Remember a while back I posted a message about the inevitable future of Sprint. Well, you may see T-Mobile buying the fledling wireless carrier very soon. I doubt the Nextel piece will be spun off but you never know. Maybe former CEO Tim Donahue wants his company back. Especially after all the Sprint management BOZO's ran the place inot the ground. Of course it is all speculation but when the stock starts going up that usually means some truth the rumors. There really isn't any other reason for the stock to rise since all Spint' s customers are leaving. Stay tuned!
Writer, A.E. Sheriff
May 05, 2008
What T-Mobile Buying Sprint!!!
April 03, 2008
Will your Next Car Be Electric?
I don't know about you, but I think this would be a cool toy to have. It is way better looking than any hybrid. I am not sure how well the gimmick will take off but I wish them luck.
"To promote itself, Detroit Electric -- a new joint venture between Zap and China's Youngman Automotive Group -- plans to release a limited number of cars based on the Detroit Electric, an electric car produced by the Anderson Electric Car Co. in the early part of the 20th century.
Anderson produced various models of the Detroit Electric from 1907 to 1939. Customers included Henry Ford and Rockefeller. It was also featured on a stamp. TV host Jay Leno has some of the cars in his collection." Read
MSN
March 07, 2008
Sprint Corruption Continues! Oh! T-Mobile as Well
This is not a surprise! Sprint is circling the drain so this kind of news does not surprise me in the least. Poor management, horrible customers service and an overall bad reputation in the market will bring the end for Sprint. Check out this bit of news.
Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. have been hit with new class action consumer suits in Florida and California federal courts, the litigation coming as Congress grapples with wireless consumer protection bills that could reduce state oversight of cellular operators.
The Florida suit alleges Sprint Nextel subscribers were charged for roaming charges on the No. 3 carrier’s network after being told they would not incur such fees under a major calling plan.
“Sprint knew or reasonably should have known that these representations were materially false, deceptive or misleading because it not only routinely charged PCS Free and Clear Plan customers roaming rates for calls made and received ‘on the network,’ Sprint even charged these customers roaming rates for calls in their home cities where the plan was sold and where Sprint purportedly provided comprehensive network coverage,” the suit stated. “In fact, Sprint not only charged its customers roaming charges for calls made on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network, it even charged them roaming charges for calls received on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network.”
A similar suit was recently filed against Sprint Nextel in federal court in North Carolina.
T-Mobile under fire
Elsewhere, a class action suit brought against T-Mobile in California federal court alleges the No. 4 mobile-phone operator provided inadequate disclosure of an “upgrade fee” of $18 levied on current subscribers who obtain new handsets. The suit said T-Mobile implemented the upgrade fee policy last November, but “not in a manner that reached or was intended to reach existing T-Mobile subscribers.”
The suit also takes aim at T-Mobile’s use of service contract clauses that impose mandatory arbitration and waive the right to participate in class action suits. Such contract clauses are standard in the wireless industry. The plaintiff noted, however, that a federal circuit court in San Francisco ruled in January that T-Mobile’s terms and conditions are unenforceable.
Such issues have given rise to consumer protection bills in Congress. Senate lawmakers are considering two wireless consumer protection bills, and there is draft legislation in the House. The three bills vary insofar as the design of the national framework for wireless carriers and the role of states under a new regulatory regime.
RCR
March 03, 2008
Go Green and Get Hammered! Organic Beer is Here!
For all our readers out there that have a taste for going Green you may be interested in switching your Brew. If you are not interested in the "Green movement that is okay because you can drink this stuff just to get loaded. It tastes great (some of it does) and it's good for you, sort of. I plan on buying several types of this organic delight and will be reviewing each one as I get through them so stay tuned. I found and interesting article you may want to read.
This is from Dan Shipley over at thedailygreen.com. Here is a piece of it,
If you're going to be celebrating, give an organic beer a try.
Here are two good reasons: It's good for the environment, and organic beer represents the latest wave of the craft brewery movement. All that, and beer connoisseurs will love the taste.
The national organic scene grew out of the microbrewery craze and has only picked up steam since its birth about a decade ago. From 2004 to 2005, sales increased 40 percent to $19 million, and since then sales have continued to rise.
