Tuesday: March 2, 2010
- Hacking popular ticket sites may land you with several unfriendly charges.
What kind of charges you ask? Well there is conspiracy, wire fraud and unauthorized computer access for starters. According to the source article that wire fraud charge carries a twenty year prison sentence.
Monday: February 1, 2010
- Hacking cable modems for profit and advertising this fact publicly not the smartest idea.
Each charge carries a maximum of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 fine. Selling hacked cable modems and advertising them openly may have been a decent business model a decade ago, but it hardly seems worth bothering about today.
Tuesday: October 20, 2009
- Apple reports that they just had the most profitable quarter ever.
This company is so innovative that they actually figured out a way to beat the economy. Kudos. Hey, why aren't you buying a laptop at this very minute? Get thee to the nearest Apple store.
Wednesday: September 16, 2009
- Facebook would like you to know that they are now cash-flow positive.
Oh, and they also have hit the three hundred million user mark as well. All hail Facebook.
Monday: August 10, 2009
- McDonald's seems to be doing quite well selling fancy coffee.
A national advertising campaign started in May helped lift McCafe espresso-based drinks to about 5 percent of total sales in the U.S. Low-priced menu items drove sales in the U.K. and France, and longer store hours boosted demand in Australia, McDonald’s said.
Friday: July 17, 2009
- Blu-ray disc sales actually up this quarter.
Rentals and overall sales are significantly higher than the were the same time last year. Take that, DVD.
Thursday: June 25, 2009
- It only costs Apple $178.96 to manufacture the latest and greatest iPhone.
I for one am shocked. On second thought - no I'm not.
Wednesday: May 6, 2009
- Electronic Arts posts small loss for fourth quarter. Uh oh.
I'm sure everything will turn out just fine.
