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Deals of the Hour / October 27, 2010, 7:40 pm

Cellcrypt Awarded UK`s CESG Claims Tested Mark

Cellcrypt ( http://www.cellcrypt.com/ ), the leading provider of encrypted cell phone voice calling, today announced that the latest version of Cellcrypt Mobile 5.5, for both BlackBerry® Bold 9000 and Nokia E71 smartphones, has been awarded the CESG ... (Source: Consumer Electronics Net 2010-10-27T16:14:15Z)

Cellcrypt Awarded UK's CESG Claims Tested Mark

WASHINGTON, Oct 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Cellcrypt (www.cellcrypt.com), the leading provider of encrypted cell phone voice calling, today announced that the latest version of Cellcrypt Mobile 5.5, for both BlackBerry(R) Bold 9000 and Nokia E71 ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-27T16:57:12Z)

JDSU Expands Presence in Asia With New Facility in Suzhou, China

MILPITAS, CA and SUZHOU, CHINA, Oct 27, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- JDSU (NASDAQ:JDSU) (THE:CA:JDU) today announced that it has opened a new facility in Suzhou, China to manufacture high-precision optical coatings for a wide variety of markets that ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-10-27T11:56:33Z)

Southwest Airlines offers $30-$120 flights

Southwest Airlines is selling one-way tickets for as little as $30 in what it calls a 72-hour "spooktacular." The carrier, which has a hub at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, said Tuesday that customers can purchase one-way ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-26T17:34:10Z)

Sprint loss widens as wireless postpaid ARPU declines

Sprint Nextel ( NYSE:S ) posted third quarter consolidated net operating revenues of $8.15 billion, up about 1 percent year-over-year, as net losses widened to $911 million from $478 million a year ago. Sprint added 644,000 net wireless customers in Q3 and ... (Source: Fiercemobilecontent 2010-10-27T13:22:27Z)

HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 available for Pre-order on Amazon Wireless for $169.99 and free ...

The Amazon Wireless Store takes pre-orders for the T-Mobile HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7. Amazon Wireless will shop the HTC HD7 on November 8th, the official sales launch for Windows Phone 7 in the US. With a new T-Mobile contract the HTC HD7 is only $169.99 ... (Source: I4U 2010-10-27T13:29:36Z)

Southwest Airlines Offers Fares as Low as $30 One-Way to Select Destinations

DALLAS , Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines announced beginning today it's giving Customers early treats, not tricks, for Halloween ! Customers can purchase one-way tickets for $30 , $60 , $90 , or $120 to select destinations based on ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-26T11:00:28Z)

DMC extends its sale deadline

The Detroit Medical Center has extended until year's end the self-imposed deadline on the $1.5 billion sale of the eight-hospital system to Vanguard Health Systems. The DMC's board voted Tuesday to extend the purchase agreement with Tennessee-based ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-27T18:37:25Z)

Maehara Says China Ties on Mend, Eyes Rare-Earth Deals

(Updates with Japan-India agreement in fifth paragraph.) Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Japan is working to mend frayed ties with China while at the same time looking for alternative sources of rare earth metals. "It's ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-26T02:17:55Z)

Southwest Airlines launches $30 fare sale

Southwest Airlines , the largest carrier at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, on Tuesday unveiled a fare sale that includes one-way tickets as cheap as $30. The carrier said that customers can purchase one-way tickets for $30, $60, $90, or $120 to ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-26T22:41:59Z)

NUGENT BECOMES AMBASSADOR FOR THE OUTDOOR CHANNEL

Rocker and keen outdoorsman TED NUGENT has signed up to promote his lifestyle as a brand ambassador for America's Outdoor Channel. The musician, who is a leading hunter and conservationist, has signed a deal with bosses at the television network which will ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-26T15:11:00Z)

Political Wisdom: Virginia Thomas's Call to Anita Hill

"Good morning, Anita Hill. It's Ginny Thomas." With those words, Virginia Thomas , wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas stirred up a debate that most had put to rest two decades ago. As WSJ's Jess Bravin wrote this morning, Anita Hill 's ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-21T12:17:59Z)

European Markets Mixed as Traders Ponder the Fed

In European trading, the FTSE 100 index in London slid 0.39 percent and the CAC-40 in Paris rose 0.14 percent. The DAX in Frankfurt was slightly higher. In Germany, Deutsche Bank reported a 1.2 billion ($1.7 billion) loss for the third quarter, mostly ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-27T12:46:39Z)

Police identify man shot at Boone Hy-Vee

BOONE — The Boone Police Department on Tuesday identified the man who was shot and killed by an officer Monday morning in the Hy-Vee in downtown Boone as Gerald Beals II, 29, who lived in Boone and had worked at the store since May. Police responded to ... (Source: Ames Tribune 2010-10-27T14:12:33Z)

New Zealand Reaches Deal on 'Hobbit'

AUCKLAND — Warner Brothers agreed to keep Peter Jackson 's production of "The Hobbit" in New Zealand after the government promised to change local labor laws and offered extra financial incentives, Prime Minister John Key said Wednesday. The deal ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-27T18:08:47Z)

