IBT Staff Reporter

As enrolment is approaching this fall, students are readying and preparing their school stuff such as bag, pens, notebooks and laptop. This stuff that students prepared are use to take note from the class which soon serve as a reviewer for the students. However tedious effort must be done to save all necessary notes in a class especially when the professor is talking. The next generations Pulse Smartpen from Livescribe simplify the note taking life of students.

Director Hayao Miyazaki is considered a master of animation in his native Japan, and when Disney releases his latest movie

After performing in more than 30 countries, ballroom dance company

General Motors Co GM.UL has no intention of reopening the sale process for its European Opel operations and remains intent on reaching a deal with one of the two remaining bidders as quickly as possible.

One-time Broadway impresario Garth Drabinsky was sentenced to seven years in jail on Wednesday and business partner Myron Gottlieb got six for their roles in a half-billion-dollar fraud in the 1990s at their theatre production company, Livent, Canadian media reported.

London's theatres are booming despite the recession as audiences are boosted by the trend for cash-strapped Britons to holiday at home.

Shakespeare, 18 years on death row in a Pakistani jail, and a famously alcoholic writer are just a few of the serious dramas that balance the zany comedy shows at this year's 63rd Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Focus Features will finance, produce and distribute the next film from the writer-director team behind the 2006 drama

Every winter, an ice road is laid across 400 km (250 miles) of tundra to carry supplies to one of the world's most isolated gold mines.

Canadian John Wrenshall stands accused of bringing American child predators to Thailand to have sex with children, filming their crimes and then distributing the images over the Internet.

UnitedHealth Group Inc and former chief executive William McGuire will pay $925 million to resolve an investor class-action lawsuit accusing the health insurer of improperly backdating stock options.

Applied Materials Inc , the world's largest producer of chip-making gear, said it would at least break even this quarter, thanks to new orders and deep cost cuts, sending its shares up almost 4 percent.

The Japanese yen rose broadly on Tuesday as investors bought the low-yielding currency as U.S. stocks declined and on rising risk aversion after disappointing economic data from China.

The Chevrolet Volt, the electric car General Motors Co is counting on to revitalize its lineup, is on track to achieve an unprecedented fuel economy rating of 230 miles per gallon in city driving, GM said on Tuesday.

President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was concerned about an American citizen who was sentenced to seven years of hard labor by the Myanmar junta.

The Chevrolet Volt -- the electric vehicle General Motors Co [GM.UL] is counting on to recharge its image with consumers -- is on track to hit an unprecedented fuel economy rating of 230 miles per gallon in city driving, the automaker said on Tuesday.

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Britain's Royal Opera House wants Twitter users to help create the world's first online opera.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that she was ready to intervene personally to support auto parts group Magna's bid for carmaker Opel.

General Motors Co and eBay Inc are launching a test program in California that will allow consumers to negotiate with dealers and buy new vehicles online, the companies said on Monday.

The Perseid Meteor Shower which happens every August is expected the best time to watch on 11-12 August, Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.

Microsoft Xbox team has released a system update featuring new improve entertainment experience, express individuality and connect with friends.

Despite government rebates for hybrids offered to consumers in U.S. and Canada, the programs are failing to produce environmental benefits, yet the programs continue to cost consumers.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc can pursue claims on assets in a bankruptcy case expected to set a precedent for treatment of derivatives in complex investment products, a New York court said on Tuesday.

Frank DiPascali, 52, a long time employee and finance chief at Bernard Madoff's investment firm pleaded guilty to 10 counts of fraud in helping his former boss carry out a $65 billion Ponzi scheme.

The world's largest chip equipment maker, Applied Materials Inc , sharply narrowed its quarterly loss on better-than-expected revenue on Tuesday, thanks to a strong jump in new orders and deep cost cuts, sending its shares up 1.6 percent.

President Barack Obama held a town hall meeting at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Tuesday.

Bernard Madoff's long-time deputy, Frank DiPascali, Tuesday pleaded guilty to crimes including helping others carry out Wall Street's biggest investment fraud.

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