Month: May 2010

The Palm Pre Plus appears on AT&T a year after Sprint’s Palm Pre went on sale. It’s still a fine smartphone, but not quite cutting edge. Original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Thousands of mourners were bidding a final farewell to jazz singer and actress Lena Horne in New York City on Friday. Original post by KHWB-TV Houston

Today only, the Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Mumford & Sons’s Sigh No More for $3.99. That’s the best deal we could find for this 12-track, DRM-free album, released in February. (iTunes charges $9.99.) Amazon MP3 downloader is required. Original post by dealmac.com

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized more than two dozen crates filled with counterfeit electronics — such as fake iPhones, Nintendo DS game systems and Bluetooth headsets — at O’Hare International Airport on Counterfeit cell phones, gaming systems, Bluetooth headsets — they were all shipped here from China and on their way to ……

Those who wondered if Apple was involved in the police investigation over the “lost iPhone,” one that led to Gizmodo editor Brian Lam’s house been broken into and searched, can rest easy. Apple had a lot to do with it. Original post by AHN Media – Breaking united-states news

Following on earlier news that a California court would be releasing documents related to a search warrant for the lost next-generation iPhone that ended up in the hands of Gizmodo, CNET has now posted the full documents released by the court… Original post by Pharmaceutical Processing

Taking a cue from Sharps AQUOS LED TVS with built in Blu-ray drives with recorders; Panasonic has just announced two new models in their LCD VIERA series – the 37-inch TH-L37R2B and the TH-L32R2B which is a 32-inch model. Original post by New Launches

Electronics-Expo offers the Monster Beats by Dr. Dre Studio High-Definition Headphones, model no. MHBEATSPIOE, for $299.95. Coupon code “LSDA0512G” cuts them to $185. With free shipping, that’s $55 under our September mention and the lowest total price we could find by $104. These studio-quality headphones add sonic detail to any listening source and can be…

Radio Shack, offers the Thermaltake BlacX USB 2.0 Serial ATA Hard Drive Docking Station, model no. ST0005U, for $29.99. This $10 mail-in rebate cuts it to $19.99. Shipping adds $6.05. Although that’s $6 up from our November mention, since expired, it’s the lowest total price we could find by $4. Sales tax is added where…

UncleVic.com offers the open-box Logitech Pure-Fi Express Portable Speakers for iPod, model no. 984-000044, for $49.99. With about $9 for shipping, that’s $17 under the lowest total price we could find for a factory-sealed unit. It features an iPod dock, 3.5mm input, composite output, remote control, and more. Note that a 90-day warranty applies, although…

The founder of a Toronto-based dating website for older women looking for younger men has accused Google of sexism for labeling its Internet ads as “unsafe for family audiences,” while ads for the reverse, older men and younger women, are not labeled the same. Original post by AHN Media – Breaking united-states news

Fry’s Electronics offers the Canon Powershot S90 IS 10-Megapixel Digital Camera, model no. 3635B001, for $349 with free shipping. That’s $20 under our March mention (which also included a memory card), and the lowest total price we could find by $15. The PowerShot S90 features a 3″ LCD, 4x optical zoom, optical image stabilization, face…

Today only, Dell Small Business offers the Iomega 1TB Home Media Gigabit Ethernet Network Hard Drive, model no. 34337, for $124.99. With free shipping ($0.12/GB), that’s tied with last month’s mention and the lowest total price we could find by $13. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a 64MB cache and runs at…

Dell Small Business offers the Belkin 15.6″ Topload Messenger Bag in Black together with the Belkin Mobile Retractable USB Mouse, model no. F5L016USBBLK, and Belkin 2-Outlet Mini Surge Protector, model no. F9H220TVLDL, for $39.99. With free shipping, it ties last month’s mention and is $39 under the lowest total price we could find for these…

HTC and Google’s Nexus One, which was lavishly labeled the “Google Phone” by some, hasn’t been a huge commercial success, though those that own the phone love it (including us). Admitting that perhaps their online store idea was a mistake, Google admitted on Friday that it’s back to normal retail for the device. Original post…