Everybody knows that the tech giants are gunning for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). Mr Softy and Big G (Microsoft and Google) are spending a lot of money to make sure that they can do anything within their means to keep the class act of Cupertino from dominating the planet. But what about the names that Apple watchers may not even see coming? Apple’s biggest rivals now can barely kick high enough to strike [...]

Share the love! More and more celebs have taken to Twitter to capture the little things in their lives. From Demi Lovato tweeting about her X Factor announcement to the Glee cast hitting the Fox UpFronts, tech-savvy celebrities are using the social network to get their message out there. This week, [...]

By Rich Bevensee and Jim Lambert, May 19, 2012 8:03 p.m. Iana Amsterdam, Brionna Singleton and Nichole Candelaria have always been at the center of the attack for Newark Tech, but this year the trio carried their team into uncharted territory. For the first time ever, Newark Tech slew the Essex County girls track giant that is Columbia. In addition to that epic team battle at yesterday’s Essex [...]

A fire gutted a Louisiana Tech University fraternity house on Saturday, resulting in minor injuries to three firefighters but none to students. Lt. Tim Parker of the Ruston police said firefighters responded to a 4:35 p.m. CDT call about a fire at the Pike fraternity house at the edge of the Tech campus in northern Louisiana. The fire engulfed the building and caused the roof to collapse [...]

The following video is part of our “Motley Fool Conversations” series, in which analyst John Reeves and advisor David Meier discuss topics around the investing world. Intel is the leading chipmaker in the world, with about 80% of the microprocessor market, compared with about 20% for Advanced Micro Devices. Yet Intel lags the competition in the mobile space. It aims to change all that and [...]

Box Score | Notes | Quotes | Post-Game Interviews | Photo Gallery 2  8 May 19, 2012 Box Score |  Quotes |  Photo Gallery  LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech closed its 2012 season with an 8-2 victory over Kansas State while eight seniors were honored on Senior Day prior to first pitch on Saturday afternoon at Dan Law Field [...]

Tech titans and party animals recently raised big bucks during the 2012 Tipping Point Benefit and the San Francisco Zoo’s annual ZooFest Gala. And the magic number for each of these festive fetes was “8.” And you can read all those Social City deets here. But here’s a thumbnail and gallery looksee at each soiree’s super supporters. Over at Pier 48, tip-top supporters raised a record $8 [...]

May 19, 2012 No Comments ›› ARDem Joyce Elliott is facing an incredible assault by corporate interest and their puppet paper, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.  Her primary opponent, Fred Allen, hoping to further his political career in the face of being term limited, has made himself the willing pawn of these interests, including some that are doing some rather unconscionable things in Little [...]

Computeractive has learned that fraudsters pretending to work for Microsoft are telling people that their PC is not only infected with malicious software but they face criminal charges and fines of £800 or more. A reader contacted us saying that a company called Global Tech had rung him saying his computer was infected and being used to carry out criminal attacks on other computers. The caller calling [...]

India’s leading Tech trade body NASSCOM has sought signing of the Free Trade agreement ( FTA) with Australia on a priority basis to help strengthen trade relations between the two countries.   NASSCOM Vice President (Global trade and Development) Ameet Nivsarkar told PTI that the proposed India, Australia free-trade agreement was the key to acceleration of trade ties amongst [...]