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Feed SubscriptionApp Stores Will Be $4 Billion Business This Year
A new report illuminates how Apple, Google, RIM, and Nokia will battle for the top spot in this lucrative market. The revenues from the major app stores will nearly double this year, reaching $3.8 billion in revenue in 2011, according to the market research firm iSuppli . Apple holds the lion's share of this market, at about three-quarters of the whole
Read More »How to Run a Seasonal Business
After New Yorker Alex Rein lost his job as a corporate lawyer in 2009, he decided to trade long hours reading contracts at his desk for... slushies. But not the neon, artificially flavored, convenience-store concoctions—he wanted to sell frozen treats that combined real pureed fruit with grown-up flavors like ginger and green tea.
Read More »Fossil’s MetaWatch Is A Bluetooth-Powered "Revolution On Your Wrist"
Fossil makes wristwatches, a risky business in a world where everyone carries a time-telling phone. Hence the MetaWatch--a digitally connected, wrist-mounted life companion. Oh, and yeah, it tells time, too.
Read More »Prostate cancer study shows early surgery saves lives
Men with early prostate cancer fare better when they have prompt surgery rather than taking wait-and-see approach
Read More »Google Gets Richer: And Other Strange Things That Happen When Oil Prices Rise
Lock up your fryer grease! When oil prices skyrocket, there are ripple effects that go far beyond the price of gas. When oil prices skyrocket, there are ripple effects that go far beyond cutting into your spending money and making Las Vegas seem like a less attractive weekend getaway (for people who like that kind of thing). High prices at the pump can also make your fryolator a prime source of income, cause you to spend more time online, and make your motorcycle a target for thieves.
Read More »Are health police trying to burn tanning salons or save young lives?
New York state may be the first to ban tanning salons for all minors
Read More »iFive: Google And Facebook Want Skype, The Daily’s Stats, Anonymous On Sony Hack, RIM’s 10-Inch PlayBook, iPad 3 Going 3-D
1. Rumors have often swirled that Skype was up for acquisition, and now the latest batch suggest that Google and Facebook are involved in a rival courtship dance around the VoIP firm.
Read More »Most nutritious foods for different ages
Expert points to foods most needed by the body at various stages of life
Read More »3 Office Fixes That Will Increase Employee Productivity
If you're looking for an excuse for your poor work performance, tell your boss it's the office's fault. Here are the three worst environmental productivity killers--and how to cure them. If you're looking for an excuse for poor productivity, tell your boss it's the office's fault.
Read More »Geoffrey Moore Interview: How to Approach the Smartphone App Business
This article is the final part of an 8 part series. Read part 7 to learn how to find your economic sweet spot
Read More »Balancing Acts Introduction
Meg Cadoux Hirshberg is the wife of Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg. In these video she describes the ups and downs of having the line between business and family disappear
Read More »How to Avoid the Passion Trap
Passion alone is typically what drives a founder to get a new business off the ground.
Read More »Gmail Ups To 25k Contacts
This could be a winner for some small businesses or self-employed consultants that rely on Gmail. You can now store up to 25,000 contacts in a single account. Previously, the limit was 10,000
Read More »Shoal Creek set for golf major comeback
Fred Couples is a couple of decades older since finishing second in the last major tournament at Shoal Creek, and he has the aching back to prove it.
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