Month: November 2010

Google’s latest Doodle is celebrating 115 years of X-ish technology. No, we don’t mean X-Files or X-Men: we mean X-rays. Read the original post by KTLA-TV Los Angeles

Other World Computing offers the Newer Technology NuRAM 4GB PC3-8500 DDR3-1066 SO-DIMM 204-Pin Dual Channel Notebook Memory, model no. NWT8566DDR3S4GB, for $69.99. With $1.99 for shipping, that’s $8 under our mention from two weeks ago and lowest total price we’ve seen for a single 4GB PC-8500 DDR3 SO-DIMM module. Of note, Other World Computing offers…

Below are downloads of several applications which have dropped in price and are available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store. These apps are created for the iPhone and iPod touch; they’re also compatible with the iPad but will run at a significantly lower resolution. (Check the individual apps for further information.) Each is…

Today only, MacUpdate offers downloads of DEVONtechnologies’ DEVONthink Pro 2 for Mac for $39.98. That’s $40 off and the lowest price we could find for this knowledge base and information editor by $29. Click here for more information. Also available is DEVONthink Personal 2 for Mac for $24.98. (Click the “here” link to find it.)…

A laser was reportedly pointed at an airplane on its way to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sunday night. The incident is the latest in a string of reports of lasers pointed at aircraft landing at the airport. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times

French site MacGeneration reports [Google translation] that one of its readers emailed Apple CEO Steve Jobs to inquire about the reasons behind last Friday’s announcement that the company will discontinue the Xserve rackmount server. Jobs re… Read the original post by MarketWatch

The United States is not leaving Afghanistan in haste next year as believed by the Taliban but may be around until 2014, according to the top defense official speaking in Australia on Monday. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times

Dell Small Business offers the Belkin Evo 15.6″ Topload Messenger Bag, model no. F8N315-121-DL, together with the Belkin Mobile Retractable USB Mouse, model no. F5L016USBBLK, and Belkin 2-Outlet Mini Surge Protector, model no. F9H220TVLDL, for $49.99 with free shipping. That’s $9 under the lowest total price we could find for similar items purchased separately elsewhere,…

After four days of deliberation a jury has sentenced Stephen Hayes to death. Hayes raped and killed a pediatric nurse and burned alive her two daughters. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times

Of all the terms that could describe a pianist’s work, “rightness” is probably among the least precise. Read the original post by New York Times

For its “M” Club members only, mwave.com offers the Ineo 3.5″ SATA to USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure, model no. I-NA301Ue, for $17.99 with free shipping. (“M” Club membership is free; click here to sign up.) That ties our mentions from June and is the lowest total price we could find by $19. This aluminum…

Today only, Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Aaron Neville’s I Know I’ve Been Changed MP3 Album bundled with a digital booklet for $3.99. That’s the best deal we could find for this 12-track, DRM-free album, released today. Amazon MP3 downloader is required. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Today only, MidnightBox.com offers the refurbished Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 Headset, model no. JUG-00001, for $9.95 plus $3.99 for shipping. That’s $2 under our March mention and the lowest total price we could find for a new, factory-sealed unit by $9. Features include padded earpads, noise-canceling microphone, in-line volume controls, and a 6-foot cable. Note: A…

The days of having multiple devices for listening to music or watching movies is basically over – Apple dominates the market so much so that it’s hard to find interesting devices that don’t immediately compare themselves to the iPod or the iPad. Read the original post by ComputerWorld

Two out of every five drivers (41 percent) admitted in a recent study to having fallen asleep at the wheel at some point. Furthermore another one in ten says they’ve done so in the past year. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times