Contact Us Microsoftie Brandon LeBlanc admits that the Windows 7 beta release scramble "was not ideal" and says the company will extend its availability beyond the 2.5M cap until January 24th. We have clearly heard that many of you want to check out the Windows 7 Beta and, as a result, we have decided remove the initial 2.5 million limit on the public beta for the next two weeks
Veteran German international soccer player Oliver Neuville is extending his contract at Borussia Monchengladbach till 2010, the Bundesliga club said on Saturday. The 35-year-old Neuville,who play as a striker with Monchengladbach,has 69 caps and scored 10 times for his country.He has been at Gladbach since 2004.However his club lie bottom of the league on their return to the top flight. Neuville
Striker Jay Simpson has completed his loan move to West Brom until the end of the 2008-09 season. The 20-year-old impressed in a number of occassions during this season’s Carling Cup, during which he scored twice.
Another Carling Cup wonder, defender Gavin Hoyte, has agreed to join Watford on loan for the rest of the season. [...]
Cruise West is doing its part to get cruisers out there on the open seas by extending the Alaska early booking discount and waiving the fuel surcharge for guests who book and pay in full by January 30, 2009. They are also following in the footsteps of most all the cruise lines by waiving [...]
According to BBC, the mighty OS from Microsoft that simply refuses to die will be allowed to live for another five months. The original cutoff date of January 31, 2009 will be scrapped and a new one of May 30, 2009 will be adopted instead. This allows OEMs to continue to purchase Microsoft Windows XP [...]
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ROME, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian Maicon scored twice to steer Inter Milan to a 2-1 win at Siena on Saturday to claim their eighth consecutive league victory and ensure they have a comfortable lead ahead of Serie A’s three-week winter break.
The defender dinked in the winner seven minutes from time after Houssine Kharja’s header just before
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Concerned over the effects of what a “disorderly bankruptcy” of the country’s major automakers would have on the nation, President George Bush today announced an emergency bailout of the industry Friday.
Under the emergency plan, $17.4 billion in rescue loans will be made to the General Motrs (GM) and Chrysler and in return, [...]
The FDIC has extended FULL insurance coverage to all Florida IOTA trust accounts, regardless of amount on deposit or number of clients. The unlimited FDIC insurance is available at all financial institutions that participate in the FDIC's Transaction Account Guarantee...
U.S. stocks tumbled for a fourth straight day on Thursday as investors dumped technology and financial shares following disappointing outlooks from bellwethers including Intel Corp, that added to fears about the extent of the global economic slump.The slide threatened to push the S&P 500 through its Oct. 10 closing low, its lowest level in more than 5 years.The Dow Jones industrial average slid 90
We discussed about voxox two hours free calls to USA with free incoming USA number, Now they have have enabled free calls to all destinations including India and also offering free in number, I tried calling Italy, India, Germany, UK.. all are working which was not possible when voxox was launched in the beginning of this month. The same has been tested from USA to India and its working.
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Toyota Motors has extended its zero percent financing for the month of November in hopes of increasing sales. The company reported a 23 percent decline in October, slightly lower than declines from its Detroit rivals.
It seems there has been a great turnout in early voting...it's been so crowded that
Every early voting site in the state will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
through Friday, October 31st, and for a total of 12 hours between 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1st, and 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 2nd. Check your local voting location.
I was thinking this morning I might go vote...until I f
Crist extends voting hoursThis is a very big deal: Florida Governor Charlie Crist, to the shock and dismay of Florida Republicans, just moved to extend early voting hours, a move likely to widen the Democrats' lead under a program on which the Obama campaign has intensely focused."He just blew Florida for John McCain," one plugged in Florida Republican just told me.The Buzz reports:At a hastily ar
Word from Playlogic Entertainment is that it’s in house studio, Playlogic Game Factory will continue it’s on going partnership with Sony. Playlogic is known for their work with the PS2 Eyetoy and now the upcoming PS3 game “EyePet” which is set for release in 2009.The official press release can be found after the jump.
Turks and Caicos Islands UK Governor, Gordon Wetherell, has decided to extend the time frame for the Commission of Inquiry into government corruption in these islands to investigate and report its findings.The original deadline of 3 November 2008 is untenable due to several reasons, including the after effects of Hurricanes Hanna and Ike, as well as "the time it is taking to identify and locate i
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai and will now head into the seasonal finale in Brazil at Sao Paulo in two weeks with a seven-point advantage over Felipe Massa (Ferrari), his sole challenger for the world title who finished second today. Starting from his seventh pole position of [...]
