Month: June 2010

THE general manager of an electrical company won the most coveted round trip ticket from Saipan to any Asian destination during the grand raffle draw for McDonald’s Share-a-Meal promo on Saturday afternoon. Read the original post by Marianas Variety

Jay-Z and Justin Bieber. Kanye West and T.I. John Legend and Prince. Hosted by Queen Latifah, Sunday night’s BET Awards promise to be a star-studded affair, and organizers say it will be packed with more performances than in previous years. Read the original post by WGNO

No secrets here: Boulder-based pop duo 3OH!3 wants its new record, “Streets of Gold,” to live up to its title and go gold, meaning 500,000 record sales in the U.S. And if the record, out Tuesday on Atlantic Records, sells platinum, garnering a cool million in sales? Even better. Read the original post by Denver…

The Daily Mail apparently saw a Tweet from Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and rushed out a story about an iPhone 4 recall. Unfortunately, they didn’t realize it was a parody Twitter account. Read the original post by NBC Connecticut

The United States is urging Syria to open up its markets to U.S. companies’ computers and software, but fears over piracy and Internet access restrictions are holding back American technology companies from investing there. Read the original post by Reuters

Today only, Dell Home offers the Sharp AQUOS 52″ 120Hz 1080p Widescreen LED-Backlit LCD HD Television, model no. LC-52LE700UN, for $1,149.99. With free shipping, it’s a $50 drop since our mention two weeks ago and the lowest total price we’ve seen. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a resolution of 1920×1080 (1080p), 120Hz…

Best Buy offers the Western Digital Scorpio Blue 2.5″ 320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive, model no. WDBABC3200ANC-NDSN, for $34.99 with free shipping ($0.11/GB). That’s $15 off and the lowest total price we could find. It’s also the least expensive 320GB SATA laptop hard drive we’ve seen. Sales tax is added where applicable….

Today only, DailyCheckout.com offers this Multicoated UV Camera Lens Filter for free plus $4.99 for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find for any size such lens by $4. It blocks UV light, reducing haze in your photos. It’s available in most thread sizes from 25mm to 77mm. Read the original post by…

Used to be that going to the movies meant plunking down into a lumpy seat and watching images that may not have been exactly what the filmmaker intended as some films were shown at the wrong projection lighting intensity. Read the original post by HomeTownLife.com

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured Silicon Valley to see “the origins of success,” and came away expressing optimism that his country will also be able to adopt a high-tech economy that would give everyone a chance to get ahead. Read the original post by KLFY-TV Lafayette

User Interface Watch: Apple’s march towards hands free, thought controlled computingA continued this past week with the widely misunderstood iPhone 4 “Death Grip” episode.A Perceived and quickly lambasted as a design flaw, Apple is stategically taking high levels of flak as they quietly persue their true longterm goal. Read the original post by Cult of…

The bidding that began Friday on more than 200 items was “unlike anything we’ve ever experienced,” said Darren Julien of Julien’s Auctions, which ran the auction at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Read the original post by The Austin American-Statesman

For the second time this year, a tree branch has fallen and killed someone in New York City?s Central Park. But this time, the victim was a 6-month-old baby girl. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Connecticut

Former Vice President Richard Cheney was taken to the hospital Saturday after complaining about discomfort. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Connecticut

The National Weather Service has downgraded Tropical Storm Alex to a tropical depression, but the storm is expected to regain strength over the Gulf of Mexico Sunday night or Monday morning. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Connecticut