Microsoft Announce Tablet Plans July 30, 2010
- Global
| Digital and Mobile Microsoft Corp set out its ambitions to dominate the consumer electronics market on Thursday with Windows-powered tablet computers and smartphones designed to beat back advances by Apple Inc and Google Inc. » Full Story
Jennifer Lopez to Join 'American Idol' As Judge: Report July 30, 2010
- Rock and Pop Jennifer Lopez will join "American Idol" as a judge next season, according to a report by Deadline Hollywood. If true, Lopez would be replacing Ellen DeGeneres, who announced her departure from the panel on Thursday afternoon (July 29). » Full Story
Dangerbird Records' Jeff Castelaz Cycling For Cancer July 30, 2010
- Record Labels In the second week of their 6-year-old son Pablo's treatment for cancer last year at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Dangerbird Records president Jeff Castelaz and his wife, Jo Ann Thrailkill, became very aware that the hospital staff and families around them could use some help. » Full Story
Big-Ticket Buying Slowly Rises July 30, 2010
- Branding The July edition of a monthly poll by consulting/research firm SAGE: Survival and Growth Enterprises finds an uptick in the number of respondents who say they're "actively shopping" for a number of big-ticket items -- a tentative sign their spirits could be recovering from their latest swoon. » Full Story
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Music applications are among the most popular types of apps downloaded to today's smartphones. But which are the best of
the best? Which new music apps created in the last year are setting the stage for tomorrow's successes? Billboard's Music App Awards is the
first awards program answering these questions by showcasing and celebrating the best and most innovative new music apps defining the space today. The
deadline to submit your app for consideration is Aug 6. Click here to apply.