Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / November 8, 2010, 2:40 am

Windows Phone 7 Launch Date In The US Is Today, Discounts Already Available

I have a great news for you smartphone lovers out there because Microsoft it's back into the game. While some phones have already launched in Europe and beyond, today is the first day that you can put down cash in the US for a Windows Phone 7 device all ... (Source: Soft Sailor 2010-11-08T07:46:06Z)

Microsoft got Kinect because Apple was a pain in the arse

Kinect was designed to be an Apple device, but its designers gave it to Microsoft because dealing with Jobs Mob was too difficult. PrimeSense CEO Inon Beracha, who developed the technology behind connect said that Apple was in the forefront of his mind ... (Source: Fudzilla 2010-11-08T09:04:50Z)

Amazon Has a Reported Deal To Buy Parent of Diapers.com

Amazon.com plans to announce Monday that it will acquire Quidsi, the e-commerce company that runs Diapers.com , for about $540 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The acquisition suggests how far Amazon will go to maintain its edge ... (Source: New York Times 2010-11-08T02:31:08Z)

Black Friday sales starting early

It is not even Halloween yet, but those big holiday sales are starting already. Several stores started offering Black Friday deals. Stores like Sears and Toys-R-Us had sales on Friday, and they will continue every week through December. Many people cut ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-30T03:10:26Z)

Reports: Amazon to buy Diapers.com

Amazon.com is expected to announce tomorrow the acquisition of the parent company of Diapers.com, according to media reports. The deal for privately held Quidsi, which also operates personal care products site Soap.com, is worth about $540 million ... (Source: CNET News 2010-11-07T21:59:07Z)

KT says considering sale of Russian NTC unit

SEOUL/LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - KT Corp, South Korea's top fixed-line and No.2 mobile company, is considering selling its 80 percent stake in Russia's New Telephone Co, a company official said on Monday. "We are considering selling and other options for ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-11-08T10:02:06Z)

UC Irvine

Illinois doesn't expect depth to be a concern with all five starters and seven of its top eight scorers back from last season. That experience could be important as the team deals with very high expectations. The Illini open the season against UC Irvine at ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-07T20:18:54Z)

McCamey makes Illini basketball team go

CHAMPAIGN — The overhaul on the attitude began with the Illinois basketball roster days after the season concluded in March in the NIT quarterfinals, when coach Bruce Weber instituted a get tough policy. The hard work continued in the summer with size ... (Source: State Journal-Register 2010-11-08T06:13:02Z)

Black Friday 2010 Has Deals for Increasing Black Friday Sales in 2010

Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and Ace Hardware are gearing up for Black Friday Sales for 2010. Black Friday ads are being leaked and the deals are good as every store tries to wrestle your hard earned savings away from you. The Chicago Tribune predicts there is ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-10-28T14:47:10Z)

Food Network, HGTV among channels removed from AT&T U-verse menu

Millions of AT&T Inc.'s U-verse video customers lost access to the Food Network and HGTV after it couldn't reach a deal with Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. over distribution fees. AT&T pinned the blame on Scripps, saying in a statement Friday that the ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-06T01:21:55Z)

UPDATE 1-E.ON in talks over 3.5 bln stg UK unit sale-report

LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - E.ON ( EONGn.DE ), the German power company, is in advanced talks to sell Britain's second-largest electricity distribution network to a group of foreign investors for up to 3.5 billion pounds ($5.6 billion), the Sunday Times ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-11-07T13:59:31Z)

HTC Surround Windows Phone 7 on Sale for $149.99

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 launches today. The first deals on Windows Phone 7 phones are available online now. Wlrefly offers the HTC Surround for AT&T for only $149.99 with new contract. You save $50 over the normal AT&T price. (Source: I4U 2010-11-08T06:13:02Z)

Amazon to buy Diapers.com parent company: report

Amazon.com Inc is expected to buy the parent company of Diapers.com for $540 million to $545 million, according to media reports. The deal will be announced on Monday, said a report on Fortune magazine's website on Saturday, which did not cite any sources ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-07T19:50:16Z)

Nuclear Bomb Material Found For Sale On Georgia Black Market

H ighly enriched uranium that could be used to make a nuclear bomb is on sale on the black market along the fringes of the former Soviet Union, according to evidence emerging from a secret trial in Georgia. Two Armenians, a businessman and a physicist ... (Source: Free Internet Press 2010-11-08T08:50:31Z)

E.ON in advanced talks to sell British electricity distribution arm

German power and gas company E.ON (ETR:EOAN) is negotiating the sale of its UK electricity distribution unit with an investor group, the Sunday Times reported, saying a possible deal could fetch up to GBP3.5bn (USD5.6bn/EUR4bn). The investment consortium ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-11-08T09:04:50Z)

Apple could have had Kinect but was a 'pain in the ass'

