Posts Tagged ‘Boston’

Filed under: Apple Fortune's Apple 2.0 reports on Experian's Simmons survey of the top Apple markets in the US. Experian launched the survey in order to predict where consumers were most likely to line up to buy the iPad, and you can see the results above. Besides the list of the 206 most Mac'd out cities, the survey revealed another ... Full story

Guess which metropolitan areas are the biggest users of Apple products? Click to enlarge. Source: Experian Simmons In a report issued Friday, Experian Simmons surveyed 206 so-called DMAs (designated market areas, or what we used to call "cities") and identified those that have the highest concentration of Apple (AAPL) users. The idea was to anticipate in what ... Full story

Ever wondered where Apple (AAPL) draws its greatest following? A new report by Experian Simmons has all the answers. Not surprisingly, the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area leads the way. In that market, 32% of adults use an Apple product, according to the report. Here are the top 10 markets, based on percentage of adults that use an iPod, iPhone or Mac: 1. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose:32.3% 2. ... Full story

By Newt Gingrich April 15th is an obvious date because it is the annual day when income taxes are due. April 18th is equally important because it will be the 235th anniversary of American militia firing “the shot heard round the world” when they stood up to British professional soldiers at Concord and Lexington and drove them back ... Full story

The licensed products we buy, especially the ones we wear on our bodies, say something about us, or at least that’s the theory. So, when you see some guy sporting a Bluetooth earpiece stamped with Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke, you could be forgiven for jumping to certain conclusions about his preferred leisure-time activity. A Ferris ... Full story

It’s that dreaded day of the year: Tax Day. At least there are several free and low price food and beverage deals available to get you through the day. Image; Whole FoodsCinnabon Tax Day Bites: Thursday from 6-8p.m. participating mall locations will provide two free bite-sized cupcakes.  Choose from Chocolate Passion, 24-Carrot Cake, Vanilla Bliss, and ... Full story

Medscape Today Laurie Barclay, MD April 8, 2010 — Women must be informed of the potential benefits and risks of all treatment options for menopausal symptoms and concerns and should receive individualized care, according to a review of the role of perimenopausal hormone therapy published in the April issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. “With the first publication of the results of the Women’s ... Full story

Two years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published information showing that people taking anticonvulsant medications, drugs used to treat epilepsy, have twice the risk of suicidal behavior and suicidal thoughts. A study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. confirms that finding and identifies a handful of medications that appear to carry the most risk. Researchers led by a team ... Full story

National Robotics Week Kicks Off with Events Across the Country From April 10-18, regional events and activities will allow the public to “Experience the Possibilities” through robotics technology BEDFORD, Mass., April 12, 2010 – The first annual National Robotics Week commenced this week with a series of regional events and activities aimed at increasing public awareness of the growing importance of “robo-technology” and the tremendous social ... Full story

Boston mayor Thomas Menino joined Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) today for the release of a new Urban Land Institute (ULI) report that maps the combined housing and transportation burden of living in the metro area's various neighborhoods. Using a method similar to the "H+T" cost index unveiled last month with the support of Obama administration officials, the ULI report calculated how Bostonians' area of ... Full story