Pokemon trading card and video game world championship held on Hawaii’s Big Island

Pokemon championships being held in Hawaii

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii – The Pokemon World Championships are being held on Hawaii’s Big Island this weekend.
Hundreds of players from around the world qualified to play in the Kona championship, which includes competitions in both its trading card and video game versions.
The game originally gained popularity after its creation in 1996.
Since … Original source on Gaea Times at : Pokemon trading card and video game world championship held on Hawaii’s Big Island.

Judge revokes government’s approval of genetically altered sugar beets until further review

Judge’s ruling uproots use of biotechnology beets

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge has revoked the government’s approval of genetically altered sugar beets until regulators complete a more thorough review of how the scientifically engineered crops affect other food.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White Friday means sugar beet growers won’t be able to … Read more : Judge revokes government’s approval of genetically altered sugar beets until further review.

WikiLeaks founder says group ‘will not be threatened’ by Pentagon over Afghan war documents

WikiLeaks says it won’t be threatened by Pentagon

STOCKHOLM – WikiLeaks will publish its remaining 15,000 Afghan war documents within a month, despite warnings from the U.S. government, the organization’s founder said Saturday.
The Pentagon has said that secret information will be even more damaging to security and risk more lives than WikiLeaks’ initial release of some … Read more >>>.

Corrlinks Website currently down for Maintenance

NEW YORK (Gaeatimes.com) — CorrLinks is a website, where friends and families of inmates are allowed to email or communicate with the prisoners. For the past few hours, the website Corrlinks was down and its services were unavailable, possibly due to maintenance. People have been searching for Corrlinks for the past few hours as … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Corrlinks Website currently down for Maintenance.

Allscripts and Eclipsys say their shareholders approve Allscripts’ $1.3B purchase of Eclipsys

Allscripts and Eclipsys shareholders approve deal

NEW YORK – Shareholders of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc. and Eclipsys Corp. have approved Allscripts’ $1.3 billion acquisition of Eclipsys, the companies said Friday.
The health care information technology companies said 99 percent of Allscripts shares voted were in favor of the deal, as were 99 percent of Eclipsys shares voted, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Allscripts and Eclipsys say their shareholders approve Allscripts’ $1.3B purchase of Eclipsys.

J.C. Penney, Dynegy, Nordstrom, Eli Lilly among big market movers Friday

J.C. Penney, Dynegy, Nordstrom big market movers
NEW YORK – Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
J.C. Penney Co., down 98 cents at $19.82
The department store posted a quarterly profit as it controlled inventory well, but cut its outlook for the year as … Original article on : J.C. Penney, Dynegy, Nordstrom, Eli Lilly among big market movers Friday.

Summary Box: Company behind magicJack banishes calling costs

Summary Box: Free calls from co. behind magicJack
THE PRODUCT: Software from VocalTec Communications Ltd. that provides free phone calls from computers, smart phones and iPads.
WHAT’S NEW: Other programs allow free calling between computers. Some allow free, but short calls to regular phone numbers. Google Voice provides free calls but uses up your minutes …. Source article  : Summary Box: Company behind magicJack banishes calling costs.

Company behind magicJack banishes calling costs with new software

Company behind magicJack to banish calling costs
NEW YORK – The company behind the magicJack, the Internet phone gadget heavily advertised on television, has another trick up its sleeve: free phone calls from computers, smart phones and iPads.
The cost of phone calls routed over the Internet has been on a …. Original source  : Company behind magicJack banishes calling costs with new software.

Autodesk shares jump after 2nd-quarter results show rebound in sales

Autodesk shares jump after 2Q results
NEW YORK – Shares of Autodesk Inc., an engineering software maker, rose Friday after the company reported a surge in second-quarter earnings.

THE SPARK: An improving economy helped Autodesk book earnings of 36 cents per share, excluding items. That came in well ahead of the 27 cents that analysts expected, according … Read : Autodesk shares jump after 2nd-quarter results show rebound in sales.

Questions, answers on governments’ BlackBerry objections and what BlackBerry’s maker can do

Questions and answers about BlackBerry objections
NEW YORK – Some questions and answers about foreign countries planning to ban the use of BlackBerry’s messaging and Web services:
Q: Which countries are involved?
A: India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have threatened to shut down some BlackBerry services in their respective countries. Lebanon and Indonesia … Read more : Questions, answers on governments’ BlackBerry objections and what BlackBerry’s maker can do.

