Traditional art of letter writing ‘dying out’ among kids

LONDON – A survey has found that the traditional art of letter writing is fast dying out among children, as they turn to email, text messages and social networking websites, to communicate.

The survey showed that one-in-ten schoolchildren have never written a letter … Read more : Traditional art of letter writing ‘dying out’ among kids.

DTDC Track: DTDC Courier Status & Tracking

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — DTDC is the largest Domestic Delivery Network Company in India. DTDC with its 13,000 employees is engaged in delivering 10 million consignments every month over 10,000 zip areas. In addition to domestic services, DTDC offers services to over 240 international destinations.

DTDC has spread its wings even to the remotest places …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : DTDC Track: DTDC Courier Status & Tracking.

Cnectd Launches Cross-Platform Messenger

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com)- Blackberry users shall now be able to download “Cnectd” cross-platform messaging application on their hand-held devices for free. Reportedly, the Cnectd messaging application is now in its beta stage and has been made available for one and all Blackberry devices.
The Cnectd messenger supports both cross platform messaging as well as social networking. …. Original source  : Cnectd Launches Cross-Platform Messenger.

Toyota Financial Troubles Not Over

SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- The year 2010 has brought bad news and financial woe for Japanese car giant Toyota Motors which is still reeling under a number of car recalls affecting its flagship models since the beginning fog the year. It has decided to recall Lexus LS sedans to resolve a steering problem that … Read : Toyota Financial Troubles Not Over.

Pak students against ban on Facebook, YouTube in country

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani students are opposing the government’s decision to ban the hugely popular social networking site-Facebook and video portal YouTube, saying the move would only encourage extremism in the country.

“Pakistani people have the right to know about the world. The extremists want to … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Pak students against ban on Facebook, YouTube in country.

Facebook can Tell Who You will Date in Future

Facebook’s CEO came up with a novel way of prediction. It can tell you as an user who you will hook up with one week in the future, according to a new book about the social network. CEO Mark Zuckerberg thought that it is very exciting to get into user data and … Read more »».

Toyota to invest $50M, will partner with Tesla to build electric car at shuttered Calif. plant

Toyota to invest $50M in Tesla electric car plant
LOS ANGELES – The heads of Tesla Motors Inc. and Toyota Motors Corp. surprised the auto world Thursday by announcing a partnership to develop and build electric cars at a recently shuttered auto plant in the San Francisco Bay area.
Akio Toyoda, CEO of …. Source  : Toyota to invest $50M, will partner with Tesla to build electric car at shuttered Calif. plant.

Summary Box: Dell earnings jump 52 percent on PC sales, but gross margin sinks

Summary Box: Dell earnings up, gross margin falls
COMPUTER COMEBACK: Dell Inc.’s net income jumped 52 percent in the February-April quarter, and revenue rose 21 percent, a sign businesses are finally replacing aging PCs with new ones.
PROFITABILITY PROBLEM: Investors were disappointed that Dell’s gross margin – the percentage of revenue left after subtracting the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Summary Box: Dell earnings jump 52 percent on PC sales, but gross margin sinks.

Procter & Gamble hosts bloggers in stepped-up counteroffensive on Pampers Dry Max diapers

P&G hosts bloggers in defense of Pampers Dry Max
CINCINNATI – Four women who blog about consumer products for young families spent Thursday talking about diapers with Procter & Gamble Co. officials and advisers as the company tried to counter fast-spreading online criticism.
Claims that the new Dry Max version of Pampers – P&G’s biggest-selling … Original source on Gaea Times at : Procter & Gamble hosts bloggers in stepped-up counteroffensive on Pampers Dry Max diapers.

Intuit posts jump in 3Q net income, ups guidance, on strong tax and finance software sales

Intuit 3Q profit jumps 19 percent, boosts outlook

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Intuit Inc. on Thursday said its fiscal third-quarter profit jumped 19 percent as more consumers and businesses turned to its tax and accounting software and websites.
The maker of TurboTax and Quicken said net income for the quarter ended April 30 was $576 million, or …. Original source  : Intuit posts jump in 3Q net income, ups guidance, on strong tax and finance software sales.

