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Deals of the Hour / October 22, 2010, 1:39 am

Microsoft Lifts Big Apple into the Cloud

After providing the Cloud offerings to power Hollywood , Microsoft's hosted services will also be embraced by Big Apple. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer announced a new deal earlier this week, designed to save ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-10-21T12:32:18Z)

Report: Many states have inadequate policies to deal with growing ranks of moms in prison

Posted: 1 hr, 17 mins ago (AP) -- (AP) - A new survey says many states fall short when it comes to   dealing with the large portion of women prison inmates who have children or are pregnant. The report comes as the number of women in America's state ... (Source: WPDE 2010-10-21T11:42:11Z)

Report: Many US States Have Inadequate Policies To Deal With Moms Behind Bars

A new survey says many states fall short when it comes to dealing with the large portion of women prison inmates who have children or are pregnant. The report comes as the number of women in America's state prisons has reached a record high. The report is ... (Source: WITN 2010-10-21T11:27:52Z)

New York City Workers Going to Microsoft's Cloud

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced Wednesday that the city will move some 100,000 city workers to the software titan's cloud computing platform for a five year savings to the city of more than $50 million. The ... (Source: Datamation 2010-10-21T13:22:24Z)

Venezuela's Chavez Visits Syria

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with his Syrian counterpart Thursday, continuing a Mideast tour of allies to counter what he calls U.S. "imperialism." Chavez flew in Wednesday from Tehran where he and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed to ... (Source: Voice of America 2010-10-21T17:25:47Z)

Motorola DEFY Arrives at T-Mobile on November 3rd

T-Mobile revealed recently on its official Twitter account that it will start marketing the rugged smartphone Motorola DEFY on November 3rd. It seems that it has become usual for the carrier to make new launching announcements on its Twitter account . Even ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-10-21T14:26:50Z)

Singapore Government Urges Indonesia to Deal With Haze From Forest Fires

Singapore's environment minister reminded Indonesia to deal with the recurring problem of forest fires on the island of Sumatra after a bout of smoke haze covered Singapore and western Malaysia. "This is not the first time that we have informed that ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-21T01:19:25Z)

CherryPad 7-inch Android tablet on sale for $188

As the mobile industry gears up for a slew of Android-based tablets, Palo Alto-based CherryPal has jumped into the market with the CherryPad America , a 7-inch tablet device running Android 2.1 and sporting an 800 MHz Samsung ARM11 processor, 802.11b/g Wi ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-07T23:54:37Z)

Indonesia manages to reduce haze caused by forest fire

JAKARTA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said that the country has been succeeding to reduce haze caused by forest fires that often occur in the nation. "In the last four years, we have been successful in reducing haze due ... (Source: Xinhua News Agency 2010-10-22T08:06:15Z)

Nokia 5800 Xpress music Contract: Find your Best Deals

Nokia 5800 Xpress Music is an absolutely brilliant device in the range of music phones. This is a fully music phone which comes in two vibrant colours mainly black and hint of red. You can select any of coloured mobile according to your wish. The most ... (Source: Zimbio 2010-10-18T11:38:35Z)

Newly Released Black Friday Ads for 2010

Black Friday is a Christmas Shopper's haven. It's about arriving at the department stores at 5am for doorbuster deals, free chocolate and candy canes. Images of children weaving a long line at the mall, anticipating a visit on Santa's lap come to ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-21T10:23:27Z)

Club Suede shutdown is permanent until final deal with city

Club Suede is gone and it's not coming back. Under a settlement approved today, the operators of the nightclub where a man was shot to death earlier this year won't reopen the Fisherman's Wharf club as an entertainment spot. "This agreement protects the ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-21T14:26:50Z)

AIA raises $17.7 billion in HK IPO: source

HONG KONG (Reuters) - AIA, the Asian life insurance arm of American International Group Inc. <AIG.N>, raised $17.7 billion when it priced its Hong Kong initial public offering at the top end of an indicated range, a source familiar with the deal told ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-22T02:29:49Z)

Electronic Arts buys 'Angry Birds' maker

Gaming giant Electronic Arts (ERTS) confirmed it acquired UK-based mobile game publisher Chillingo after rumors of the deal surfaced Wednesday morning. Chillingo, the publisher of the popular Angry Birds mobile device game, was snapped up for about $20 ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-10-21T18:44:32Z)

San Francisco club, site of fatal shooting, ordered closed

A judge Wednesday ordered a San Francisco nightclub that was the site of a fatal shooting earlier this year to close permanently. Superior Court Judge Peter Busch made permanent his injunction against Club Suede, a Fisherman's Wharf-area club at 383 Bay St ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-21T17:18:38Z)

Photo: UFC boss Dana White and fighter Chuck Liddell offer support for Harry Reid

