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Deals of the Hour / November 14, 2010, 8:40 pm

Black Friday 2010 Sales to Offer More Discounts Than 2009

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Nov 09, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Couponcodes4u, one of the leading coupon websites in the US, is ready to offer its share of Black Friday sales this month. A special Black Friday section has been launched to help shoppers make ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-11-09T16:56:06Z)

First time, Tim Thomas at a loss

G oalie Tim Thomas [ stats ] knows how to deliver a shutout victory for the Bruins [ team stats ] . Last night, he had the zero dumped on him. The Ottawa Senators scored even-strength goals in the first and third periods and rode hot Brian Elliott (31 ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-15T02:44:18Z)

AT&T 'Encouraged' Despite Apparent Low Phone 7 Sales

An early report suggests less-than-stellar sales for Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 smartphones in the U.S., though no official numbers are available. But one wireless carrier is upbeat. "We are encouraged with early demand from customers in stores and ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-11T21:54:22Z)

Anglo American confirms asset sale to OneSteel

ANGLO American confirmed today it has agreed to sell its Moly-Cop and AltaSteel operations to OneSteel for $US932 million ($943m). The sale was reported exclusively by The Australian Online late last night. In October last year, Anglo American announced ... (Source: The Australian 2010-11-15T00:21:08Z)

Stage set for huge IPO week

In the world of new stock offerings, everything about next week is big: The number of deals, the amount of money expected to be raised and the profiles of the companies going public. The action is likely to draw a wide range of investors into the U.S ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-11-14T05:08:39Z)

Most Asian Stocks Rise as Japanese Growth Fuels Economic Recovery Optimism

Most Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark climbing after its worst weekly loss since August last week, as Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter and after BHP Billiton Ltd. announced it would resume a share buyback. The ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-11-15T02:08:31Z)

Polish composer of classical music Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki dies at 76

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An orchestra director says that Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki has died following a serious illness. He was 76. Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa says Gorecki died Friday in the cardiology ward of a hospital in Katowice, in southern ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-11-12T13:03:28Z)

Original Apple-1 Computer with Rare Steve Jobs Letter to Sell for cca. $200,000

The first computer that Steve Jobs ever sold from his parents' garage is up for sale for an estimated $161,600 - $242,400 at Christie's in London. The lucky (and wealthy geek) setting their mind to buy it will also be glad to receive a commercially ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-11-12T13:53:35Z)

iPad's Distant Ancestor — 1976 Apple One — For Sale

Christie's Auction House is planning to sell an Apple One computer, an ancestor of all those Macintosh computers around today. Many years ago, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the computer in Jobs' family garage. It sold in 1976 for $666.66. Now this ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-12T19:30:01Z)

Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 Gets Hacked

Microsoft's Kinect motion-controller for the Xbox 360 has only been available for sale for a couple of days now and it seems that quite a few "security engineers" have already started tinkering with its insides, since the first hack for this brand-new ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-11-08T08:36:12Z)

Windows Phone 7 Sales, Motorola Lawsuit Dominated Microsoft Week

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 launched, and with it the company's hopes for the smartphone market. Microsoft's legal battles with Motorola also escalated. Meet your current app delivery needs with the added ability to easily scale with future growth ... (Source: eWeek 2010-11-14T21:15:01Z)

Wolverton: Kinect doesn't quite connect for me

I've been excited about Microsoft's new Kinect accessory for the Xbox 360 ever since I played a demonstration of it last year. Kinect, which went on sale this week, is a sophisticated camera and sensor system that allows users to play games by just making ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-05T21:32:51Z)

Windows Phone 7 goes on sale in the U.S.

The moment of truth is here for the Windows Phone 7 , which finally goes on sale in the U.S. on Monday. With the new OS, Microsoft is hoping to shrug off its dowdy image and finally emerge as a viable late-bloomer in the booming -- and tightly packed ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-08T19:13:17Z)

Wal-mart Black Friday Electronic Deals

Wal-mart's Black Friday deals will begin at 11:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. The door-buster deals will begin at 5:00 a.m., but customers don't have to wait outside to get the deals. They can be in the store all night. This will avoid what happened last ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-11-14T15:24:16Z)

Hacker turns Kinect for Xbox 360 into Kinect for Linux PCs

Well, that was fast. Do-it-yourself electronics kit maker and hobby retailer Adafruit recently announced that a hacker had won the company's Open Kinect Bounty . Spain-based hacker Hector Martin Cantero, who is known online as " marcan ," released a proof ... (Source: Australian PC World 2010-11-12T23:54:53Z)

