The US Postal Service (USPS) is losing $25M a day. This is what US Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe told a House committee on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Donahoe also revealed the same amount of loss last January when he urged the upcoming 113th US Congress to prioritize the changes in postal service. USPS Postmaster [...]
A slightly more than $25 billion offer was made by Dish Network to buy Sprint Nextel Corporation, as publicly announced by the satellite television company this Monday, April 15, 2013. A conference meeting was made to announce the offer. Dish Sprint logos Credit: Dish and Sprint According to press release at CompleteDishSolution.com that day, Dish [...]
A $99 Apple iPhone 5 at T-Mobile is now available for pre-orders on a new contract free plans by the mobile carrier. The $99 iPhone 5 will be rolling out at T-Mobile starting on April 12, 2013. $99 iPhone 5 at T-Mobile Credit: T-Mobile.com After being left out in several iPhone launch, T-Mobile is finally [...]
The 2012 Worst Company in America poll by Consumerist revealed that Electronic Arts (EA) as “winner,” and beat Bank of America in the final stretch. Based on the final results, EA had 64.03% votes of more than 250,000 votes, while Bank of America had 35.97% votes. Later, the company responded to the issue. Electronic Arts [...]
Macy’s catalog typo Credit: WFAA video grab Macy’s catalog typo could be an honest mistake, sabotage or just a marketing strategy? A March 2013 “Super Buy” catalog published by Macy’s, reportedly contained a typo that listed a $1,500 worth of necklace for just $47. WFAA reported on Friday, March 29, 2013 about a mailed Macy’s [...]
A so-called $5 ‘just looking’ fee is being implemented by a food specialty grocery store in Australia. A photo of the sign, as shown below, was first posted on Reddit on Sunday, March 24, 2013 by Reddit user BarrettFox and now has more than 1,300 comments, with most of them criticizing the store’s policy. $5 [...]
Yahoo buys Summly, a news app created by Nick D’Aloisio, a 17-year old student from Wimbledon, London. Summly, a news reader app founded by D’Aloisio two years ago, delivers snapshots of stories on mobile phones for easy news browsing. It won the Apple’s Best Apps of 2012 award for Intuitive Touch. Nick D’Aloisio Credit: Nick [...]
To further improve their service, Philippine National Bank (PNB) announced a nationwide system upgrade to be conducted during the Holy Week. Credit: PNB.com.ph According to their announcement published online at pnb.com.ph, all PNB branches will be closed from March 28, 2013 (Maundy Thursday) to March 30, 2013 (Black Saturday) including those branches that are normally [...]
Napoleon Engagement Ring Credit: ABC News A 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine engagement ring was sold close to $1 million during an Osenat auction in Fontainebleau, France on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The auction of the gold ring was made in celebration of Josephine‘s 250th birth anniversary. An anonymous bidder reportedly made a $948,000 final [...]
New Pepsi bottle Credit: Pepsi A new Pepsi bottle design was introduced by the New York-based softdrink manufacturer on Thursday, March 21, 2013. The new bottle was the first major redesign by Pepsico Inc. since 1966 and will be made available by April this year. According to Pepsico, the new design will replace all existing [...]