Hurricane Irene 2011: Mighty Storm Path Takes Aim at New York, Northeast Corridor
Unusually large and powerful, Hurricane Irene is moving slow but plodding on a path pushing the massive storm toward possible landfall on the North Carolina coast Saturday before assaulting the Northeast's I-95 corridor late Sunday. With hurricane force winds of at least 74 miles per hour currently extending 70 miles from its center, and tropical-storm force winds extending another 255 miles in all directions, the Category 3 storm is packing winds of 115 miles per hour and forecasters say the...
Steve Jobs' Legacy: The Apple iPhone Says it All
Steve Jobs' greatest legacy as Apple's leader is without a doubt the Apple iPhone. The globally popular product sums it all up in regard to Jobs' legacy.
Hurricane Irene Path: Storm Posing 'Extreme' Threat to New York, Northeast U.S.
Hurricane Irene is threatening to become one most impacting storms to ever strike the Northeast U.S., possibly striking major cities including Philadelphia, New York and Boston at hurricane strength late into the weekend. After lashing the Bahamas on Wednesday, Irene is moving up the U.S. East Coast as a major Category 3 hurricane, packing winds of 115 miles per hour. Irene is centered about 65 miles east-northeast of Nassau, Bahamas and moving northwest at 13 miles per hour.
Hurricane Irene: Storm Strengthening, Targeting U.S. East Coast
Hurricane Irene is cutting its way toward a direct hit on the U.S. East Coast, threatening to wreak havoc in major cities along the highly-populated I-95 corridor late this weekend, including Philadelphia, New York, Hartford, and Boston. After lashing the Bahamas on Wednesday, pummeling small outlying Caribbean islands, the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season is posing an extreme threat to the U.S. East Coast -- with potential to become historic before it sweeps away from...
Steve Jobs Resigns: Five Reasons He Made Apple Great
Steve Jobs resigns from Apple, and now it's time to reflect back on what made the skinny college dropout one of the best innovators in the history of modern capitalism. News that Jobs resigned may be a surprise in timing, but everybody knew this was coming sooner rather than later. Jobs has been battling pancreatic cancer for years, and had a liver transplant two years ago, after all.
Hurricane Irene New York: Major Storm Takes Aim at Big Apple
Hurricane Irene is strengthening, and taking aim at New York, America's largest city. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is urging city residents to focus on potential damage Irene could cause, in a rare hurricane strength strike.
Hurricane Irene 2011: Storm Strenthening; Taking Aim at New York, Northeast Corridor
Hurricane Irene is taking shape as a historic storm, strengthening and taking aim at the Northeast. Forecasters are calling Irene an extreme threat with the potential to be a serious multi-hazard threat for the major metropolitan areas of the Northeast along the I-95 corridor including New York City.
Steve Jobs Resigns: 5 Reasons Jobs Became One of the World's Greatest CEOs
Apple's Steve Jobs resigns. Here are five reasons why Jobs made his mark as one of the greatest CEOs in the world.
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Steve Jobs Retires: Five Lessons to Learn from Apple's Great CEO
Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple's leader. The move has been speculated because of questions over Jobs' health. He was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant two years ago. Speculation has focused on when Jobs might retire, but even though the timing might come as a surprise, Jobs' impact as a 21st century leader is clear. Here are five reasons Apple's Steve Jobs made his mark as one of the greatest CEO's ever.
Lenovo's New ThinkPad Tablet Aiming at Business Market
Lenovo's new ThinkPad tablet is aiming at unconconquered territory -- the business and IT tablet space. The 10.1-inch ThinkPad is built around the Android system, the most competitive tablet platform to Apple's iOS used in the iPad tablet. The ThinkPad is also geared toward the business market, not the consumer market. Lenovo introduced its first business-class Android-based ThinkPad Tablet on Tuesday.
Hurricane Irene 2011: Category 3 Storm Puts U.S. East Coast on Alert
Virtually the entire U.S. East Coast is on alert late Wednesday for a possible impact from Hurricane Irene, threatening to blaze a trail from eastern North Carolina northward to New England by Monday. By the time the storm departs the East Coast late Monday, it will likely have lashed with significant impacts from the Bahamas, where it is currently located, to eastern North Carolina, and up through the northeast U.S. -- possibly making a direct hit on Long Island, New York late Sunday.
Hurricane Irene Path: Storm Tracking Toward New York; Officials Preparing Response Plans
Hurricane Irene continues to strengthen and make cut a path toward the eastern United States, with good odds of striking the New York area, and possibly making a direct hit on Long Island late Sunday. Irene is the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season and threatening to be the first to strike the U.S. since Ike in 2008.
HP's TouchPad Sells Out, Lenovo Releases ThinkPad: Is iPad's Advantage Slipping?
Apple's iPad has been crushing the com[etition in the tablet market, but suddenly HP's discontinued TouchPad is red hot and Lenovo has entered the market with the first ThinkPad tablets that are now available. The 10.1-inch ThinkPad is built around the Android system, the most competitive tablet platform to Apple's iOS used in the iPad tablet. The ThinkPad is also geared toward the business market, not the consumer market. Lenovo introduced its first business-class Android-based...
