Archive for November, 2010
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Magic Members is a premium Wordpress Membership Plugin that turns your WordPress blog into a powerful, fully automated membership site. Magic Members has proven to be one of the best Wordpress Membership site plugins available.
Samsung And Yahoo! All Set To Expand Their Internet TV Reach
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010The Internet TV game has become more interesting with Samsung and Yahoo! announcing their plans to sell Yahoo-connected TVs in 26 more nations across Europe. That raises the number of countries where Samsung sells TV sets powered by Yahoo widgets to 39. The Yahoo Widget system allows the viewers to access thousands of internet content [...]
Mobile Number Portability? ‘Not This Year’ Say Telcos
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010I did tell you I won’t be holding my breath waiting for Mobile Number Portability, didn’t I? Just a few days later, any optimism I might have had has been dashed. Leading GSM operators like Vodafone, Airtel and Idea have told the Department of Telecommunications that Mobile Number Portability should only be implemented in January!
The [...]
Bucketbolt.com – A Review
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010What do you do if you have to buy some textbooks for college? You go to a bookstore and buy it. Simple enough, right? But what if you are too lazy to step out of your house and want the convenience of buying the book online and having it delivered it to your house? Well, [...]
Happy Diwali From WAT Team!
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Dear Readers,
Here is wishing you a very happy and amazingly prosperous diwali! You have supported us through thick and thin and its you support that we are over 4 years old and still going strong!
We would like to wish our previous advertisers as well as they have helped us keep the ship afloat! We want [...]
Internet Explorer 9 Beats Other Browsers In HTML5 Compliance?
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010In its first ever tests to ascertain browsers’ conformity to HTML5, the World Wide Web (W3) Consortium has announced that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 is well ahead of other major browsers in terms of the compliance.
WWW: WAT Weekly WrapUp 1st – 7th November 2010
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Last week saw some frenetic action in the telecom space. While Tata DoCoMo finally launched its 3G services and Aircel set up ‘Experience Zones’ in Chennai, the back and forth over Mobile Number Portability continued. The DoT is looking at a November 25th launch but larger telcos want it to be put off till next [...]
Mobile Trading Grows Slowly, But Surely, On The BSE And NSE
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Chalk up another one to Rajiv’s Appvolution. In late September and early October, both the BSE and NSE launched their mobile trading platforms. While there was skepticism at the time, the trend shows that their acceptance is growing slowly but surely amongst traders. At least that’s what the brokers are saying.
Panjab Digital Library – Keeping Literary Wealth Alive!
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010The Nanakshahi Trust based in Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab - has started a well thought out initiative by creating the Panjab Digital Library. The main objective of this library is to preserve the history of Punjab and the Sikhs by digitizing books, records and documents, and making them available online even after the [...]
TV Broadcasters Will Provide Cross-Platform Content In The Near Future
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Gone are the days when broadcasters just limit themselves to televisions. Today it has gone on to other media platforms such as mobiles and PCs. This trend is invariably due to the advent of 3G and fast internet broadband connections. And to make the ends meet, the Rs 25,700 crore Indian broadcasting industry is considering [...]
The Morpheus Invites Startup Applications For Batch 5
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010The Morpheus – A “gang of serial entrepreneurs and around 65 startup founders and growing” – as they call themselves is looking for applications for its fifth batch of startups. Recognizing the fact that the first 12-18 months is the most important and perhaps difficult stage in the life of a startup. Calling it the [...]
Facebook Bug Bites The British Monarchy
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010It was until recently when you could not have any access to any of the news or updates from the most authoritative persons or bodies of your country. But thanks to Facebook that has enabled people to get most of the important news and updates of the person or organization or anything that they are [...]
Mig33 Raises 8.9 million $ From Indonesian Entrepreneur
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Mobile social network Mig33 which we have blogged about before has raised a series C round of funding from multiple investors. The funding is to the tune of 8.9 million $ and is led by Indonesian telecom entrepreneur Pak Sugiono Wiyono and GREE, Japan’s leading social networking service. Existing investors including early stage venture fund [...]
BlackBerry Losing Its Sheen In The Corporate World?
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010BlackBerry maker RIM (Research in Motion) saw a 3% drop in its shares as investors shied away on account of its losing grip on the market. For quite some time now, the smartphone has been facing a tough competition from its rival devices.
Many corporate houses including Bank of America, Citi Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co, [...]
Gold buying continues in India ‘due to strong rupee’
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Gold buying across India remained buoyant yesterday (November 4th), with the strength of the country's currency being highlighted as a positive factor.
According to Reuters, a combination of the rupee's value and the Hindu Diwali festival has helped the precious metal to perform well.The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © [...]
