Posts from — February 2012

Disney’s Leap

Disneyland’s 24-hour Feb. 29 event draws thousands.

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Leap Year Logic

Leap year shift keeps the calendar in line with seasons.

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Peugeot & GM

Peugeot agrees deal with GM to save $2 billion.

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Target Line

Target says it will stop selling sandblasted denim by year’s end.

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Saving Yahoo

Can Yahoo get its mojo back?

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Potter e-Books

Harry Potter e-books coming to schools, libraries around the world.

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Investor Indifference

U.S. investors lack interest in companies doing good.

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Davy Jones

The lead singer of The Monkees, Davy Jones, has died.

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Big Sleep

Sleeping pills linked with early death.

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Crash Alerts

3 doomsaying experts who foresee economic devastation ahead.

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Rope Revolution

See how a new video game controller connects physical and virtual worlds.

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Beatle Homes

Lennon, McCartney former homes to be preserved.

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February 29

Millions to mark rare Leap Day birthday on February 29.

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Tide Pods

t’s the biggest twist on the signature Tide brand since the 1984 launch of Liquid Tide, P&G says.

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Tesco Slips

Tesco’s market share slips again as customers defect.

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Pepsi Next

With sales fizzling, Pepsi plans huge product launch for new mid-calorie soda.

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iStove?

In China, Apple makes stoves? iDon’t think so.

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Still Sucking

Disco’s 1970s heyday opened doors for black, Hispanic and gay people, and its influence lives on.

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Chinese Netizens

Chinese ‘netizens’ inundate Obama’s Google+ page.

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Google Minus

According to comScore, users spent an average of only three minutes on Google+ last month, compared to 405 minutes on Facebook.

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Fitness DVDs

The old-fangled fitness DVD has never been in better shape.

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TV Guider

Can’t decide what to watch on TV? A new app may help.

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Blood Work

British rocker Peter Doherty has reinvented himself as an artist and is showing paintings drawn in his own blood at a London gallery.

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Fitness Fix?

Active video games no fix for kids’ fitness.

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Second Breakfast

More Americans are having a ‘second breakfast.’

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Jetson Homes

Your Jetsons home is almost here.

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Virgin Whispers

Virgin Atlantic has appointed a ‘whispering coach’ to help cabin crew avoid disturbing its highest-paying passengers.

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McChina Expansion

McDonald’s plans China expansion.

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BB Drop

Best Buy drops iPad 2 by $50 ahead of expected iPad 3 launch.

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Heat vs. LeBron

How even an NBA all-star like LeBron James can falter under pressure … and other research insights from the world of basketball.

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