Month: July 2010

The government?s overseer for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill described a three-pronged recovery plan Thursday that relies heavily on cooperation from New Orleans residents. – (AHN) Read the original post by Star Tribune

Phone Scoop yesterday discovered new regulatory filings posted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission showing a new Sprint-branded 3G mobile hotspot device manufactured by ZTE that appears to be in the form of a designed case to wrap a… Read the original post by Christian Science Monitor

The Asus U33Jc-A1 is an elegant bamboo-clad laptop that’s eco-friendly, and durable, but is it worth the $100 premium over the U30Jc-A1? Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

For the same price as a smartphone or multimedia tablet, the eMachines Mini-e ER1402-05 gives you a full-fledged PC computing experience. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Daily Deals: iPod shuffle, nano, App Store Freebies 10:33 am, July 28th, 2010, Ed Sutherland We start the day with two deals on iPods. Read the original post by Cult of Mac Blog

Today only, Woot Sellout offers the Maximo iMetal Isolation Earphones, model no. iM-490S, for $9.99. With $5 for shipping, that’s $3 under our mention from May and the lowest total price we’ve seen for these earphones. Features include a 2-foot extension cable, replaceable eartips in three sizes, carrying case, and more. Read the original post…

Thanks to a number of new HDTV and Blu-ray players, 3D technology seems about ready to explode into the world’s living rooms. Read the original post by ExtremeTech

Walmart offers the Cambridge Computer Desk in Black, model no. 50157BLK, for $33 with free shipping. That’s $17 under our mention from last summer and the lowest total price we could find by $17. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a computer shelf, sliding keyboard shelf, casters, and more. Read the original post…

AT&T has been assailed over the performance of its 3G network, but much of that has been attributed to the iPhone’s data sucking capabilities. Read the original post by TheStreet.com

Until 9 pm ET on July 29, Pennywise offers the Rayovac AAA I-C3 15-Minute Rechargeable Battery 12-Pack for $10.99. With 1 cent for shipping, that’s tied with our mention from April and among the least expensive rechargeable AAA batteries we’ve seen. These batteries purport to offer a charging time of 15 minutes or less. Note…

Toyota Motor Corp. announced that it is recalling 412,000 passenger cars for steering problems linked to three accidents. The model most heavily affected is the carmaker?s Avalon model. – (AHN) Read the original post by Star Tribune

Today only, the Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of The Living Sisters’ Love To Live for $3.99. That’s the best deal we could find for this 11-track, DRM-free album, released in March. (iTunes charges $9.90.) Amazon MP3 downloader is required. Read the original post by dealmac.com

The Black Keys had just finished bashing through a song called “Strange Times” at Central Park SummerStage on Tuesday night when Dan Auerbach, the band’s guitarist and singer, made an announcement. Read the original post by New York Times

It’s not porn, but it is still something Apple is probably going to try to make hay out of. At the always interested Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Kevin MaHaffey, chief technology officer at mobile security Lookout noted a group of Android wallpaper apps by the same developer which are stealing…

Last week?s number of applications for state unemployment insurance benefits fell by 11,000 to 457,000, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday. – (AHN) Read the original post by Star Tribune