Sunday, August 4, 2013

Tycoon's 10-year crusade to get a Big Mac in Vietnam

By Nguyen Phuong Linh and Martin Petty

HO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - Tycoon Henry Nguyen mopped floors, flipped burgers and even cleaned toilets over a 10-year campaign to convince McDonald's Corp to let him bring Big Macs and Happy Meals to communist Vietnam.

McDonald's is making a late entry into this market, where Yum Brands Inc already has dozens of Pizza Hut and KFC outlets and Burger King Worldwide Inc has 15 restaurants. Even Starbucks Corp debuted in Ho Chi Minh City in February and opened its second branch last week.

Capitalism has taken root in a country that many Americans associate more with an unpopular war than rising wealth. The super-rich are becoming household names in Vietnam, which showcased its first billionaire in June on the cover of its inaugural edition of Forbes magazine.

Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American who set up Pizza Hut in Vietnam six years ago, says he has lived and breathed McDonald's. He studied its business model as part of his master's degree, and pursued the Vietnam franchise opportunity for a decade - even as he worked with rival Yum. When he visited his hometown of Chicago, he would meet McDonald's executives at the company's headquarters in suburban Oak Brook, Illinois.

The Golden Arches will first appear in Ho Chi Minh City in early 2014 and later in the capital Hanoi, but the expansion will be "step by step", said Nguyen, who worked at McDonald's in the United States as a teenager and again this year at a Singapore outlet.

His timing looks questionable. While rivals have gained a firm foothold, McDonald's is opening just as the economy falters and consumer demand is fading. Still, the 40-year-old is convinced the local market is ripe for a McDonald's franchise.

"McDonald's showing up here shows that Vietnam is a big deal to a lot of people. It means things are happening in Vietnam," Nguyen told Reuters in an interview at his swanky office here in Vietnam's most iconic building. He is the son-in-law of Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnam's prime minister since 2006, but insists that isn't why he won the McDonald's franchise deal.

McDonald's spokeswoman Becca Hary confirmed that Nguyen had been discussing the franchise opportunity for many years, and said he made the shortlist out of a much larger group.

"His marriage did not preclude him for participating in what was a very competitive selection process for our partner in Vietnam," she said, adding that the company's research into a new market can span years and it saw "great opportunities ahead" in Vietnam.

AFFORDABLE LUXURY

Vietnam recorded 4.9 and 5 percent economic growth, respectively, in the first two quarters of 2013, lackluster for a developing Asian market, putting it on track for its slowest annual expansion in 14 years.

Debt-laden banks are struggling to lend and at least 120,000 businesses have closed since 2011, official data shows. Retail sales growth was 11.8 percent in the first quarter, the slowest since 2005, and 2012's annual increase of 15.7 percent was just half the rate recorded two years earlier.

In advanced markets, McDonald's tends to do well when the economy weakens because cash-strapped consumers trade down to cheaper food. But in developing economies, Western fast food has cachet and is often priced out of the reach of the masses.

In Vietnam, a piece of KFC chicken costs about as much as a bowl of Vietnam's trademark all-day meal, pho noodle soup, at 32,000 dong ($1.51), and a KFC meal is more than double that. Burger King's burgers go for as much as 85,000 dong.

McDonald's has not yet opened, so pricing information was not available, but Nguyen said he did not want to position it as a luxury brand.

Though this once "tiger" economy might appear to be losing its teeth, Nguyen is adamant McDonald's hasn't missed the boat.

"McDonald's doesn't look at the conditions today, they look at the long-term potential of the market," he said. "There's a big market here, a big part because of the demographic."

Other big brands have sussed that out too. Two-thirds of Vietnam's 90 million population are under the age of 30, its cities are swelling and 34 percent of its people are internet users within easy reach of Western marketeers.

It's not just about the masses. Although average annual income per capita is just $1,400 - one quarter that of Thailand and a seventh of Malaysia's according to the World Bank - Vietnam has a wealthy, status-conscious urban middle class that enjoys splashing out on big names, expensive smartphones and top of the range Vespa motorcycles.

"My family's business is doing well, so I don't see any recession," said Doan Ngoc Nhu, 33, moments after handing over 200 million dong ($9,400) for an Hermes bag at a posh Ho Chi Minh City mall.

"I chose this bag because it's expensive," added Nhu, sporting a well-cut designer dress. "It means quality, it helps me build an image and I care a lot about my image."

