Month: August 2010

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday backed former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Carly Fiorina’s bid for U.S. Senate and she began a two-day tour of California to highlight her business record. Read the original post by Press-Enterprise

In 2005, deadly hurricanes Katrina and Rita made landfall on the Gulf Coast; damaging hundreds of homes, neighborhoods and families. Five years later, Habitat for Humanity and its partners have helped rebuild and repair thousands of homes in some the hardest hit areas of Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas. – (AHN) Read the original post…

Internet video phone service provider Skype announced Monday it will go public with an initial public offering of $100 million. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia

OfficeMax cut its price on the OfficeMax Fuego Multifunction Task Chair in Black, model no. OM02489, to $89.99 with free shipping. That’s $10 under our June mention and tied as the lowest total price we’ve seen for this chair. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features pneumatic seat height adjustment, seat tilt lock, tilt…

Sara Lee Corp. CEO and Chairman Brenda Barnes has stepped down from her position for health reasons, leaving the company searching for her replacement. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia

A bill that seeks to extend the space shuttle program for a year has been passed by the U.S. Senate. Dubbed the NASA Authorization Bill, among its several features is a mandate the space agency immediately commence production of heavy-lift rockets that would carry payloads and manned missions beyond low-Earth orbit. – (AHN) Read the…

The last of the Bay Area defendants in an illegal firearms trafficking group that shipped guns from Georgia to the San Francisco Bay area was sentenced last week. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia

When Apple announced the new 2010 Mac Pros, they finally added support for two new ATI Radeon HD graphics cards for the Mac Pro. The new Mac Pros can be configured with either the ATI Radeon HD 5770 or 5870 cards. Existing Mac Pro owners h… Read the original post by The Topeka Capital-Journal

Though the song’s been atop the charts for weeks, the much-anticipated video for the Eminem and Rihanna collaboration, “Love the Way You Lie,” debuted before “Jersey Shore” last week and much like the subject matter tackled in the song, the clip is literally explosive. Read the original post by NBC New York

Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian are starting a new fashion label. The sisters, stars of their reality show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” have partnered with Australian designer Bruno Schiavi’s Jupi Corp. for a ready-to-wear line. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia

The five-door 2011 Honda Pilot has room for up to eight passengers and their luggage and is powered by a V-6 engine. Read the original post by San Antonio Express-News

Rescue workers resumed their search Monday morning for four men they presumed have drowned in southeastern Idaho after one of them fell overboard and the others tried to rescue him. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia

Until August 9 at 9 pm ET, Pennywise.biz offers the 12 Duracell Pre-Charged Rechargeable NiMH AA Batteries, model no. DX1500R4, for $21.99 with 1 cent for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find for this quantity of batteries by $35 and among the best per battery prices we’ve seen for Duracell Pre-Charged AA….

As announced in July, Apple has started accepting orders for the new 12-core Mac Pros. The Mac Pro configurations now come in 3 different base configurations: $2499 – (Quad Core) One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Nehalem Processor $… Read the original post by The Topeka Capital-Journal

Until August 9 at 9 pm ET, Pennywise.biz offers the Powergenix 1-Hour Quick Charger with 12 NiZn AA Rechargable Batteries for $27.99 with free shipping. That’s $25 under the lowest total price we could find if purchased separately elsewhere. The PowerGenix Quick Charger is intended for use with NiZn batteries only and includes 12 “green”…