade ago. Izzo has led his team to 13 straight NCAA tournaments, the third-longest streak in the country and second-best run in Big Ten history.