Gucci and Louis Vuitton are now readily available for well-heeled Vietnamese urbanites. Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee chain, sees "tremendous opportunity" in Vietnam, a spokesperson said.

As Starbucks is aware, in a country that produces 15 percent of the world's coffee and has an abnormally high amount of coffee shops, it's about where, not what people are drinking.

"It makes me feel more Western, more dynamic," said student Tran Thien Thanh, 20, perched on a modern sofa in a Starbucks in the former Saigon thronged with customers web-surfing on iPhones and iPads.

'SUPER-LUXURY CARS'

Luxury automaker Rolls Royce plans to open its first showroom in Vietnam next year, targeting the entrepreneurs unscathed from the slowdown having earned their riches in the boom years of 2003-2008, when the economy grew an average 7.8 percent annually.

"The Rolls Royce customer owns at least $30 million or has five or more super-luxury cars," said Minh Doan, head of Rolls Royce Motor Cars in Hanoi. "The fundamentals are sound for long term growth and wealth creation for Vietnam's businesses."

But there's still plenty of chains and brands that aren't here and many companies have been put off. Infrastructure is often inadequate, supply chains are limited, import taxes are high. Corruption, cronyism, protectionism and excessive bureaucracy are longstanding problems, as shown in Vietnam's ranking of 99th out of 185 countries last year in terms of ease of doing business, according to the World Bank.

One additional hurdle is the requirement for foreign chains to be set up as local franchises.

"It's changing, there's good potential, but the biggest obstacle is a lack of qualified and capable franchise partners with skills and business knowledge," said corporate lawyer Fred Burke, a managing partner at Baker and McKenzie in Vietnam.

($1 = 21160.0000 Vietnam dong)

(Additional reporting by Martinne Geller in New York; Editing by Emily Kaiser)

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Talking to Children about a Parent's Sex AddictionWorking with sex addiction clients who are parents inevitably brings up the question, ?How and what do we tell the children??

The answer to this question varies from family to family and with the children?s ages and developmental level. Regardless of whether the children are young or adults, parents always want to do the best that they can to help their children through this process.

Children of any age in any family where addiction is present can present a unique challenge. Questions arise as to what, if and how much to tell children about the addiction. Another question that arises is how much the children have been affected by the sexual addiction.

Talking to children about a partner?s sex addiction can be an especially daunting task for a parent. Thoughtful consideration needs to be given as to how to present the information in an appropriate manner. Often, ?sweeping problems under the rug? has been an issue in the sex addict?s family or that of their partner?s family of origin, and secrets and lies have played a role in the addictive cycle for the adults involved. So communicating effectively in a way that benefits the children can be an important step toward breaking this negative cycle.

Parents? behaviors and the way they relate with each other affect children deeply and profoundly. When parents are in crisis, there can be times where a parent does not communicate well with their child, or exhibits depression and anxiety that the child senses. Poor relational skills on a parent?s part can be a source of upset and hurt for children, and can result in the child internalizing negative messages about relationships that follow them into their adult life.

As much as parents wish to shield children from their own mistakes, keeping secrets does not accomplish this.

Prior to disclosing information to children, it is very helpful to speak with a skilled therapist and give careful consideration to what is going to be said. It may be the best choice not to share information regarding the sex addict?s acting-out behaviors; the important thing is to engage in an honest dialogue for a child?s feelings to be heard and voiced.

Older or adult children may need to be told more information, so that their perception of what has occurred is validated, and they can build the coping strategies to manage their feelings surrounding what has happened in the family system.

Regardless, it is very important that parents model addressing problems directly, rather than covertly to propagate healthy strategies for dealing with life issues. A solid relationship with a skilled therapist trained in love and sex addiction can help guide parents through this process.

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Alexandra Katehakis, MFT, CST, CSAT is the founder and Clinical Director of Center for Healthy Sex in Los Angeles, where she and her staff successfully treat a full spectrum of sexual disorders, ranging from issues of sexual desire and dysfunction to the treatment of sexual addiction. She is the author of Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot, Healthy Sex While in Recovery from Sex Addiction and co-author of Making Advances: A Comprehensive Guide for Treating Female Sex and Love Addicts. Her free Daily Meditations on healthy sex and love are open to the public at www.centerforhealthysex.com/sex-meditation. Since 2006, Ms. Katehakis has studied affective neuroscience with Allan N. Schore, incorporating regulation theory into her treatment of sexual addiction. Alex is the 2012 recipient of the Carnes Award, a prestigious acknowledgement for her contributions to the field of sex addiction. More information can be found on her website, centerforhealthysex.com.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Hollywood Hillbillies: The rise of redneck TV

Hollywood Hillbillies: A new reality TV show features a Georgia 'hillbilly' family that moves to Hollywood.

