“I Write Like” Catches Eye Balls

SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- A recently launched website named “I Write Like” is creating a buzz all over the internet with hoards of curious people and writers turning to the website to find out whom they write like. The website that has been created by a 27-year-old Russian software programmer Dmitry Chestnykh claims that it …. Source  : “I Write Like” Catches Eye Balls.

After Dickens, spy Chapman now quotes Eleanor Roosevelt on Facebook

NEW YORK – Last week she quoted Charles Dickens on Facebook, this time Russian spy Anna Chapman has quoted Eleanor Roosevelt.

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face,” the deported Chapman, 28, wrote, quoting from a book the then-76-year-old Roosevelt, widow of …. Source  : After Dickens, spy Chapman now quotes Eleanor Roosevelt on Facebook.

Apple says iPhone 4 drops fewer than 1 additional call per 100 compared with iPhone 3GS

Apple: iPhone 4 drops more calls than iPhone 3GS
SEATTLE – Gripes from some people about the iPhone 4’s antenna design have overshadowed many buyers’ comments that the newest smart phone from Apple Inc. gets far better reception than previous models.
As it turns out, the iPhone 4 drops more calls than the older iPhone …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Correction: Brammo electric motorcyle story

Correction: Brammo electric motorcyle story

ASHLAND, Ore. – In a story July 15 about Brammo Inc.’s electric motorcycles, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the cheapest Harley-Davidson Inc. motorcycle sells for $10,500. The company said its motorcycles start at $6,999.
…. Original source  : Correction: Brammo electric motorcyle story.

Do you write like Charles Dickens or Stephen King? Website ‘I Write Like’ says it can tell you

I Write Like erupts online, authors scratch heads

NEW YORK – For anyone who has ever thought Charles Dickens was lurking inside his or her prose, a new website claims it can find your inner author.
The recently launched I Write Like has one simple gimmick: You paste a few paragraphs that exemplify your writing, then click … Read more : Do you write like Charles Dickens or Stephen King? Website ‘I Write Like’ says it can tell you.

Apple’s Steve Jobs: iPhone isn’t perfect, offers free cases to prevent reception problem

Apple CEO on antenna problem: ‘We aren’t perfect’
CUPERTINO, Calif. – A perfect iPhone? There’s no app for that.
Apple Inc. will give free protective cases to buyers of its latest iPhone to prevent reception problems that occur when people cover a certain spot on the phone with a bare hand.
CEO Steve Jobs apologized Friday … Original article on : Apple’s Steve Jobs: iPhone isn’t perfect, offers free cases to prevent reception problem.

Google acquires Metaweb, says deal will improve search, make Web more meaningful

Google buys Metaweb to ‘improve search’
LOS ANGELES – Search giant Google Inc. says it has bought Metaweb Inc., a company that helps connect Internet search words to real-world things.
Terms were not disclosed.
Google director of product management, Jack Menzel, said in a blog post Friday that the acquisition will help “improve search and make …. Source article  : Google acquires Metaweb, says deal will improve search, make Web more meaningful.

Summary Box: Shares of Qlik, RealD soar in market debuts, help revive confidence in IPOs

Summary Box: Tech IPOs revive hope in market

BIG GAINS: Both software company Qlik Technologies Inc. and 3-D movie technology provider RealD Inc. soared more than 20 percent on their first day of trading.
SPILLOVER: Their performance could boost interest in other IPOs after a rough second quarter, when 17 companies had to cancel offerings due to … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Summary Box: Shares of Qlik, RealD soar in market debuts, help revive confidence in IPOs.

Apple to give iPhone buyers cases to alleviate antenna problems, CEO says’We’re not perfect’

Apple: Free cases to alleviate iPhone 4 problems
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple Inc. will give free protective cases to buyers of its latest iPhone to alleviate the so-called “death grip” problem in which holding the phone with a bare hand can muffle the wireless signal.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the giveaway Friday during a … Read : Apple to give iPhone buyers cases to alleviate antenna problems, CEO says’We’re not perfect’.

Technology IPOs Qlik, RealD soar in market debuts, reviving confidence in IPO fundraising

Strong tech company IPOs revive hope in market

NEW YORK – The strong performance of two technology IPOs Friday, which came despite a big tumble in the stock market, is rekindling hope that the capital markets can fund the growth of companies.
Shares of business analytics software company Qlik Technologies Inc., based in Radnor, Pa., rose 29 …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Technology IPOs Qlik, RealD soar in market debuts, reviving confidence in IPO fundraising.

