Month: December 2010

Foss Patents reports that a joint venture company involving Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, and EMC has acquired 882 patents from Novell for a sum of $450 million. Novell is undergoing a transition as it has b… Read the original post by MarketWatch

(AHN) – Wal-Mart is voluntarily cooperating with a recall of 2.2 million defective space heaters manufactured in China over the past eight years that pose a fire risk, according to an announcement Thursday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Read the original post by Andy

The Samsung Nexus S has gone on sale in the U.S. as of today. Whether or not it becomes a hit remains to be be seen, but it has a lot more going for it than its predecessor, the Nexus One. Read the original post by Andy

newegg.com offers the Patriot 8GB SDHC Secure Digital Card 2-Pack, model no. PSF8GSDHC6TW, for $27.99. This $8 mail-in rebate drops it to $19.99. With free shipping, that’s $1.25/GB, $2 under our mention last winter, and the lowest total price we could find by $7. It includes two 8GB Class 6 cards. Rebate expires December 22….

Today only, CLEAR.com offers the CLEAR iSpot 4G Personal Hotspot Device for $20 when you purchase a 1-Month Subscription of iSpot On-the-Go CLEAR 4G Service for $25. With free shipping via next day, that’s $86 under the lowest total price we could find elsewhere for the iSpot device without a service plan. It provides 4G…

Apple yesterday released LED Cinema Display Firmware Update 1.0, addressing audio problems with the company’s latest standalone display. This Firmware Update addresses intermittent audio issues some users have experienced whil… Read the original post by MarketWatch

Apple today announced that the Mac App Store will open on Thursday, January 6th, launching in 90 countries and offering free and paid applications. “The App Store revolutionized mobile apps,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We … Read the original post by MarketWatch

Circus Ponies has released NoteBook for iPad, a powerful note-taking tool that includes a full-featured outliner with multi-font text, and lets you add files, diagrams, and sketches to your notes. Read the original post by David Dahlquist

The Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Annie Lennox’s A Christmas Cornucopia MP3 Album for $1.99. That’s the best deal we could find for this 12-track, DRM-free album, released in November. (iTunes charges $9.99.) Amazon MP3 Downloader is required. Read the original post by dealmac.com

SHN: Broadway in San Francisco offers downloads of its Broadway Music MP3 Sampler for free via the directions below. That’s the best deal we’ve seen for this 15-track, DRM-free sampler, which includes tracks from The Addams Family, Mamma Mia!, La Cage aux Folles, Rock of Ages, Shrek The Musical, and more. Deal ends October 31,…

(AHN) – Twitter has announced its microblogging site is worth $3.7 billion. The company?s new value comes on the heels of another $200 million cash infusion and becoming more corporate. Read the original post by Andy

The iTunes App Store offers a selection of EA Games apps for iPad for 99 cents each. With discounts of $2 to $12 off, that puts all titles at the lowest price we’ve seen. Some best bets: Madden NFL 11 for iPad for 99 cents ($12 drop) Scrabble for iPad (pictured) for 99 cents ($9…