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Sell Big or Die Fast

Seven weeks after it was put on sale, Hewlett-Packard killed its TouchPad tablet, the company’s competitor to Apple’s iPad. Last year, Microsoft pulled the plug on its Kin mobile phonesonly 48 days after they went on sale. In recent years, technology companies have been cutting their losses with increasing speed. […]

Quran’s critics misinformed

And create not disorder in the earth after it has been set in order, and call upon Him in fear and hope. Surely, the mercy of Allah is near unto those who do good.  (Al Quran 7:57) Source/Credit: Frederick News Post Originally published on August 8, 2011 By Aamna Bhatti  I […]

Courthouse site of protest over Islamic film

Source/Credit: Herald Citizen   COOKEVILLE — A crowd of more than 100 peaceful protestors gathered outside the courthouse last night with signs saying “We love Muslims” and “All religions believe in justice,” among many others, showing their opposition to the Tennessee Freedom Coalition’s showing of what they call a highly […]

S&P faces U.S. probe on mortgages

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly overrating mortgage-backed securities, whose meltdown led to the 2008 financial crisis, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation. The sources confirmed to CNN that Justice Department attorneys interviewed current […]