And the big news in smartphones is that I have one now.
I just got a myTouch 3G phone from T-Mobile USA. I’m very happy with the phone and with the service, which …
‘Blogroll’ Archive
Flash back to 1959, and flash forward
by Jeff Dorsch, June 12, 2009, 2:56 pmMany momentous events took place in 1959. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and their communist guerrilla forces took over Cuba. A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway. The Dalai Lama fled Tibet and went into exile in India. Khrushchev and Nixon had their “kitchen debate” in Moscow. …
Needles, be gone! Diabetes drugs get a much-needed facelift
by Anne Law, June 9, 2009, 2:52 pmDiabetes patients forever struggling with the burden of daily injections could soon find some relief. Two new therapies under review by the FDA could change the landscape of diabetes treatment. One, …
General Motors watch: Day 2
by Jeff Dorsch, May 27, 2009, 10:37 amAs expected, the debt-for-equity exchange offer General Motors made to its unsecured bondholders fell well short of the acceptance level the company and the US Department of the Treasury were hoping for. The exchange offer expired last night, and GM’s board will meet to …
Countdown to Chapter 11 for GM?
by Jeff Dorsch, May 22, 2009, 8:31 amAs most of America slouches into the Memorial Day weekend, the executive suite in the headquarters of General Motors won’t be dark and quiet over the holiday. The No. 1 US carmaker is right up against President Obama’s deadline of getting its latest restructuring in …
Are we bouncing off the bottom?
by Jeff Dorsch, May 20, 2009, 11:25 amI can’t claim to cover all sectors of the economy, being mostly confined to aerospace, electronics, industrial manufacturing, and transportation. Still, I’m here to report that there seem to be glimmers of hope (and change?) in the semiconductor capital equipment market, which is currently wandering …
Another day, another Chapter 11 filing
by Jeff Dorsch, January 27, 2009, 3:58 pmSmurfit-Stone Container yesterday filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors, becoming the third large manufacturer of containers and packaging to seek bankruptcy protection in less than a month. It’s the biggest company in its industry to go into Chapter 11, with more than …
