Month: November 2010

A small homemade plane crashed and exploded on impact in Hubbard Oregon on Monday killing the pilot but somehow sparing the life of his dog. – (AHN) Read the original post by NOLA.com

Some branches of the Salvation Army are now accepting credit cards at their famous donation kettles. The new credit card reading kettles will allow donors to swipe MasterCard, Visa or Discover cards. – (AHN) Read the original post by NOLA.com

It’s Tuesday, and you’d expect Cyber Monday sales to be over. They aren’t, at a number of big, high-discounting retailers. Read the original post by NBC Miami

Apple’s first social network, which is focused on iOS gaming, now uses the full name associated with your Apple ID when you send a friend request. Read the original post by David Chartier

Over the weekend, PC World published the results of its annual reliability survey, incorporating reports from 79,000 tech users to assess customer satisfaction with reliability and tech support for a wide variety of products. As in previous … Read the original post by MarketWatch

Shoppers don’t have to head to the malls to get some great deals Monday. According to consumer reports, 17-percent of all Americans will shop online on what is dubbed ‘Cyber Monday’ while just 13-percent are expected to visit stores. Read the original post by KYTV Springfield

In early October, the iPad was proclaimed the fastest adopted consumer electronic device ever, according to Bernstein Research. Microsoft’s numbers for the Kinect, a motion-sensing controller accessory for the Xbox 360 seem to indicate the crown has been passed, although Bernstein Research hasn’t commented. Read the original post by NBC Miami

For its members only, EverydaySource offers this 50-Foot CAT5e Ethernet Cable in Blue for $10.99. Coupon code “S1129WCCB” knocks it to $6.29. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $1, although we saw it for $2 less last month (since expired). Read the original post by dealmac.com

While we noted yesterday that the iPad appeared set to launch in Scandinavia today, Apple’s new round of international launches for the popular tablet device has extended to a total of eleven countries scattered around the globe: Czech Republ… Read the original post by MarketWatch

Today only, Dell Home offers the Creative Labs Vado 720p HD 4GB Pocket Digital Camcorder in Black, model no. 73VF058400000, for $39.99 with free shipping. That’s a $10 drop since our mention two weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $31. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an HD…

JR.com offers the Panasonic SDR-S50K Secure Digital Card Digital Camcorder, model no. SDR-S50K, for $129.99. Coupon code “GEICO10″ cuts it to $119.99. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $30. It features a 33mm wide angle lens with 78x optical zoom with optical image stabilization, face detection, SDHC/SDXC card slot,…

A Seagate employee testing drives at an assembly plant. 7:46 p.m. Updated Seagate Technology said Monday that it had ended talks to sell itself to several private equity firms, citing dissatisfaction with the price that was offered. Read the original post by International Herald Tribune

newegg.com offers the Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10k Serial ATA 3Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. WD3000HLFS, for $99.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.33/GB, $45 under our October mention, and the lowest total price we could find by $67. It’s actually a 2.5″ drive encased in a larger heatsink that fits into a standard 3.5″…

Monday’s rumor that Groupon had been acquired by Google for $2.5 billion was dismissed by Boomtown, not necessarily because of the deal itself, but because of the (low) price. On Tuesday, Boomtown, which was first with the original Groupon acquisition story, said sources told them Google has offered $5.3 billion for Groupon. Read the original…