Archive for April 2011
Microsoft quarterly profit falls amid competition from Apple
Sales of Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system slumped last quarter as Apple Inc.’s iPad crimped demand for consumer laptops, Bloomberg reported.
Revenue in Microsoft’s Windows division fell 4.4 percent to $4.45 billion, the company said …
Read MoreWhere iPhone goes secretly, so goes Android, lawsuit says
Two Android phone users have sued Google Inc. over claims their phones secretly recorded and stored data about their movements, Bloomberg reported.
The two residents of Oakland County, Mich., said in a complaint filed April …
Read MoreKum & Go contributes to Arkansas storm victims
Kum & Go LC has made a $10,000 contribution to the American Red Cross to help Arkansas residents recover from recent storms, President and CEO Kyle Krause said.
“We believe it is important for Kum …
Read MoreDART to give cyclists free rides
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) will offer free rides to bicyclists from May 16 through 20, in recognition of Bike to Work Week.
Bikers will need a coupon, available at one of …
Read MoreCorn, soybean prices heading up
Corn and soybean prices rose today on speculation that wet, cold weather in the next 10 days will slow planting across the Midwest, Bloomberg reported.
Three storms expected through May 9 will keep soil wet …
Read MoreCongressman to speak at Drake about perception of Islam
Congressman Keith Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota and the first Muslim elected to U.S. Congress, will lead a discussion on the misconceptions about Islam in America after Sept. 11, 2001.
The event will take place …
Read MoreThis market is mobile
A survey shows that Internet users would rather shop using a mobile device than a personal computer or laptop, Mobile Commerce Daily reported.
InMobi surveyed 15,000 mobile users in 14 countries about their shopping habits. …
Read MoreWe’re saving and spending
Inflation posted its biggest year-on-year rise last month as consumers stretched to cover higher costs for food and gasoline, Reuters reported after the release of a U.S. Department of Commerce report.
Consumer spending, adjusted for …
Read MoreReduced-price tickets and $1 hot dogs for Energy championship game
After setting an NBA D-League attendance record on Wednesday, the Iowa Energy has cut ticket prices for all upper-level seats to $5 for tonight’s championship game against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers at Wells Fargo …
Read MoreXenia expenses race ahead of revenues
The Xenia Rural Water District had revenues of $10.5 million and expenses of $19.8 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010, a state audit found. Revenues increased less than 1 percent over the prior …
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