Four Loko Drinks Banned in Washington State
Posted on 11. Nov, 2010 by Dahlia Lithwick in Business, Headlines
Four Loko Drinks Banned in Washington State – Liquor Control Board in Washington state, has banned the sale of alcoholic energy drinks on Wednesday, following a group of college students who got sick from consuming a drink named “blackout in a can.” The ban will take effect on 18 November, following the October hospitalization of [...]
Black Friday Ads: Early Discounts and Coupons on Walmarts
Posted on 11. Nov, 2010 by George Brent in Business, Headlines
Black Friday Ads Latest Information on Shopping Malls – Thanks giving is just around the corner and along with this is the much awaited Black Friday madness were all of the products on the market are on a big big discount. We can no longer wait for this event to take place so we are [...]
San Francisco, California May Say Goodbye To Happy Meals Permanently
Posted on 10. Nov, 2010 by Dahlia Lithwick in Business, Lifestyle
San Francisco, California May Say Goodbye To Happy Meals Permanently – On Tuesday, after a vote by the city’s leaders, Happy Meals could become a thing of the past in San Francisco. San Francisco’s board of supervisors is expected to formally approve a ban on most of McDonald’s Happy Meals in current form during a [...]
Airlines Offering Free Wi-Fi Over The Holidays
Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by Dahlia Lithwick in Business, Lifestyle
Airlines Offering Free Wi-Fi Over The Holidays – During the holiday season, AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines and Virgin America are teaming up with Google to provide travelers free in-flight Wi-Fi. Based on the statement by Tim Mapes, Delta’s senior vice president of marketing, their holiday promotion with Google’s Chrome browser team allows them to [...]
Singapore “Best Country” to Establish a Business
Posted on 05. Nov, 2010 by Dahlia Lithwick in Business, Headlines, World
Singapore “Best Country” to Establish a Business – According to an annual report done by the World Bank, Singapore still remains the best country in the world to run a business. The Asian nation has come top of the World Bank’s Doing Business 2011 study, which rates 183 countries on the ease in which they [...]
Qantas A380 Made an Emergency Landing in Singapore
Posted on 04. Nov, 2010 by Dahlia Lithwick in Business, Headlines
Qantas A380 Made an Emergency Landing in Singapore – After an Australian Airbus A380 superjumbo experienced an engine trouble following take=off, it made an emergency landing in Singapore. The Qantas flight QF32 was travelling from Singapore to Sydney. It had 459 people on board. The plane had originated in London. On the nearby Indonesian island [...]
Apple’s Black Friday Offer
Posted on 02. Nov, 2010 by Dahlia Lithwick in Business
Apple’s Black Friday Offer – Those one-day sale prices probably still sound expensive to many consumers, but the Black Friday sale is getting buzz from tech blogs because Apple rarely discounts the price of its high-end electronics and because the iPad is said to be one of the most sought-after gifts of the year. According [...]
Mouthwash Makers Warned by FDA on False Claims
Posted on 29. Sep, 2010 by Dahlia Lithwick in Business
Mouthwash Makers Warned by FDA on False Claims – On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Johnson & Johnson, CVS and Walgreen to stop making “unproven” claims that their mouthwash products are effective in removing plaque or preventing gum disease. Warning letters were sent to each company which stated that regulators specifically targeted [...]
BlackBerry’s PlayBook Tablet
Posted on 28. Sep, 2010 by Dahlia Lithwick in Business, Headlines, Technology
BlackBerry’s PlayBook Tablet – The maker of BlackBerry, Research in Motion (RIM), has revealed at a developer conference on Monday its newest gadget which is the PlayBook, a tablet computer. It will be released in 2011. Currently, the tablet market has been dominated by Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) and its famous iPad, however, the other [...]
Hyundai Recalls 140,000 Sonata Units
Posted on 28. Sep, 2010 by Anna Zimmerman in Business, Headlines
SEOUL – It looks like the steady stream of product recalls in the US market is going for a year high. After automaker Toyota recalls it’s defective car units, South Korea’s top automaker, Hyundai Motor is following suit. Hyundai announced that they will recall 140,000 Sonata units sold to the American market, due to problems [...]