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Ben and Jerry's Free Cone Day: At Least Three Flavors Celebrate Owners' First Year in Business
Google Teams Up with Hotel Booking Startup Room 77
Google has partnered with hotel booking software startup Room 77. The licensing deal would give Google access to Room 77’s technology while adding more people to its hotel-search staff.
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Apple Considers Buying Smartphone Display Chip Company Unit
Apple Inc. is reportedly in talks with Renesas Electronic Group about buying a display chip unit from the Japanese company. Apple sees the purchase as a way to help design new smartphone displays for its iPhones.
Ford Recalls 435000 Vehicles To Fix Rusted Frame Parts and Seats
Ford on Monday announced it would recall 435,000 vehicles in 20 states to fix faulty frame parts and seats.
Yum Brands Could Establish New Chicken Restaurant Super Chix
Yum Brands is trying out a new restaurant idea in Super Chix. Super Chix is the name of Kentucky Fried Chicken's new chicken restaurant that its sister company Yum Brands is currently trying out the an Associated Press article on the ABC news website reported Monday.
Google Glass Livestream App: New Technology Allows Massive Audience Viewing
Google Glass now has Livestream App capabilities. Google's new LiveStream App for its Glass Connected Eyewear is the next advancement up from a regular Google Glass video streaming app that is based on the company's hangout setup.
McDonald's Taco Bell Breakfast: Commercial Goes Back into Time
Taco Bell released its latest commercial Monday. Taco Bell's new television ad shows an individual with a McDonald's Egg McMuffin, who then sees a Taco Bell waffle taco, and express interest Fox News reported Monday.
Tyson Chicken Nugget Recall: 75,320 Pulled Back For Extraneous Materials
Tyson is recalling its chicken nuggets Seventy five thousand, three hundred twenty pounds of frozen, and fully cooked chicken nugget products for possible plastic parts according to a press release from the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Samsung Achieves Breakthrough with Graphene for Wearable Technology
Researchers at Samsung’s Advanced Institute of Technology and Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea have made a breakthrough that they claim will use graphene to build new wearable technology. The scientists said they were able to synthesize a crystal of graphene that keeps its charge across a huge area.
Turkish Court Lifts Ban on YouTube Video Site--Sort of
An Ankara court lifted the Turkish government’s ban on YouTube Friday. The court allowed 15 specific videos to remain blocked.
Taiwan's HTC Loses $62 Million as Declines Continue
HTC posted losses of $62.2 million last quarter with $1.09 billion in revenue; that's 22 percent less than last year.