Month: November 2010

AOL Inc is exploring strategic options, which include a possible tie-up with Yahoo Inc, and has retained financial advisers to do so, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources. Read the original post by WNFL-AM Green Bay

A 24-inch pipe in Vermont Yankee’s feedwater system is leaking radioactive water at about 60 drops per minute. A spokesman for the reactor, which is owned by Entergy Corp., is quoteas saying the leak is within a building and does not pose a public health risk. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York…

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Foreign makers of flat-screen TVs have slashed retail prices since the second quarter of this year, resulting in a fierce price war amid declining profits among domestic brands. Read the original post by People’s Daily Online

Research from Penn State University found vapor rub to be an effective treatment for children with night-time cough and congestion, and it improves sleep for children with cold symptoms. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times

Today only, the Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Elton John’s and Leon Russell’s The Union bundled with a digital booklet for $4.99. That’s the lowest price we could find for this 14-track, DRM-free album released in October 2010. (iTunes charges $9.99.) Amazon MP3 Downloader is required. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Women who receive breast implants after having double mastectomies prefer silicone implants over saline, according to a recently-conducted survey. Satisfaction with both types of implant diminished over time. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times

Toshiba announced today the introduction of a “new form factor” in high capacity solid-state storage called the “Blade X-gale” series. MacRumors readers will recognize the small SSD sticks as the same product that is used in Apple’s new Ma… Read the original post by MarketWatch

Shirley Verrett prepares for her performance in Hector Berlioz’s opera The Trojans’ at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Read the original post by NY Daily News

Penny auction site pennyauctions.com will be including a multitude of Apple products on their site, in recognition of Apple being the brand of choice by many for personal electronic products. Read the original post by I-Newswire.com

SonyStyle.com offers their factory-refurbished Sony CyberShot 14.1MP 4x Zoom Digital Camera, model no. DSC-W330/L, for $94.99. (Add it to cart to see the sale price.) With free shipping, that’s $5 under our September refurb mention and $19 under the lowest total price we could find for a new one. Sales tax is added where applicable….

Silicon Valley is awash in tales of the “PayPal Mafia,” the tight-knit group of PayPal alumni who have helped one another start and finance a crop of new companies. Read the original post by New York Times

Four years after Nintendo changed video game consoles with its Wii system and only two months after Sony launched its own answer to motion gaming controls, the PlayStation Move, Microsoft last week launched a pricey device called Kinect. Read the original post by Austin American-Statesman

RockMelt arrives: a new ’social browser’ Is the world ready for another web browser? Does the world even need another web browser? the folks at RockMelt think so, and they have the backing of Andreessen Horowitz, and others, to boot. Read the original post by KNVA-TV Austin

OfficeMax offers its OfficeMax Aera Mesh Fabric Executive Chair in Black/Grey, model no. OM99565, for $64.99. With free shipping, that’s down $15 from our September mention, $65 off, and the lowest total price we’ve seen. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a pneumatic seat height adjustment, padded armrests, and lumbar support. Deal ends…