Deals of the Hour

Trying to find out what's the deal with the world, tracking what's on sale and who's talking about it on Twitter. Update hourly.

Deals of the Hour / July 2, 2010, 4:13 am

Disney buys Tapulous, maker of iPhone games

The Walt Disney Co. confirmed Thursday that it has bought Tapulous Inc., the Palo Alto, Calif., developer of the Tap Tap Revenge series of iPhone games. The deal is Disney's first acquisition of a company devoted solely ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-01T22:23:15Z)

Goalie Martin Biron to back up Rangers' Lundqvist

Veteran goalie Martin Biron signed a two-year, $1.75 million deal with the New York Rangers on Thursday, less than one hour into the NHL's free-agent shopping season. Biron, who spent last season with the rival New York Islanders, is the solid, experienced backup netminder the Rangers have been ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-07-02T01:50:51Z)

Tap Tap Magic: Disney acquires iPhone game maker Tapulous

L OS ANGELES — Walt Disney has acquired Tapulous, the maker of the popular iPhone play-along music game Tap Tap Revenge. Steve Wadsworth, president of the Disney Interactive Media Group, confirmed the deal with The ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-07-01T22:59:03Z)

ConocoPhillips Sells Stake in CFJ Properties - Flying J Truck Stops to Pilot Travel Centers

ConocoPhillips ( NYSE:COP ) and Pilot Travel Centers have completed the sale of ConocoPhillips' 50 percent partnership interest in the CFJ Properties - Flying J truck stops to Pilot Travel Centers for $626 million, subject to normal purchase price adjustments. The transactions also include long ... (Source: RCR Wireless 2010-06-30T21:41:29Z)

Cops Tranquilize Deer Stuck in Bronx Target Parking Lot

The deer got stuck near the loading dock in the store's parking lot in Kingsbridge around 11 a.m. Police were able to keep the deer contained and eventually tranquilized them Thursday afternoon. Animal control is expected to take them to Van Courtland Park in the Bronx. It wasn't immediately ... (Source: 1010Wins 2010-07-01T22:01:47Z)

MOTHER WHO MUTILATED BABY DETAINED

A Texas woman who told authorities the devil made her mutilate and dismember her newborn baby has been found not guilty by reason of insanity in a plea deal with prosecutors. The Thursday ruling means 33-year-old Otty Sanchez will be committed to a state mental institution rather than face a trial ... (Source: Daily Express 2010-07-02T08:46:01Z)

Arena Pharmaceuticals up on Eisai diet drug deal

TRENTON, N.J. — Shares of biotech drug developer Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. jumped Thursday on news it had a huge deal with Japan's Eisai Inc. to market its promising obesity drug in the United States. THE SPARK: Arena ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-02T08:24:33Z)

Woot there it is: Amazon buys deal-a-day website

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Amazon.com Inc. has purchased deal-a-day website Woot.com. In a joke-laden message on the company blog, Woot CEO Matt Rutledge said the deal won't change how the site is run—"with a wall of ideas and a dartboard." "For Woot, our vision remains the same: somehow earning a ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-07-01T05:26:47Z)

ConocoPhillips (COP) Completes $626M Sale of Interest in CFJ Properties

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP ) and Pilot Travel Centers have completed the sale of ConocoPhillips' 50 percent partnership interest in the CFJ Properties - Flying J truck stops to Pilot Travel Centers for $626 million, subject to normal purchase price adjustments. The transactions also include long ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-06-30T21:55:48Z)

17 Somalis die in battle between gov't, insurgents

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An artillery shell struck a building where families had sought shelter, killing 11 people, part of a day of violent battle in the Somali capital that saw a total of 17 people killed Thursday, an emergency official said. The shell that struck the building also wounded 22 ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-07-01T20:21:34Z)

Canucks sign D Hamhuis to 6-year deal

VANCOUVER - Dan Hamhuis (notes) turned down more money from other teams for a chance to play at home and maybe win a Stanley Cup. The free-agent defenseman agreed to a US$27-million, six-year deal with the Vancouver ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-07-02T08:46:01Z)

Woman police say killed newborn baby found not guilty by reason of insanity

Police called to the scene said it was the most gruesome they had ever witnessed. Otty Sanchez told police she killed, decapitated, and mutilated the baby boy. Click here to read this story on www.woai.com ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-01T18:41:21Z)

With Purchase of Woot, a Daily Deal Site, Amazon Expands Its Inventory

Amazon.com, which sells millions of products, said Wednesday that it had agreed to buy Woot, a site that sells one item at a time. Woot is one of a cluster of unconventional shopping sites that have sprung up in the last few years in the biggest flurry of e-commerce innovation since Amazon and eBay ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-07-02T04:14:01Z)

Somalia's president fights against insurgents in capital Mogadishu

Dressed in camouflage and hunkering amid his soldiers, Somali President Sharif Ahmed appeared on the front lines Thursday in an offensive against Islamist militants in his country's capital, Mogadishu, witnesses and government officials said. According to official figures, 27 people were killed in ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-07-02T07:05:48Z)

Arena in deal with Eisai on US weight-drug rights

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc has signed a deal for Japan's Eisai Co to sell Arena's closely watched obesity drug lorcaserin in the United States once it gains approval. Arena's shares were up 28 cents ... (Source: CNN Money 2010-07-01T14:59:26Z)

