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Deals of the Hour / June 17, 2011, 8:44 am

Hats, champagne, fancy clothes: Royal Ascot more about summer social season than actual horses

In a summer when everything royal seems fresh — call it the Kate Middleton effect — the high-tone events offer those who are young, wealthy and connected a chance to rub shoulders with royalty, perhaps with the hope of catching their own prince or duke ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2011-06-17T15:05:31Z)

Assad's cousin-businessman resigns

Makhlouf said he would offer shares of Syriatel, Syria's largest phone company, to the poor and and would distribute some of the profits to families of people killed in the uprising. He said profits from other endeavors would be donated to charitable and ... (Source: United Press International 2011-06-17T14:51:12Z)

Is This the Xoom 2?

Looking for a Dell notebook? Find the latest deals and coupons on NotebookReview.com Hop a pond. Or ten. Verizon Wireless has Global Coverage. When the job goes global, so should your connection. Get global coverage in more than 220 countries with Verizon. (Source: Tablet PC Reviews 2011-06-17T14:58:21Z)

Analysis: Employer-Based Health Care System Is Crumbling Fast, May Not Survive

One of the less obvious reasons for the unraveling of the employer-based system is that an ever-increasing number of workers are taking a pass on the coverage even if their employers still offer it, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. (Source: Minyanville 2011-06-17T14:58:21Z)

Roger Federer: What Winning Wimbledon 2011 Would Mean for His Legacy

Finally, it would have to involve somehow a second Novak Djokovic halting-act (whether it is Federer who deals the fatal blow), and the diminution of Rafael Nadal. British hopes will have to be suspended, too, for yet another year. Most of all, Federer ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2011-06-17T15:05:31Z)

Libya Provides Opportunity to Renew U.S.-Europe Alliance: View

These past few months have shown that when historic events unfold -- whether in Egypt, Syria or Libya -- the partnership between the U.S. and Europe can provide the moral, financial and even military support that no other part of the world will offer. (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-17T04:14:06Z)

LevelCloud Chooses OS33 to Launch Fully Hosted Cloud Solution for Global Customer Base

According to a release, powered by the OS33 platform and its web-based desktop (Webtop) for end-users, LevelCloud will offer its customers the ability to access all their apps, data and email using any device, anytime, anywhere, and accessible from any ... (Source: TMCnet 2011-06-17T05:47:10Z)

'Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D' Review - The Tunic Makes The Man

In an effort to polish it up a bit for the modern age, the character models, with special attention to Link, have been redesigned to offer more detail, and there are some additional gameplay features using the 3DS gyroscope. Also included on the cart is ... (Source: MTV.com (blog) 2011-06-17T15:12:40Z)

Briefly: Mac OS X 10.6.8 build; Spotify nears US launch; iTunes video market share

The beta of Apple's next upgrade to Snow Leopard is marked build 10K540, according to people familiar with the update. No known issues are listed, and the focus areas of Airport, Networking, Graphics Drivers, the Mac App Store, QuickTime and VPN remain the ... (Source: Apple Insider 2011-06-17T05:40:00Z)

iPhone Video App Collabracam Makes a Case for Co-Creation

That's the premise behind Collabracam, an app for Apple iOS that is attempting to offer a new way to create video collaboratively, in real time by using the iPhone as both the directing and recording platform. To understand how Collabracam works ... (Source: All Things Digital 2011-06-17T14:58:21Z)

Amdocs to buy Canada's Bridgewater Systems

Amdocs said it expects the sale to close within 90 days. Amdocs said the acquisition will help its customers price the data plans that they offer consumers for their home and businesses, as more people move toward using multiple mobile and broadband ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2011-06-17T14:58:21Z)

Rebels dismiss election offer, NATO pounds Tripoli

NATO planes resumed bombardments of Tripoli after Muammar Gaddafi's son said the Libyan leader was willing to hold elections and step aside if he lost, an offer rejected by rebels and the United States. Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam told an Italian newspaper ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-17T06:22:57Z)

Royal Ascot highlights summer social season

In a summer when everything royal seems fresh _ call it the Kate Middleton effect _ the high-tone events offer those who are young, wealthy and connected a chance to rub shoulders with royalty, perhaps with the hope of catching their own prince or duke or ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2011-06-17T15:05:31Z)

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