Month: September 2010

More than a dozen passengers on a stranded skiff died Monday while being rescued by multi-national personnel on an American destroyer in the Gulf of Aden. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

Conan O’Brien’s return to late night will leave one faithful bandleader behind. Max Weinberg, the funnyman’s longtime bandleader, won’t be joining Coco on his late night show premieres on TBS. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

AOL Inc. has launched a new online advertising system that it hopes will transform the way advertisers reach consumers on the Internet. Read the original post by Portland’s CW32 KRCW -TV

The indecisive Brad Womack is “The Bachelor” again. After breaking the final two bachelorettes’ hearts in the 11th season of the ABC reality show in 2007, the 37-year-old Austin bar owner will be breaking more hearts this coming season 15. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

Previous research indicating that pine-bark extract could lower blood pressure was wrong, according to Stanford University researchers. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

GiveawayotDay: Returnil System Safe 2011 uses an advanced anti-malware and virtualization technology. http://bit.ly/d00qiG Read the original post by New York Times

On Day 52 of HP CEO Watch, leading candidate Todd Bradley took the stage at a San Francisco tech gathering Monday and walked straight into a grilling on the state of HP’s leadership hunt. Read the original post by CNN

The seller has decided to sell everything in a bid to “make a new start”. This includes a wide screen plasma TV and multimedia centre to his clothes and even his bed. Read the original post by Netimperitive

TigerDirect.com offers the Toshiba 32″ 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. 32E200U, for $449.99. Coupon code “EFS6547″ drops the price to $419.99. With around $15 for shipping, that’s $94 under our mention from July and the lowest price we could find by a buck. Features include a 1920×1080 (1080p) native resolution, USB connectivity, four…

Amazon.com offers the Genius G-Pen F350 Ultra Slim 3×5″ Pen Tablet for $29.99 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $10. This tablet, which works with both the PC and Mac, features 22 shortcut keys, 2-button pen with 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity, and USB connectivity. Read the original post…

TechCrunch reports that Apple has approved Google’s official Google Voice application for the iPhone. The Google Voice app was originally submitted to Apple back in 2009 but was rejected for “duplicating features that com… Read the original post by MyFox St. Louis

The president of the New York Philharmonic has given his two-year notice. Zarin Mehta announced Monday he’s leaving office when his contract expires at the end of August 2012. Read the original post by KHWB-TV Houston

A new Mount Sinai study suggests that a significant number of children with food allergies suffer bullying and teasing at school. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times

The Pentagon on Monday confirmed the destruction of thousands of copies of a book it claimed printed intelligence secrets. The Department of Defense paid Macmillan, parent company of the publisher, St. Martin’s Press $47,000 to compensate for printing costs. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times

Research In Motion Ltd, maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, unveiled a tablet computer to compete with Apple Inc’s iPad and add a fresh source of revenue as BlackBerry sales growth slows in the US. Read the original post by Business Times