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Reviews Round-up
The critics' verdicts on Bruce Chatwin's letters, William Gibson and Gabriel Josipovici.
www.newstatesman.com
Rosetta Stone's Woes
The language-learning company hopes a new product and international growth will revive investor enthusiasm that waned after the stock's 2009 debut
www.businessweek.com
Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration
The Federal Trade Commission recently signaled that it may begin cracking down on the increasingly common practice of pumping up a product with online reviews that purport to be from customers but are really posted by friends, family or employees of the vendor.
www.mondaq.com
Success of Samsung Galaxy Tab Doomed by Carrier Contracts
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is the first tablet to come along that appears to be capable of challenging the Apple iPad. On paper, and in initial hands-on reviews, the Galaxy Tab is impressive, but the burden of carrier contracts may seal the unfortunate fate of the Samsung tablet before it even launches.
news.yahoo.com
Orbit Baby Launches Around the Globe
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - 09/07/10) - Orbit Baby Inc ., makers of the 360 rotating pushchair for infants-to-toddlers, announced today that they will debut their product line at Kind + Jugend, the leading global fair for the baby and toddler industry, 16 to 19 September 2010. Orbit Baby created the world's first 360 rotating pushchair, with an innovative modular design that allows parents ...
biz.yahoo.com
Chinese firms look to team up with Hollywood
BEIJING - When Scarlett Johansson strode across the screen in "Iron Man 2," she was wearing a form-fitting outfit made by Semir, a Chinese brand and an official sponsor of the blockbuster movie this spring. Business - Accounting - Firms - Networks - Health
www.washingtonpost.com
Avandia Faces Scrutiny in U.K.
On July 15 -- a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed two days of hearings on the diabetes drug Avandia -- a British advisory commission on drugs concluded that the product should be withdrawn from the market, according to an investigation conducted by BMJ. BMJ - United States - Food and Drug Administration - Health - Avandia
abcnews.go.com
Small Bites: Awards for Oregon cheeses; Muddy Boot fest; and more
Tami Parr says Oregon cheesemakers took home 20 awards from the 2010 American Cheese Society competition. Plus, Leslie Cole has a preview of the urban farming festival known as Muddy Boot, and Grant Butler reviews a new gadget we're sure you can live without. Or not?
www.oregonlive.com
Is The Future Of TV In Social Networking?
Earlier this year Anthony Rose, the online controller of the British Broadcasting Corporation and on
blogs.forbes.com
1-Star album reviews for 2010...so far...
Spring is here - as you can tell by the lovely weather peppering the country. So it's time to reflect, time to look at the turkeys I've been served - no thanks given from me to them in return. Here now are the albums that have received the lowball 1-star rating* from me this year - so far - there are still nearly four months to go of course...
www.stuff.co.nz
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