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Deals of the Hour / November 19, 2010, 8:43 pm

Amazon Is Selling All Droid Phones For 1 Cent

Amazon has a massive sale on the highest end Android phones on Verizon: from now through November 22, all Droid phones are $0.01. The deal, spotted by Boy Genius Report , obviously requires purchasing a new Verizon contract, but still represents a massive ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-19T16:44:14Z)

Astros officially up for sale; Cuban not interested

HOUSTON (AP) -- Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane is putting his franchise up for sale. The 74-year-old McLane said he's retained the New York investment firm Allen and Company to help him unload the team he purchased in November 1992 for about $117 ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-11-20T02:52:41Z)

Astros Are for Sale

Drayton McLane, the owner of the Houston Astros , is putting the franchise up for sale. McLane, 74, said he had retained the New York investment firm Allen and Company to help him sell the team, which he bought in November 1992 for about $117 million ... (Source: New York Times 2010-11-20T02:16:54Z)

Pre-Black Friday Deals from Amazon - Droid X 2 & Pro 1 Cent Deals: Free Activation from Wirefly

Online retailer Amazon Wireless Beta once again is pricing top-of-the-line Droid smartphones for a penny, with a contract for new customers. The offer ends November 22 (Monday). Droid models that make sense for cent are the Droid Incredible, the Droid 2 ... (Source: Wireless and Mobile News 2010-11-20T02:02:35Z)

AstraZeneca confirms eyeing Astra Tech spin-off

LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca( AZN.L ) confirmed on Friday it was considering spinning off its Astra Tech dental implants and medical devices business and had hired JP Morgan Chase( JPM.N ) to help with a strategic review of the unit. A source familiar ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-11-19T13:02:20Z)

Groupon Considers Sale to Google: Report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - E-commerce coupon site Groupon Inc is considering either selling itself to Google Inc or going ahead with a round of fund-raising that may value it at more than $3 billion, Bloomberg reported on Friday citing sources. The two have held ... (Source: ABC News 2010-11-19T19:57:31Z)

Lizhan Environmental IPO prices at $4 per share

NEW YORK -- Shares of Lizhan Environmental Corp. have begun trading after the leather products maker earlier priced its initial public offering of 2.5 million shares at $4 each. The stock, which debuted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "LZEN ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-19T18:17:18Z)

Coupe already in line for next week's Black Friday bargains

Black Friday may still be one week away. But on Wednesday, after getting a nod from Best Buy management, Lorie and Ryan Davenport of St. Petersburg set up a large blue tent at a Best Buy store in St. Petersburg, prepared to camp out for more than a week to ... (Source: Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com 2010-11-19T14:35:23Z)

Davenport Family of Florida Camping Out Nine Days for Black Friday Deals

If you thought the group of college students who line up on Black Friday at your local Best Buy right after Thanksgiving dinner are hardcore, then prepare to be amazed by a family of 10 from Florida who are camping out for nine days in front of a Best Buy ... (Source: Walletpop.com 2010-11-20T01:19:38Z)

What's between Black Friday and Cyber Monday? AmEx promotes 'Small Business Saturday'

NEW YORK (AP) — Hoping to drum up support for independent merchants, American Express ' CEO said Monday that his company will promote "Small Business Saturday" on the weekend after Thanksgiving. "This is the start of a movement," said Kenneth Chenault ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-08T21:14:59Z)

Nokia admits power problems in N8 top handset

HELSINKI — Nokia said Friday its top N8 model, aimed at making up lost ground in the smart phone market, has had power problems with some handsets not turning on after recharging. The fault was limited to "a small number of handsets" and will be fixed in ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-19T15:25:30Z)

Lizhan Environmental Corporation Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

Lizhan Environmental Corporation ("Lizhan" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LZEN), a China-based supplier of synthetic leather and other fabrics manufactured from recycled leather waste, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 2,500,000 ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-19T16:51:24Z)

NHL coaching great Pat Burns loses fight with cancer

Pat Burns, the former Montreal police officer who led the New Jersey Devils to the 2003 Stanley Cup and was the NHL's coach of the year with three teams, including the Bruins, died Friday. He was 58. Burns battled cancer of the colon and the liver in ... (Source: Patriot Ledger 2010-11-20T03:57:07Z)

AstraZeneca Confirms It Is Mulling Strategic Options For Astra Tech

AstraZeneca PLC confirmed it is considering the spin-off of Astra Tech business, Reuters reported. AstraZeneca hired JP Morgan Chase to help with the review of options for the dental implants and medical devices maker. A source familiar with the situation ... (Source: Private Equity Hub 2010-11-19T12:48:01Z)

Former NHL coach Pat Burns dies

NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Pat Burns, who won coach-of-the-year honors in the NHL three times with three different teams, died Friday, the New Jersey Devils announced. He was 58. Burns died of lung cancer at age 58 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, the team said ... (Source: United Press International 2010-11-20T02:24:03Z)

