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Deals of the Hour / October 27, 2010, 1:40 am

New iPhone App, Simply Postcards, Allows Users to Mail their Photos as Printed Postcards ...

Simply Postcards launched on October 19th and quickly climbed into the top 15 free photography apps in the iTunes store. The app is ideal for many different types of consumers including travelers looking to send their photo home to mom - not the stock ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-10-26T05:31:11Z)

Starbucks testing iPhone, BlackBerry mobile payments in New York City

Today Starbucks announced that it is expanding its Starbucks Card Mobile payment system and will begin deploying the service in 300 Starbucks stores in New York City. The Starbucks Card Mobile application is available for BlackBerry, iPhone, and iPod touch ... (Source: MobileBurn 2010-10-25T12:06:05Z)

European Stocks Gain; BlueBay, Credit Suisse Climb, BHP Falls

Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose to the highest level since April as Royal Bank of Canada's offer for BlueBay Asset Management Plc boosted financial-services companies, outweighing losses in BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group. BlueBay ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-18T14:23:14Z)

Taylor Swift Has Someone New To Write About: Jake Gyllenhaal

Taylor Swift 's new album Speak Now has only been out a day and it already looks as though she's got someone new to dish about in twangy, mega-selling song. As Taylor Lautner, Joe Jonas and John Mayer can attest, Swift doesn't shy from dishing on her ... (Source: Dose.ca 2010-10-26T19:14:23Z)

Venezuela signs deal to buy nuclear plants from Russia

MOSCOW — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reached a deal with Russia on Friday to build the South American country's first nuclear plant, as questions arose why a nation rich in oil and gas would feel the need to venture into nuclear energy. The two ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-10-15T14:12:28Z)

Scoop: 'Intoxicated, irrational' Sheen goes to hospital

Ah, Charlie Sheen, you never fail to disappoint. Just when your last scandal was fading in our memory, you go and pull an old-school train-wreck move like (allegedly) drunkenly trashing a hotel room and being brought to the hospital by cops. Oh, and did we ... (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-10-27T04:47:03Z)

Snackmaker buys top Taiwan cable TV group

Want Want Group , best known for its popular rice crackers, has agreed to acquire China Network Systems, Taiwan's leading cable television company, in a deal that a person close to the transaction says is worth $2.4bn. This follows an auction that pitted ... (Source: Financial Times 2010-10-26T15:18:10Z)

Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal Are Dating

John Mayer may have broken her heart, but it won't stay like that for ever. Taylor Swift has reportedly spent the entire weekend with her new beau, actor Jake Gyllenhaal – and there are photos to prove it. Over the weekend, one of the brand new songs i ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-10-26T09:05:56Z)

OregonLive.com Launches New iPhone App with Advance Internet and Verve Wireless

Oct 26, 2010 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- OregonLive.com has launched an iPhone app featuring content from the number one Portland news and information website in affiliation with The Oregonian. The OregonLive.com iPhone app (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-26T10:24:41Z)

Indonesia's Kepulauan Mentawai Quake Leaves 23 Dead

(Updates with tsunami in second paragraph.) Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- A magnitude-7.5 earthquake that caused a small tsunami in Indonesia's Kepulauan Mentawai region off western Sumatra yesterday left at least 23 people dead and 167 others missing, the ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-26T10:17:31Z)

Russia agrees to build nuclear plant in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reached a deal with Russia on Friday to build the South American country's first nuclear plant, as questions arose why a nation rich in oil and gas would feel the need to venture into atomic energy. The two nations also ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-15T18:23:01Z)

VirtualScopics forms alliance to provide imaging services

VirtualScopics Inc. and Wilmington, N.C.'s PPD Inc. have joined forces to deliver a set of clinical and medical imaging services to help biopharmaceutical companies make quick decisions on the development of their oncology compounds. The alliance, which ... (Source: Rochester Business Journal 2010-10-26T19:21:33Z)

Australian lawmakers could scuttle Singapore exchange's US$8.3 billion takeover bid for ASX

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Key Australian lawmakers have signaled that they might scuttle the Singapore Exchange Ltd.'s US$8.3 billion cash and shares takeover offer for the operator of the Australian bourse. Opposition Liberal Party treasury spokesman Joe ... (Source: Today Online 2010-10-26T05:02:33Z)

PPD and VirtualScopics partner to provide medical imaging services

PPD, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPDI) and VirtualScopics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSCP) today announced a strategic alliance to deliver a comprehensive set of clinical and medical imaging services that will enable biopharmaceutical companies to make faster, more confident ... (Source: News-Medical.Net 2010-10-26T13:45:06Z)