Ted Nugent; Brand Ambassador For America's Outdoor Channel

Rocker and keen outdoorsman Ted Nugent has signed up to promote his lifestyle as a brand ambassador for America's Outdoor Channel. The musician, who is a leading hunter and conservationist, has signed a deal with bosses at the television network which will ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-10-27T13:08:08Z)

DMC puts off $1.5B sale until Dec. 31

The Detroit Medical Center board Tuesday afternoon reluctantly delayed until year's end the closing of the sale of the eight-hospital system to Vanguard Health Systems of Nashville for $1.5 billion -- the single-largest private investment in Detroit ... (Source: Asheville Citizen-Times 2010-10-27T13:29:36Z)

Prime minister announces pact to keep 'Hobbit' productions in New Zealand

LOS ANGELES -- The Hobbit 's New Zealand saga finally appears to be over. The nation's prime minister, John Key, announced Wednesday that his government had reached an agreement with the producers of the two Hobbit movies to keep the $500 million ... (Source: El Diário La Estrella 2010-10-28T01:18:17Z)

Sprint teams with Openwave for browser embedded applications

Today Sprint announced that it is working with Openwave's Integra technology to add new services within mobile phone browsers. Developers will be able to create applications that can run in the browser, which helps eliminate the need to create an app for a ... (Source: MobileBurn 2010-10-26T12:55:00Z)

911 Calls Released In Iowa Hy-Vee Shooting

KETV.com Boone police released more information and recordings Tuesday of phone calls made to 911 before a shooting inside a grocery store. The shooting happened at the Hy-Vee store at 1111 8th St. at 10:50 a.m.on Monday. A police officer shot and killed ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-27T13:15:17Z)

Jenice Armstrong: Ginny Thomas' call to Anita Hill: Why now, after all these years?

WHAT WAS she thinking? Why would Justice Clarence Thomas ' wife reach out to Anita Hill to ask for an apology after all these years? Unless this was a clever publicity stunt, Virginia Thomas is one disturbed cookie to dredge that up now. The dramatic ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-21T10:09:08Z)

Clarence Thomas' Wife In Spotlight After Phone Call

A phone call from the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has rekindled a steamy controversy that riveted the nation nearly two decades ago. In 1991, the Senate Judiciary Committee reopened confirmation hearings for Thomas, after NPR disclosed ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-19T23:54:42Z)

DMC board extends closing on sale to Vanguard

Vanguard Health Systems' purchase agreement with the nonprofit Detroit Medical Center has been extended to allow time for governmental approvals to be completed. Detroit Medical Center says its board approved the extension Tuesday. The eight-hospital ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-27T12:32:20Z)

CSR collaborates with Infineon Technologies to integrate wireless connectivity onto mobile phone ...

CAMBRIDGE, England & SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 27, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CSR (LONDON:UK:CSR) today announced that it is collaborating with Infineon Technologies to pre-integrate its wireless connectivity platforms onto Infineon's cellular reference designs ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-10-27T06:55:54Z)

'Hobbit' production to stay in New Zealand

The New Zealand government said Wednesday that "The Hobbit" would keep its feet firmly planted in the small South Pacific nation, ending a short but intense saga over where the expensive two-picture production would be filmed and averting fallout that ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-28T01:18:17Z)

Sprint teams with Openwave for browser based applications

Today Sprint announced that it is working with Openwave's Integra technology to add new services within mobile phone browsers. Developers will be able to create applications that can run in the browser, which helps eliminate the need to create an app for a ... (Source: MobileBurn 2010-10-25T23:54:45Z)

911 Calls Released In Grocery Store Shooting

KCCI.com Boone police released more information and recordings Tuesday of phone calls made to 911 before a shooting inside a grocery store. The shooting happened at the Hy-Vee store at 1111 8th St. at 10:50 a.m.on Monday. A police officer shot and killed ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-27T20:46:16Z)

T-Mobile's HTC HD7 Now Available For Pre-order At Amazon For $169.99

SoftSailor is Giving Away a 32GB iPad and a 32GB iPhone. Click here to grab yours now ! The HTC HD7 will the the Windows Phone 7 version of the HTC HD2 and the HTC EVO 4G, probably the most interesting WP7 devices of them all. The HTC HD7 release date is ... (Source: Soft Sailor 2010-10-27T07:10:13Z)

HTC HD7 on Pre-Order at Wirefly for $149.99

HTC HD7, the first Windows Phone 7 device that wireless carrier T-Mobile plans on launching on its airwaves, is already available for pre-order via online retailers in the country, including Amazon, which has it for $169.99, or Wirefly, which priced the ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-10-27T18:15:56Z)

Ted Nugent becomes ambassador for the Outdoor Channel

Rocker and avid outdoorsman Ted Nugent has signed up to promote his lifestyle as a brand ambassador for the Outdoor Channel. The musician, who is a hunter and conservationist, has signed a deal with the television network that will see him host a new show ... (Source: MSN Entertainment 2010-10-24T16:24:58Z)

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