HP TouchPad Fire Sale Ironically Renews Company's WebOS Commitment
HP thought its webOS system was a bust, so the company decided to kill webOS devices, including the TouchPad tablet and smartphones. But once HP discounted the slow-selling TouchPad to $99 just seven weeks after launching the product consumers flocked in, selling the tablet out of stock.
Is The Street's Love of IPOs Signaling Tech Bubble 2.0?
It's true that mounting facts support the argument that we're experiencing Tech Bubble 2.0, primarily because of what seems to be overzealous enthusiasm for Internet company stock IPOs on Wall Street in recent months.
Hurricane Irene: Batters Bahamas, Aims at New York Area
Hurricane Irene became a major storm on Wednesday, upgraded to Category 3 as it battered parts of the Bahamas with 115-mile-per hour winds and took aim on the New York area. Forecast models show a high threat level for eastern North Carolina to New England, and models showed Long Island holds potential for a direct strike.
New York Earthquake: A Manhattan Shake and a Hurricane in One Week?
People said the daily commute and long working hours would be the hardest part of adjusting to life in New York. Seems somebody forget to mention earthquakes and hurricanes. But that's the reality I'm finding, as the earthquake shook New York Tuesday and forecast models show Hurricane Irene is making its way toward the metropolitan area for a possible Sunday strike at Category 1 strength. Suddenly, the daily commute to work doesn't seem like such a difficult task.
Hurricane Irene Path: Storm Tracking Toward Long Island, New York Area
Hurricane Irene's path is plodding toward a possible direct strike on the New York area. Forecast models show the storm could hit Long Island late Sunday or Sunday night at Category 1 strength, packing winds of 80 miles per hour or more.
Hurricane Irene Takes Aim at New York
One day after New York was shaken and rattled by an earthquake, forecast models show that Hurricane Irene has taken aim at America's largest metropolitan area. The latest forecast models show Irene could make landfall late Sunday at hurricane strength, packing winds of 80 miles per hour or more.
New York Hurricane, Earthquake Update: Strengthening Storms Takes Aim at Manhattan, Long Island
New York survived an earthquake that shook buildings and rattled nerves on Tuesday. Now, America's largest city is bracing for assault from Hurricane Irene, taking dead aim at the metropolitan area. The latest forecast models show Irene could make landfall late Sunday at hurricane strength, packing winds of 80 miles per hour or more.
Hurricane Irene New York: Long Island Surfers Love Action, But This Storm May Prove Too Big to Tackle
New York area surfers know they are flirting with danger when a major tropical storm or hurricane approaches the area, but they also know they can catch California-like waves or better. Hurricane Irene promises to bring a prime surfing opportunity to the area this weekend but the storm is so powerful the surf may be too dangerous.
Earthquake in Virginia, Hurricane Irene: Mother Nature Reminds Us She's Most Powerful of All
The earthquake in Virginia that shook the east coast and the approaching Hurricane Irene storm remind us that mother nature is the most poweful force of all.
HP TouchPad $99 Buyers: 10 Must-Have Apps For Download
Thousands have rushed to buy HP's TouchPad when it was discontinued, and the price slashed to $99. But there are not as many TouchPad apps available as iPad apps. Here's 10 for new must-have apps for TouchPad buyers.
New York Earthquake: Shaking While Eating an Almondine Pastry Near Wall Street
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FDIC Reports Good News: Fewer U.S. Banks Troubled
As Bank of America's stock dropped to a 52-week low in trading Tuesday and UBS became the latest bank to announce jobs cuts there's good news from the financial services industry -- a quarterly report from the FDIC shows that banks' finances are improving.
USPS Deficit: Five Problems Plaguing America's Postal Service
A cash crisis is driving the United States Postal Service toward insolvency. Postmaster James A. Farley is asking Congress for help, threatening that the postal service will default in September if something isn't done. Here are five problems plaguing the USPS.
Hurricane Irene Update: Storms Strengthens, Path Leading to U.S. Strike
Hurricane Irene has grown stronger, and the storm is expected to further strengthen and strike the U.S. southeast coast by the weekend, possibly as a Category 3 or Category 4 storm. More than 60 million people from Florida to New York and Massachusetts could be impacted by the powerful storm.
Sarah Palin is NOT Running for President (Not Yet, Anyway)
Sarah Palin is not running for president. Repeat: Sarah Palin is NOT running for president. Not yet, anyway. Former Bush advisor Karl Rove stirred speculation that Palin might soon announce her candidacy for president on Sunday with statements on Fox News suggesting it appears more likely than not that Palin will run. But the former Alaska governor and VP presidential candidate turned conservative spokesperson and celebrity issued a different statement Tuesday through her Sarah PAC Web site. Pal...
Hurricane Irene Getting Bigger, Stronger; New York, Massachusetts Likely Impacted by Late Weekend
Hurricane Irene has grown stronger, and the storm is expected to further strengthen and strike the U.S. southeast coast by the weekend, possibly as a Category 3 or Category 4 storm. More than 60 million people from Florida to New York and Massachusetts could be impacted by the powerful storm.