Month: February 2011

In a sea of Android-based smartphones, phone makers are discovering that making a product stand out is getting more important. Read the original post by Mikael Ricknäs

It isn’t that often where the remote control of a particular device or product is more expensive than the item it is controlling, but the DIY RixRover turns that convention on its head. Read the original post by Ubergizmo

Just as tablets with dual-core processors start to hit shelves, chip makers are now shipping samples of quad-core chips that could make the devices even faster. Read the original post by Agam Shah

(AHN) – The United States reiterated its focus on ?visa fraud? in the ongoing investigation into Tri-Valley University while the subject was highlighted during high-level visits from Indian officials to the U.S. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

(AHN) – Warner Bros. has found their new Wonder Woman. Adrianne Palicki, familiar to TV viewers as a series regular on the first three seasons of “Friday Night Lights,” has been named the new Amazon superheroine who will star in the NBC’s reinvention of the DC Comics character. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

(AHN) – “Smallville’s” favorite baddie will return for the series finale. Michael Rosenbaum, who played Clark Kent’s friend-turned-enemy Lex Luthor in The CW show, is reprising his role for the last time on May 13. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

(AHN) – Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has ordered state officials to kill whole packs of gray wolves in response to attacks on livestock or elks, defying federal protections for the animals under the Endangered Species Act. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

Amazon.com offers the Vizio 42″ 240Hz 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. SV421XVT, for $499.98 with free shipping. That’s $100 under our mention from last month and the lowest total price we’ve seen. Features include a 1920×1080 (1080p) resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 500 cd/m² brightness, four HDMI inputs, and component…

Today only, PricePlunge.com offers the Belkin USB Charging 5-Outlet Mini Surge Suppressor for $6.99 plus $1.99 for shipping. That’s a buck under our December mention and the lowest total price we could find now by $5. Features include a 360-rotating plug, two USB outlets and mini-USB cable for charging USB devices, and more. Read the…

(AHN) – According to a court spokesperson, the California Supreme Court unanimously agreed Wednesday to hear the issue of whether state or county officials have the authority to defend Proposition 8, the 2008 initiative stating marriage is solely between one man and one woman. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

Amazon.com offers the Vizio RazorLED 47″ 120Hz 1080p Widescreen LED-Backlit LCD HD Television, model no. M470VT, for $799.98 with free shipping. That’s $10 under our Black Friday mention and the lowest total price we’ve seen for this HDTV. (It’s also a current price low by $196.) Features include a native resolution of 1920×1080 (1080p), 120Hz…

Today only, the Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Gil Scott-Heron’s I’m New Here for $3.99. That’s the lowest price we could find for this 15-track, DRM-free album, originally released in 2010. (iTunes charges $9.99.) Amazon MP3 Downloader is required. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Yahoo Inc. simply hasn’t found the ideal person to appoint to the board of directors at Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group, a right that fell to the U.S. Internet major and Alibaba stakeholder last fall. Read the original post by MarketWatch

(AHN) – Authorities in charge of security at the Statue of Liberty have temporarily shelved a new security plan for the popular tourist landmark following complaints from the United States Park Police. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

(AHN) – A nonprofit group is appealing to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban the process used by soda companies to color their cola products. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks