Bowes Consulting

Often, single men find themselves at the local laundry emporium, a
fistfull of quarters in hand, and very often, they find themselves
hoping that the experience will be more fulfilling than merely removing
skid marks and ketchup stains. They dream of finding single, lonely
lingerie models in the same predicament. However, that is never the
case so, thank the stars above that someone came up with HE detergent.
High efficiency detergent to those unclear on the concept. It promises
to change the laundry experience and your life….

Source:High Efficiency detergents improve laundry experience

Scientist Stephen Hawking has not been released from hospital as
previously planned, Camdridge University said in a statement released
today.

Source:Hawking still in hospital, but “comfortable”

Hardware giant Dell sued Tiger Direct for breaching its trademark. The
case started in a New York district court on the 17th of April.

Source:Dell bites Tiger's tail

AMD’s trickling revenue stream has flatlined. Total first quarter
losses equaled $416 million, or 66 cents a share, compared with a
loss of $364 million, or 60 cents a share, for the year-earlier period.

Source:AMD revenue flatlines

A survey from market research firm iSuppli said that its semiconductor industry, which showed signs of steep growth before the credit crunch, is now dangerously threatened.

Source:Chinese semiconductor business in deep decline

Google’s YouTube video streaming site has announced a partnership with
Hollywood studios, which will deliver both television shows and movies
to United States viewers. Among the partners agreeing to deliver
content to the site are CBS, BBC, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Lions Gate
Entertainment, an independent film studio.

Source:Watch out Hulu: YouTube’s coming with video

News that netbook sales were not as strong as expected has been
somewhat anticipated, at least since Intel’s Q1 announcement that Atom
processor shipments declined during the first three months of the year.
Now we hear that three leading netbook manufacturers see Q1 netbook
sales fall short of expectations as well.

Source:Netbooks missing sales targets

We have to give props to Microsoft. It has the oldest current-gen game
console on the market, but the company has found an effective strategy
to keep sales numbers high and the PS3 at a distance. Consumers will be
able to purchase a new high-end bundle in May. Sony, are you watching?

Source:Microsoft on a roll: New Xbox 360 bundle announced

A survey released by MSN Green (http://green.msn.com/) claims that 70 percent of the population of the USA don’t use a kitchen composter and don’t limit toilet flushes to save water.

Source:Americans not green enough, Microsoft claims

Late yesterday a hacker, identifying himself as “Weev”, is now claiming
responsibility for the “glitch” on Amazon.com, which caused a multitude
of gay and lesbian themed books to lose their sales ranks over the
Easter holiday weekend. Weev posted his “confession” on a LiveJournal
discussion board on Monday morning.

Source:First Hacker takes credit for Amazon “glitch,” Amazon apologizes