The European Union (EU) has decided to continue imposing its anti-dumping tax on leather shoes imported from Viet Nam and China despite the opposition of most EU member countries.
The decision was released by the European Commission (EC) – the executive body of the EU – on October 2 as it reviews the current anti-dumping tariffs, which were imposed in 2006 and are due to expire on October 7,
VALHALLA, N.Y., September 29, 2008 – FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc., a leader in flash media products, today introduced four new Secure Digital (SD) cards, extending its trusted brand of flash memory. Meeting the higher consumer demand for high resolution picture-taking and video capabilities, the Fujifilm SD cards will provide faster speeds and flexibility for customers. The SD cards will be available
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares fell more than 5 percent on Thursday, led by ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries, as record oil prices and political uncertainty rattled investors.By 12:26 p.m., the 30-share BSE index was down 5.04 percent, or 689.38 points, at 12,975.24.The 50-issue NSE index had fallen 4.86 percent to 3,895.20.
Oil Extends Biggest Drop in 7 Years on Rejection of Rescue Plan
By Christian Schmollinger
Crude oil extended declines after falling the most in almost seven years yesterday as U.S. lawmakers rejected a $700 billion financial rescue plan, raising concern commodities demand will drop. Oil slumped more than $10 yesterday, helping send the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index of 19 [...]
MiTAC brands to leverage Tele Atlas' global digital map data and range of enhancement products throughout Asia, Europe and North America
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This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Mind-Body HealingYears ago now, I was struck down by a mysterious illness. I was tired all the time but couldn’t sleep, eating more but losing weight, couldn’t concentrate, and found loud noises and bright lights painful.
I was living in Australia at the time, which [...]
New 16GB KODAK SDHC High-Speed Card Designed for Capturing High-Definition Video and Fast-Action PhotosFremont, CA, September 22, 2008 -- Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today extended its KODAK-branded memory card offering with the introduction of the 16GB KODAK Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) High-Speed Card. The new high-capacity KODAK-branded ca
It is understood that Samsung is planning an extension to the exclusivity of their 8 megapixel Samsung i8510 camera phone with the Carphone Warehouse. This is thought to be a move to placate Carphone Warehouse after a delay with the launch of the Samsung i8530 handset.
Sources at Samsung have said that demand for the i8530 [...]
Roger Federer Extends Jura Contract to 2016
Roger Federer, US Open Champion, has been promoting Jura, the Swiss innovation leader in automatic household coffee machines, since 2006 and today they have announced that they have extended their contract to 2016.
"As an avid coffee drinker, I am very happy and excited to help Jura further develop its brand worldwide," said Federer.
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Tomasz Kuszczak put pen to paper on a 2 year contact extension with the Polish goalkeeper now signed up at Manchester United until June 2012.
Kuszczak made his debut for United in a 1 – 0 defeat to Arsenal in September 2006 and has since notched up 29 appearances for the club. With Van der [...]
by Peter Dale ScottGlobal Research, September 4, 2008Though few Americans realize it, Cheney and Rumsfeld worked through the 1980s and 1990s on emergency nuclear-response plans which allegedly suspended the American constitution and also Congress.[1] (Through these decades Rumsfeld was CEO of a major pharmaceutical firm, and in the later 1990s Cheney was CEO of Halliburton; but their private statu
General Motors’ Employee Discount for Everyone promotion probably saved the General from seeing a 30+ percent sales drop off in August, and it looks as though the promotional event will also help to buoy September’s sales numbers.The sales event kicked off on August 20th and was slated to end earlier this week, but GM has extended the sale through September 30th. Moreover, the even now include
BT has extended its IT service support and development contract with Steria in a six-year £75.5m deal.The new BPO (business process outsourcing) deal lasts until March 2014, and Steria will continue to support the key applications that underpin BT's UK operations for finance and accounting transaction processing, ledger and payroll services.Building on a 20 year relationship with Steria, the cont
Tech Crunch is reporting that Mozzila has exteneded its search deal with Google for another three years.
