7:30 PM
Researchers created a technique to get the energy from coal *without* burning it, with 99% of the carbon dioxide not entering the atmosphere:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/02/new-coal-technology-harnesses-energy-without-burning
Americans bought guns at a record pace in December and January. Two factors appear to have prompted the rise in gun sales: the Newtown, Connecticut mass shooting and the gun control measures introduced by the Obama administration:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/bull20130206-december-january-the-top-two-months-in-terms-of-gun-purchases-in-u-s
U.S. manufacturing jobs are leaving China and returning to robots in the U.S:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/02/us-manufacturing-jobs-are-leaving-china.html
Monopoly fans voted for a month and the cat was by far the highest vote getter to become the new token. The race to see which token would be eliminated was almost a 3-way tie and came down to the last day--supporters rallied to save the wheelbarrow and shoe, so the iron will be banished from the Monopoly game:
http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2013/02/06/monopoly-to-get-new-lineup-of-tokens
The Postal Union wants the Postmaster General fired after he decided to unilaterally stop Saturday mail delivery beginning August 5:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/02/06/postal-union-wants-postmaster-general-patrick-donahoe-ousted/
Michael Dell named Michael Dell the new head of the company that Michael Dell started:
http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/michael-dell-names-michael-dell-new-head-of-company-started-michael-dell-212393
Cisco's Forecast report projects that the average North American mobile user will use 6 GB/month in 2017:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/cisco-average-n-american-mobile-user-consume-6-gbmonth-2017/2013-02-05
It isn't good for BlackBerry that their new BlackBerry 10 smartphone with a keyboard will not just be delayed a month in the US...but it could be delayed *4* months:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/blackberrys-q10-smartphone-may-not-hit-us-until-may-or-june/2013-02-06
Samsung and Apple combined to make 103% of the profit from the mobile industry in 2012...in other words, the rest of the mobile industry was at a net loss:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/06/samsung-and-apple-combine-for-103-of-mobile-industry-profits/
Samsung is making a HUGE push for their own apps store, with Electronic Arts working to get developers to put apps in Samsung's store. Samsung is offering to let developers keep *100%* of the revenue for 6 months (Apple and Google Play take 30%), then Samsung will take 10% for the next 6 months, 20% for the 2nd year, then they will get to the 30% standard:
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-and-ea-team-bring-more-games-their-app-store
Apple lost the copyright to the iPhone trademark in Brazil because a Brazilian company trademarked "iphone" in 2000, 7 years before Apple released the first iPhone. So, in Brazil the smartphone called the "iphone" is actually an Android device:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-brazil-apple-copyright-idUSBRE91417G20130205
The 11th ranked male model in the world chose to sign to play football at SMU instead of making a 6-figure annual income modeling. Who knew they ranked male models?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/calvin-klein-model-decides-put-career-hold-signs-213657123--ncaaf.html
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/02/new-coal-technology-harnesses-energy-without-burning
Americans bought guns at a record pace in December and January. Two factors appear to have prompted the rise in gun sales: the Newtown, Connecticut mass shooting and the gun control measures introduced by the Obama administration:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/bull20130206-december-january-the-top-two-months-in-terms-of-gun-purchases-in-u-s
U.S. manufacturing jobs are leaving China and returning to robots in the U.S:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/02/us-manufacturing-jobs-are-leaving-china.html
Monopoly fans voted for a month and the cat was by far the highest vote getter to become the new token. The race to see which token would be eliminated was almost a 3-way tie and came down to the last day--supporters rallied to save the wheelbarrow and shoe, so the iron will be banished from the Monopoly game:
http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2013/02/06/monopoly-to-get-new-lineup-of-tokens
The Postal Union wants the Postmaster General fired after he decided to unilaterally stop Saturday mail delivery beginning August 5:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/02/06/postal-union-wants-postmaster-general-patrick-donahoe-ousted/
Michael Dell named Michael Dell the new head of the company that Michael Dell started:
http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/michael-dell-names-michael-dell-new-head-of-company-started-michael-dell-212393
Cisco's Forecast report projects that the average North American mobile user will use 6 GB/month in 2017:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/cisco-average-n-american-mobile-user-consume-6-gbmonth-2017/2013-02-05
It isn't good for BlackBerry that their new BlackBerry 10 smartphone with a keyboard will not just be delayed a month in the US...but it could be delayed *4* months:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/blackberrys-q10-smartphone-may-not-hit-us-until-may-or-june/2013-02-06
Samsung and Apple combined to make 103% of the profit from the mobile industry in 2012...in other words, the rest of the mobile industry was at a net loss:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/06/samsung-and-apple-combine-for-103-of-mobile-industry-profits/
Samsung is making a HUGE push for their own apps store, with Electronic Arts working to get developers to put apps in Samsung's store. Samsung is offering to let developers keep *100%* of the revenue for 6 months (Apple and Google Play take 30%), then Samsung will take 10% for the next 6 months, 20% for the 2nd year, then they will get to the 30% standard:
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-and-ea-team-bring-more-games-their-app-store
Apple lost the copyright to the iPhone trademark in Brazil because a Brazilian company trademarked "iphone" in 2000, 7 years before Apple released the first iPhone. So, in Brazil the smartphone called the "iphone" is actually an Android device:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-brazil-apple-copyright-idUSBRE91417G20130205
The 11th ranked male model in the world chose to sign to play football at SMU instead of making a 6-figure annual income modeling. Who knew they ranked male models?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/calvin-klein-model-decides-put-career-hold-signs-213657123--ncaaf.html