A Bold New E-Commerce Experience: Going Where No One Has Gone Before

A Bold New E-Commerce Experience: Going Where No One Has Gone Before

A Bold New E-Commerce Experience: Going Where No One Has Gone Before

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:34 PM PDT

Email, tweets, texts, videos, posts, demos bombard my brain daily. This is all part of drinking from the "digital fire hose." I've grown accustomed to it as a tech investor in Silicon Valley, but recently I had the opportunity to disconnect (at least partially) from this digital data stream while on maternity leave. Part of ...


Why Germany is key to U.S. race

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:09 PM PDT

You could say there is only one swing state that really matters in 2012: Germany.

Feng aims to be 'Li Na of golf'

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:07 PM PDT

Shanshan Feng wants to emulate the superstar status enjoyed by fellow Chinese sports star Li Na after becoming the country's first winner of a major golf tournament.

VIDEO: Dingo caused Australia baby death

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:48 PM PDT

An Australian coroner has ruled that Azaria Chamberlain, a baby girl who disappeared from a beauty spot 32 years ago, was taken by a dingo or wild dog.


VIDEO: Moscow set for opposition rally

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:50 PM PDT

Thousands of anti-government protesters are expected to march through the Russian capital Moscow, a day after police raided activists' homes.


VIDEO: Mother 'delighted' at baby ruling

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 07:21 PM PDT

Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, the mother of a baby girl who disappeared from a beauty spot in Australia 32 years ago, speaks of her relief and delight at a coroner's ruling.


UN warns of escalating violence in Syria

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:01 PM PDT

Secretary-general says "grave danger" face civilians in areas under fire while US warns of another "massacre".


The Best And Worst Cities For Jobs This Summer

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:05 PM PDT

ManpowerGroup surveyed more than 18,000 employers in 100 metropolitan areas to find out who's hiring, who's firing and who plans to maintain their current staff levels in the third quarter of 2012. Here are the best and worst cities for jobs this summer.


How to Stop Your Office Chair from Killing You

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:56 PM PDT

For those of us who spend the majority of our working day in a desk chair, the news from health researchers the last few years has been??decidedly??bad. The central message of these studies is this: the more time you spend sitting each day, the greater your chance of dying within the following three to 15 ...


Coroner finds dingo took Australian baby

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:12 PM PDT

A 32-year legal mystery has came to an end in a case that split national opinion and attracted global headlines.


China remains target of US sanctions on Iran

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:46 PM PDT

Other major oil importers exempted in exchange for significantly cutting their purchases of Iranian oil.


Apple's Developer Tour De Force And What It Means For CIOs

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 05:40 PM PDT

I?ve been fortunate to be following Dan Ariely?s career since before his first book became an international phenomenon back in 2008. The book, Predictably Irrational, was a Times bestseller. In 2010, he released a follow-up book called The Upside of Irrationality. His latest book is called The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to ...


Despite Syria, world more peaceful in 2012: survey

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:11 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Despite an escalating conflict in Syria and mounting civil unrest in Europe, the world became a more peaceful place in the last year, a study showed on Tuesday, highlighting particular improvement in Africa. The Global Peace Index, produced by the Australia and U.S.-based Institute for Economics and Peace, showed its first improvement in two years. For the first time, sub-Saharan Africa was no longer the world's least peaceful region, losing that dubious distinction to the Middle East and North Africa in the aftermath of the "Arab Spring". ...


Coping With Mom's Trip to the Emergency Room

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:26 PM PDT

Our experience with Mom's trip to ER was a wake up call to keep her information on hand. We had to call on her friends to be there if we couldn't be. She made it through, but we learned a lot. Here are some quick tips for everyone to be better prepared for aging parent emergencies.


Impressive NVIDIA Graphics On Display In New MacBook Pro As Apple Tip-Toes Toward Gaming

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:13 PM PDT

Apple?s new MacBook Pro sports the fastest, most powerful graphics ever seen in an Apple notebook. Alongside speedy, brand new Ivy Bridge Intel processors, the new lineup of Apple MacBook Pros packs a remarkably decent mobile graphics punch with the??NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M. While it may pale in comparison to some high-end desktop graphics cards, ...


5 Social Media Mistakes to Stop Making At Work

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:08 PM PDT

Social media is a critical component of maintaining relationships with??colleagues, friends, and family. But is using social media at work??causing you to make costly mistakes? John Pirc, security researcher??and Director of Product for HP TippingPoint and co-author??of Cybercrime and Espionage, recently spoke about??the risks of social networking in the enterprise at HP Discover in Las??Vegas. ...


Two Features Of The Fancy That Are Dangerous For Pinterest

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:01 PM PDT

So far I have somehow managed not to fall victim to the lure of endless pictures of food, clothing, cute dogs and countless other images found on Pinterest.com, the pinboard-style social photo-sharing site. Being familiar with the site, and familiar with how popular it has gotten during the last year or so, I wasn't surprised ...


Cuban boxing great dies aged 60

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:33 PM PDT

Considered by some to be most accomplished amateur boxer in history, Teofilo Stevenson won three Olympic gold medals.


VIDEO: Chavez registers for president poll

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 08:42 PM PDT

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez registers to run for a third term in October's elections.


Despite Syria, world more peaceful in 2012: survey

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:43 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Despite an escalating conflict in Syria and mounting civil unrest in Europe, the world became a more peaceful place in the last year, a study showed on Tuesday, highlighting particular improvement in Africa.
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