Apple Pays Couple $1.7m for 1 Acre Plot

"Back in the mid-1970s Donnie and Kathy Fulbright of North Carolina were shrewd enough to snatch up a tiny parcel of land in Maiden, N.C., and build a modest home. However, the Fulbrights recently turned that $6,000 investment into a new life. As Apple paid the couple $1.7...

Broadcast TV Industry In Same Place Newspapers Were 5 Years Ago

Harry Blodget says the traditional broadcast television industry (i.e., cable companies, networks, and broadcasters) is in the same place traditional newspapers were about five years ago:  In denial. Here’s...

Wind and Solar Powered 'Charge Station' for your Mobile at Glastonbury Festival

For the second year in a row, Gotwind will provide a solar and wind powered Recharge Station for your mobile devices (commissioned by Orange) at the Glastonbury Festival (UK) on June 27 to 29. The station generates enough power to charge as many as 100 phones per hour.And it...

iPhone Vs. BlackBerry

"Apple may have found an easy target in PCs, but with the introduction of the iPhone at the end of June, it is going up against a different kind of competitor: Waterloo's Research In Motion, and its ubiquitous BlackBerry phone. Playing the “hip” card may not take Apple so...

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