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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

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Form 8-K for AFFINITY TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC


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24-Oct-2007

Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits



Item 8.01. Other Events
On October 23, 2007 Affinity Technology Group, Inc. ("the Company") issued a press release announcing that The Supreme Court of South Carolina has issued an order denying the Company's Petition for Writ of Certiorari relating to the Company's lawsuit with Temple Ligon. The Company had previously filed the petition in an attempt to have the reinstatement by the South Carolina Court of Appeals of a jury verdict in the amount of $382 thousand overturned. The jury verdict resulted from a January 2004 trial in which Mr. Ligon claimed that Affinity and its founder, Jeff Norris, breached an agreement to give him a 1% equity interest in the Company in consideration for services he claimed to have performed in 1993 and 1994. Mr. Ligon sought damages of $5.4 million. The jury verdict of $382 thousand was set aside by the trial judge in July 2004 and Mr. Ligon appealed the trial judge's ruling to the South Carolina Court of Appeals. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Glitches at AT&T Bedevil Apple iPhone Owners

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Glitches at AT&T Bedevil Apple iPhone Owners
Something was bound to go wrong, and for existing AT&T (T) customers trying to activate their newly purchased Apple (AAPL) iPhones, the problem looked like this:

Your activation requires additional time to complete

The discussion boards on Apple's website were lit up overnight with frustrated customers, some of whom had waited in line all day to buy their iPhone only to run afoul of AT&T's activation process.



http://blogs.business2.com/apple/2007/06/glitches-at-att.html

Sunday, June 10, 2007

U.S. backs Microsoft against Google complaint: NYT

U.S. backs Microsoft against Google complaint: NYT
Sunday June 10, 1:45 pm ET


NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top antitrust official at the U.S. Justice Department last month backed Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqGS:MSFT - News) by urging state prosecutors to reject a confidential complaint filed by Google Inc. (NasdaqGS:GOOG - News), The New York Times reported on Sunday.

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/070610/microsoft_antitrust.html?.v=1

Google accused Microsoft of designing its Vista operating system to discourage use of Google's desktop search program, lawyers involved in the case told the Times.

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Icahn Steps Up Campaign for Motorola Board Seat

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070501/motorola_icahn.html?.v=2


Icahn Steps Up Campaign for Motorola Board Seat

In a full-page ad published in The Wall Street Journal, Icahn blasted Motorola Chief Executive Ed Zander and other managers for the cell phone maker's financial problems and urged shareholders to elect him to the 13-member board during Monday's annual meeting.



"Motorola has stumbled and stumbled badly," Icahn wrote in an open letter to shareholders. "It is a great company with good employees, but has been shaken by leadership setbacks that I believe could have, and in fact should have, been averted."

Icahn takes aim at Motorola's Zander

Icahn takes aim at Motorola's Zander
Tuesday May 1, 1:17 pm ET
By Sinead Carew


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday took direct aim at Motorola Inc.'s (NYSE:MOT - News) Chief Executive Ed Zander on Tuesday, as he stepped up his efforts to win a seat on the mobile phone maker's board.

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/070501/motorola_icahn.html?.v=6




In a letter to investors, published as a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal, Icahn said Motorola "suffered a critical failure in oversight and leadership."

Icahn, who said he was seeking one board seat and not control of the company, used the letter to air his most pointed criticism yet of Zander since late January when he began his quest for a board seat. The vote is scheduled for May 7.

Citing a Journal report that Zander was apt to say that he loved his job, but hated his customers Icahn said the comments sounded like "something straight out of 'Alice in Wonderland."'

Friday, April 27, 2007

Baidu.com, Inc. (Baidu) Baidu Shares Climb After Company Reports 1Q Profit Up 143 Percent

Baidu.com, Inc. (Baidu) is a Chinese-language Internet search provider. Baidu offers a Chinese-language search platform to both users and customers.

Baidu Shares Climb After Company Reports 1Q Profit Up 143 Percent


The Baidu Story: The Chinese Search Engine

BEIJING, China April 27, 2007- Many people have asked about the meaning of our name. “Baidu” was inspired by a poem written more than 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty.
The poem compares the search for a retreating beauty amid chaotic glamour with the search for one’s dream while confronted by life’s many obstacles. “.hundreds and thousands of times, for her I searched in chaos, suddenly, I turned by chance, to where the lights were waning, and there she stood.” Baidu, whose literal meaning is hundreds of times, represents persistent search for the ideal.

PROXY Governance, Inc. Recommends Motorola (NYSE:MOT) Stockholders Vote for Carl Icahn on the Gold Proxy Card

PROXY Governance, Inc. Recommends Motorola (NYSE:MOT) Stockholders Vote for Carl Icahn on the Gold Proxy Card
NEW YORK Carl C. Icahn today announced that PROXY Governance, Inc. (PGI) has recommended that stockholders of Motorola, Inc. vote their shares FOR the election of Mr. Icahn to the Motorola board of directors on the GOLD proxy card at Motorola’s May 7, 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. PGI, a respected provider of proxy voting analysis and advice to institutional investors, mutual fund management companies, and other fiduciaries, joins ISS in supporting Mr. Icahn’s candidacy.

