Month: August 2010

The Android Market may have its faults, but being able to “return” an app you buy and didn’t like isn’t one of them. Read the original post by WOTV Battle Creek

A bit of controversy has arisen over a patent application filed by Apple in December 2009 that was published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week. The patent application describes an integrated travel application for the iPhone offering… Read the original post by KansasCity.com

The stock of Sonic Solutions Inc., which makes DVD-burning software under the Roxio brand, was on fire Thursday after it reported results for its latest quarter. Read the original post by KSAW 51

A SAUDI threat to cut off Blackberry Messenger services did not take immediate hold on Friday as users in Saudi Arabia were still able to access the service. Read the original post by The Straits Times

The controversial, yet appealing, restaurant chain, Hooters, is planning to expand base from the US to our very own Bengaluru (previously Bangalore) in India. The Atlanta-based restaurant, (in)famous for its female servers, who are scantily-clad, is popular for the rib-tickling menu that it serves. – (AHN) Read the original post by KHWB-TV Houston

U.S. stocks fell in early trading on Friday after a disappointing jobs report showed weaker than expected private sector hiring. – (AHN) Read the original post by KHWB-TV Houston

Today only, MacUpdate.com offers downloads of Dejal Systems’s Caboodle for Mac for $7.95. That’s $12 off and the lowest price we could find for this information management software. Click here for more information. Read the original post by dealmac.com

The curiosity of a woman from Ohio led to a discovery on Facebook that her husband had another wife. – (AHN) Read the original post by KHWB-TV Houston

The United States is concentrating on relief work and neglecting political equations while providing money to non-governmental organizations working in Pakistan to help in flood relief efforts, according to a U.S. diplomat. – (AHN) Read the original post by KHWB-TV Houston

Despite a net loss of 131,000 jobs last month, the unemployment rate held steady at 9.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. – (AHN) Read the original post by KHWB-TV Houston

Etymotic tweaks its signature flat frequency response slightly, and offers up its first pair of low-cost, high-fidelity earphones. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Everyday Source offers the Case Logic Small Universal Neoprene Pocket in Orange, model no. UNP-2, for $6.99. Coupon code “S8RBRC” knocks it to 89 cents. With free shipping, it’s pennies under our mention from a week ago and the lowest total price we could find by $2. It’s designed to hold MP3 players, digital cameras,…

Though Katy Perry has been riding a huge wave of success with her hit ?California Gurls,? the Beach Boys are trying to crash it. They?re trying to get compensation for her own homage to West Coast women. – (AHN) Read the original post by KHWB-TV Houston

Three decades after John Lennon’s death, Yoko Ono said she opposes his killer’s parole because he remains a potential threat. Read the original post by KSWB-TV San Diego

Is Apple granting touch treatment to the lowliest of iPods, the iPod Shuffle? Maybe, if the rumors are to be believed; and, unlikely as it may seem, a touchscreen iPod Shuffle is actually a good idea. Read the original post by PC World