Brocade posts 2Q profit on stronger gov’t sales; revenue falls short, shares tumble

Brocade posts 2Q profit but revenue dips
SAN FRANCISCO – Brocade Communications Systems Inc. posted a profit in its fiscal second quarter after losing money in the same period a year ago. Its results were lifted by stronger sales of its computer-networking equipment to the federal government, and significantly lower legal expenses.

The profit was better than …. Original source  : Brocade posts 2Q profit on stronger gov’t sales; revenue falls short, shares tumble.

Google tries to tune television into the Internet with help from Sony, Intel, Logitech

Google, partners hoping consumers their Web TV
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. believes it has come up with the technology to unite Web surfing with channel surfing on televisions.
To reach the long-elusive goal of turning TV sets into Internet gateways, Google has partnered with Sony Corp., Intel Corp. and Logitech International. They unveiled their … Read : Google tries to tune television into the Internet with help from Sony, Intel, Logitech.

Dell fiscal 1st-quarter net income rises 52 percent, company cites growth in PC sales

Dell fiscal 1Q net income jumps 52 percent

ROUND ROCK, Texas – Computer maker Dell Inc. says its first-quarter net income rose 52 percent. Sales of PCs and servers to businesses were strong.
From February through April, Dell says it earned $441 million, or 22 cents per share. Excluding certain items, earnings were 30 cents per share. [..] Read the original article: here.

GameStop posts higher 1st-quarter net income on solid game sales but outlook drags shares

GameStop posts higher 1Q net income, sales

NEW YORK – GameStop Corp., the world’s largest video game retailer, said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter net income climbed, boosted by strong sales of popular games like “Battlefield Bad Company 2″ and “God of War III.”
For the three months ended May 1, GameStop earned $75.2 million, or 48 cents … Read more : GameStop posts higher 1st-quarter net income on solid game sales but outlook drags shares.

US agrees to notify other nations before launching ballistic missiles, satellites

US agrees to announce missile launches
VIENNA – The United States has agreed to notify other nations before it launches most ballistic missile tests or satellites, in a measure that builds on a landmark arms agreement with Russia and is meant to encourage Moscow to reciprocate.

The American decision was contained in a confidential note made available …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

ChipMOS Technologies April revenue rises 47 percent year over year

ChipMOS Technologies April revenue climbs
SAN FRANCISCO – ChipMOS Technologies Ltd., which provides chip testing and assembly services, said Thursday that its revenue climbed 46.9 percent in April.

ChipMOS, which is based in Taiwan, said April revenue rose year over year to $44.1 million from $30 million. This is an increase of 6.5 percent from the previous … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : ChipMOS Technologies April revenue rises 47 percent year over year.

Sears’ net income falls as customers take deep appliance discounts but skip other aisles

Sears’ net income falls on appliance discounts

NEW YORK – Heavy discounts on appliances squeezed Sears Holdings Corp. in the first quarter even as a key measure of revenue rose, bolstered by federal rebates for those same appliances.
Sears’ shares fell almost 11 percent, or $10.86, to close Thursday at $88.70. The drop was the sharpest of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Sears’ net income falls as customers take deep appliance discounts but skip other aisles.

First Facebook, then YouTube: Muslim anger, court order trigger Pakistan websites bans

Muslim concerns trigger Pakistani Web bans
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan blocked YouTube and many other Internet sites Thursday in a widening crackdown on online content deemed offensive to Islam, reflecting the secular government’s sensitivities to an issue that has ignited protests in the Muslim country.
The move came a day after the government obeyed …. Source article  : First Facebook, then YouTube: Muslim anger, court order trigger Pakistan websites bans.

Some chefs have reservations about camera-toting food bloggers

Rise of food blogs creates pasta paparazzi

Grant Achatz is happy that food bloggers are so excited about dining at his renowned Alinea restaurant in Chicago that they want to shoot photos and even video of their experience. And he embraces the Web as the new medium for disseminating dining information.
But he does wish they’d just …. Original article  : Some chefs have reservations about camera-toting food bloggers.

Disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis admits doping and says Lance Armstrong was involved

Landis admits doping, fingers Armstrong
Disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis has admitted to systematic use of performance-enhancing drugs and accused seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong of paying international cycling officials to cover-up a positive test, according to e-mails obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title …. Read the original article  : Disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis admits doping and says Lance Armstrong was involved.