Motorola ready to take on the iPhone Nov 6, 2009
The stakes are high for Google, Apple and the handset makers and wireless-service carriers involved because the 150 million-device smart-phone market is expected to grow tenfold in the next decade, said J. Gerry Purdy, vice president and chief analyst for Frost van's mobile and wireless practice. "You've got the most valuable companies in the world all playing head to head against each other," Purdy said. (AZCentral -- Business)
Phils can't hold lead, drop Game 3 Nov 1, 2009
"Because we cannot control what the cameraman does with the camera, one of the specific ground rules is when the ball hits the camera -- home run," crew chief Gerry Davis said. The Phillies, who had scored three runs in the second inning to take a 3-0 lead, suddenly found themselves with just a one-run lead. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
Rodriguez gains home run after video review Nov 1, 2009
"We tour the field during the Series whenever we go to a new ballpark and discuss specific ground rules and potential trouble areas, just like that," crew chief Gerry Davis said. "Because we cannot control what the cameraman does with the camera, one of the specific ground rules is when the ball hits the camera: home run.". (Muscatine Journal, IO)
The Informant: Matt Damon's Weighty Comedy Sep 18, 2009
" That critics are giving Damon high marks for his work here is in part their welcoming of a movie star to the ranks of character actors, but also because he instantly slips into the role and takes it over, because he's so plausible and comfortable playing an ordinary fellow. And felon, but never mind that till you see the movie. In the early '90s, Whitacre is president of the bio-chemicals division of the agro-giant Archer Daniels Midland. When the FBI launches an investigation into possible... (Time.com)
Damon brings to mind gambling, sandwich Sep 11, 2009
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Orange to Acquire Unanimis - The UK's Largest Exclusive Digital Advertising Network Aug 28, 2009
"As 2008 marked the revolution in the mobile internet space, so 2009 will see the major advances in digital and mobile advertising. The Orange mobile portal, Orange World, and our fixed portal attracts over 12 million monthly users and with the advances in handset technology coupled with new prices plans, this is set to rise even further. More companies are increasingly turning to the mobile internet to enhance the way they advertise. A key part of our strategy at Orange UK is to grow and evolve... (PR Newswire)
Cosby says 'hey, hey, hey' at Fenway Jul 11, 2009
On Wednesday, the Barquentine S.V. Concordia was visited by SBLI execs Bob Sheridan and Gerry Mulligan, UMass president Jack Wilson, Reebok exec Paul Foster, Bob Lawler of Entertainment Cruises (he runs the Odyssey), Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Robert Cordy, and PR guy George Regan. From 'Soup' to dinnerThe strange bromance between The Soup host Joel McHale and local car magnate Ernie Boch Jr. continues. (Boston Globe)
A-Rod passes Reggie on HR list, Yankees rout Mets Jun 27, 2009
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