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Researcher says Gulf dead zone bigger than ever

HOUSTON (AP) — A “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas-Louisiana coast this year is likely to be the biggest ever and last longer than ever before, with marine life affected for hundreds of miles, a scientist warned….
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Introduction To Ubuntu Linux

Read this chapter of <i>A Practical Guide To Ubuntu Linux</i> and bring yourself up to speed on the open source operating system’s desktop and its root privileges, and learn how to work with the command line and control windows.
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The App Store’s buggy update process

The application update procedure for iPhone is a complete and unadulterated nightmare. The App Store tells you you need updates with a nice little red bubble in the upper right of the App Store icon, simple enough, right. Unfortunately that’s where the fun ends.
The update process involves clicking into the App Store, then Updates, then [...]


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Phone Giants Fight to Keep Subscribers

Telecommunication companies in the U.S. have to juggle the financial effect of customers dropping their landlines, and increased competition between wireless operators.


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Yahoo’s Revenue Rises a Bit, but Profit Falls 18%

Yahoo said that its revenue in the second quarter grew a sluggish 6 percent from the same period a year earlier as profits fell.


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Loss at E*Trade Is Bigger Than Expected

E*Trade posted a net loss of $94.6 million, or 19 cents a share, in contrast to a profit of $159.1 million, or 37 cents a share, a year earlier.


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Lexmark Profit Up Despite Lower Sales

The company said that its second-quarter net income rose 30 percent from the same period a year earlier while inkjet printer sales fell 49 percent.


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Lexmark Profit Up Despite Lower Sales

The company said that its second-quarter net income rose 30 percent from the same period a year earlier while inkjet printer sales fell 49 percent.


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Bits: European V.C. Firm Arrives Stateside

European venture capital firm Wellington Partners has opened a Silicon Valley office to help its investors and entrepreneurs bridge the cultural divide.


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