Mozilla, the non-profit organization behind the popular Firefox web browser, has extended its search deal with Google for another three years. In return for setting Google as the default search engine on Firefox, Google pays Mozilla a substantial sum - in 2006 the total amounted to around $57
Canada has decided to extend its jurisdiction in the Arctic area by doubling the range at which Canadian environmental laws and shipping regulations from 100 nautical miles offshore to 200. “Whether is is the thawing of the Northwest Passage or the suspected resource riches under the Arctic seabed, more countries are taking an interest [...]
Nissan’s Sunderland Plant has started production of its newest model, the Qashqai+2.
The model brings the total number of new model launches at Sunderland within the last five years to five. And earlier this year, Nissan’s CEO and President, Carlos Ghosn, confirmed a new compact crossover car will be produced at Sunderland in 2010.
Following the success [...]
The Tata Motors had signed a memorandum with Fiat to market and sell the ultra-cheap car, Tata Nano, overseas. Both the companies now plan to extend their partnership for the success of Jaguar and Land Rover as well. Tata is working on to design next generation engines for Jaguar and Land Rover that will deliver better fuel economy in accordance to the new European CO2 emission norms. Fiat is al
Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Utah includedWhole Foods Market says it is now extending its voluntary ground beef recall to include Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Utah. The voluntary recall in select states was issued for fresh ground beef sold between June 2 and August 6, 2008 because of a concern that it may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria.The beef in question came from Coleman
TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TOMO) announced that it will introduce the TomoDirect™ discrete-angle delivery mode1 for the TomoTherapy® Hi·Art® treatment system at two upcoming radiation oncology conferences. This innovative new technology allows Hi·Art system users to quickly plan and deliver advanced TomoTherapySM radiation treatments with a series of linear beam paths, rather than the
mophie gives more power to iPhone 3G fanatics everywhere with the all-new juice pack 3G battery extender. The redesigned case houses a rechargeable lithium polymer battery within an comfort-grip case with a soft-touch, non-slip finish. The added “juice” gives consumers up to an additional 350 hours of standby time, 6 hours of talk time on 3G, 12 hours of talk time on 2G, 6 hours of Internet us
Verizon, one of the biggest telephone companies in the US, have managed to extend the deadline involving contract negotiations with two unions, which has averted the strike which was seen to be imminent.
It now appears that talks will continue between the two unions, with spokesman for the unions Rand Wilson adding, “a last-minute proposal [...]
In another move to save the finances of almost every man, woman, and child in the US, the Fed has accounced that it will extending a credit facility that it...
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HSBC is extending the interest rate of their Online Savings account until September 15th. The current rate 3.5% was supposed to expire in August, but from the lack of interest rate cutting by the Fed’s recently, HSBC has decided to keep the rate for another month. Hopefully we will see a trend in rising savings [...]
(HealthDay News) -- High-dose hyperbaric oxygen therapy shows promise as a way to extend the window of opportunity to resuscitate a person whose heart has stopped during sudden cardiac arrest, a new study shows.Researchers at the School of Medicine at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans report they used the technique to revive pigs up to 25 minutes after their hear
Sensex maintained its upward bias for the fifth straight session and gained 838 points at close.
The market extended its winning streak for the fifth consecutive session, as firm Asian indices and...
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Good day! As we expected, the market opened sharply lower on Tuesday morning following disappointing earnings reports from several heavyweights. After trading lower in overnight trade, Apple (APPL) opened down 12% at $149 after topping its quarterly earnings expectations, yet falling short on its fiscal fourth-quarter outlook. It had closed at $166.29 on Monday. Texas Instruments closed at $28.52
Microsoft have given in to customer pressure to extend the support of windows xp to 2014, adding an extra 3 years than originally planned. This will mean windows xp users will receive the latest security and hotfixes during this period.Microsoft usually support ther operating systems for 10 years after launch, this move by microsoft shows [...]
WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide better customer service to refugees, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it would extend the validity of initial work authorization documents for refugees to two years after arrival in the United States. Previous policy required renewal of the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) after one year.The new policy will reduc
Independent Nickel Corp. (TSX: INI) has received assays which confirm further positive drilling results from the Disco Zone at its Lynn Lake Nickel Project, located in Lynn Lake, Manitoba. Highlights of these most recent intersections are summarized as follows:
- LLN-044 tested the westward extension of the Disco zone, and intersected 9.4 meters of 0.7% [...]
