Ping , Apple's new social network, is the standout feature in iTunes 10 , the most recent update to Apple's music management application. Within Ping, you can find and follow your favorite bands and your friends as well as recommend or leave notes about the music you listen to. Ping adds a new layer to iTunes - a social layer focused on...
The federal government considers the Muslim group founded by Ground Zero Mosque leader Feisal Abdul Rauf to be a tax-exempt church. But federal...
Two Pasadena police officers whose names were kept secret after they shot and killed a parolee were identified in federal court papers filed by an attorney representing the dead...
Alexander Hotz is a freelance multimedia journalist and public radio junkie based in New York City. Currently he teaches digital media at Columbia Universitys Graduate School of...
Both volatility traders and long-term investors should be interested to know that Barclays launched the launched the ETN+ S&P VEQTOR ETN ( VQT ) yesterday. Flying mostly under...
If youre not familiar with the term hydraulic fracturing, you might want to study up. Fracking, as its called in shorthand, is big news in parts of the country and its about to...
The connected-TV space is getting HOT. Manufacturer platforms like Samsung Internet@TV and Sony Internet TV are set to mix with Google TV and Yahoo Connected TV , while the UKs...
New Gulf rig fire, oil leak raises questions. After a fire broke out early yesterday on a Mariner Energy ( ME ) offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard...
In The Works today: a report from the WNBA 's super-heavyweight Storm-Mercury bout; the World Championship in maps; and readers teach us more about Ramadan.
The potential market for anti-obesity drugs is enormous, but no drug in this class has ever achieved blockbuster status [1] . Understanding the factors that have limited the...