By Associated Press / July 30, 2013

Michael Kittrell responds to a South Park episode that claimed 'red heads' or 'Gingers' don't have souls. His sometimes profane YouTube video has now spawned a reality TV show: 'Hollywood Hillbillies.'

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Another family from rural Georgia is coming to reality television, with "Hollywood Hillbillies" set to debut in January on cable TV's ReelzChannel.

The show follows Michael Kittrell and his grandmother Delores Hughes, known as "Mema," as the family moves from Grayson, Georgia, to Hollywood. Along for the ride are Kittrell's aunt, Dee Dee Peters, her boyfriend Paul Conlon, and Kittrell's uncle John Cox.

Kittrell is known as "The Angry Ginger" on YouTube, where a video he made to protest a "South Park" episode that claimed redheads have no soul gained attention.

"I made a lot of money on my YouTube channel, and I saved it all from the past four years," Kittrell said. "I got my family with me to support me and help me while we all look for our place out here."

Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, her mother and their rural Georgia family are the subjects of a hit TLC cable TV show that focuses on their lives in a small town.

As The Christian Science Monitor reported, redneck TV is on the rise.

As the popular ?Duck Dynasty? (A&E) wrapped up its third season it boasted an average of 8.5 million viewers an episode. A quick review of program lineups reveals the appetite for self-described reality ?redneck? shows is only growing: ?Buckwild? (MTV), ?American Hoggers? (A&E), ?Moonshiners? (Discovery), and ?Hillbilly Handfishin? ? and ?Call of the Wildman? (Animal Planet) are just a sampling of programs reveling in the adventures to be had in rural, southern America.
Why are these shows captivating TV audiences? It could have something to do with the Southern tradition of good storytelling, or the invitation to gawk at a culture vastly different from one?s own.

Eric Deggans, television and media critic for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, says there are two types of audiences drawn to these kinds of shows: one group that ?feels like they?re from that world, and another that likes to mock them.?

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'Masters of Sex' takes explicit look at sexuality

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) ? There's so much sex depicted on a new cable TV series about researchers Masters and Johnson that filming it became ho-hum for star Michael Sheen.

"I never thought I would get used to having a naked woman in front of me masturbating ... but I actually broke that barrier on the show," Sheen, who plays researcher William Masters, said Tuesday.

He plays opposite Lizzy Caplan as co-researcher and future wife Virginia Johnson in Showtime's "Masters of Sex," an explicit depiction of the pair and their groundbreaking mid-20th century scientific investigation of human sexuality.

The series, based on Thomas Maier's 2009 nonfiction book, debuts Sept. 29 on Showtime. Johnson died last week at age 88 in St. Louis. She was divorced from Masters, who died in 2001.

Sheen, whose film credits include "The Queen," said the story remains pertinent because the same "problems of intimacy" and making connections with people apply today.

During a Q&A session with the Television Critics Association, the difficulty of talking about sex publicly became apparent. One reporter asked the cast and producers how the series can include humor without appearing to titter at sexuality.

"We just had a slightly inappropriate look into your sex life. We all thank you for that," Sheen replied, drolly.

Caplan (TV's "True Blood," ''New Girl") said the researchers' work at Washington University in St. Louis and later at their own institute was especially important for women, allowing them to understand and accept their sexuality as healthy.

"Before Masters and Johnson, no one was telling women that. It was always their own fault," Caplan said. "And that's some (baloney)."

The series embellished some characters but "stuck to the facts very carefully," said producer Michelle Ashford. "Certainly (with) the research, we fudged none of that."

Masters and Johnson became big celebrities who were the topic of late-night talk show hosts and on the cover of news magazines. Their work drew some criticism, especially in an era when sex was seldom discussed in public and certainly not in detail.

The cast, asked whether filming sex scenes proved embarrassing, said there was a painstaking effort to protect the actors by making the production "comfortable and safe," Sheen said.

Cast member Teddy Sears recalled director John Madden saying, "I want to protect your modesty," then mimicked the British Madden giving a stage direction: "Grab her bum."

Doing repeated takes of one clinical sex scene turned out to be "decidedly unsexy after a while," Sears said.

The panelists, including executive producer Sarah Timberman, said they were not in touch with Johnson because they'd wanted to respect her privacy.