Avago secondary offering of 14.9 million shares priced at $20.40 per share

Avago secondary offering priced at $20.40 a share

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Semiconductor maker Avago Technologies Ltd. said a secondary offering of 14.9 million shares has been priced at $20.40 per share.
The company said all of the shares are being sold by existing shareholders and it will not receive any proceeds other than proceeds from options …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Avago secondary offering of 14.9 million shares priced at $20.40 per share.

IBM to buy marketing services company Unica for $480 million as it expands ad measuring tools

IBM to buy Unica for $480M, gets ad measuring
NEW YORK – IBM Corp. said Friday that it has agreed to buy the marketing services company Unica Corp. in a $480 million deal that would give IBM more tools to meet its customers’ growing demand for targeted advertising.
The all-cash acquisition brings IBM deeper [..] Read the original article: here.

PDL Biopharma dives after Genentech disputes Europe patents of 4 drugs, including Herceptin

PDL BioPharma plunges on dispute with Genentech

NEW YORK – Shares of PDL BioPharma Inc. plunged Friday on word of a royalty dispute between PDL and its collaborator Genentech.
Genentech has informed PDL that it does not believe four Genentech drugs infringe on patents held by PDL in Europe, PDL said. PDL receives royalties on sales of … Original source on Gaea Times at : PDL Biopharma dives after Genentech disputes Europe patents of 4 drugs, including Herceptin.

Google Adds Voice Action Features on Android Phones

If Apple phone’s mesmerized the smartphone market with their touchiness, Google’s Android phones are looking to take an upper-hand with their Voice Actions technology. However, Apple offers voice control features in iPhone, while Google has improved upon the already existing Voice Actions feature, adding more speed and accuracy to it. This is no new technology, [..] Read the original article: here.

Dutch girls groomed, forced into prostitution by ‘Loverboy’ pimps

LONDON – A charity has claimed that thousands of young Dutch girls are being groomed on social networking sites and forced into prostitution by pimps dubbed “Loverboys”.

The youngsters are bombarded with promises of love before being threatened with violence and bullied into a life of sexual slavery, it is claimed.

Anita De Witt has set up … Read more >>>.

Bioshock Infinite Creates Sensation

SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- The fans of the Bioshock franchisee have reasons to feel elated about. The Bioshock 2 failed to live up to the expectation of the gamers and from the first looks it seems that Bioshock Infinite is the proper sequel to the hit game of 2007. Irrational Games is going to release … Read more : Bioshock Infinite Creates Sensation.

Why Hackers Love iPhone and iPad?

The good part of using Mac is that you don’t have to deal with viruses, adware, trojans and malware that hackers may be injecting using windows operating system. That doesn’t mean that Mac is not vulnerable. Hackers usually go for those devices that are used by most of the people or where their chances …. Read the original article  : Why Hackers Love iPhone and iPad?.

Foreign Minister: Australia working with US on WikiLeaks Afghan files

Australia working with US on WikiLeaks files

CANBERRA, Australia – Australia is working with the United States to investigate WikiLeak’s publication of thousands of secret Afghan war documents but has not been asked to act against the website’s Australian founder, the foreign minister said Thursday.
Australia, which has some 1,550 troops in Afghanistan, launched its own investigation …. Read the original article  : Foreign Minister: Australia working with US on WikiLeaks Afghan files.

Indian government sets Aug 31. deadline for BlackBerry to address security concerns

India sets Aug. 31 deadline for BlackBerry info
NEW DELHI – India’s Home Ministry threatened Thursday to block BlackBerry corporate e-mail and messaging services unless the device’s manufacturer makes them accessible to its security agencies by Aug. 31.
The ministry said that if no technical solution is provided by then, it will …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Indian government sets Aug 31. deadline for BlackBerry to address security concerns.

Delta launches ‘Ticket Window’ on Facebook letting passengers buy tickets directly from site

Delta to allow passengers to book through Facebook
ATLANTA – Delta Air Lines Inc. said Thursday it’s launched a new “Ticket Window” on Facebook that will allow passengers to book directly on the social media site.
It’s the first time an airline has allowed customers to reserve flights on Facebook, although nearly all major U.S. … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Delta launches ‘Ticket Window’ on Facebook letting passengers buy tickets directly from site.