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(AP) -- Pandora Media Inc. sold its initial public offering of stock at $16 per share late Tuesday, fetching twice as much as the popular but unprofitable Internet radio service expected less than two weeks ago. http://phys.org/news227330915.html Technology Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:50:02 EST news227330915 (AP) -- Intel Corp. has raised its quarterly dividend by 16 percent, boosting what was already one of the highest-yielding shareholder payouts in technology. http://phys.org/news224350442.html Technology Wed, 11 May 2011 16:34:28 EST news224350442 (AP) -- Dell Inc., the world's second-largest computer maker, said Wednesday it is laying off workers around the world but would not say how many or where. http://phys.org/news156001267.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:25:08 EST news156001267 Wishful bettors, those who make overly optimistic investments, will ultimately harm themselves financially, but they can harm entire markets as well, new research shows. http://phys.org/news156000497.html Other Sciences Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:28:50 EST news156000497 US online videogame play is on the rise as growing numbers of teenagers turn to the Internet for opponents and game software, according to an NPD Group report released on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news155927806.html Technology Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:17:28 EST news155927806 Mobile phone sales grew by six percent in 2008 over the previous year but fell nearly five percent in the fourth quarter as the global economy weakened, market research firm Gartner said on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news155308101.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:08:52 EST news155308101 Advancing innovation around the Intel Atom processor with a goal to target additional market segments, Intel Corporation today announced four unique versions of processors and two new system controller hub additions to the company’s "embedded" business division product line-up. The new products for the Intel Atom processor Z5xx series include industrial-temperature options, as well as different package-size choices better suited for in-car infotainment devices, media phones, eco-technologies and other industrial-strength applications. http://phys.org/news155235658.html Electronics Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:07:22 EST news155235658 Don't put much stock in rumblings that financial markets are a faulty barometer of the nation's economic climate, a University of Illinois business expert says. http://phys.org/news155226538.html Other Sciences Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:29:53 EST news155226538 Worldwide semiconductor sales declined 28.6 percent in January from a year ago as the global recession continued to take a big bite out of the computer chip industry, an industry tracker said Monday. http://phys.org/news155223014.html Technology Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:31:32 EST news155223014 Sales of personal computers are expected to decline by 11.9 percent to 257 million units in 2009, the steepest drop in the industry's history, market research firm Gartner said Monday. http://phys.org/news155222823.html Technology Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:29:49 EST news155222823 Canada's Research In Motion said Friday it has ruled out faulty batteries as the likely cause of keyboards heating up during recharging of its BlackBerry Bold smart phones sold in Japan. http://phys.org/news155012934.html Electronics Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:10:33 EST news155012934 Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo said it suspended domestic sales Friday of the smart phone BlackBerry Bold after about 30 users reported the keyboards heated up during recharging. http://phys.org/news154950870.html Electronics Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:54:47 EST news154950870 The socioeconomic characteristics of people who play state lotteries are similar to investors who pick stocks with a lottery quality--high risk with a small potential for high return, and just like the lottery, returns on average are lower for those who invest this way in the stock market, research from The University of Texas at Austin shows. http://phys.org/news154869402.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:17:20 EST news154869402 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Massey University have developed a new way to predict stock markets that has been recognised with an award from New Zealand finance specialists. http://phys.org/news154351114.html Other Sciences Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:19:31 EST news154351114 As the world seeks new ways to prevent and treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, more research continues to be conducted on the benefits of certain foods in reducing people's risk of contracting these ailments. Legumes in particular are often cited as being high in antioxidants, which have the property of being able to fight off free radical cells within the body, reducing the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. A recent study further investigated these connections, as researchers focused on the benefits of one type of legume, dry beans, in reducing the risk of mammary cancer. http://phys.org/news152975347.