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White, left, and fighter Chuck Liddell, right, lend their support to U.S. Senator Harry Reid , center, during a support rally for the Democratic Senate Majority Leader at the University of Nevada, Reno campus ... (Source: Reno Gazette 2010-10-20T21:37:31Z)

Black Friday Deals Leaked 2010: Kmart, Sears, And Walmart

Black Friday is coming, and every one wants first in on the deal. Sears Black Friday 2010 ad has been leaked to the internet. Not only has Sears Black Friday ad been leaked, but Kmart has had the same problem. As it turns out though, this was done ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-10-21T18:58:51Z)

Singapore Urges Indonesia to Tackle Haze From Forest Fires

Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore's environment minister reminded Indonesia to deal with the recurring problem of forest fires on the island of Sumatra after a bout of smoke haze covered Singapore and western Malaysia. "This is not the first time that ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-21T01:19:25Z)

Iran signs 11 energy deals with Venezuela

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Eleven memorandums of understanding in the energy sector were signed with the Venezuelan government, Tehran announced Thursday. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in the Iranian capital early this week to meet with his ... (Source: United Press International 2010-10-21T12:10:49Z)

Report: Many US states have inadequate policies to deal with growing ranks of moms behind bars

A new survey says many states fall short when it comes to dealing with the large portion of women prison inmates who have children or are pregnant. The report comes as the number of women in America's state prisons has reached a record high. The report is ... (Source: WNDU 2010-10-21T19:27:29Z)

Black Friday Deals Leaked: Sears And Kmart Get An Early Jump On Holiday Sales

Black Friday Deals have leaked early online this week. Retailers like Kmart and Sears are getting a jump on the holiday sales while other large retailers are warning sites to not release their ads too early. Sears and Kmart are both doing things a bit ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-21T09:04:42Z)

Electronic Arts buys British game maker Chillingo

Electronic Arts Inc. confirmed Wednesday it had purchased Chillingo, the British publisher of Angry Birds and other iPhone and iPad games. People close to the deal said EA paid less than $20 million in cash. Holly Rockwood, EA's spokeswoman, would not ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-21T01:05:06Z)

Analysis: Venezuela's Chavez baits foes with nuclear deal

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's plans for a Russian-built nuclear power plant are unsettling his foes, but look more like geopolitical grandstanding than anything concrete at this stage. On an international tour encompassing several of the world's ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-19T16:16:35Z)

Electronic Arts buys Chillingo, publisher of 'Angry Birds'

NEW YORK -- Electronic Arts has snapped up Chillingo, the publisher behind the popular iPhone game of the moment, "Angry Birds." But the deal doesn't include the company that created the game and owns the rights to it, Rovio Mobile. According to a person ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-20T21:51:50Z)

What's in a name? For UFC and Brock Lesnar, only everything

Unbeaten Cain Velasquez could be fitted with the Ultimate Fighting Championship 's heavyweight belt Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif., and yet in a rematch would still get less money. That's how big Brock Lesnar has become. "He's a dominant champion, has ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-22T02:58:27Z)

Fisherman's Wharf nightclub agrees not to reopen

SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco nightclub where a man was fatally shot earlier this year has agreed never to reopen as an entertainment spot. The owners of Club Suede will also pay the city $20,000 under a settlement with City Attorney Dennis Herrera ... (Source: Record 2010-10-21T16:42:50Z)

AIG prices AIA IPO at top of range

HONG KONG - AIA, the Asian life insurance arm of AIG, raised $US17.9 billion by pricing its Hong Kong IPO at the top of its range, as investors piled into a company with a wide footprint across rapidly growing Asia. The pricing of the IPO, set to be the ... (Source: Business Spectator 2010-10-22T08:20:34Z)

AIA's IPO Is Priced, May Top $20 Billion

Hong Kong—American International Group Inc. priced the initial public offering of its pan-Asian life-insurance business AIA Group Ltd. at 19.68 Hong Kong dollars (US$2.53) a share and boosted the deal size by 20%, keeping AIG on track to raise as much as ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-22T05:21:37Z)

THQ and Zuffa, LLC Extend Ultimate Fighting Championship® Videogame License Agreement ...

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that it has extended its exclusive, worldwide agreement with Zuffa, LLC to publish videogames based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship ® (UFC ® ) brand through 2018. "We're very excited to extend our ... (Source: Melodika.net 2010-10-21T19:13:10Z)

NYC Gets Citywide Deal for Microsoft Cloud Apps

New York City has struck a deal with Microsoft for a single, citywide license for the company's software under which the city, operating in a cloud computing environment, will pay only for the applications that employees use. Under the agreement announced ... (Source: Redmondmag.com 2010-10-21T17:40:06Z)

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