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LaunchMemphis program rekindles spirit of business
Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008
After a summer hiatus, organizers with are gearing up for a busy fall, with a series of programs designed to unite and support local entrepreneurs. The first features blogger/columnist Sarah Lacy. Full story »
Corporate Giving: Porter-Leath centers get kid-friendly IBM computers
Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008
Thanks to 16 KidSmart Young Explorer computer stations donated by IBM, even the toughest, most rambunctious preschooler at Porter-Leath's Head Start centers can't put a stop to technological progress. Full story »
Google bets on browser boon
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
The new Web browser that Google released Tuesday is designed to expand its huge lead in the Internet search market and reduce Microsoft's imprint on personal computers. Full story »
Google to release Web browser
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008
Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine. Full story »
Telecom utility boxes raise ire with residents
Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008
The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy -- and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators. Full story »
Smith & Nephew stock gains on takeover talk
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
Smith & Nephew stock rose this week amid speculation that competitor Zimmer Holdings Inc. wants to buy the British medical device maker, which has its orthopedic units in Memphis. Full story »
Medtronic sues rival company
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
In a clash between two spine surgery firms with significant operations in Memphis, Medtronic has filed a federal lawsuit against NuVasive Inc., claiming that several of the smaller company's products infringe on its patents. Full story »
Biotech firm granted six-year tax freeze
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
A Seattle-based crop biotechnology company moved one step closer to expanding its operations into Shelby County thanks to a tax freeze approved Wednesday. Full story »
Ways to Wealth: Web sites offer up many ways to swap unwanted gift cards
Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008
I received several gift cards for graduation, and I could really use the cash. Where is the best place to sell them? Full story »
Advertising gets up to speed online
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Megan Jones is president and CEO of Lokion, the Memphis advertising agency that just made Inc. Magazine's list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the nation. Full story »
Wii not just for kids
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Bowling isn't 85-year-old William Quenichet's game. But as he rolled his third strike in a row playing the Nintendo Wii bowling video game, you'd never know it. "I'm crazy about this game," Quenichet said. "I may become addicted to it. I've never bowled before in my life, but I'm pretty good at it." Full story »
YouTube, Viacom agree to anonymize viewer data
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
The video-sharing site YouTube will be allowed to mask the identities of individual users when it provides viewership records to Viacom Inc. and other copyright holders behind a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit. Full story »
Apple iPhone 3G goes on sale today
Friday, July 11, 2008
Memphis was not immune to the iPhone craze, over 80 customers stood in a line circling the AT&T store on Union Avenue since the early hours of the morning. Full story »
Apple bets on iPhone
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Apple Inc.'s iPhone has had a remarkable run over the past year. To sustain that momentum, the company needs a dramatic second act with the next generation of iPhones, which roll out Friday with faster Internet access and lower retail prices. Full story »
Firm brings ideas to life through 3-D animations, illustrations, graphics
Monday, June 30, 2008
As a teenager, Troyan Turner was inspired to become a 3-D animator and illustrator after watching the 1985 movie "Young Sherlock Holmes," the first feature film to use a completely computer-generated character. Full story »
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