Month: November 2010

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has released the results of a clinical trial that found lung cancer deaths were reduced by 20 percent if those at risk for the disease underwent CT scanning and not chest X-ray. – (AHN) Read the original post by WLUK-TV Green Bay

Food Network has unveiled a new app that contains 45,000 recipes. The ?In The Kitchen App? allows food enthusiasts access to Food Network recipes, along with essential utility-based kitchen tools, anytime and anywhere using iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. – (AHN) Read the original post by WLUK-TV Green Bay

Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. , the home of James Bond, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a plan that had the backing of its lenders and put funding of its half of “The Hobbit” back on track. Read the original post by Fox 8 – WJW

Dell Inc, the world’s No.2 PC maker, will focus its M&A activity on expanding IT services in specific markets as it diversifies beyond its core PC business, a senior executive said on Thursday. Read the original post by WMGI-FM Terre Haute

A leading privacy group is urging a federal appeals court to put an end to the government?s plan to implement full-body imaging machines at airports nationwide. – (AHN) Read the original post by WLUK-TV Green Bay

A Minnesota mother of four has lost another round in her fight against the record industry. She is now liable for $1.5 million in copyright infringement damages to Capital Records. – (AHN) Read the original post by WLUK-TV Green Bay

A support document posted in response to numerous reports over a Daylight Saving Time bug in iOS 4.1 points to a probable iOS 4.2 release date, by Nov. Read the original post by The Baltimore Sun

Popular VoIP and video calling firm Skype today announced the release of a beta version of Skype 5.0 for Mac, bringing a single-window design, group video calling, Address Book integration, and a number of other new and improved features to t… Read the original post by Philippines News.net

Today only, MacUpdate.com offers downloads of PopCap Games’ Plants vs Zombies for Mac bundled with Peggle Nights for Mac for $9.99. That’s $30 less the cost of buying them separately and the best deal we’ve seen on these two games for Mac. Click here for more information about Plants vs Zombies; click here for more…

Jerry Bock , who composed some of the most memorable shows in Broadway history, has died of heart failure at a Westchester County hospital. Read the original post by New York City’s Hometown Newspaper – NY Daily News

The iTunes App Store offers price drops on downloads of several Apple iPad applications, as listed below. The deals: Sword Of Fargoal Legends for 99 cents ($6 off): iPad-based RPG Charlene’s Beachside Solitaire (pictured) for 99 cents ($3 off): Solitare game Ocean Blue for 99 cents ($4 off): Ocean exploration simulator 100 Rogues (pictured) for…

GameAgent.com offers preorders of downloads of Civilization V for Mac for $49.99. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen for preorders of the Mac version of this software, announced yesterday. It’s expected to be released on or around November 23. Read the original post by dealmac.com

U.S. federal agents have discovered a tunnel used for smuggling drugs between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California, and 20 tons of marijuana stored in three warehouses connected by the passageway. – (AHN) Read the original post by Hampton Roads Daily Press

As if November wasn?t already too crowded with greatest hits releases, including ones from Pink, Jay-Z, and Nelly Furtado, among others, here comes the best of Dane Cook. – (AHN) Read the original post by Hampton Roads Daily Press

Lil Wayne has been freed from jail after serving eight months in a gun case, emerging with a hot new album, well-wishes from a former president and a deepened appreciation for his fans. Read the original post by CFRB