Apple Inc. once again defied the gravity of high general
unemployment, reporting that its fiscal fourth quarter profit rose 47
percent. The company reported it sold more Macs and iPhones
in the fourth quarter which ended Sept. 26 than in any prior quarter, making it the most profitable quarter in Apple's history.
Production went up again at the nation's factories in September, the Federal Reserve just reported.
The 0.7% increase from August was the third straight month that
production increased and, Reuters writes, means that output grew at a
5.2% in the third quarter -- the largest quarterly rise since
first-quarter 2005.
Sir James Dyson, the inventor who revolutionized the bagless vacuum cleaner, revealed his latest invention: a fan with no blades.
The Dyson fan works very differently to conventional
fans. With no
blades or grill, it’s completely safe, effortless to clean. It uses Air Multiplier™ technology to draw in air and amplify it
15 times, producing an uninterrupted stream of smooth air that doesn’t cause unpleasant buffeting.
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Billionaire George Soros said on Saturday that he would invest $1 billion in clean energy technology as part of an effort to combat climate change.
"I will look for profitable opportunities, but I will also insist that the investments make a real contribution to solving the problem of climate change," Soros said.
The Dow Chemical Company today unveiled its line of DOW Powerhouse Solar Shingles, revolutionary photovoltaic solar panels in the form of solar shingles that can be integrated into rooftops with standard asphalt shingle materials. Putting the power of solar electricity generation directly and conveniently in the hands of homeowners, Dow will distribute the shingles in limited quantities by mid-2010, and broaden their availability in 2011.