A current account with an 8.5 per cent credit interest rate is being extended by Alliance & Leicester.The offer on the building society's Premier Direct and Premier 50 Current Accounts is now on until September 30th. Also extended is the ten per cent interest rate on its Premier 21 Current Account for 16 to 21-year-olds.Research from Alliance & Leicester has found that 73 per cent of Britons have
Microsoft has accepted its customer’s demands at last!!! Windows XP had been a friendly OS to almost all humans. But Vista performed less than its expectations. Microsoft had been working hard to popularize Vista, but it failed to do so!! As a result we heard that Microsoft would stop the updates for XP!!! But due to various objections from all over the world, it has now agreed to dispatch the u
Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF)'s extraordinary shareholders' meeting held on June 30 in Singapore decided to extend the operation duration of extra...
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MUMBAI - Birla Cotsyn has extended the closing date of its Rs 144.18-crore initial public offering to July 9, said an official with the lead manager of the issue. Further, the price band has been revised downward to Rs 12-Rs 14 per share from Rs 15-Rs 18 earlier, the official said.The issue opened on June 30 and was to originally close on July 4.Poor market sentiment has forced the company to ext
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XM Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: XMSR) and its XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced in a filing today that (on June 26, 2008) it has entered into a...
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Nuts About Southwest reports that: Flight schedules for the time period extending from October 31, 2008 all the way to January 9, 2009, have been sent--and will be open for sale next Thursday, June 26 So if you are looking to grab award seats or buy Southwest tickets for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Years you should be ready tomorrow morning...
It looks like Microsoft finally picked up on the obvious hint from consumers that they prefer Windows XP over Vista. In an interesting move, they have decided to extend support for XP. Security updates and patches will be available for XP through 2014 and we may see some support beyond that. It [...]
For Pfizer, the deal all but eliminates the possibility of generic competition for its flagship medicine before 2011, and allays recent concerns the company will not have the revenue and profit to maintain its coveted 32-cent-per-share quarterly dividend. Despite generic pressures, Pfizer has projected a 10 percent increase in its dividend this year.For Ranbaxy, which has aggressively challenged L
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Microsoft finally made a good move with the Zune and has decided to extend the DRM on PlaysForsure content until 2011 when it was set to expire on August 2008.
Microsoft caught a lot of heat for this decision and its one of the many missteps the company made in the early stages of Zune. If [...]
The FCC has extended the 'Do-Not-Call' Registry so that numbers will not be automatically be removed. When it was first set up in 2003, numbers were to be removed after 5 years. I, personally, have had the experience of numbers being removed after a couple of years, so I still recommend checking from time to time to be sure your numbers are still on there. Read More...
Playing golf is very good for your health and can extend your life with up to five years. This is the conclusion of a study done by the Karolinska Institute among 300.000 people.
An average round of eighteen holes takes about 4 to 5 hours. You walk almost seven kilometers in that time. Golfing is so [...]
The market succumbed to selling pressure for the second consecutive day today. Political concerns and weak Asian markets weighed on the investor sentiments. Banking, realty and capital goods stocks were hurt the most in today`s trade. All the sectoral indices on BSE ended in red.As per provisional data, foreign funds today, 19 June 2008, sold shares worth a net Rs 598.36 crore. Domestic funds boug
Mercedes-Benz extends its model range of premium compact cars - Mercedes-Benz will have an even stronger presence in the compact-car segment in the future, with a product line-up of four instead of today’s two vehicles. Investments of €600 Million in the Rastatt plant will secure the long-term capacity utilization of the plant. In order to sustainably boost its competitiveness, as well as to a
Yahoo! has announced several new mobile initiatives for the Asia Pacific region, including five new Yahoo! oneSearch partnerships with leading mobile operators including Mahanagar Telephon Nigam Limited (India), Hong Kong CSL Limited, Smart Communications Inc. (Philippines), Digital Mobile Phlis, Inc. (Philippines) and Vibo Telecom Inc. (Taiwan), as well as strategic mobile advertising partnership
EA has extended its tender offer to acquire Take-Two’s outstanding shares for a fourth time. Take-Two once again responded negatively to EA’s offer. “The latest extension of EA's unsolicited, highly conditional tender offer does not alter the fact that their proposal still significantly undervalues Take-Two, a fact that is reflected in the overwhelming number of stockholders who still have n
Roger Federer Extends Grass Court Streak, makes it to another final
World No. 1 Roger Federer improved his grass court winning streak to 58 consecutive matches with a 6-1, 6-4 semifinal victory over Nicolas Kiefer at the Gerry Weber Open on Saturday.