"She wanted to live out her the last few years of her life not in the limelight," Caplan said.

Johnson "bared her soul in the book (by Maier) and then was done with that," said producer Ashford.

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McCain: Hillary Clinton vs. Rand Paul in 2016 would be ?tough choice?

This probably won?t do anything to stem the tide of ?The Maverick Is Back? headlines. Sen. John McCain said in an interview published Wednesday in the New Republic that if the 2016 White House race boils down to Hillary Clinton vs. Rand Paul, he would face a ?tough choice.?

In the wide-ranging question-and-answer session, McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, fiercely defended his choice of Sarah Palin to be his running mate, affirmed that President Barack Obama has grown in office, and criticized the Pentagon?s obvious reluctance to get more involved in Syria?s civil war.

So who would he vote for in 2016 if it came down to Kentucky?s junior Republican senator and the Democratic former secretary of state?

?It?s gonna be a tough choice,? McCain told the magazine with a laugh.

?Let me just clarify that,? McCain added quickly. ?I think that Rand Paul represents a segment of the GOP, just like his father. And I think he is trying to expand that, intelligently, to make it larger.?

McCain ? a foreign policy hawk who favors an assertive American role in world affairs ? has clashed openly with the younger Paul, who warns against military intervention and has sharply criticized the national security state.

The Arizona Republican, who sits on the Senate?s Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, has frequently been sharply at odds with Obama on international affairs. So he does he think Clinton did as secretary of state?

?I think she did a fine job. She?s a rock star. She has, maybe not glamour, but certainly the aura of someone widely regarded throughout the world,? McCain said.

?I do think it is interesting that the issues where (Secretary of State) John Kerry is engaging is where Hillary Clinton did not engage in, that those decisions were left to the White House and the National Security Council,? he added, implicitly laying first-term foreign policy setbacks at the feet of the White House.

What about Palin? Does it bother him that the decision to pick her as his running mate in 2008 will weigh on his legacy?

"No, because I think historians will decide that facts are stubborn things," McCain replied, saying that his campaign got a boost in the polls and that the former Alaska governor "held her own" against then-Sen. Joe Biden.

"She did everything I ever wanted. She excited our base in a way I was unable to achieve," McCain said. "Not only do I not regret it, but I have probably not seen anyone in American life savaged like she was, particularly by the liberal left."

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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Saturday Movie Matinee: Sarah Palin Blasts Obama And The GOP Establishment

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Twitchy: Sarah Palin DESTROYS Obama and his ?Phony Scandals? Speech on Fox News ? 7/26/2013: Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin told Greta Van Susteren Friday that ?elites? in the Republican Party banned her from mentioning Barack Obama?s decades-long association with the radical Rev. Jeremiah Wright during the 2008 campaign for fear of a media backlash. Also off the table was any talk about Weather Underground bomber Bill Ayers, in whose living room Obama launched his political career. Via White House Dossier: Weiner Confronted by the Real Carlos Danger : A funny compilation of Weiner reactions. Flashback: Hating Breitbart Anthony Weiner Excerpt: Filthy Filner Apologizes for being a serial groper who has sought professional help. This one?s notable because it?s been out there for two weeks ? while the MSM was ignoring this ?local? scandal. Now that the Dems in California have finally voted to condemn Filner and have asked him to resign ? it?s safe to report on him, now ? as Ace predicted, on Twitter.. The media will deign to report on this if/when the Democratic Party cuts him loose? but they will not report that a serial groper?.. is currently being SUPPORTED by the Democrats. That would undermine the #WaronWomen narrative they?ve cooked up with the DNC. The story will read, ?Democrats bravely take stance against one of their own.? Via iOWNTHEWORLD: Anti-Hillary Clinton group releases first video : Why are cities in ...

