“Capstone Asset Management Co added additional 11,260 (147.47 %) shares of Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF), bringing their current holdings to 18,895 shares as shown by filings made public on 2008-04-18. The stock is currently owned by 192 funds/institutions with a total activity score of 0.14. With 45.50 % of owning funds reported recently buying shares, 20.22 % maintaining existing share level and 34.26 % selling shares…” (Full details for Sun Life Financial Inc available at here)
April 19th, 2008
“The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial, Inc. (NYSE:SLF, TSX:SLF) has been honored by the American Marketing Association (AMA) for its Income ON DemandSM marketing campaign. The award-winning campaign was honored in both the “integrated campaign” and “collateral sales kit” categories at the AMA Connecticut chapter’s 2008 Mark of Excellence Award Ceremony held on March 27…” (Read full article here)
April 19th, 2008
“The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE:SLF, TSX:SLF) announced the appointment of Melody Powell to Assistant Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion. As Assistant Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Powell will be responsible for developing and implementing Sun Life’s diversity initiatives strategy. Additionally, Powell will research best practice and benchmarking information to share across the enterprise on topics ranging from recruitment, retention and work-life issues to career development and educational practices….” (Read full article here)
April 19th, 2008
“AllofMP3.com was perhaps the only online music store where hardcore members of the file-sharing community would spend money - other than newsgroup access. For a few cents per track, customers could download songs from a catalog of millions without any type of DRM (Digital Rights Management). Currently, the AllofMP3.com domain is off line and inaccessible. However the mirror site AllofMP3.ru displays the message, “Attention | We are sorry but the server is closed for [maintenance]. If AllofMP3 is truly dead, it’s the end of an online icon. AllofMP3.com was more popular than iTunes in many markets, and showed that for the right price and file compatibly, people were willing to buy music online…” (Read full article here)
July 2nd, 2007
“Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s Wii game console outsold Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 3 by a ratio of over 6 to 1 in June in Japan, a game magazine publisher said, solidifying Nintendo’s leading position. Nintendo sold 270,974 units of the Wii in the four weeks ended June 24, compared with 41,628 units for the PS3 and 17,616 units for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360, according to data from Enterbrain. The Wii’s lead against the PS3 was 4 to 1 in April and 5 to 1 in May…” (Read full article here)
July 2nd, 2007
“Microsoft crafted their empire with software. Operating systems, office suites, desktop productivity – it made them one of the most successful companies in the world. They are no stranger to hardware, either, crafting Microsoft-branded keyboards, mice, gamepads and a slim variety of other hardware. However, it has long been a more bit part of their business – until now. Microsoft is for the first time ever going to be selling desktop computers. Launching initially in India, their PCs are part of their Unlimited Potential program, which intends to foster technology growth in developing nations…” (Read full article here)
July 1st, 2007
“The wait for the first 802.11n draft 2.0 products is over. D-Link announced Friday that it was the first company to have its products certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, which controls standards for wireless networking. The D-Link Extreme N Router and Xtreme N Notebook Adapter were the first products to get the stamp of approval from the Alliance, although many other competing products are in the chute to follow. Both products are based on Atheros’ XSPAN WLAN technology…” (Read full article here)
July 1st, 2007
“Apple’s already famous iPhone is set to go on sale at Apple retail outlets and AT&T corporate stores in the U.S. at 6:30 PM local time. The iPhone has been the subject of a steadily building media frenzy, but was even being heralded as an industry-shifting device back in January when Apple announced it at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Pundits and prognosticators are full of opinions about whether the iPhone will succeed or fail in the marketplace, but one thing’s for sure: Apple has certainly managed to capture the attention of the mobile industry worldwide…” (Read full article here)
June 29th, 2007
“As expected, AMD has finally introduced mainstream derivatives of its flagship Radeon HD 2900 XT graphics card. These derivatives include Radeon HD 2600 XT, Radeon HD 2600 Pro, Radeon HD 2400 XT, and Radeon HD 2400 Pro models. The 2600-series cards are based on the 65nm RV630 graphics processor, while the 2400-series models are based on the 65nm RV610…” (Read full article here)
June 28th, 2007
“Google has finally released a long-awaited native Linux application: Google Desktop for Linux. As with the already shipping OS X and Windows versions, Google Desktop enables Linux users to search for text inside documents, local e-mail messages, their Web history and their Gmail accounts. The first version supports many popular versions of Linux. It comes in the form of both RPM and a DEB distribution packages. The RPM can be installed on Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE, and Mandriva distributions. The DEB will install on Debian and Ubuntu systems. The program works with both KDE and GNOME…” (Read full article here)
June 28th, 2007
“As promised, MySpace has just launched its YouTube-inspired video sharing site MySpaceTV. It’s a faithful YouTube clone: videos appear at the top left and the tabs, upload button and related videos all mimic the appearance of the more popular video sharing site. There’s no doubt that the developers were given a link to YouTube and told “clone this”…” (Read full article here)
June 28th, 2007
“According to a new Internet and Multimedia 2007 report by Edison Media Research, the internet has passed radio to become Americans’ second “most essential” medium and is quickly closing in on television since the subjects were last studied five years ago. The study surveyed consumers ages 12 and older to choose the “most essential” medium in their life, the report revealed 36 percent of consumers chose TV, followed closely by 33 percent choosing the Internet, while radio and newspapers sat at the bottom of the list with 17 and 10 percent respectively…” (Read full article here)
June 27th, 2007
“New complaints claim out-of-country repair centres are now being used due to unprecedented demand. Microsoft’s UK repair centre in Havant is now redistributing faulty consoles to foreign repair centres in order to clear an overwhelming backlog and keep up with the 1,500 to 2,500 Xbox 360s arriving at its doors on a daily basis, according to customer reports. According to Lee Sherman (Gamertag, Toxic Daywalker), who sent us details of his horrible experience, his Xbox 360 had been sent to Prague for repair, which has extended the repair time considerably…” (Read full article here)
June 27th, 2007
“AMD has released Catalyst 7.6 hot on the heels of Catalyst 7.5. The team headed by Terry “Catalyst” Makedon, delivered the June version right on time, after gruelling work to get the WHQL certification on time for release during June. Getting WHQL certification is a long process. The guys’n'girls did not go to sleep after release of 7.5, and the release notes for 7.6 tell the tale of dozens of errors being fixed and even more important, a lot of performance improvements…” (Read full article here)
June 26th, 2007
Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself with a weight-machine pulley, authorities said Tuesday. Investigators found anabolic steroids in the house and want to know whether the muscle man nicknamed “The Canadian Crippler” was unhinged by the bodybuilding drugs, which can cause paranoia, depression and explosive outbursts known as “roid rage…” (Read full article here)
June 26th, 2007
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“Capstone Asset Management Co added additional 11,260 (147.47 %) shares of Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF), bringing their current holdings to 18,895 shares as shown by filings made public on 2008-04-18. The stock is currently owned by 192 funds/institutions with a total activity score of 0.14. With 45.50 % of owning funds reported recently buying shares, 20.22 % maintaining existing share level and 34.26 % selling shares…” (Full details for Sun Life Financial Inc available at here)
