(TrendHunter.com) It’s cocktail hour and you’re heading to the bar—except, it’s not an alcoholic beverage you’re after, it’s the Skin Inc. serums. Skin Inc., founded by Singaporean entrepreneur Sabrina Tan, is the first…

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(TrendHunter.com) Every winter, stray mittens and gloves become lost and alone, never to see their other halves. The Green Thing Glove Love project tackles this problem with an innovative and fun approach to recycling lost…

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(TrendHunter.com) With the advent of abbreviation in mainstream and computer vocabulary, there are a few companies that could benefit from rebranding or changing acronymed logos to avoid an abbreviated fail. These abbreviated…

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Filed under: Company News , Apple I read with some amusement an article published by BusinessWeek highlighting Apple’s ( AAPL ) big plans to become a more green company. Apple CEO Steve Jobs pointed out in that article that his company was releasing more information on its total carbon footprint . That omission had earned Apple raspberries from the environmental community and low ratings in big green company rankings from the likes of Newsweek , among others. Jobs also argued strenuously the carbon-footprint rankings were missing a piece by leaving out the actual downstream carbon impact of the phones, computers and music players once they left the factory. I couldn’t agree with him more. Which is why I was so amused. The easiest way for Apple to reduce its carbon footprint would be to encourage customers to buy less hardware. Instead, they could pay for software, or so-called firmware upgrades, that would improve devices like iPods and iPhones. But Apple pushes for the opposite, driving customers to swap out old products for new ones every 18 months. Continue reading How to make a greener Apple: Change the batteries, Steve How to make a greener Apple: Change the batteries, Steve originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: General Electric , Comcast Comcast, ( CMCSA ) the nation’s largest cable company, is reportedly in talks to buy NBC Universal, the entertainment giant, from General Electric ( GE ) in a blockbuster deal that — if true — would reverberate throughout the media world. Comcast, which has been on the hunt for a content-rich media company, has been scrutinizing NBC Universal’s books for some time, according to the Los Angeles Times . But Comcast denied a report from The Wrap’s Sharon Waxman saying the cable giant had sealed a deal to pay $35 billion for NBC Universal. If consummated, the tie-up would marry NBC Universal’s vast stable of content, from music to movies, with Comcast’s giant digital-distribution network. Continue reading Comcast said to be weighing NBC bid; denies report of $35 billion deal Comcast said to be weighing NBC bid; denies report of $35 billion deal originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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(TrendHunter.com) Imagine if you could chase away depression simply by visiting a restaurant. In the Philippines you can! The ‘Van Gogh is Bipolar’ cafe in Quezon City in the Philippines serves only foods that contain…

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Filed under: Economy , American Express Companies feeling flush enough to send their employees on business trips have been doing so on the cheap in 2009. Fares in premium classes have tumbled in tandem with passenger traffic, giving corporate travel departments great deals on the best seats at the front of the plane. A British Airways sale this summer let business-class travelers fly round-trip from San Francisco to London on the serene upper deck of a 747 for just over $3,000, more than half off the usual premium fare. But the cheap corporate travel bonanza is coming to an end, says a report Wednesday from American Express , which operates one of the world’s biggest travel agency networks. Amex ( AXP ) sees prices on long-haul domestic and international business-class flights originating from the U.S. rising anywhere from 3 percent to 8 percent in 2010, “as the world begins to show signs of emerging from the recession.” Continue reading Say farewell to those business-class airfare bargains Say farewell to those business-class airfare bargains originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , People Bill Gates got a little poorer last year, but when you’re worth $50 billion, who’s counting? Well, Forbes is, of course, and despite the $7-billion decline in his fortune, Microsoft’s ( MSFT ) co-founder remains America’s richest citizen, according to the magazine’s annual list of the nation’s wealthiest people. America’s No. 2 moneybags, investor Warren Buffett, got an even bigger haircut, with his holdings shrinking $10 billion to $40 billion, reveals The Forbes 400. In fact, it was a crummy year for most of the

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Filed under: People , Media , Viacom All Dan Rather wanted to do was save American journalism from the corrupting influences of business and government. Too bad he tried to hitch that noble cause to his own lost cause. With his $70 million lawsuit, Rather sought to prove that his corporate bosses at CBS and Viacom ( VIA ) were under the thumb of politicians in Washington. Since filing it, he’s been on a one-man crusade against the “self-censorship” of big media organizations and the creeping timidity of the journalists who work there. His message to his beleaguered colleagues: Courage. Continue reading Mixed Media: In Rather v. CBS outcome, there are no winners Mixed Media: In Rather v. CBS outcome, there are no winners originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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