Federer improved to 11-3 lifetime against Kiefer with his ninth consecutive win over the German. Kiefer was the player to beat Federer in Halle
Viet Nam's share market , extended small gains for a second straight day on Friday after falling for six weeks in a row. The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange ended 0.6% higher at 372.7 points, with smaller companies figuring among the gainers, while blue chip shares still fell.
The 8-year-old stock market has tumbled 60%...
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Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) has extended the early participation deadline for the pending private offer of its indirect units until 11:59 PM ET...
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Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the infamous prostitute that ended New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's career, was spotted over the weekend at the beach in New Jersey with her mom (ass seen here). Hopefully, Ashley stayed out of the polluted water because a body like that is a terrible thing to waste. God knows what the chemicals would do to her. Then again, She-Hulk was always kind of hot. Hmm. Hey, Ashl
Microsoft Corp. announced that following the success of Windows on netbooks, the Windows offering is being extended to include nettop devices. Netbooks are commonly referred to as ultralow-cost PCs (ULCPCs) and were originally intended for students and other first-time PC customers in emerging markets. Nettop refers to desktops that are ultralow-cost.
In April, Microsoft announced the [...]
Microsoft is working with more than 20 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) including Acer Inc., ASUSTek Computer Inc., BenQ Corp., Dell Inc., First International Computer Inc., Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd., HP, Inventec Corp., Lenovo, Medion AG, Micro-Star International Co., Positivo Informatica, Pegatron Corp., Quanta Computer Inc. and Wistron Corp. to deliver Windows-based offerings for cons
Today at Computex, Microsoft announced that following the success of Windows on netbooks, the Windows offering is being extended to include nettop devices. Netbooks are commonly referred to as ultralow-cost PCs (ULCPCs) and were originally intended for students and other first-time PC customers in emerging markets. Nettop refers to desktops that are ultralow-cost. In April, Microsoft announced
Nikon UK is celebrating the start of the holiday season by extending its recent bank holiday offer on the D60 allowing customers to bank up to £90 cashback.Customers are now able to claim up to £90 cashback for a twin lens D60 kit and £60 cashback for a single lens kit until 30th June 2008. Current cashback offers on the D80 kits and D40 kits still apply and are valid until 30th June 2008.
Best Buy have just announced that they will be testing a new electronics recycling program in 117 of its stores in the US which, in serving to compliment Best Buy’s current recycling scheme, will ‘help consumers take environmentally-responsible action with their old electronics’.
Due to commence from 1st June, the new ...
French international striker Bafetimbi Gomis has extended his
contract with French First Division side Saint Etienne, tying him
to the club until June 2012.
SINGAPORE, May 29 (Reuters) - Container shipping group Neptune Orient Lines rose as much as 5.9 percent to a one-week high of S$3.92 after Morgan Stanley issued a note saying NOL should ride on...
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Sony Ericsson has taken up its marketing initiatives in Europe very seriously. First it was sponsoring the Usher tour all over Europe and now Sony Ericsson has extended it partnership with the MTV...
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The market today extended last week`s steep looses on weak cues from Asian markets. Banking, metal and capital goods stocks suffered the most in today`s slide. Information technology and healthcare stocks were star performers of the session.Asian stocks fell on Monday, 26 May 2008, as investors feared rising inflation and sluggish US economic growth would seriously dent consumer demand in the regi
Singapore Govt extends cash incentive scheme for green buildings
Architects and engineers can also claim up to $100k
By Jessica Cheam
THE Government’s bag of carrots to encourage the construction of green buildings just got bigger.
National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan announced yesterday that cash incentives paid to developers who put up green buildings will be extended.
