Month: September 2010

A WIGAN woman is still waiting for hundreds of pounds after she returned a faulty item to a supermarket website. Read the original post by Wigan Today

The Internet is more dangerous than we thought, and we don’t mean malware. Google has revealed that aerial fiber cables to one of its data center in Oregon were “regularly” shot down by hunters. Read the original post by NBC Chicago

The Wall Street Journal reports on comments from Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen made during the company’s earnings conference call indicating that Apple’s recent decision to relax restrictions on third-party … Read the original post by CNET News.com

AppleInsider reports on a research note from Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro, who claims that checks with Apple’s suppliers indicate that the company is gearing up for an initial production run of 3 million CDMA iPhones i… Read the original post by CNET News.com

After three years of headlining her show in Vegas, Cher has announced the final curtain for her shows. The multi-award-winning performer will end her three-year residency at The Caesars Palace’s The Colosseum on February 5, 2011. – (AHN) Read the original post by WNOL-TV New Orleans

Linkin Park earn their fourth #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week. ?A Thousand Suns,? the band?s fourth studio album, debuts in the top spot, selling 241,000 copies. – (AHN) Read the original post by WNOL-TV New Orleans

Port St. Lucie, Florida, Mayor Pat Christensen has resigned from her position following her arrest on official misconduct charges Wednesday morning. – (AHN) Read the original post by WNOL-TV New Orleans

Bank robberies fell slightly in the second quarter, according to the FBI. Criminals continued to prefer Fridays for their activities, which usually involved a demand note. – (AHN) Read the original post by WNOL-TV New Orleans

Brevard County libraries speaks your language, thanks to Rocket Languages, the new — and free — foreign language lessons that teach conversational Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and American Sign Language. Read the original post by Floridatoday.com

Amazon.com offers the La Crosse Technology Alpha Power Battery Charger, model no. BC700, for $22.99. Pad your order over $25 to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, shipping adds $5.58. Even with shipping, it’s a buck under our December mention and the lowest total price we could find by $5. This charger supports NiCad and NiMH…

Rapper Lil Wayne will mark his return to the land of the free by dropping a new record. Read the original post by NBC Connecticut

Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings and Konica Minolta Holdings expect LCD film demand to recover only slowly through December due to lower-than-forecast growth in LCD TV sales, company executives said on Wednesday. Read the original post by Reuters

At least 94 projects totaling $42.5 million have been awarded to state, tribal, local and territorial health departments around the country to improve their ability to provide public health services by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Chicago

India has expressed willingness to discuss all outstanding issues with Pakistan, despite the fact that the bilateral relationship between the traditional rivals has hit an all-time low with terrorism being a bone of contention. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Chicago

Sharp Corp. has agreed to acquire Recurrent Energy, a U.S. developer of distributed solar projects for the giant appliance maker to venture into the power industry. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Chicago