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:09:34 EST news152975347 (PhysOrg.com) -- All retail companies want to maximize their profits, while at the same time maintaining high market share compared with their competitors. One way to do this is by promising to offer the lowest prices in the market. With this strategy, a retailer may risk a decrease in profits, but has the chance to recover the loss by capturing more market share in the future, especially if some of its competitors exit the market. http://phys.org/news152964558.html Technology Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:10:00 EST news152964558 A new study in The Financial Review provides empirical evidence on the Democratic premium and the presidential cycle effect by examining the implications of both factors on the predictability of U.S. excess stock returns. http://phys.org/news151764784.html Other Sciences Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:53:23 EST news151764784 The market for ultraportable laptop computers, also known as netbooks, is seen as having some of the best potential for the PC market, but is not likely to overwhelm the sector soon, according to a recent report. http://phys.org/news151764082.html Technology Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:41:58 EST news151764082 The EUREKA (Belgium) i-StARS project is developing a compact, fully integrated and low-cost start-stop system for cars to replace conventional alternators in mass production. This second-generation starter alternator reversible system (StARS) is intended to enable the European automotive industry to meet new EU emissions legislation and significantly reduce fuel consumption without needing to redesign the engine. Additionally, it will fulfil global demands for more energy-efficient vehicles. Market forecasts indicate some one million vehicles a year will be using these systems by 2010 with a 4% penetration rate worldwide in the automotive market for such micro-hybrid applications in 2015. http://phys.org/news151241951.html Technology Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:39:11 EST news151241951 Rob Enderle answers the door at his house in the East San Jose foothills and he's on the phone. Of course he is. It's what he does. Talk. Talk. Talk. http://phys.org/news151174486.html Technology Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:54:46 EST news151174486 (PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at Iowa State University has developed a tool to determine what market conditions are needed for ethanol producers to make a profit. http://phys.org/news151172429.html Other Sciences Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:20:29 EST news151172429 Microsoft Corp. has bested rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. by securing an agreement to become the default provider of Internet search service to mobile phone customers of Verizon Wireless, a Verizon executive said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news150653373.html Technology Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:09:33 EST news150653373 (PhysOrg.com) -- The entry of low-fare carriers into the trans-Tasman routes between Australia and New Zealand do not threaten long-standing incumbent airlines, Qantas and Air New Zealand. http://phys.org/news149186941.html Other Sciences Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:49:01 EST news149186941 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by researchers at the New England Complex Systems Institute found that interpretations of data from an SEC pilot program used to justify the repeal of the "uptick rule" in the summer of 2007 are unsound. The uptick rule was designed to limit the rapid selling of borrowed shares and was implemented after the crash of 1929 to prevent future crashes. http://phys.org/news146228135.html Other Sciences Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:55:35 EST news146228135 Climate change is an unprecedented global problem and an emerging carbon finance market will play a critical role in addressing it, asserts a newly published Yale report. http://phys.org/news145274773.html Space & Earth Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:06:13 EST news145274773 A system of presumed consent for organ donation - where people have to opt out of donating their organs when they die - is the best way to tackle a growing waiting list for transplant. http://phys.org/news144669042.html Medicine & Health Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:50:42 EST news144669042 Congress needs to reform flawed 401(k) laws that could push back retirement for millions of Americans whose savings have collapsed along with the stock market, a University of Illinois elder law expert says. http://phys.org/news144332314.html Other Sciences Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:18:34 EST news144332314 The new T-Mobile G1 phone with Android goes on sale October 22nd. A sneak peak at the first phone to run Android reveals a notice to users that goes as follows: "Google may discover a product that violates the developer distribution agreement ... in such an instance, Google reserves the right to remotely remove those applications from your device at its sole discretion." http://phys.org/news143475970.html Electronics Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:26:10 EST news143475970 (PhysOrg.com) -- As distributed computing becomes universal, the programs that make devices work really have to work together. European researchers have gone back to basics to create a development toolkit that guarantees this sort of compatibility. http://phys.org/news141571986.html Technology Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:33:06 EST news141571986 A new study in the journal International Studies Quarterly reveals that ethnic violence is actually much less likely in countries where the free market predominates than it is in countries where the government plays an extensive role in the economy. http://phys.org/news141552467.html Other Sciences Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:07:47 EST news141552467