Month: August 2010

Record lows of new-home sales reversed Wall Street?s four-day slide on Wednesday as investors scrambled for battered homebuilding and consumer issues stocks. – (AHN) Read the original post by ESPN

Airport body scanners now have its street version as law enforcement agencies have deployed more than 500 vans equipped with the backscatter x-rays to look for car bombs and check suspicious vehicles in neighborhoods across the country. – (AHN) Read the original post by ESPN

Country music star Faith Hill says giving back just comes naturally for the Mississippi native, and she has a message for those still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Read the original post by WGNO

SquareTrade via Amazon.com offers a SquareTrade 3-Year Warranty for Samsung / Panasonic LCD or Plasma HD Televisions from $1,500 to $2,000 for $119.99. That’s at least $80 less than buying a comparable warranty directly from SquareTrade.com. SquareTrade offers extended warranties that cover mechanical and electrical failures during normal use. A service contract will be emailed…

Earlier this month, it was revealed that Apple had acquired the rights to use technology owned by Liquidmetal that would allow the company to build its products out of metal alloys carrying high strength and corrosion-resistance that can also be easi… Read the original post by Fox News

The Samsung Galaxy S has become only the second mobile to achieve Divx certification, with the only other Divx certified mobile being the Samsung Wave. Read the original post by 3G

Today only, Musician’s Friend offers the eMedia Learn to Play Keyboard Pack for $69.95. With free shipping, it’s the lowest total price we could find by $60. This pack includes a touch-sensitive USB / MIDI keyboard, USB cable, and the eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method CD-ROM. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Today only, Cowboom offers the used Microsoft Wireless Media Desktop 1000 Keyboard / Mouse Combo for $9.99 plus $5 for shipping. That’s a buck under our mention from three weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find for a new unit by $14. This set includes a wireless transmitter, keyboard with media shortcut…

Amazon.com has never opened up about the actual sales of its Kindle devices, but it has in the past vaguely said that its previous generation e-book reader was the best-selling item on the site. Read the original post by KSWB-TV San Diego

GiveawayotDay: First contests, first winners, first rewards! http://bit.ly/dehVSM Read the original post by KSWB-TV San Diego

We know that Google is constantly experimenting with new ideas. We also know that Gmail has been constantly updated to the point that it is nearly “Communications Central” for end users. Read the original post by KSWB-TV San Diego

Deals on Wheels via Amazon.com offers the Sennheiser CX300-B In-Ear Headphones in Black for $16.95. Shipping costs $5.58, or pad your order over $25 to qualify for free shipping. Even with shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $9, although we saw it for $3 less a month ago (since expired). These…

As forecasters predicted, Tropical Depression 7 surfaced in the far Eastern Atlantic on Wednesday morning. It?s expected to become Tropical Storm Earl sometime Wednesday before becoming a hurricane by Friday. – (AHN) Read the original post by Hampton Roads Daily Press

Craigslist should remove its adult services section because the website cannot adequately block potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution and child trafficking, attorneys general in 17 states demanded Tuesday in a joint letter. Read the original post by EDGEprovidence.com Technology Feed

Bloomberg Businessweek’s Peter Burrows writes a follow-up to his earlier report disclosing Apple’s plans to announced 99-cent TV show rentals alongside a revamped Apple TV and updated iPod touch at a September 7th media event. The new piece … Read the original post by MarketWatch