Poker player wins gold ring in tournament
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010A poker player from the Mississippi Gulf Coast has dominated a field of 288 competitors to win a tournament in Biloxi that has netted him a gold ring.
Aaron Brant also secured $19,585 (£12,000) for clinching the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Ring event at the IP Resort Hotel and Casino.The news feeds on this [...]
House of Fraser gives out gold coins to mark anniversary
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Some 1,000 gold coins are going to be distributed by House of Fraser to people in and around Manchester city centre over the weekend.
The retailer – which is located on Deansgate – is celebrating its 175th anniversary, with lucky consumers able to redeem the items in store for a selection of luxury gifts, Manchester Confidential [...]
Luxury bags ‘feature real gold leaf’
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010A luxury handbag designer ensures that bags get added sparkle by using real gold leaf on them, it has been revealed.
And this theme may be one that is carried over into the interior of the new outlet Zagliani plans to open in London.The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © [...]
Gold interest suggests ‘people are revisiting old axioms’
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010The axiom that precious metals are money and "everything else is credit" is being revisited by gold investors, suggests Fund Strategy.
According to the investment news provider, JP Morgan founder John Pierpont Morgan made that claim back in 1912.The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the [...]
American gold Eagle coin sales ‘increased in October’
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010American Eagle gold coins experienced a rise in sales last month, according to new figures.
Writing for Coin Update News, Michael Zielinski said statistics from the US Mint confirmed volumes for gold bullion pieces increased, marking the second month in a row that this has happened.The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero [...]
Established guide books ‘good for gold coin buying’
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Those looking to buy or sell gold coins have been advised to refer to reputable guidebooks in order to make sure they are making the right choices.
This is the suggestion of Peter Joerg, writing for Damego, who said these volumes can often be found in local libraries, highlighting The Official Red Book: A Guide Book [...]
India’s Postal Services hits half-tonne in gold coin sales
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Over a half-tonne of gold coins have been sold by India's Postal Service, proving it is a popular investment choice for people in the country.
This is according to Reuters, which claimed the nation is historically renowned for purchasing jewellery, yet individuals are keen to pick up other forms of the precious metal, including bars and [...]
Increasing gold prices ‘pushing up wedding ring cost’
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010The rising price of gold is seeing the retail cost of many wedding bands in the metal also creep up, it has been claimed.
Heather Haddon, writing for the New York Post, said that gold jewellery prices have increased by 30 per cent since last year, meaning that some traditional gold wedding rings now cost a [...]
Brands show off matching gold rings
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Russell Brand and Katy Perry have shown off their matching gold wedding bands for the first time since becoming man and wife.
The comedian and pop star enjoyed a week-long wedding celebration in India last month but only this week gave their first public appearance together since the event.The news feeds on this site are independently [...]
Gold Price Firm as U.S. Dollar Bounces
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010GOLD PRICE NEWS – The gold price consolidated near unchanged Monday morning, trading near $1,392 heading into the new week. While the price of gold held steady, stocks and commodities were under a bit of pressure after last week’s string gains. Gold prices traded near all-time highs at $1,398 late last night before succumbing to [...]
Ron Paul Lambasts Bernanke, Fed
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010In an interview on CNBC, Ron Paul, House Republican from Texas, will be the next chairman of the monetary policy subcommittee. He shared his views on the Fed, Chairman Bernanke, and gold and silver.
A sample of his quotes:
On the Fed and Bernanke:
“Where did this authority come from?”
We “spend trillions of dollars and nobody thinks anything [...]
Gold Stocks, GDX Dip, Claude’s Earnings Rise
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010GOLD STOCKS NEWS – Gold stocks looked to open slightly lower Monday, as the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) dipped $0.19 to $59.90 in premarket activity. The fractional decline in
Gold ETFs, GLD Slide, Aurizon Bucks Trend
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010GOLD ETFS & GLD NEWS – Gold ETFs fell Monday, as the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) retreated $0.48 to $135.90 in morning trading. The weakness in the GLD, the largest of the gold ETFs, came as the yellow metal inched lower by $0.44 to $1,391.65 per ounce amid a 0.6% rebound to 77.00 in the [...]
A Return to the Gold Standard?
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank and a former U.S. Treasury official from 1985-1988, called for the readoption of a “modified global gold standard” amid the “talk of currency wars and disagreements” at the G20 meetings over further quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve.In a Financial Times article entitled “The G20 must look beyond [...]
Gold Touches $1,400 Level
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Gold prices reversed their earlier losses and spiked up to hit the magical $1,400 per ounce level, rising despite gains across the board in the U.S. dollar. Spot gold decoupled today from the broader stock and commodity markets, which both moved lower.
The gold price has now appreciated 27.8% thus far in 2010 and is set [...]
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