Family Already Camped Out For Black Friday Deals

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WTSP.com) -- Forget just being first in line. These folks are the first in the nation to start camping out at a Best Buy store in search of Black Friday deals. The Davenport family pitched a pair of tents Wednesday at 10 a.m. in front ... (Source: WUSA 2010-11-19T15:18:20Z)

Astros owner McLane putting team up for sale

HOUSTON -- Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane is putting his franchise up for sale. The 74-year-old McLane said he's retained the New York investment firm Allen and Company to help him unload the team he purchased in November 1992 for about $117 million ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-11-20T00:08:03Z)

Small Business Is the New Black Friday

Thanksgiving weekend is notorious for being a time of consumer chaos, when shoppers flock to big box stores and malls around the country. Now a dozen public and private organizations are partnering up to get consumers to focus on small businesses ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-11-19T16:37:05Z)

Amazon Kindle e-books can now be 'gifted' to anyone with an e-mail address

Amazon Kindle e-books can finally be "gifted" to anyone with an e-mail address, the retail giant announced Friday. But, if you give or get a Kindle e-book and don't have a Kindle, or a smartphone or tablet that runs an Amazon Kindle app, actually reading ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-19T17:20:02Z)

Amazon Under Attack for Sale of Pedophile Book

Screenshot of Amazon Web site A book about pedophiles had been removed from Amazon's Web site on Thursday afternoon. Whether they like it or not, most technology companies, including Apple , Google and Amazon, are no longer simply technology companies ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-11-11T22:15:51Z)

Steals & Deals: Payless Black Friday sales

Payless ShoeSource will deliver great deals on a variety of party-going and cold-weather footwear and accessories to help shoppers create the hottest looks this holiday season. The Payless Thanksgiving Weekend Sale will run Friday, Nov. 26 through Sunday ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-11-18T17:06:54Z)

DexCom Announces The Sale Of 2.85 Million Shares Of Common Stock

DexCom, Inc. (Nasdaq: DXCM) today announced the sale of 2.85 million shares of its common stock pursuant to an underwriting agreement with Canaccord Genuity acting as the sole bookrunner. The last reported sale price of our common stock as reported by the ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-11-08T21:22:08Z)

Groupon considers sale to Google-Bloomberg

NEW YORK Nov 19 (Reuters) - E-commerce coupon site Groupon Inc is considering either selling itself to Google Inc ( GOOG.O ) or going ahead with a round of fund-raising that may value it at more than $3 billion, Bloomberg reported on Friday citing sources ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-19T18:38:46Z)

Nokia N8 Silver Deals - Free Nokia N8 Silver Deals On O2 and Orange

2010-11-12 08:00:18 - Nokia N8 Silver is not any kind of phone but it has ability to convert your dull life into fun-filled and advanced one to make you an updated and smart mobile phone user. Nokia N8 looks amazing in blue color outfit and it has been ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-11-12T06:58:24Z)

Droid Smartphone Sale Starts on Amazon

Apparently you won't have to wait for Black Friday if you want to buy one of the Droid branded smartphones on Verizon. For instance, the Droid Incredible is only a penny right now on Amazon. Amazon has deals on several other Droid phones : The Droid X is $ ... (Source: TechNewsDaily 2010-11-19T22:56:28Z)

AstraZeneca leaves door open for sale of Swedish unit Astra Tech, which analysts value at $2B

LONDON — Drug maker AstraZeneca PLC says it is reviewing "strategic options" for Astra Tech, its Swedish unit that makes dental implants and medical products. AstraZeneca said Friday that it "continues to evaluate all alternatives for value maximisation ... (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-11-19T11:29:16Z)

Google to purge UK personal data gotten from Wi-Fi

LONDON—Google Inc. will delete the personal data collected by the company's Street View cars in Britain after regulators there wrapped up their inquiry into the intrusion. Britain's Information Commissioner said Friday that the Mountain View, Calif ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-19T22:06:21Z)

Nokia N8 deals - Get the best deal for Nokia N8

PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 08, 2010 – Nokia N 8 is the first in the nokia models that run on Symbian platform. Nokia is a dominant name in market and the have got the most brand loyal customer than any other mobile brand. the reason of this image is ... (Source: PRLog (free press release) 2010-11-08T08:36:12Z)

Pat Burns, Stanley Cup winner, dies at 58

Pat Burns, the long-time NHL coach who won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils seven years ago, lost his battle with cancer Friday at Maison Aube-Lumiere in Sherbrooke, Que. Burns, who had turned 58 in April, had already beaten colon and liver cancer ... (Source: NHL.com 2010-11-20T03:21:19Z)

UPDATE 1-Groupon considers sale to Google-blog

NEW YORK Nov 19 (Reuters) - E-commerce coupon site Groupon Inc is considering selling itself to Google Inc ( GOOG.O ), according to media reports on Friday. The two are in discussions about an acquisition for more than $3 billion, reported the technology ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-19T19:43:12Z)

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