We're about to see broadband usage balloon even further. There are more streaming services and cloud-based offerings on the way, in a range of different implementations, plus more robust and higher definition content. Click on broadband to learn how this could affect you. Curated by Kyle Brown.

No more rumors, just the facts. iCloud is here. It will make life easier for Apple fans. Learn how and why by clicking on Apple. Curated by Kyle Brown.

We were aware of Pulse Beverage Co. ($PLSB) back when Baxter International's ($BAX) healthcare division spent more than $10 million to research, market and deploy the Pulse brand of water-based nutritional drinks. When nutrition drinks are developed by scientists, and adults all across the globe are switching to vitamin-enhanced waters as part of their fitness routines, that's an undeniable trend ... and one we want to play!

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It was a bit of a slow week as Wall Street’s finest reluctantly dragged themselves back from their Memorial Day weekend in the Hamptons to their trading desks.

But the “sell in May and go away” crowd went extinct back with the dinosaurs, and the “smart money” is preparing their portfolios for summer profits.

This is an interesting article that analyzes data storage market leaders, their projected sales volumes, market share, and translates this all into difinitive price predictions for EMC and NetApp. Great charts and interesting approach.

As the emerging-market consumer continues to generate more disposable income one of the products they will look to purchase is an automobile. And unlike the developed nations, the growth potential is huge.

According to a 2010 study, there are only 35 cars per 1,000 people in China. Compare this with 100 in Brazil and 439 in the U.S. Sales could double and still not be close to the U.S.

It's one thing to make good technology; it's quite another to provide top-notch support that's easy and effective to access. And Visualant's ($VSUL) wholly owned subsidiary TransTech Systems has just launched a support site for resellers and users in North America -- BadgePros.com -- for its secure ID solution technology.

Read the full press release here.

Everyone in Mongolia is about to be the proud owner of a little over 500 shares in a local coal company.

I wrote to you after my recent trip to Mongolia about the Erdenes-Tavan Tolgoi mine IPO -- which includes a move by the government to do right by its citizens before the mining industry explodes in that country. 

Thursday is a big day for new niche ETFs, the IQ Japan Mid Cap ETF (NYSE: $RSUN) starts to trade on the NYSE. RSUN is the first ETF to focus specifically on the mid-cap sector of the Japanese market.
 

This is a big deal for everyone invested in the PC, Software, and Cloud Computing space.  If Apple's iPad has sync capability with iCloud and can access all necessary software and documents from the iCloud, there may be no need to carry around any other type of computer. This could be the Next Big Thing.

The fun of being an emerging market economy in this day and age is that you get to watch what the rest of the world has done, and you get to do it right ... and a heck of a lot faster than your established-economy counterparts.

True to form, China is rushing full-force into the solar revolution that has been waiting to unfold ... and they may in fact beat their Western counterparts to the punch. By 2020, the country expects to power about 4.5 million homes a year with solar.

Alternative energy sources have been the "wave of the future" for many years, but haven't quite taken off as expected. However, after the tsunami in Japan earlier this year caused several nuclear plants to melt down, Germany and Switzerland have declared the end of nuclear power in their respective countries.

This will be Apple's fourth time out with a cloud based solution. I've had .Mac for 10 years. Not always the best performance but usable. iCloud promises a lot more according to the rumor mill.

Our friends at Frost & Sullivan just posted a wonderful interview with George Alvarez, Chairman & CEO of ChinaTel ($CHTL.PK). (Note that ChinaTel is in the process of changing its name to VelaTel Global Communications to better reflect its global marketplace. Learn more here.)

The arrival of June brings with it newly opened pools, the official kickoff of grilling season and, of course, the official drink of summertime -- lemonade.

Just in time for prime lemonade-drinking season, Pulse Beverage Co. ($PLSB) is releasing, and negotiating with top distributors about carrying, its brand-new Cabana line.