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  • "The Apple 'Kill List': What Your iPhone Doesn't Want You to Type/Spell 'electrodialysis' wrong in a text, and Apple will correct you. Miss 'abortion' by one letter? You're on your own. A Daily Beast investigation on what your iPhone doesn't want you to say."?The Daily Beast?8:50 AM
  • "Apple Owns 56% Of The Streaming Devices Market, Roku Second With 21%"?Seeking Alpha?11:41 AM
  • "Apple investigating iPhone electrocution claim: China's consumer-safety agency has warned of an electrocution risk from unregulated mobile-phone chargers, which are common in China."?Washington Post?8:03 AM
  • "iPhone electrocutes bride-to-be, Galaxy S4 injures teen"?Crave @ CNET?10:51 AM
  • "Death by iPhone? Not likely, say China's microbloggers" [Video Report]?Reuters [Free Registration Required]?8:25 AM
  • "Here's What It Looks Like When You Replace Photographers With iPhone-Wielding Reporters"?Wired?7:53 AM
  • "'Jobs' movie promo becomes first trailer to hit Instagram"?Digital Trends?8:12 AM
  • "Check out the new 'Jobs' biopic trailer on Instagram video only"?Memeburn?7:41 AM
  • "Analysis of iPod-recorded audio can track the struggles of endangered species"?The Verge?3:07 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "AT&T Unveils Fast-Upgrade 'Next' Plan"?PC Magazine?8:49 AM
  • "AT&T Rolls Out New 'AT&T Next' Smartphone and Tablet Upgrade Program"?MacRumors?8:28 AM
  • "AT&T introduces new 'AT&T Next' device upgrade program"?iDownload Blog?8:11 AM
  • "Baidu to Buy Mobile App Store for $1.9 Billion"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7:48 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Jeff Carlson Talks About The iPad for Photographers"?MacVoices?1:14 PM
  • "The Portable Podcast, Episode 193"?148Apps?12:42 PM
  • "My OS is better than your OS"?iMore?12:42 PM