CultofMac is reporting today that Apple was first offered the technology behind the newly launched Kinect motion control system, but they were too much of a "pain in the ass" for a deal to work. The site reports of a flight from Europe to San Francisco ... (Source: Afterdawn.com 2010-11-08T04:25:40Z)

AT&T Reach Deal For Food, HGTV

Washington, D.C. (November 8, 2010) -- AT&T's U-Verse service has reached a new deal with Scripps Networks to carry the Food Network, HGTV and four other lifestyle channels. AT&T was forced to drop the channels on Friday when its old pact with Scripps ... (Source: TVPredictions.com 2010-11-08T08:43:22Z)

Illini prep to take on UC Irvine

Illinois doesn't expect depth to be a concern with all five starters and seven of its top eight scorers back from last season. That experience could be important as the team deals with very high expectations. The 14th-ranked Illini open the season against ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-07T21:51:57Z)

UPDATE 1-Sawiris sceptical on Orascom/Vimpelcom deal

OSLO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said the chances of completing a $6.6 billion merger between his company Orascom ( ORTE.CA ) and Russian mobile operator Vimpelcom ( VIP.N ) were at best 50 percent. Sawiris said Norway's Telenor ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-07T16:44:09Z)

UPDATE 1-KT says considering sale of Russian NTC unit

SEOUL/LONDON Nov 8 (Reuters) - KT Corp ( 030200.KS ), South Korea's top fixed-line and No.2 mobile company, is considering selling its 80 percent stake in Russia's New Telephone Co, a company official said on Monday. "We are considering selling and other ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-11-08T09:54:57Z)

Armenian smugglers tried to sell N-material to terrorists: Georgia

Tbilisi: Authorities in Georgia have revealed that two Armenian nationals tried to sell highly enriched uranium to people they thought were terrorists in March, adding that the bomb grade nuclear material was smuggled across the border from the former ... (Source: Zee News 2010-11-08T10:02:06Z)

E.ON in talks over RM17.4b UK unit sale

LONDON, Nov 8 —E.ON, the German power company, is in advanced talks to sell Britain's second-largest electricity distribution network to a group of foreign investors for up to 3.5 billion pounds (RM17.4 billion), the Sunday Times reported. The report ... (Source: The Malaysian Insider 2010-11-08T00:36:36Z)

LG Quantum Windows Phone 7 is available for Pre-order

The new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 smartphones go on sale today in the United States. The AT&T Samsung Focus and the HTC Surround are available and shipping today. The LG Quantum Windows Phone 7 is now available for pre-order in the AT&T Online Store. The ... (Source: I4U 2010-11-08T06:41:40Z)

Gartmore Hires Goldman Sachs to Consider Merger, Sale

Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Gartmore Group Ltd., the U.K. money manager that began trading its shares in December, hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to advise on a sale or merger as more key employees announced plans to leave the company. The fund manager will ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-08T08:14:44Z)

Black Friday Ads Offering Big Deals

Black Friday is just around the corner, and an increasing number of retailers who sell consumer electronics are planning to start their sales early. Some of these retailers include Wal Mart, Best Buy, and Sears. These retailers are starting their Black ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-11-08T07:10:18Z)

Gartmore Drops After Hiring Goldman Sachs to Weigh Merger, Sale

Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Gartmore Group Ltd., a U.K. money manager, dropped the most in seven months in London trading after hiring Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to advise on a sale or merger, as more employees announced plans to leave the company. Chief ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-08T08:50:31Z)

Georgia Releases New Details on Nuclear Smuggling

WASHINGTON -- On a dark morning in March, two Armenians slipped aboard a train in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, unaware they were being watched. They removed a pack of Marlboro Reds hidden in a maintenance box between two cars. Inside the pack, Georgian ... (Source: FOX News 2010-11-08T04:47:08Z)

Gartmore "Meltdown" As Manager Leaves And Co Considers Sale

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Gartmore Group PLC (GRT.LN) shares sank as much as 20% Monday after the fund manager said one of its top portfolio managers is leaving and it invited bids for its entire business. Gartmore shares were down 23 pence, or 18%, at 103 ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-11-08T09:33:28Z)

Kinect was offered to Apple first, but Apple couldn't seal the deal

It's always interesting to hear what new technologies are offered to what companies, and how things shake out. The iPhone, for instance, was initially turned down by Verizon before it went to AT&T. Turns out Apple could have stolen a key technology away ... (Source: DVICE 2010-11-05T20:42:45Z)

AT& T , Scripps Networks Reach Deal For HGTV, Food Network

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- AT& T Inc. ( T ) and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. ( SNI ) have reached an agreement to bring back several cable channels, including HGTV and Food Network, to the telecommunications provider's pay-TV service. The cable channels ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-11-08T09:33:28Z)

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