Month: December 2010

Over 21,000 transactions were made by the U.S. Federal Reserve when it stabilized the financial markets. Details of the transactions made in 2008 and 2009 were posted on the agency?s website upon order by Congress. – (AHN) Read the original post by NY Daily News

SSD Drives, a brief history A Solid State Drive, sometimes also referred to as a solid-state disk, is described by Wikipedia as a storage device that saves continuous data on solid-state flash-memory. SSD flash memory is a non-volatile computer storage chip that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed — no power is needed to maintain…

Cisco’s Flip Video line of camcorders have continued to evolve, with their latest iterations just released in September. On Thursday, the company announced still more improvements, this time to its software. Read the original post by NBC Dallas – Fort Worth

Recording a new album for El DeBarge was an emotional experience. “It’s been such a long time since I’ve done it,” DeBarge said Tuesday. Read the original post by WTIC-TV Hartford

newegg.com offers the Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player, model no. STCEA201-RK, for $39.99. With free shipping, that’s $10 under our mention from one week ago and the lowest total price we’ve seen. (It’s also a current price low by $38.) This device and its included remote control allow you to use your FreeAgent Go…

MINNEAPOLIS Best Buy announced that it is offering deals beyond Cyber Monday. This week, the retailer said it is offering special savings on popular entertainment and technology gifts. Read the original post by Retailing Today

Crutchfield offers the Canon VIXIA HF-R100 1080p Secure Digital Card HD Digital Camcorder, model no. 4394B001, for $279.99. Coupon code “3A825″ cuts it to $259.99. With free shipping, that’s $69 under our August mention and the lowest total price we could find by $19. Features include a 2.7″ widescreen LCD, 1920×1080 (1080p) video recording, 20x…

The holiday-themed edition of Angry Birds has arrived on Android. Included in the Android version is the 45-level Halloween version, which arrived earlier on iOS. Read the original post by New York Times

Dell will begin shipping the Venue Pro–its $99.99 Windows Phone 7 handset with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard–on Dec. 9. – Dell will begin shipping the Venue Pro, its first Windows Phone 7 handset, Dec. 9. Retailing for $99.99 with a two-year contract, the smartphone includes a 4.1-inch multi-touch display and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Microsoft…

News Analysis: Three of the four major U.S. wireless carriers are now claiming to offer 4G service. None are truly 4G services, but all are pretty fast. – Verizon Wireless will start offering LTE service, as well as a couple of LTE-capable USB sticks, Dec. 5. The service will begin in 38 major metropolitan areas…

Best Buy offers the LG 32″ 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. 32LD400, for $349.99 with free shipping. That’s $100 off and ties the lowest total price we’ve seen for a new name brand 32″ LCD 1080p HDTV. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a native resolution of 1920×1080 (1080p), 100,000 dynamic…

There are plenty of Google Reader apps in the Android Market, but on Wednesday, Google released its official version. Google Reader is an Atom and RSS reader. Read the original post by New York Times

Abe’s of Maine offers the Sony BRAVIA 120Hz 1080p 46″ Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. KDL-46EX500, for $899.99. Coupon code “NUQ12703″ cuts it to $799.99. With free shipping, that’s $163 under our April mention (which included a mount) and the lowest total price we’ve seen for a new unit. It’s also a current price…

Western Digital Outlet offers the factory-refurbished Western Digital My Passport Essential 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External 2.5″ Hard Drive in Black (pictured), Red, Silver, or Blue for $44.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.18/GB, $13 under our September mention of this refurb, and $35 under the lowest total price we could find for a new unit….