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Deals of the Hour / June 16, 2011, 6:49 am

A Laptop, Its Head in the Cloud

Its hope was that, eventually, real laptop companies would manufacture Chromebooks. Tomorrow, the first one goes on sale: the Samsung Series 5 ($500 with cellular, $430 Wi-Fi only). So what is the Chromebook concept? Assumption 1: These days, you can get ... (Source: New York Times 2011-06-16T00:04:45Z)

Crystal Harris' Playboy Wedding Walk-Out Costing People Lots of Cash

While there was interest, Crystal didn't get an offer anywhere near half a million." Hefner, meanwhile, seemed to agree. "Omg @CrystalHarris left @hughhefner the day her single came out on iTunes . Coincidence? I think not," Hefner retweeted on ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-16T13:26:29Z)

Google 'Me On The Web' Tool Promises To Help You Manage Your Online Identity

It also let users set up search alerts for themselves, though the section seems to offer only links to how-to articles about steps you can take to control third-party information about you. The tool won't, for example, actually let you remove an ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2011-06-16T13:19:19Z)

Chart of the Day: Weis Markets

or to take any action with respect to the prospective movement of the securities markets or to solicit the purchase or sale of any security. Any investment decisions must be made by the reader either individually or in consultation with his or her investment professional. (Source: Minyanville 2011-06-16T13:26:29Z)

Pandora IPO Has Interesting First Day

The online radio company set its IPO at $16 per share before trading began and quickly raised $235 million in its first day on the market, with a total market value of $2.55 billion at its offer price. The closing price marked a 9 percent increase over the ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2011-06-16T13:05:00Z)

Swisher Finds Himself in Strange Spot

He moved Nick Swisher to the leadoff spot Wednesday night for the first time since 2008, when he played for the Chicago White Sox. That meant that the left-handed-hitting Brett Gardner, who has struggled this season against left-handed pitchers ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2011-06-16T00:26:14Z)

Mexican firefighters help in Alberta fire

Hot, dry and windy weather has favored the fires, but provincial meteorologist Nick Nimchuk told the Sun rain and possibly snow was forecast to arrive in the northern regions later this week. Another fire that began May 15 forced the evacuation of Slave ... (Source: United Press International 2011-06-16T13:12:10Z)

What could shake Syria's regime

Perhaps it would even give Bashar al-Assad the upper hand with his ruthless brother and security minders to finally do what he should have done in the beginning -- forgo violence, offer and implement real reform and enter into a national dialogue with the opposition. (Source: CNN 2011-06-16T13:33:38Z)

Al-Zawahiri appointed al Qaeda's new leader, jihadist websites say

Like bin Laden, al-Zawahiri also went to Afghanistan during its fight against the Soviets, although he was there primarily to offer medical expertise. By the 1990s, he refocused his attention on undermining and attacking the Egyptian government and ... (Source: CNN 2011-06-16T13:26:29Z)

Seven French children ill with E coli after burgers

The six hospitalized children, who had eaten burger meat sold by German discount chain Lidl, were described by doctors as being in serious but stable condition. Guy Lamorlette, manager of SEB, the French manufacturer of the frozen beef burgers sold by Lidl ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-16T13:19:19Z)

Don't Count on AT&T for Unlocking iPhone 4

We offer a variety of contract and no-contract options for iPhone, but do not sell unlocked iPhones. If you do buy an unlocked phone from Apple, you can absolutely bring it to us and choose any current voice and data plan – with no term commitment. (Source: Gotta Be Mobile 2011-06-16T13:19:19Z)

Swisher bats leadoff for Yanks against left-hander

Derek Jeter's injury is forcing New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi to get creative with his lineup. Girardi has put switch-hitting Nick Swisher in Jeter's leadoff spot against Texas Rangers left-hander Derek Holland on Wednesday night. It's Swisher's ... (Source: Salon 2011-06-15T23:50:26Z)

Pandora gains point to healthy Internet IPO future

"Unless they can continue to increase their subscribers or offer new material, obviously their losses will continue to grow," predicted Scott Sweet, managing partner of IPOboutique.com. But Pandora's revenue is rising rapidly, more than doubling in its ... (Source: KABC 2011-06-16T13:12:10Z)

Yankees have overcome loss of Jeter before

These Yankees remain a work in progress, a who's who of who's that? With Jeter disabled and Brett Gardner not starting against Rangers lefty Derek Holland, Nick Swisher led off for the first time since May 4, 2008, and just the 30th time in his career. (Source: New York Post 2011-06-16T13:05:00Z)

Apple exploring 'proactive' iPhone security methods for stolen hardware

Entitled "Proactive Security for Mobile Devices," the feature would offer extremely flexible, custom options for security measures on an iPhone. For example, with specific data such as e-mail, contacts and stored passwords, users could selectively choose ... (Source: Apple Insider 2011-06-16T13:40:48Z)

Google's "Me On The Web" Pushes Google Profiles — Take That, Facebook?

That's complicated and not particularly compelling. I think Google's going to need to up the offer for visitors, to get the clicking started. If it doesn't, it'll only win half the battle. It'll get space on sites, but it won't get the valuable ... (Source: Searchengineland.com 2011-06-15T23:50:26Z)

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