Walt Disney Co. has lost its appeal of a high-profile case concerning profits from the game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire."The...
Hands-On With the World-Changing $40 Tablet
Label: TechnologyAakash2The Aakash2 is available for $ 40.41 (2,263 rupees), but the government of India will subsidize half the cost for schoolchildren. The tablet is conceived as a tool to help end India‘s rampant illiteracy. Aakash2 will bring school-age children connectivity and unprecidented access to books.Click here to view this gallery.[More from Mashable: Zynga Holiday Campaign Turns Virtual Goods Into Real-World...
Study shows growth in second screen users
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers were once called couch potatoes. Many are becoming more active while watching now, judging by the findings in a new report that illustrates the explosive growth in people who watch TV while connected to social media on smartphones and tablets.The Nielsen company said that one in three people using Twitter in June sent messages at some point about the content of television...
The New Old Age Blog: Forced to Choose: Nursing Home vs. Hospice
Label: HealthAn older person, someone who will die within six months, leaves a hospital. Where does she go?Almost a third of the time, according to a recent study from the University of California, San Francisco, records show she takes advantage of Medicare’s skilled-nursing facility benefit and enters a nursing home. But is that the best place for end-of-life care?In terms of monitoring her vital signs and handling...
Stocks rise as Chinese manufacturing rebounds
Label: Business Stocks are rising in early trading on Wall Street, following European markets higher, following news that China's manufacturing...
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Egypt's top court postpones ruling amid pressure
Label: World CAIRO -- Egypt's highest court postponed ruling on a case against the constitutional assembly after Islamist supporters of President...
Katzenberg, Spielberg attend Governors Awards
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Hanks. Quincy Jones. Kristen Stewart. Warren Beatty. Quentin Tarantino. George Lucas. Steven Spielberg. Kirk Douglas. Amy Adams. Richard Gere.These and other famous folks came to the film academy's Governors Awards Saturday to honor filmmakers whose names may not be as well known, but whose contributions to the industry have affected movie-lovers everywhere.Documentarian D.A....
Opinion: A Health Insurance Detective Story
Label: HealthI’VE had a long career as a business journalist, beginning at Forbes and including eight years as the editor of Money, a personal finance magazine. But I’ve never faced a more confounding reporting challenge than the one I’m engaged in now: What will I pay next year for the pill that controls my blood cancer? After making more than 70 phone calls to 16 organizations over the past few weeks,...
When home security salesman comes knocking, beware
Label: Business Door-to-door sellers of home alarm systems are required by the state to have passed a criminal background check and have...
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