At least 40 brewers participated in last year's North American Organic Brewers Festival, billed as the largest organic beer festival the world has ever seen.
Several brands with certified organic labels are distributed nationally, including Wolaver's, Butte Creek Brewing Co., Eel River Brewing Co. and Goose Island Brewery.
The nation's big beer companies have also recently gone organic, causing some controversy in the organic brew community with their Green Valley Brewing Co. and Crooked Creek Brewing Co. (Anheuser-Busch) and Henry Weinhard's Organic Amber (Miller) labels. click the link for the full article.
Porsche Proves They are Overpriced Volkswagon's!
I have always believed Porsche was the overpriced version of a VW. It appears now that is more real than ever. Would it really be that terrible if a "Foreign" investor bought a stake in VW? I guess the people at Porsche and VW think so.
Porsche AG said Monday that it has won approval from the supervisory board of its holding company to take a majority stake in Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest car maker, but does not plan to combine the two automakers.
Porsche is currently Volkswagen's biggest shareholder with a stake of 31%, followed by the state of Lower Saxony, where the Wolfsburg-company is based, which holds just more than 20%. Speculation has swirled for months over when Porsche might move to take a majority.
But analysts have said such a move would probably be done to protect Volkswagen from a foreign takeover.
On Monday, the supervisory board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE held an extraordinary meeting and authorized Porsche managers to set in motion steps needed to gain regulatory approval for the move, Porsche said.
February 29, 2008
New Jabra Bluetooth Review
I found a really great article about a new Jabra Bluetooth headset written by Nicole over at CNET. Here is a snapshot. Click the link below for the whole article.
Jabra is a significant brand name in the Bluetooth headset business, but that doesn't mean Jabra is resting on its laurels.
The company has recently introduced the Jabra BT8040, which promises to blow other Bluetooth headsets out of the water with its simple, yet elegant design along with its impressive host of features.
They include the ability to connect to two Bluetooth devices simultaneously, volume equalization technology, along with an acoustic shock protection that protects the ear from sudden loud noises.
But probably the most interesting feature is that it is also the first mono Bluetooth headset we know of that actually supports A2DP for wireless music streaming (Most current A2DP devices are either stereo headsets or speakers). The BT8040 also offers tremendous bang for your buck--it's surprisingly affordable at only $79.99.
February 28, 2008
1 in Every 100 Adults are in Prison!!
How is this for a shocking piece of news? Do you know anyone who is incarcerated? These numbers are amazing.
A report, released Thursday by the Pew Center on the States, said the 50 states spent more than $49 billion on corrections last year, up from less than $11 billion 20 years earlier. The rate of increase for prison costs was six times greater than for higher education spending, the report said.
Using updated state-by-state data, the report said 2,319,258 adults were held in U.S. prisons or jails at the start of 2008 -- one out of every 99.1 adults, and more than any other country in the world.
The steadily growing inmate population "is saddling cash-strapped states with soaring costs they can ill afford and failing to have a clear impact either on recidivism or overall crime," the report said.
Google Challenges Microsoft!!
Should Google take on Microsoft?
Google, already the world's most popular spot for finding Web sites, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating Web sites too.
The Mountain View-based company is taking its first step toward that goal Thursday with the debut of a free service designed for high-tech neophytes looking for a simple way to share information with other people working in the same company or attending the same class in school.
With only a few clicks, just about anyone will be able to quickly set up and update a Web site featuring wide an array of material, including pictures, calendars and video from Google Inc.'s YouTube subsidiary, said Dave Girouard, general manager of the division overseeing the new application.
Hot Rod Builder Boyd Coddington Dead at 63!
Car-building legend Boyd Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show "American Hot Rod" introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, has died. He was 63.
Coddington died Wednesday at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in suburban Whittier. His La Habra office spokeswoman Amanda Curry wouldn't disclose the cause of death.
Coddington, who started building cars when he was 13 and once operated a gas station in Utah, set a standard for his workmanship and creativity, with his popular "Cadzilla" creation considered a design masterpiece. The customized car based on a 1950s Cadillac was built for rocker Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.
This is a sad day for the Hot Rod industry. I am not sure how many of you out there have wanted a set of Boyd wheels for your car but he set the standard for custom hot rods. His talents will be missed and our sympathy goes out to his family and close friends.
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