Month: September 2010

Girls growing up in homes with absent fathers may hit puberty faster than their peers, according to a new study. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia

In late August, a disturbing story came out of Washington state about a woman who was the victim of another woman splashing acid in her face for no apparent reason. The story received international attention. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia

A newly revealed letter, believed to be written by John Lennon , could provide truth to the rumors that have circulated for decades: Lennon was not happy with Capitol Records, his former record label. Read the original post by NBC Washington

GiveawayotDay: Aiseesoft Streaming Video Recorder enables you to download videos from YouTube, Google video, Yahoo video, PBS, ES… http://bit.ly/aV4EB3 Read the original post by WWLP

“Borat” star Sacha Baron Cohen is set to play one of his most challenging roles yet. The British comedian has been cast as the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in a new film. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia

Amazon.com offers the Duracell Rechargeable NiMH AAA Batteries 4-Pack, Pack of 2 (8 total), model no. DC2400B4N, for $16.78. Order via Subscribe & Save and it drops to $14.26. At final checkout, apply coupon code “DURACELL” and it drops to $11.74 with free shipping. That’s $1.50 per battery and the lowest total price we could…

Susan Boyle has dreamed a dream and is singing for the pope. Boyle, the unlikely pop star who shot to global Internet fame after she sang on the TV show “Britain’s Got Talent,” was to reprise her winning performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” from “Les Miserables” during a Mass on Thursday celebrated by Pope…

Size, refresh rates and showroom gimmicks can trip you up. A new HDTV is a big investment and a point of pride. Read the original post by Forbes

In the wake of a Steve Jobs keynote comment, the new and miniaturized iPod Nano has found a new role as geek chic wrist wear of the moment. Read the original post by CNET News.com

After showing off its dual-booting ViewPad 100 tablet at IFA, Viewsonic is back again with the Viewsonic G Pad Android tablet. Read the original post by Ubergizmo

Yahoo Inc. wants to prove it has regained its technological stride after years of meandering that have caused the Internet company to lose ground to its rivals. Read the original post by FOXReno

Electronics Expo offers the Sony Handycam HDR-CX150 1080i 16GB Hard Drive Digital Camcorder in Black for $549. Coupon code “LSDA0915″ cuts it to $413. With free shipping, that’s $9 under our July mention and the lowest total price we could find in any color by $6. It features a 25x optical zoom, face detection, 3-megapixel…

For its “M” Club members only, mwave.com offers the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive, model no. ST3500418AS, bundled with the Agestar 2.5″/3.5″ USB 2.0 / SATA HDD Docking Station for $49.99 with free shipping. (“M” Club membership is free; click here to sign up.) That’s $0.10/GB and $25 under…

Ellen DeGeneres has signed another young singer to her new recording label. The talk show host announced Thursday that 16-year-old Tom Andrews would be her second signing to eleveneleven. Read the original post by KSWB-TV San Diego

Country music icon Merle Haggard has canceled the rest of his September schedule of shows due to illness. Read the original post by KSWB-TV San Diego