1. Honda Profit Soars Fivefold From Previous Year 8 minutes ago   permalink

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / NYT

Honda says its profit for the October-December quarter soared fivefold from the previous year, to $1.49 billion.

2. Reuters Breakingviews: A Winning Deal for PNC Investors 11 minutes ago   permalink

ROLFE WINKLER / NYT

The sale of PNC Global Investment Servicing, the back-office operations of PNC Financial Services, raises PNC’s capital and is helping it repay $7.6 billion in bailout money.

3. CT Sets New Precedent for Child Porn Cases 1 hour ago   permalink

Www.nbcconnecticut.com

A Stonington man convicted of possessing child pornography must pay about $200,000 in restitution to a woman photographed as a child while being sexually abused.

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JOHN SCHWARTZ / NYT :   Pornography, and an Issue of Restitution

4. Dow Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results 5 hours ago   permalink

Www.dow.com

Higher Quarterly Sales and Operating Earnings Driven by Double-Digit Volume Growth in Emerging Geographies and by Joint Venture Performance versus the Same Quarter Last Year

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REUTERS / NYT :   Emerging Markets Help Dow Beat Expectations

5. Scott Hairston, San Diego Padres avoid arbitration with one-year, $2.45 million contract 5 hours ago   permalink

Associated Press / ESPN.com

Outfielder Scott Hairston and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a $2.45 million, one-year contract to avoid arbitration.

6. Rob Neyer: Seattle Mariners' Cliff Lee a great fit for Safeco Field 6 hours ago   permalink

Rob Neyer / ESPN.com

Hot Stove U., which runs from Jan. 11 to Feb. 18, taps into the vast knowledge of ESPN's diverse collection of contributors and presents 30 need-to-know topics for 2010.

7. Murdoch: Tablets, e-readers and smartphones are "lifeless" without content 8 hours ago   permalink

Podcast / Between the Lines

Tags: E-reader, Smart Phone, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., Tablets, Sales Strategy, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales All the buzz these days may be about new tablet PCs, the growing list of e-readers and the constant change coming to smartphones.

8. Why Facebook's HipHop for PHP is important 10 hours ago   permalink

Podcast / Between the Lines

According to the announcement, HipHop is a code transformer that turns PHP code into “highly optimized C++.” By using HipHop on their servers, Facebook has been able to reduce CPU usage by over 50%, and substantially increase the speed of their pages. All without giving up the “rapid pace of development that PHP offers.” ...

9. Fidelity Cuts Trading Fees and Waives Commissions on 25 E.T.F.'s 11 hours ago   permalink

TARA SIEGEL BERNARD / NYT

Fidelity said it would cut its online trading commissions and waive all trading fees on 25 exchange-traded funds.

10. Showcasing enhanced mobile audio: "Yes, I can hear you now." 11 hours ago   permalink

Podcast / Between the Lines

I can already hear the next version of those “Can you hear me now?” TV commercials. German company Fraunhofer IIS, which developed the mp3 technology that revolutionized the digital music industry, is showcasing this week an audio technology that allows mobile phone calls to be heard in stereo CD quality over a 4G network. They say ...

11. Carbonite aims at small businesses with backup service 12 hours ago   permalink

Computerworld Storage News

Consumer online backup company Carbonite has released a version of its service that's targeted at small businesses and provides backups without a per-computer fee.

12. Jose Reyes of New York Mets says he feels great, ready for spring training 14 hours ago   permalink

ESPN.com news services / ESPN.com

After missing most of the 2009 season with persistent leg injuries, Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is ready and raring to go for 2010.