Month: June 2010

Yesterday, Sprint began rolling out an update to the HTC EVO 4G, with disastrous results for some. Read the original post by New York Times

Sen. Daniel Inouye has been sworn in as the Senate’s president pro tempore, succeeding Robert Byrd two years after he similarly took the helm of the powerful Appropriations Committee from the late senator. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times

Silicon Alley Insider’s Dan Frommer reports that after a spate of corporate acquisitions late last year and earlier this year bringing such firms as Quattro Wireless, Lala Media, Intrinsity, and Siri on b… Read the original post by Bloomberg

For “M” Club members only, mwave.com offers the Zonet 802.11n 150Mbps Wireless USB Adapter, model no. ZEW2545, for $12.99. (“M” Club membership is free; click here to sign up.) This $5 mail-in rebate slashes it to $7.99 with free shipping. Although that’s up $3 from our mention two weeks ago, since expired, it’s the lowest…

aSavings via eBay Daily Deal offers the Samsung SL50 10-Megapixel Digital Camera in Black for $69.99 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $19. Features include a 5x optical zoom, 2.5″ LCD, video mode, SD/SDHC and MMC plus card slot, digital image stabilization, and USB connectivity. Read the original post…

New York lawmakers are voting this week on a bill that would make it illegal for any homeowner or renter to sublet for less than a month. If made into law, there will be an across the board ban on short-term rentals. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times

Meritline offers the Laptop Cooling Stand for $2.49. Coupon code “MLCK400804062940AL1″ drops it to $1.49. With free shipping, it’s the least expensive notebook cooling stand we’ve ever seen. It’s designed to fit most laptops and features a 6° incline, alloy construction, and more. Coupon ends today or after 500 uses. Read the original post by…

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating how Alvin Greene, who is accused of being a “Republican plant” after winning the Democratic primary early this month, paid for his campaign’s filing fee despite telling a court that he has no money for a lawyer to defend him against a felony obscenity charge. – (AHN)…

TigerDirect offers the Klipsch S2m Noise-Isolating Earphones in Piano Black for $29.09 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $6. These earphones feature a frequency response of 12Hz to 18KHz, noise-isolating design, in-line microphone, Skype compatibility, and more. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Buy.com via eBay Daily Deal offers the Kingston 2GB Secure Digital Card, model no. SD/2GB, for $5.95 with free shipping ($2.98/GB). That’s a buck over our May mention (since expired) but it’s now the lowest total price we could find, this time by a buck. Deal ends June 30 at 11 am ET. Read the…

Russia?s foreign ministry charged Tuesday that the arrest of alleged Russian spies in the U.S. on Sunday was a conspiracy to undermine President Barack Obama?s efforts to improve relations between the two countries. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times

Valleywag reports that Sacramento, California law firm Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff (KCR) has begun soliciting iPhone 4 customers for their experiences with signal loss when holding the device in a specific manner. KCR is curren… Read the original post by Bloomberg

Thousands of Czechs are protesting plans to place a Michael Jackson statue in Prague. Read the original post by The Hartford Courant

MegaMacs discounts a selection of input devices, as listed below. With shipping starting at around $8, each is at least $20 off list and the lowest total price we could find. The deals, all ending today at 1 pm ET: Kensington Pilot Optical Wireless Mouse for $9.99 + $10 s&h Kensington Optical Wireless LE Mouse…

Google announced Tuesday that Chinese users of its China website will no longer be automatically redirected to its uncensored Hong Kong site and instead put a google.hk link on google.cn to pass the decision of using the censor-free site to users. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times