Senators 2, Bruins 0: Ottawa deals Thomas first loss

 Brian Elliott stopped 31 shots for his first shutout this season, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 last night to hand Tim Thomas his first loss. Erik Karlsson and Daniel Alfredsson scored for the Senators, who won for the seventh time ... (Source: MetroWest Daily News 2010-11-14T05:01:30Z)

Windows Phone 7 Arrives To Fix Your Bad Manners

Windows Phone 7 has landed. On Monday, the first three Windows Phone 7 devices went on sale in the U.S. through AT&T and T-Mobile USA stores. The three phones are the Samsung Focus and HTC Surround through AT&T, and the HTC HD7 from T-Mobile. Microsoft ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-08T19:27:36Z)

GM, Caesars top week of big stock offerings

WASHINGTON — In the world of new stock offerings, everything about this week is big: The number of deals, the amount of money expected to be raised and the profiles of the companies going public. The action likely will draw a wide range of investors into ... (Source: Columbus Dispatch 2010-11-14T10:45:06Z)

For Bruins, home is where the hard is

B ruins players have reacted with exasperation in recent days when asked about the team's problems with playing the same style and caliber of game at home as it does on the road. "We were just a bad team," said B's coach Claude Julien, whose club ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-15T03:41:34Z)

Polish composer Gorecki, 76, dies

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, famous for his "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs," including one about a woman who was held prisoner by the Gestapo, died Friday after an illness. He was 76. Gorecki was best known ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-11-14T13:36:54Z)

Polish composer Henryk Gorecki dies at 76

Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki , famous for his "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs," including one about a woman who was held prisoner by the Gestapo, died Friday following an illness. He was 76. Gorecki died in the cardiology ward of a hospital in his ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-12T19:08:33Z)

HTC Surround Windows Phone 7 from AT&T for 1 cent

Amazon this weekend has yet another killer 1 cent smartphone deal for new 2-year contract customers -- the HTC Surround Windows Phone 7 from AT&T . All Windows Phone 7 devices come with baseline specs of 480x800 touchscreens displays with 1 GHz Snapdragon ... (Source: Examiner 2010-11-13T12:55:08Z)

Windows Phone 7 devices now on sale in U.S.

I'm not going to make too much of the fact that the first Windows Phone 7 devices for sale in the U.S. are already priced lower in some places than anticipated on this day one of their availability. At Amazon, the HTC HD7 is priced at $149.99 with a two ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-08T19:27:36Z)

1976 Apple I Computer for Sale for $160,000 - Straight From Steve Jobs Parents' Garage!

Oh to be the owner of an Apple I computer from 1976! The computer is for sale later this month at Christie's, and they expect the dinosaur to fetch at least $160,000, and that is on the low side. It may sell for as much as $240,000. This computer is old ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-11-13T04:41:12Z)

Anglo American announces sale of Moly-Cop and AltaSteel to OneSteel for $932 million

Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces that it has agreed to sell Moly-Cop and AltaSteel (the "Business") to OneSteel Limited ("OneSteel) for a total consideration of $932 million on a debt and cash free basis. The Business consists of ... (Source: pressreleasepoint.com 2010-11-14T22:26:36Z)

Nov. 12: Amazon's Pre-Black Friday Sale

Washington, D.C. (November 12, 2010) -- Amazon today continued its early Black Friday sale, starting with the 'Deal of the Day' -- a 42-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV, which comes with a free speaker system, for $799.99. The Panasonic bundle should be available ... (Source: TVPredictions.com 2010-11-12T12:42:00Z)

Cox: Vanguard deal maintains DMC's community ties

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox gave for-profit Vanguard Health Systems Inc. conditional approval Saturday to buy the nonprofit Detroit Medical Center. The attorney general's office released an 85-page report, in which Cox approved the $1.5 billion deal ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-11-14T05:51:36Z)

AG Mike Cox conditionally approves DMC-Vanguard deal

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has conditionally approved the proposed sale of the nonprofit Detroit Medical Center to for-profit Vanguard Health Systems Inc. Cox said in a release Saturday the sale to Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard ... (Source: Crain's Detroit Business 2010-11-15T02:01:21Z)

Cox: DMC, Vanguard deal could save a struggling institution

The sale of the Detroit Medical Center to a for-profit Nashville firm is fair, protects community commitments and saves an institution with an uncertain future, Michigan's Attorney General has concluded. In an exhaustive report released today, Mike Cox ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-11-13T19:28:50Z)

GM one of many big IPOs to hit market soon

WASHINGTON — In the world of new stock offerings, everything about next week is big: The number of deals, the amount of money expected to be raised and the profiles of the companies going public. The action is likely to draw a wide range of investors ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-14T20:10:36Z)

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