In addi
Fudzilla - Foxconn extends warranty for graphics cards: "In a never-ending battle for the buyers, partners are constantly changing stuff in order to give their cards some extra value. Foxconn has announced that it is extending its warranty period for graphics cards to three years.According to Foxconn, the overclocked cards with non-reference cooling solutions and longer warranty periods are just t
Indiantelevision.com Team(16 May 2008 7:30 pm)NEW DELHI: Following requests from some stakeholders, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today extended by one week the time for written comments on a Consultation Paper issued by it on 2 May on Allocation and Pricing of Spectrum.The TRAI consultation paper was specifically on “Allocation and Pricing for 2.3-2.4 GHz,2.5-2.69 GHz & 3
HUD has announced a 30-day extension, to June 12, 2008, for the public to comment on the proposed new Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) rule. The announcement came just days before the initial comment period was set to end and on the heels of a letter HUD received signed by 149 members of Congress.
The [...]
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The market extended losses in the mid-afternoon trade. Weak global cues and a surge in inflation to more than three year high dampened the investor sentiments today. Consumer durables and FMCG stocks bucked the weak market trend. Bharti Airtel held firm.Inflation based on wholesale prices rose 7.61% in the 12 months to 26 April 2008, marginally higher than previous week`s annual rise of 7.5%, government data released in early afternoon trade showed.European markets, which open after Indian markets, were trading lower. Key indices in UK, France and Germay were down by 1.13% to 2.04%. Asian markets, which opened before Indian market, were trading lower. Key indices in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan were down by 0.36% to 2.06%.At 14:20 IST, the 30-share BSE Sensex
May 8, 2008 STAYING PUT TILL 2019HSBC extends lease of HQ for $143m HSBC Bank is extending the lease of its headquarters at Collyer Quay for another seven years after it expires in April 2012. It will pay $143.1 million to rent HSBC Building until April 2019, said the building's owner, CapitaCommercial Trust (CCT), yesterday. CCT will spend up to $7 million on improvement works at HSBC Building. These are expected to start late this year, subject to approval. CCT said in a statement that the forward renewal of this lease agreement 'will ensure that HSBC continues to be one of CCT's core blue chip tenants and provides long-term sustainable and stable income to CCT'. The deal will 'also ensure that HSBC Building will continue to enjoy 100 per cent occupancy over the long term', in light of t
Microsoft has extended the deadline for being able to download Hotmail email through Outlook Express using the DAV protocol, previously it said that this wouldn’t be possible after June 30th, when it planned to remove the link altogether.
The Windows Live Mail team recently announced the phase-out of the legacy DAV protocol would draw to a close on June 30. That date, however, has now been postponed. Like the extension of XP's lifespan, Microsoft says the extended date to the Outlook Express DAV Deprecation has been the result of customer feedback. The transition away from the protocol would end Outlook Express' access to a user's Hotmail inbox, and customers were originally encouraged to switch to Windows Live Mail. Instead of using the Distributed Authoring and Versioning protocol, Live Mail uses Deltasynch, which is ultimately more efficient. Microsoft representatives told BetaNews that customers will be able to continue accessing their Hotmail accounts through Outlook Express beyond June 30 so they may have more time
If you travel to Pender or any of the Southern Gulf Islands from Swartz bay on a regular basis, you may have a book of Prepaid Ferry Tickets. These tickets offered reduced fares for passengers and vehicles on the Swartz-SGI routes. On April 1, BC Ferries introduced the new Experience Card -- an electronic, prepaid swipe card that can be used to pay for ferry travel, including reduced fares, wherever they're available. The new cards offer some advantages over the old prepaid paper tickets. Here are a some of the benefits of the new cards:Loss protection for your balance when you register the card at bcferries.comTransfer capability between cardsA travel history report showing travel on your card (handy for business travellers who need receipts)Earn a bon
The Nielsen Company has recently reported that mobile Internet extends the audience reach of many leading Internet sites by an average of 13 percent over home PC traffic alone. For some categories, such as weather and entertainment, the extended reach can be even greater.The cross-platform insights come from TotalWeb, a new report from Nielsen that integrates data from Nielsen Mobile and Nielsen Online to show the unduplicated, unique audience for more than 200 leading Internet sites across the PC and mobile Internet space. Nielsen's data show that for many Internet publishers, mobile Internet increases the overall size of their audience.Nielsen released data that show - by category - how mobile traffic increases, or "lifts," Internet audience levels. Weather sites get a stro
UPromise.com has extended their Spring Promo offer through June 30th 2008 which is great for consumers and affiliate alike. Consumers will get a $10 bonus in their UPromise.com account when their shop online and save for child’s college savings. This means continued increased conversions for affiliates of the UPromise program in Commission Junction (CJ). Let [...]