Noting that “Icahn’s record speaks for itself and we feel that his presence will act as a catalyst in making changes,” PGI went on to state that “We believe Icahn can bring a different perspective to the board and has a keen sense on how to add value to both long-term and short-term shareholders.” PGI added that “Icahn’s willingness to tackle important governance matters only strengthens our opinion for an Icahn seat” and that “we feel he brings a set of skills and perspectives that will be additive to the board, based upon the nearly four decades that he has spent analyzing, owning and running companies.”1

“I welcome the support of PROXY Governance, Inc.” commented Mr. Icahn. “Along with the earlier endorsement by ISS, I believe it indicates the growing recognition by institutional investors that the status quo is no longer an alternative for Motorola. The costly misjudgments made by the company on the current board’s watch are ample argument for the focused oversight and stricter accountability that significant stockholder representation on the board can provide.” he continued. “I believe that PGI has clearly recognized that I am an owner of Motorola, that I am solely interested in what is best for the Company and its stockholders, and that I will act accordingly.”

Stockholders who have previously voted Motorola’s white proxy card can change their vote by voting the GOLD proxy by telephone, by Internet or by signing, dating and returning the GOLD card today. Anyone needing assistance in voting their shares may contact Mr. Icahn’s proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, toll-free at 877-825-8772.

SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, AS AMENDED, RELATED TO THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY CARL C. ICAHN AND CERTAIN OF HIS AFFILIATES FROM THE STOCKHOLDERS OF MOTOROLA, INC. FOR USE AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN SUCH PROXY SOLICITATION. THE AMENDED DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND A FORM OF PROXY ARE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION’S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV.

1 Permission from the author has been neither sought nor obtained for the use of these quotations.

Contacts
Icahn Partners LP
Susan Gordon, 212-702-4309

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Stock on the Move for Friday! February 2, 2007

Stock on the Move for Friday! February 2, 2007
NOTE: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Stock Market Alerts.
February 02, 2007 -- Stock Market Alert's performance stock list includes: TRADEX Global Financial Services, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TDXG), Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC).

Activity surrounding TRADEX Global Financial Services, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TDXG) has been very interesting lately. The company, a financial services company that provides access to the U.S., Canadian, European and Asian financial markets to foreign investors, has been releasing positive news that should appeal to investors.

Most recently the company has announced that client assets managed by TRADEX Inc. have increased 21.7% since July 31st, 2006. "This significant increase of Assets under Management during the past six months is due to TRADEX's ability to attract larger institutional clients that deposit significant sums of assets into their TRADEX accounts," commented TRADEX's CEO, Federico Pozuelo. This is good news for the company, as it facilitates TRADEX's continued growth.

Prior to that news, the company had announced that it has signed a new Clearing Agreement with Interactive Brokers, Inc., which will provide a considerable reduction in its transactional cost. The results of the new agreement allows the company to pass on its reduced clearing costs to its clients (as announced in a recent press release) and now offers reduced brokerage commissions based on each clients' trading activity.

In an additional press release, TRADEX announced that it has launched its new website: http://www.tradexdirect2.com. The new website is designed to allow TRADEX clients with access to all of the various trading platforms and clearing relationships available through TRADEX.

What does all of this news mean for investors? In general, it allows the company lower costs per transaction, improve TRADEX's products and services and allow TRADEX's clients with access to more financial markets and investing instruments. TRADEX believes these relationships will not only assist them in attracting new individual clients, but also in capturing additional institutional clients as well.

We think that this is certainly a step in the right direction for a company that just began trading in November.

Stock Market Alerts first is continuing to recommend that aggressive investors monitor the company's progress!

TRADEX stock closed Thursday at Fifteen cents a share.

For an updated and in-depth profile of TRADEX Global Financial Services, visit http://www.wallstreettradingalerts.com/TDXG020107.html

TRADEX, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of TRADEX Global Financial Services, Inc. is a financial services company that is responsible for carrying out all the operations and marketing. The company specializes in providing access to the U.S., Canadian and European financial markets for foreign or international investors and corporations, using the highest trading technology and offering various trading platforms and clearing relationships.

TRADEX's unique trading technology and platforms allows its clients to have the most advanced technology and direct way to trade in the U.S., Canadian and European financial markets. The Company's primary target markets are self-directed clients, institutional clients and private managed accounts.

Other Stocks of interest yesterday were:

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) down 1.3% on 87.1 million shares traded. Sun Microsystems, Inc. is in the development of technologies that power some of the world's most important markets.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) up 0.5% on 13.4 million shares traded. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is one of the leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.3 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries.

Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC) up 5.6% on 7.6 million shares traded. Circuit City Stores, Inc. is one of the leading specialty retailers of consumer electronics.

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Thursday, January 04, 2007

Retailers Had Ho-Hum Holiday Season

Retailers Had Ho-Hum Holiday Season
Michele Steele, 01.04.07, 1:20 PM ET

Stocks pulled back as many retailers reported same-store sales figures for December that suggested a lackluster holiday shopping season. Retailers, including Federated Department Stores (nyse: FD - news - people ), Gap (nyse: GPS - news - people ), Limited Brands (nyse: LTD - news - people ) and Target (nyse: TGT - news - people ), posted tepid same-store sales for the month. Economic data also pressured stocks, with the Institute of Supply Management's December services sector index showing slower growth compared with November.

One piece of M&A news: Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) is buying IronPort Systems for $830 million.