Amazon acquires Woot for $110 million

Woot has become part of the huge corporate umbrella that is Amazon. But the acquisition doesn't seem to have affected the company's sense of fun. Woot shot to fame on the back of the "one deal per day" idea which effectively means one product is offered for sale at a bargain price for 24 ... (Source: TECH.BLORGE.com 2010-07-01T09:30:10Z)

Deer wander into Target parking lot in the Bronx

THE BRONX (WABC) -- A pair of deer became trapped behind a Target store in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx Thursday morning. The two deer, believed to be does, wandered into the parking lot of the River Plaza Shopping Center on West 225th Street just after 11 a.m. Responding police ... (Source: KABC 2010-07-01T22:23:15Z)

Insanity ruling for mom who dismembered baby

DALLAS (AP) — A San Antonio woman who told authorities the devil made her mutilate and dismember her newborn has been found not guilty by reason of insanity in a plea deal with prosecutors. The Thursday ruling means 33-year-old Otty Sanchez will be committed to a state mental institution rather ... (Source: Middletown Press 2010-07-01T22:08:56Z)

Canucks sign sought after D Hamhuis to six-year deal

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Highly sought after free agent defenseman Dan Hamhuis finally found a home - close to home - with the Vancouver Canucks. Twice traded since the end of the season to teams hoping to sign the ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-07-02T05:54:14Z)

Google books $700M deal for travel tech co.

G oogle Inc. plans to buy travel technology company ITA Software Inc. of Cambridge in a $700 million deal that would enable the Internet search leader to steer more of the airline reservations booked on the Web. The all-cash deal announced yesterday signals Google's intention to challenge flight ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-07-02T05:54:14Z)

Dan Hamhuis takes Vancouver Canucks' deal

It was a busy day in the NHL for free agent signings, with several moves involving the Predators and some of their former players. One of the biggest saw highly sought free agent defenseman Dan Hamhuis find a home ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-07-02T07:12:58Z)

Google to buy ITA Software

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. plans to buy travel-technology company ITA Software Inc. in a $700 million deal that would enable the Internet-search leader to steer more of the airline reservations booked on the Web. The ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-07-02T10:26:14Z)

Somali clashes kill 21, wound 42

MOGADISHU, July 1 (Reuters) - At least 21 people were killed and 42 wounded in fighting in Somalia, a human rights group said on Thursday. Fighting between clans left 14 people dead and 24 injured in the village of Huldonyale in central Somalia, the Mogadishu-based Elman rights group said ... (Source: Reuters AlertNet 2010-07-01T07:49:57Z)

Google plans to buy travel search firm for $700m

In its biggest acquisition deal of the year, Google Inc. agreed yesterday to buy ITA Software Inc. in Cambridge for $700 million, giving the Internet's dominant search engine an entree into the rapidly growing online ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-07-02T10:19:05Z)

ConocoPhillips Sells Stake in CFJ Properties – Flying J Truck Stops to Pilot Travel Centers

HOUSTON  — ConocoPhillips [NYSE:COP] and Pilot Travel Centers have completed the sale of ConocoPhillips' 50 percent partnership interest in the CFJ Properties -Flying J truck stops to Pilot Travel Centers for $626 million, subject to normal purchase price adjustments. The transactions also ... (Source: Ethiopian Review 2010-07-01T20:21:34Z)

Goalie Martin Biron to back up Rangers' Lundqvist

NEW YORK—Veteran goalie Martin Biron signed a two-year, $1.75 million deal with the New York Rangers on Thursday, less than one hour into the NHL's free-agent shopping season. Biron, who spent last season with the rival New York Islanders, is the solid, experienced backup netminder the Rangers ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-07-02T07:05:48Z)

Bargain hunters? Two deer visit Target in the middle of the Bronx

Guess Bambi loves a bargain. Two wild deer got trapped in the parking lot of a Target in the Bronx yesterday and had to be rescued. A startled delivery driver said he encountered the animals in the service depot of the Kingsbridge superstore around 11 a.m. yesterday and called cops. "Two wild deer ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-07-01T22:44:44Z)

Disney buys iPhone game maker Tapulous

* Tapulous make popular "Tap Tap Revenge" SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said Thursday it has acquired startup iPhone app developer Tapulous, as the company continues its push into mobile games. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Tapulous struck gold with the music game "Tap Tap Revenue ... (Source: CNN Money 2010-07-01T22:44:44Z)

Arena Makes Deal On Obesity Drug

Arena Pharmaceuticals said today Japan-based Eisai will market the obesity and weight management drug lorcaserin in the US once it receives Food and Drug Administration approval. Arena will continue to manufacture the ... (Source: Forbes 2010-07-02T10:40:33Z)

Rangers sign goalie Martin Biron from Islanders to back up Henrik Lundqvist

NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran goalie Martin Biron signed a two-year, $1.75 million deal with the New York Rangers on Thursday, less than one hour into the NHL's free-agent shopping season. Biron, who spent last season with the rival New York Islanders, is the solid, experienced backup netminder the ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-02T07:12:58Z)

Blog Archive