A little-known San Francisco firm has created a personal computer that weighs 1 pound, clips onto a belt like a cell phone and runs any Windows program.
Born in a warehouse in Hunters Point, Oqo (pronounced O-Q-O) is the brainchild of a team of former Apple and IBM engineers who set out to create a […]
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1-pound Oqo PC faces a huge challenge
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Bank split on January hike
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee was split almost down the middle in voting to raise interest rates earlier this month, minutes of the meeting show today, casting doubt over the likelihood of further rate rises in the near future.
The MPC voted only 5-4 for the shock interest rate rise, with executive director Paul […]
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LEGAL SNAFUS IMPERIL UNIVISION MUSIC SALE
December 12, 2007 — Univision Communications’ plan to sell its music business by year end might unwind from mounting legal problems at the company.
The Spanish-language broadcaster, already fending off a pair of payola-related lawsuits involving its music division, is now being sued by division President Jose Behar for more than $33 million in a […]
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The Making of_a LEGO
Dig through any child’s toy chest across the world and you’re sure to find a few rectangular LEGO bricks in the mix. The colorful bricks have retained their popularity since being introduced 48 years ago. In 2000, LEGO was named “Toy of the Century” by Fortune magazine as well as by the British Toy Retailers […]
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Newsom asks lenders to offer more help to those facing foreclosure
San Francisco has emerged relatively unscathed from the mortgage crises sweeping the nation, but a coalition of city leaders is predicting that reality may soon change. To deal with it, the group called on major subprime lenders Thursday to change the way they do business with homeowners on the brink of foreclosure.
San Francisco Mayor […]
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Easing fears over credit crisis push up Asian shares
HONG KONG: Asian shares powered to their highest in more than seven weeks on Monday as financial firms rallied on hopes that the worst of the credit crisis is over, and the dollar gained against the Japanese yen.
The U.S. currency was at its highest level against the yen since early March, with Asian stock […]
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