Lombardi Trophy

And this Sunday as many people in New Jersey are rooting for the Giants to beat the Patriots, we’ll also be hoping they’ll return the Vince Lombardi trophy to its birthplace. 

Jersey rooting for the Giants

A majority of New Jerseyans are rooting for the Giants, but they are split on whether Big Blue should identify itself with the Big Apple or the Garden State. 

Indonesian Christians ask NJ lawmaker for help

A group of Indonesian Christian immigrants is continuing to lobby federal lawmakers from New Jersey as they work to fight deportation. 

Zuckerberg and Newark

Facebook’s public stock offering apparently won’t affect co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s pledge of shares worth $100 million to the Newark school system.

N.J. Assembly committee advances bill to allow gay marriage

A state Assembly committee approved legislation yesterday allowing same-sex couples to marry, setting the stage for a showdown in two weeks between Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Chris Christie, who has vowed to veto the measure. 

PCs EXPECTED TO LOOK MORE LIKE TABLETS

NEW YORK (AP) – If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, computer makers are awfully flattered by tablet computers.

PC’s TRYING TO RECOVER FROM SLUMP

ANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – Sure, the personal computer is still a force in the nation’s workplace, schools and many homes. But there’s no denying the fact that sales are slowing – and likely to continue slow. That’s in part because the economy is making people skittish about buying new machines – and those who decide to buy are favoring products like the Apple iPad. The numbers continue to back up the slump. Market research firms IDC and Gartner Incorporated reported last week that PC shipments worldwide grew at just over 2 percent in the second quarter, short of both firms’ expectations. One of the biggest concerns in reversing the numbers: how to find new ways to sell a product that has become established in so many markets.