Apple to give iPhone buyers free cases, Apple’s Jobs admits ‘We’re not perfect’

Apple to give iPhone buyers free cases
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple says it will give free protective cases to buyers of its latest iPhone model to alleviate the so-called “death grip” problem: holding the phone with a bare hand can muffle the wireless signal.
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced the giveaway Friday at the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Apple to give iPhone buyers free cases, Apple’s Jobs admits ‘We’re not perfect’.

Apple’s Jobs admits ‘we’re not perfect’ as company faces iPhone antenna troubles

Apple’s Jobs admits ‘we’re not perfect’
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple CEO Steve Jobs is responding to growing complaints about the latest iPhone by declaring, “We’re not perfect.”
Apple Inc. has been beset with complaints from buyers of its iPhone 4 that holding the phone with a bare hand can muffle the wireless signal. The … Read more : Apple’s Jobs admits ‘we’re not perfect’ as company faces iPhone antenna troubles.

Old Spice ad campaign swarms YouTube, with some 180 videos uploaded this week

Old Spice ad campaign goes viral _ and then some

NEW YORK – In one of the largest viral video ad campaign ever launched, Old Spice is swarming YouTube.
The Procter & Gamble Co. brand released more than 180 videos featuring the campaign’s star, ex-football player Isaiah Mustafa (moo-STAH’-fah). In the videos, he responds personally to online …. Original article  : Old Spice ad campaign swarms YouTube, with some 180 videos uploaded this week.

Newspaper publisher Gannett to partner with Yahoo on local advertising sales

Gannett to partner with Yahoo on local advertising
MCLEAN, Va. – Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, is partnering with Yahoo Inc. to sell local online advertising. It’s a deal that could help Gannett boost revenue as its traditional print business declines.
Gannett said that all of its newspapers and seven of its 23 … Read more >>.

Shares of software provider Qlik Technologies jump after IPO prices high, raising $112 million

Qlik shares jump after IPO prices high
NEW YORK – Shares of business software company Qlik Technologies are leaping in their market debut after the company priced its initial public offering above expectations, suggesting strong demand.

The successful IPO helps set a brighter tone for the third quarter IPO market after companies struggled to raise money, or …. Source  : Shares of software provider Qlik Technologies jump after IPO prices high, raising $112 million.

Ex-CEO Thomas Bloch plans to leave board of H&R Block, bashes company’s priorities

Ex-H&R Block CEO blasts company; will leave board

NEW YORK – Former H&R Block Inc. CEO Thomas Bloch says he is leaving the tax preparer’s board of directors, and sharply criticized the company’s priorities, prices, and its failure to keep up with do-it-yourself online tax programs.
Bloch, who was president and CEO of the Kansas City company … Read more : Ex-CEO Thomas Bloch plans to leave board of H&R Block, bashes company’s priorities.

Turkey unveils first Turkish-made unmanned surveillance plane, hopes to export it

Turkey unveils its own drone plane for first time

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey on Friday unveiled its first drone airplane, a surveillance craft able to fly for 24-hour stretches over the rugged mountains where Kurdish rebels are waging a deadly insurgency.
Turkey’s eagerness to produce its own military technology mirrors its increasingly robust and independent diplomacy in …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Turkey unveils first Turkish-made unmanned surveillance plane, hopes to export it.

Dell says SEC staff to recommend settlement in long-running accounting investigation

Dell: SEC staff to recommend accounting settlement
ROUND ROCK, Texas – Computer maker Dell Inc. said Friday it’s getting closer to settling investigations by regulators into its accounting and the actions of CEO Michael Dell.
The computer maker has proposed settlements to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which the staff will …. Read the original article  : Dell says SEC staff to recommend settlement in long-running accounting investigation.

C.P. Joshi launches AWAASSOFT- a web enabled software for Indira Awaas Yojana

NEW DELHI – Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Dr. C.P. Joshi today launched a web enabled software for Indira Awaas Yojana named as AWAASSoft.

He congratulated the ministry personnel in expediting the digitization of the work which was earlier being done on manual basis.

Dr. Joshi expressed the hope that from now onwards … Read : C.P. Joshi launches AWAASSOFT- a web enabled software for Indira Awaas Yojana.

Apple invites press to Silicon Valley for iPhone 4 announcement; specifics not known

Ahead of the Bell: Apple iPhone 4 announcement
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple Inc. is holding a press conference at its Silicon Valley headquarters Friday morning to talk about its latest iPhone model.
Apple hasn’t said what, specifically, it plans to say about the iPhone 4. It’s likely the company will respond to complaints …. Source  : Gaea News Network.