January 11, 2012
New Ludacris Album ‘Ludaversal’ Due in May
Ludacris tells Billboard.com that his eighth studio album, “Ludaversal,” is on track for a May release, and that Usher is on board for a collabo. “Usher is one person that I’ve already worked with,” says Ludacris, “and in terms of other artists,…
January 11, 2012
Mayweather-Pacquiao saga plods forward with no end in sight
The latest development in the neverending saga that is the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao negotiations -- Pacquiao telling a Filipino media outlet on Monday that he wants Mayweather to be his next opponent and plans to advise his promoter Bob…
January 11, 2012
Anguillan is acting general secretary of CFU
The Caribbean Football Union Normalization Committee appointed Damien Hughes as acting general secretary of the organization on Friday, filling the position left vacant when Angenie Kanhai resigned effective December 20. The 34-year-old Hughes,…
January 11, 2012
Web domains to get major overhaul with custom names
Applications will soon open for new top-level domains in the biggest change to the system in over two decades. From Thursday it will be possible to register almost any word as a web address suffix. Familiar endings like .com and .org could…
January 11, 2012
IRS comes up $385 billion short
The IRS has collected $4.4 billion from two programs that allowed tax evaders hiding money in offshore accounts to come clean and said it will launch a similar initiative this year. The two voluntary disclosure programs, launched in 2009 and 2011,…
January 11, 2012
Intel Medfield chip on Motorola and Lenovo smartphones
Intel's new processor designed for mobile devices will be used by Motorola Mobility and Lenovo in upcoming Android-based smartphones. The Medfield chip is designed to help Intel make headway in a sector dominated by processors based on designs by…
January 11, 2012
Nissan-Renault alliance in sales record in tough year
The Renault-Nissan partnership's global vehicle sales increased 10% last year to a record high. Deliveries by the two car companies and their Russian partner AvtoVaz rose to 8.03 million vehicles, up from 7.28 million in 2010. Renault-Nissan chief…
January 11, 2012
Fannie Mae CEO to resign
Fannie Mae CEO Michael Williams plans to resign, the government-controlled mortgage giant said Tuesday. Williams, who took over as president and CEO of the troubled company in 2009, will continue as CEO until Fannie Mae's board names a successor.…
January 11, 2012
Romney Wins Major Victory In New Hampshire Primary
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney took a major step Tuesday toward winning the Republican Party’s presidential nomination with a convincing victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary. Romney easily defeated five Republican rivals…
January 11, 2012
Three believed dead in S Korean boat fire in Antarctic
Three crew members are thought to have died on a South Korean fishing boat that caught fire in Antarctica. "Three crew members are still missing and are believed to have died in the fire in the vessel's accommodation block,'' the New Zealand…