For several years, the demand for smartphones has outpaced the rest of the mobile phone market. According to a 2012 survey, around half of the U.S. mobile consumers own smartphones and could account around 70% of all U.S. mobile devices by 2013.
Photo manipulation is the application of image editing techniques to photographs in order to create an illusion or deception, through analog or digital means. Before computers, photo manipulation was achieved by retouching with ink, paint, double-exposure, piecing photos or
Some exciting new releases include Audi’s new Sportback with special features for the mobile generation, Jaguar’s return to the sports car with the new F type, a brand new — 420 kg (925 pounds) lighter —Range Rover. Volkswagen’s seventh generation Golf, one of the best-selling models in history, and a revolutionary supercar from McLaren are...
Increasingly, shareholders are asking whether CEOs are worth many millions of dollars in annual compensation. Using a new rule called “Say on Pay,” shareholders now get a nonbinding vote for or against an executive’s compensation. Compensation is defined as salary, cash bonus, stock awards, option awards, nonequity incentive plan, change in
4,609 people were fatally injured on the job, according to an annual report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That total works out to 3.5 fatal work injuries per every 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. Among the findings in the BLS’ report, violence and other injuries from people and animals accounted for 780 fatalities, or...
People today waste around 8-10 hours on internet often playing games, face booking or simply chatting. Monetizing your expertise — whether in social networking or transcribing — is one way to make money while sitting at your computer at home. But others also are popping up
In this capitalist world, you have to work hard to get rich. Well not always. Sometimes you can just get rich with some luck like Justin Bieber. These kids make more money than most of successful business man who are working hard for years. The question is, if you can get famous and rich with...
According to an estimate by the United Nations, around 25,000 people die of hunger every day! Moreover, around 40% of the world’s population that is poor owns around 5% of the world’s resources, while 20% of the population that is rich owns 75% resources. Around 1 billion people in the world live
Cricket has had a broad impact on popular culture, both in the Commonwealth of Nations and elsewhere. Cricket has had an influence on the lexicon of these nations, especially the English language, with such phrases as “that’s not cricket” (unfair), “had a good
With many of the current titans of the MMO genre losing subscribers by the day (there’s still a rather insistent camp that believes Mists of Pandaria is indicative that WoW has jumped the shark), many folks are looking for other a
In 2012 we witnessed the arrival of the Cube, the world’s first home 3D printer; the Raspberry Pi, a computer that costs just £30; and Microsoft’s first tablet, the Surface. So what new tech are we looking forward to testing next year? Here’s our pick of the gadgets we’re most excited about in 2013.
We all get just a little bit more excited when we hear of the latest film release for anyone of the actors featured on this list. Here is a list of the actors who dominate our movie experiences and are expected to continue to do so for some time to come. Our list starts at...
Money’s worth nothing, until you spend it. That’s the philosophy behind all extravagant luxury goods, and nothing says “senseless overspending” like blowing thousands on a place to sleep, shower and store your clothes while you go about your day. For anyone with a few hundred thousand to squander, this is a to-do list. For the...
How can any building be considered strange anymore? Sure, we’ve had time to digest the CCTV headquarters in Beijing, the one that looks like a huge Möbius strip, and we’ve acclimated to the implausible height of
We all know that soccer is the most famous sport in the world. Large crowd means popularity and popularity means money. There is no wonder that the top soccer players of today are earning lots of money, not only from their clubs for their services but also by cashing in on their popularity in terms...