Australian lawmakers attack Singapore ASX takeover

CANBERRA, Australia -- Key lawmakers on Tuesday signaled they might scuttle the Singapore Exchange's $8.3 billion cash and shares takeover offer for the operator of the Australian bourse. Opposition Liberal Party treasury spokesman Joe Hockey raised ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-26T09:27:25Z)

cleveland.com Launches New iPhone App with Advance Internet and Verve Wireless

Oct 26, 2010 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- cleveland.com has launched an iPhone app with real-time local news, sports, entertainment, business, features and opinion articles and photos from The Plain Dealer - plus links to local classifieds listings. The ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-26T10:24:41Z)

Deutsche Bank's Biggest Deal in Decade May Hurt Profit

(Updates with shares in fifth paragraph.) Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG's plan to build a German consumer-banking powerhouse with the $8.9 billion purchase of Deutsche Postbank AG, its biggest takeover in a decade, may end up weighing on ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-26T11:50:35Z)

Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Climbs to 154

(AP) Navy ships packed with medicine and food and rescuers in helicopters headed Wednesday to remote Indonesian islands that were pounded by a 10-foot tsunami, sweeping away villages and killing at least 154 people. Rough seas and bad weather have hampered ... (Source: CBS News 2010-10-27T08:28:57Z)

PocketFuelCal - Fuel Surcharge Calculator App Released Today

DALLAS , Oct. 26 -- The new fuel surcharge calculator for transportation industry professionals, introduced by Trucking Advantage, is now available on the App Store(SM) worldwide. The app has a custom user interface designed to resemble a vintage gas pump ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-26T06:57:05Z)

MBK to Sell 60% Stake in CNS TV

TAIPEI–The chairman of Want Want China Holdings Ltd. is poised to acquire China Network Systems Co., Taiwan's largest cable-TV operator, in a transaction that would mark the largest private-equity deal in Asia so far this year. According to a person ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-26T13:02:10Z)

PPD expands offerings with three deals

Wilmington-based PPD Inc., which has signed three deals that will expand its offerings at locations around the world. The clinical research organization (Nasdaq: PPDI) has signed agreements with the Himalayan Institute and Hsopital Trust in northern India ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-26T14:20:54Z)

Postbank backs Deutsche Bank takeover offer

BERLIN—German retail lender Deutsche Postbank AG recommended Wednesday that its shareholders accept a takeover offer from the country's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche Bank last month announced plans for a full takeover of Postbank, of which it ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-20T08:51:35Z)

DigiOn Unveils DiXiM DMC - Media Control App for iPhone and iPad Available on the App Store

back movies, music and photos shared from your home network on your renderer. - Once you've played an item, it's added to your playlist. - Tap the item in the playlist to play it back, swipe over it to remove it. - Use the skip button to get to the last ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-26T13:23:38Z)

Australian politicians undermine Singapore exchange's takeover bid for ASX

CANBERRA, Australia - Key lawmakers on Tuesday signalled they might scuttle the Singapore Exchange's US$8.3 billion cash and shares takeover offer for the operator of the Australian bourse. Opposition Liberal Party treasury spokesman Joe Hockey raised ... (Source: St. John's Telegram 2010-10-26T09:27:25Z)

PocketFuelCal – Fuel Surcharge Calculator App Released Today

PocketFuelCal is a simple and intuitive fuel surcharge calculator for transportation industry professionals and business travelers around the world. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 26, 2010 -- The new fuel surcharge calculator for transportation industry ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-26T07:18:34Z)

Volcano, tsunami kills scores in Indonesia

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia - A volcanic eruption and a tsunami killed scores of people hundreds of miles apart in Indonesia - spasms from the Pacific "Ring of Fire," which spawns disasters from deep within the Earth. Tuesday's eruption of Mount Merapi killed ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-27T08:28:57Z)

Starbucks Mobile Payments Using iPhone and BlackBerry App

Starbucks Mobile Payments expands for the Apple iPhone and BlackBerry wireless devices. Starbucks Mobile payments using iPhone and BlackBerry app. The Starbucks Card Mobile payment pilot program has been a success. The Mobile Payments app is so popular in ... (Source: Newsoxy.com 2010-10-26T00:16:13Z)

Russia to help Venezuela build nuclear power station

Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Russia and Venezuela signed an agreement Friday calling for Russia to build a nuclear power station in the South American nation. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez formally signed the deal here ... (Source: CNN 2010-10-15T21:14:49Z)

Starbucks Mobile Payments Test Run Expanded in New York

Starbucks, whose new mobile payments may allow customers to pay for purchase using an iPhone or Blackberry, is extending their test run to 300 stores in New York. Starbucks, which first tried out their mobile payments system in 16 stores in Seattle, North ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-25T22:28:51Z)

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Oct 26 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0530 GMT on Tuesday. (For Reuters columns on deals, click on [DEALTALK/]) ** East African Breweries ( EABL.NR ) has ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-26T05:38:21Z)

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