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Entries for November 26th, 2008

Online Library Crashes

The European site which display thousands of artifacts of European cultures has crashed several hours after launching. The site attracted more than 10 million hits per hour, which is twice the anticipated number.
The Europeana.eu website displays books, maps, paintings, photos, films, and manuscripts from 1,000 museums, archives and national libraries across Europe.
Currently, there is a [...]

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Goldman Sachs considers Selling Sanyo Stake

Goldman Sachs stated it has finished negotiating the selling of its Sanyo holdings to Panasonic, as a result ending Panasonic’s attempt to buy its smaller competitor.
Apparently Goldman Sachs couldn’t accept the price offered by Panasonic. Sanyo’s biggest stakeholders are Goldman, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and Daiwa Securities SMBC, which invested 300 billion yen in 2006 [...]

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Slingbox Maker Enters Online TV Market

The competition for services that provide free TV and movies online is getting tougher.
Sling Media makes the Slingbox remote TV-viewing device and has recently launched its revamped Sling.com video site. The site provides popular TV shows including SNL and ‘The Office’ as well as films from Sony, Warner Bros, and MGM and will compete [...]

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Apple Promotes “Black Friday” Deals

For those of you seeking to snap up hot “Black Friday” deals, you might want to keep Apple in mind, as they are offering some of their products up for sale, and you won’t have to wake up early or stand in line to snatch a bargain. Apple is going to be featuring a variety [...]

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Video Captured of 100K ToolKit Lost In Space

Space-enthusiast Kevin Fetter has done what seems like the impossible - captured video of the one hundred thousand dollar tool bag which was recently lost in space. Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, had  lost her grip on the tool-kit while on a mission to repair part of the International Space Station.
After the US military released the probable [...]

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