Mass Effect 3 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) There’s a common theme amongst fans angry about the ending to Mass Effect 3. None of them seem to believe the reviews, and they’re wondering the same thing: how is it that virtually no professional writers made a mention of what many fans saw as [...]

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 18:40

Social gaming company Zynga announced today that it has acquired New York-based OMGPOP, the startup behind the popular mobile social game "Draw Something," which has 35 million downloads in six weeks. The game passed recently passed up Zynga's own Words with Friends game as the most popular game on Facebook by daily active users.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 20:16

VideoBMW owners may buy their cars primarily for speed, performance or the image it gives them, rather than all-out quality. BMW Hochhaus und Museum (Photo credit: Wikipedia)   But even BMW drivers want to turn on their ignitions and have the car go, and lately, some of them haven't had that happen. On Monday, [...]

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 16:37

Here are some ideas on sectors and companies that could outperform the broader market in up, down and sideways conditions.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 18:08

Everyone wants to be mentally sharper and more physically fit. Very few are willing to go to the lengths of Dave Asprey, a "biohacker" who says he used little-known scientific techniques to lose 100 pounds and raise his IQ by more than 20 points.

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 15:08

John Calipari is simultaneously loved and loathed.

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 17:58

photo courtesy of E!Online These days, I read the news and I want for many things that would improve the world. I want international intervention in Syria to stop the regime's massacre of innocent citizens. I want the American people to rise up and refuse to elect or reelect politicians who [...]

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 22:17

The e-mail from Warren Buffett was brief, to the point and hand-written; "Bob- Ajit remains publicity-shy. He's smarter than his boss- Warren." Honesty from the Oracle of Omaha; a wise shyness from my long-held feeling that Ajit Jain, the 59 year old genius insurance executive, will someday become the next CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

pubblicato il: 20/03/2012 - 04:34

What went wrong with the now-retracted "This American Life" story on Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer of Apple devices? According to a chagrined Ira Glass, it came down to a single, missing phone number, the cell belonging to monologuist Mike Daisey's Chinese interpreter: During fact checking before the broadcast of

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 22:04

Image via Wikipedia JC Penney's bold overhaul, driven by CEO and former Apple and Target exec Ron Johnson, has been polarizing, spurring equal parts support and criticism. "They had to do something," many have said of the retailer's move to abandon sales and coupons in favor of "fair and square" low [...]

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 21:28