Month: August 2010

Stocks declined for the third straight day on Monday with acquisition excitement failing to overcome investors? economic fears. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Connecticut

Apple has rejected an update to the “Read It Later” iPhone app. It appears the reason is a strange one: the app requires a pre-registered account to function. Read the original post by WNOL-TV New Orleans

Patently Apple reports on an Apple patent application published earlier this year that discloses how Apple might choose to implement systems for transitioning a single Mac computer between mouse-driven input for Mac OS X and touch-based input… Read the original post by Trend Hunter Magazine

A manager for the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig testified Monday that he thought the rig?s safety concerns were addressed before the April 20 explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that caused the worst environmental disaster in American history. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Connecticut

The United States may not be able to withdraw from Afghanistan as planned next year, according to a senior U.S. commander, telling journalists on Monday that NATO needs more than a year to recruit and train enough soldiers and police officers. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Connecticut

It’s rumor Monday! Or, it’s just Monday and the news was a tad slow over the weekend, which is why we’ve got spy shots of the purported next-generation iPod touch floating on our site. Read the original post by MacLife

Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean said Sunday he is not abandoning his presidential bid just yet and will try to get the courts to overturn a decision disqualifying him from the race. Read the original post by WTNH

Today only, JustDeals.com offers the refurbished Pentax Optio E70 10-Megapixel Digital Camera in Blue, model no. E70BL, for $39.77. Apply coupon code “DEALNEWS1″ to yield free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find for a refurb by $19 and the best deal we’ve seen on this camera. Features include a 2.4″ LCD, 3x…

An Apple patent application published for the first time last week has been generating some discussion and controversy over exactly what the company intends to or could do with methods to identify “unauthorized” users of iOS devices. Read the original post by Trend Hunter Magazine

In its retail stores, IKEA offers the IKEA Brada Notebook Stand in Black (pictured) or Yellow for $2.49. (It’s available online, but shipping adds a deal-breaking $22.) That’s one of the best deals we’ve seen for such a laptop stand. Sales tax is added where applicable. It accommodates laptops up to 17″ and features a…

Stocks are fluctuating as a fresh round of corporate dealmaking was tempered by continued skepticism about the strength of the economy. Read the original post by The State

It’s easy to block someone on Facebook. That is, unless that person is Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Founder of Facebook. Read the original post by Ananova

newegg.com offers the Cavalry 2TB eSATA / USB 2.0 External Hard Drive in Black, model no. CAXB3702T3, for $129.99 with $4.99 for shipping. This $25 mail-in rebate drops it to $104.99 ($0.06/GB). That’s $40 under our mention from last November and it’s the lowest total price we could find by $20. (However, we saw a…

Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania is seeking to bolster his campaign for the Senate with an endorsement Tuesday from Chuck Hagel, a Republican who served two Senate terms. Sestak is running against a conservative, Pat Toomey. – (AHN) Read the original post by WNOL-TV New Orleans

David Guetta is planning on re-releasing his smash album ?One Love? and he?s getting help from the Queen of Pop. – (AHN) Read the original post by WNOL-TV New Orleans