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  • "Chat Sensation WhatsApp Is Now Free -- Sort Of"?Forbes?3:52 PM
  • "Griffin's PowerDock 5 Can Charge Up To Five iOS Devices At Once"?AppAdvice?3:08 PM
  • "Microsoft Releases A Hobbled Outlook iOS App That Pretty Much No One Will Use"?TechCrunch?3:16 PM
  • "Microsoft releases OWA for iPhone, iPad"?CNET News?3:09 PM
  • "Another Microsoft iOS app: Outlook for Office 365 subscribers"?9 to 5 Mac?3:06 PM
  • "Outlook iOS Apps for Office 365 for Business Subscribers Debuts in App Store"?MacTrast?3:06 PM
  • "Microsoft Launches Outlook For iOS Apps"?AppleBitch?3:06 PM
  • "Microsoft delivers native Outlook Web App clients for iPhone, iPad"?ZDNet?1:16 PM
  • "Bigger, better MacTech conference coming this November"?TUAW?9:38 AM
  • "Viewfinder, an app from former Google folks, makes it easier to view and share iPhone photos"?GigaOM?8:33 AM
  • "Max Payne 3 for Mac now 75% off at Steam, but grab it quick!"?iMore?8:32 AM
  • "LifeApps? Digital Media Inc. MDWorkout? Fitness App Helps Users Battle Obesity"?Business Wire?12:43 PM
  • "Chase Launches App for iPad Users Looking for a New Pad"?Business Wire?12:43 PM
  • "MAPi Introduces Bold Fashion Colors for iPhone 5 and Galaxy S4"?Business Wire?8:23 AM
  • "IMDb app update for Android and iOS brings movie ticket purchases"?Digital Trends?8:12 AM
  • "Novell revamps iPrint as universal print server with support for Android and Apple devices"?V3?8:10 AM
  • "Cydia Tweak: PebbleActivator Enables Control Of Your iOS Device From A Pebble Watch"?AppAdvice?8:03 AM
  • "Dictionary.com For iPhone Gets New Interface, Rhyming Words Collection And More"?AppAdvice?8:03 AM
  • "Apple Hoping To Incorporate Ad-Skipping Technology Within Its TV Service"?AppAdvice?8:03 AM
  • "Tango Messaging App Updated With Profile Creation, Nearby User Search And More"?AppAdvice?8:03 AM
  • "ArchiCAD 17 wins TenLinks 'Best of Show' nominee at AIA 2013"?Architosh?7:49 AM
  • "Who Wants a Concrete iPhone Skin?"?Gizmodo?7:41 AM
  • "OWC Envoy Pro EX Portable SSD Drive Is Gorgeous But Crazy Expensive"?Cult of Mac?7:41 AM
  • "Spendee Is The iPhone Budgeting App That You'll Actually Want To Use"?Cult of Mac?7:41 AM
  • "Editorial, Like Pythonista For Text"?Cult of Mac?7:40 AM
  • "OmniFocus For iPhone Adds Background Location-Based Sync"?Cult of Mac?7:40 AM
  • "New DIY Map GPS App Allows iOS Users to Create a Unique Map Experience"?prMac?8:25 AM
  • "iCasualTours 2.0 for iOS has been released on the App Store"?prMac?7:40 AM
  • "Keep all your passwords now completely safe in one app"?prMac?7:40 AM
  • "Revolutionary New Basketball App - Statgeek - Free For 72 Hours"?prMac?7:40 AM
  • "Become an App Launch Ninja with 1TapBundle"?prMac?7:40 AM
  • "When are 8,194 Food Choices Just Not Enough? More Often Than You Think"?prMac?7:40 AM
  • "Potsy - Reinvention of Hopscoth - New Arcade Game for iPhone and iPad"?prMac?7:40 AM
  • "Dell investors should take the money and run/Commentary: Decent value unlikely if PC maker stays on the market"?MarketWatch?7:15 AM
  • "What Carl Icahn doesn't understand about Dell"?ITProPortal?7:18 AM
  • "Dell Unleashes New Version of Desktop Virtualization Platform"?SiliconANGLE?7:17 AM
  • "Dell enters three-year partnership with Camara to introduce technology into two schools in Dublin and Limerick"?Business & Leadership?7:17 AM
  • "Peak PC and Microsoft's dilemma/Here's the big question: Does the personal computer industry stabilize, and if so, where?"?Computerworld?9:09 AM
  • "Microsoft broadens its Windows Azure desktop-hosting licensing terms"?ZDNet?7:52 AM
  • "Microsoft Smartwatch Being Tested By Surface Team"?TechWeekEurope?7:53 AM
  • "Microsoft beware: Google Chromebooks could surge/Chromebook shipments could spike in the second half of the year. That's not good news for Microsoft, which is seeing falling laptop deliveries."?CNET News?6:58 AM
  • "Windows XP End of Life: HP Offers Migration Support"?The VAR Guy?7:19 AM
  • "Ray Ozzie joins Hewlett-Packard board: Ex-Microsoft chief software architect to help HP build out its enterprise software and services business"?IDG News Service?7:19 AM
  • "HP Names Ex-CEOs of McDonald's, Liberty Media to Board"?Bloomberg?7:20 AM
  • "HP, rivals spar over $3.5B IT contract with U.S. Navy/Summary: How much does $3.5 billion mean to ailing PC maker HP? Quite a lot, considering it made just half that figure during its second-quarter earnings, down year-over-year."?ZDNet?9:35 AM
  • "Intel acquires gesture computing firm Omek/Summary: It's possible that Intel is moving to bolster its position in the gesture and sensor-based computing market, but likely not exclusively."?ZDNet?9:32 AM
  • "Intel buys gesture firm Omek Interactive for $40M: report: The Israel-based company provides gesture-recognition technology. It was believed that Samsung and Qualcomm were also in the running to acquire Omek."?CNET News?9:14 AM
  • "Intel's acquisition of Omek means you might never have to touch a PC again"?The Verge?7:13 AM
  • "Gesture In The Picture, As Intel Reportedly Picks Up Omek But PrimeSense Dismisses Apple Acquisition Rumors"?TechCrunch?9:14 AM
  • "For Acer, USB 3.0 steals Intel's Thunder(bolt)"?PCWorld?9:31 AM
  • "Intel Taps New Opportunity: 3-D Movies"?WSJ Blogs?6:17 AM
  • "Intel Corporation (INTC) To Expand Server Chips Usage In Mobile"?ValueWalk?7:46 AM
  • "AMD FX-9000-series hardware now available/Summary: From today you'll be able to buy PCs powered by AMD's 5GHz, 8-core FX-9590 processor."?ZDNet?7:21 AM
  • "AMD Crystal series are next gen mobile cards"?Fudzilla?7:21 AM
  • "AMD Kaveri supply may be delayed to early 2014"?DigiTimes?9:39 AM
  • "AMD's Kabini Spotted Ahead of Schedule"?EE Times?9:38 AM
  • "Oracle updates Exalytics systems with X3-4"?V3?9:36 AM
  • "Perimeter Security Focus Leaves Strategic Business Assets Vulnerable To Cyberattack" [Forbes OracleVoice]?Forbes?9:37 AM
  • "Sun sets on Oracle VDI products: Sun Ray going down for the last time"?The Register?7:54 AM
  • "New highs for Cisco Systems, Inc."?Avauncer?7:22 AM
  • "PC market's Q2 decline might be even worse than we thought"?BGR?6:38 AM
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