It’s not quite a Carl Sagan commentary, but one of the giant stars of the oil and gas firmament has burnt just a little too brightly in recent years, and is looking to conserve some of …
This Just In
Billions and billions of… dollars in asset sales. ConocoPhillips
by Stuart Hampton, March 16, 2010, 8:32 am
When screens go dark: Brinksmanship in the digital age
by Jeff Dorsch, March 11, 2010, 1:39 pmWhen big media corporations can’t reach agreements on their business arrangements, with the result that popular channels go blank on cable television systems, cutting off millions of subscribers, what’s to be done?
The remedy may or may …
Oscar bump or bust?
by Lee Simmons, March 10, 2010, 2:38 pmLast Sunday’s Oscar wins for best soundtrack (Michael Giaccino for Up) and best song (T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham for “The Weary Kind”) got me wondering if either of these albums experienced a post-Oscar …
Money, it’s a track
by Lee Simmons, March 9, 2010, 2:12 pmUPDATE: Pink Floyd 1, EMI 0.
If ever there was a band that would eschew single-track digital music sales, it would be Pink Floyd. The legendary British band hates single-track sales so much, in fact, …
Spotify Targets US
by Lee Simmons, March 8, 2010, 11:10 amiTunes’ biggest competitive threat, besides piracy, may be stepping on domestic shores within the month. Spotify, the UK-based music streaming service that has been a hit in Europe, is readying its US debut and …
The TSA may let you keep your shoes on
by Jessica Jimenez, March 4, 2010, 11:08 amUntil last weekend this native Texan had yet to visit California. The goal of my 3-day trip was to explore as much of San Francisco as I possibly could. I feel I accomplished my objective — I have …
Would you like an Espresso with that e-book (or would that be redundant)?
by Patrice Sarath, March 3, 2010, 2:17 pmIt’s no secret that I like books. I write them; I read them. I read about them. I am hardly ever without one.
I like the tactile feel of a book in my hands, especially one that’s an old …
Oil is not calming the waters in the Falkands
by Stuart Hampton, March 2, 2010, 12:07 pmPrompted by a renewed search for oil, an old geopolitical conflict is beginning to heat up again.
The place: the windblown Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. The protagonists: the far away UK (which …
Silicon wafer shipments down in 2009; IC equipment sales up in 2010 (so far!)
by Jeff Dorsch, February 26, 2010, 4:24 pmSemiconductor Equipment & Materials International (SEMI), an industry trade group, is best known for its monthly book-to-bill reports, tracking the business of North American suppliers of semiconductor production equipment. (The Semiconductor Industry Association once …
Warner breaks ranks
by Lee Simmons, February 26, 2010, 1:28 pmFree online streaming music — a bandwagon that once carried a happy collection of artists, labels, and consumers — has lost a big passenger. Warner Music Group will no longer license artists to online streaming services such as …
