Stephen Colbert Voted One of Maxim's Hottest Women May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu reports that after a write-in campaign by his viewers, Stephen Colbert comes in at No. 69 on Maxim's Hottest Women list. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Inside Track." (Source: Bloomberg) TV Channel Finder ZIP is required for U.S. locations Bloomberg Television in change Continue reading →
Design Guru Jony Ive’s Favorite Apple Product? The Next One By Adam Satariano | May 23, 2012 4:04 PM EDT | | 0 Comments Photograph by Rebecca Naden/AFP/Getty ImagesApple's Sir Jonathan Ive displays his Knight Commander medal at Buckingham Palace in London today. Apple design chief Jony Ive rarely gives interviews, but on the occasion of being knighted in his native U.K. today, the man who helped craft the iPhone and iPad talked with the Telegraph newspaper about the creative process and life after Steve Jobs. When asked by reporter Shane Richmond what Apple product he’d like to be most remembered for, Ive responded: “What we’re working on now feels like the most important and the best work we’ve done, and so it would be ... Continue reading →
Summer travel will become more costly this year now that airlines are charging more for aisle and window seats, in some cases $25 each way. NBC's Tom Costello reports. By Elaine Porterfield , msnbc.com contributorIt’s not just enough to buy your airplane ticket anymore: Increasingly, along with checking baggage, airlines want you to pay extra to ensure a seat next to your travel companions, including your spouse or child.That’s sure to lead to unhappiness during the coming busy summer travel season, with passengers already toting their own suitcases and carrying their own food to avoid paying additional fees. In many cases, it may cost as much as $25 — each way — to ensure you and your companion sit together. And last month, United Airlines ... Continue reading →
Enlarge image HP Third-Quarter Forecast Misses Estimate; 27,000 Jobs to Be Cut Hewlett-Packard stock has lost 18 percent this year. Hewlett-Packard stock has lost 18 percent this year. Photographer: Marcus Brandt/dpa/Corbis Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) forecast fiscal third-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates on slumping demand for printers, data-center equipment and services, and said it will cut 27,000 jobs, or about 8 percent of its staff. Profit excluding certain items will be 94 cents to 97 cents a share for the period ending in July, Hewlett-Packard said in a statement today. That compares with the $1.02 average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest PC maker, will eliminate the jobs by October 2014 through firings and early retirement offers, for an annual savings ... Continue reading →
Courtesy of Microsoft via BloombergJintronix is a startup that sees Kinect as a way to help rehabilitate patients who have suffered strokes or spinal cord injuries. Microsoft’s Kinect motion sensor lets gamers wield a light saber or slice falling fruit ninja-style, but Jintronix sees a more serious use — rehabilitating patients who have suffered a stroke or spinal cord injury. Jintronix is among 11 startups housed at Microsoft as part of the software giant’s 13-week accelerator program, which is designed to help developers build apps around Kinect for Windows, a version of the Xbox device that has been tweaked for the personal computer to broaden the technology’s reach in the home and office. Microsoft already has several hundred companies writing applications for Kinect for Windows, ... Continue reading →
