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Deals of the Hour / October 5, 2010, 8:42 pm

Virgin Mobile USA enters the Android™ smartphone market

[Virgin Mobile announces availability of the Samsung Intercept running Android as part of its no-contract lineup. It features a 3.2" touch-screen display, full slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 3.2 MP camera and video.] The line between prepaid and postpaid ... (Source: MobileTechNews 2010-10-05T13:19:54Z)

T-Mobile USA to offer new Microsoft phones

SEATTLE (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom ( DTEGn.DE ), said it will support Windows Phone 7 software and plans to reveal details of phones based on the Microsoft Corp ( MSFT.O ) software at an event on Oct 11. AT&T Inc ( T.N ), the No ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-04T21:56:29Z)

RMBS buybacks expected to increase due to robo-signing: DBRS

Researchers at DBRS , a global rating agency, said Monday the recent robo-signing debacle will likely lead to a large number of residential mortgage-backed securities repurchases as well as higher monetary losses and continual ratings downgrades if it is ... (Source: Housing Wire 2010-10-04T22:25:07Z)

1 pleads guilty to conspiracy in Ala. bingo probe

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal officials have indicted the owner of Alabama's largest casino, four state senators and several top lobbyists in a scheme to buy and sell votes to get electronic bingo legalized. One defendant also has pleaded guilty to ... (Source: Times Union 2010-10-04T16:55:50Z)

11 arrested, linked to vote-buying plot in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – After the governor began raiding the state's electronic bingo halls, casino owners sent lobbyists to the Capitol with orders to make their Vegas-style parlors legal. Part of the plan, federal authorities said Monday, was to offer ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-05T14:52:58Z)

Sunrise Senior Living Enters into Purchase and Sale Agreement with Ventas for $41.5 Million

MCLEAN, Va. , Oct. 4 -- Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: SRZ) announced today that the Company and certain of its affiliates have entered into purchase and sale agreements with Ventas, Inc. and certain of its affiliates to sell to Ventas all of Sunrise's ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-04T10:57:56Z)

mPhase Technologies to Present at DoD Energy Workshop at Oak Ridge National Labs

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: XDSL) today announced that it has been invited to present at the symposium on "Scalable Energy Storage Beyond Li-Ion: Materials," to be held Oct. 7-8, 2010, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee. At ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-05T13:05:35Z)

Android-Based Samsung Intercept Available For Purchase At Virgin Mobile For $249

Beginning today you will have the possibility to buy the Samsung Intercept, available at Target stores nationwide. The device will be available for purchase at virginmobileusa.com by October for $249.99, and it will be launched to other major retailers ... (Source: Soft Sailor 2010-10-05T12:08:19Z)

New York Mortgage Trust Declares Third Quarter 2010 Common Stock Dividend of $0.18 Per Share

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq:NYMT) ("NYMT" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors declared on October 4, 2010 a cash dividend of $0.18 per share on shares of its common stock for ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-04T20:44:54Z)

Ariz. governor opposes Mexico's participation in appeal

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is opposing a court ruling that lets other countries file a friend-of-the-court brief in her appeal of a decision that put parts of the state's new immigration law on hold. Mexico and 10 other Latin American ... (Source: KOB.com 2010-10-06T03:17:25Z)

State senators indicted in Ala. bingo plot

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The owner of Alabama's largest casino, four state senators, and several lobbyists face federal charges of conspiring to buy and sell votes for millions of dollars to get electronic bingo legalized, according to an indictment released ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-05T13:19:54Z)

Sources: Randy Moss on trade block

FoxSports.com first reported the trade talks and cited Patriots sources who said the deal was contingent upon Moss agreeing to a contract extension with the Vikings. Sources told Schefter that the Vikings and Moss have yet to talk about a contract ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-06T02:20:09Z)

Ariz. governor opposes ruling that lets Mexico offer viewpoints in immigration appeal

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is opposing a court ruling that lets other countries file a friend-of-the-court brief in her appeal of a decision that put parts of the state's new immigration law on hold. Mexico and 10 other Latin American countries were ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-06T00:25:38Z)

11 charged in casino scandal in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, ALA. - After the governor began raiding the state's electronic bingo halls, casino owners sent lobbyists to the Capitol with orders to make their Vegas-style parlors legal. Part of the plan, federal authorities said Monday, was to offer ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-05T04:15:53Z)

Desperate Vikings go 'all in' in pursuit of Randy Moss

The Minnesota Vikings cannot play it safe. They are close to acquiring seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Randy Moss in a blockbuster deal with the New England Patriots, according to multiple reports. The trade is contingent on Moss agreeing to a contract ... (Source: Sporting News 2010-10-06T02:55:57Z)

Supercomputer simulations offer insights into the origin of life

Scientists are using supercomputer simulations at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to unravel how nucleic acids could have contributed to the origins of life. A research team led by Jeremy Smith, who directs ORNL's Center for ... (Source: Daily News and Analysis 2010-10-05T11:46:51Z)

Sanofi-Aventis in $18.5 billion hostile takeover offer for Genzyme

France's Sanofi-Aventis on Monday launched an $18.5 billion hostile takeover offer for Genzyme Corp., stepping up its effort to capture the U.S. biotech company's promising drugs for high cholesterol and lucrative treatments for rare genetic disorders. At ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-10-05T11:18:13Z)

Ventas to buy real estate interests in 58 Sunrise Senior Living communities

Real estate investment trust (REIT) Ventas Inc. on Monday said it is acquiring the real estate interests in 58 private senior living communities from Sunrise Senior Living Inc. The deal, which is valued at roughly $186 million, also includes an agreement ... (Source: McKnight's 2010-10-05T09:45:09Z)

Casino owners, senators charged in Ala bingo probe

After the governor began raiding the state's electronic bingo halls, casino owners sent lobbyists to the Capitol with orders to make their Vegas-style parlors legal. The way they went about it, federal authorities said Monday, was to offer lawmakers ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-04T20:52:04Z)

Virgin Mobile's Samsung Intercept on sale at Target

The Samsung Intercept , Virgin Mobile USA's first Android offering in its prepaid lineup, is available at Target stores starting today. Virgin Mobile USA will roll out the Intercept to customers through other retailers throughout October. In addition, you ... (Source: CNet 2010-10-04T17:03:00Z)

Arizona governor opposes ruling that lets Mexico offer viewpoints in immigration appeal

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is opposing a court ruling that lets other countries file a friend-of-the-court brief in her appeal of a decision that put parts of the state's new immigration law on hold. Mexico and 10 other Latin American countries were ... (Source: St. John's Telegram 2010-10-06T00:39:57Z)

BREAKING: Patriots discussing trade that could send Randy Moss to Vikings

The New England Patriots are currenly in conversations with the Minnesota Vikings that could send wide receiver Randy Moss back to his original NFL home. Foxsports.com first reported the talks and cited various Patriots sources who said that the deal was ... (Source: Examiner 2010-10-06T02:48:47Z)

MDA DataQuick Partners With MBSData to Offer Enhanced RMBS Valuation Product

MDA DataQuick : ®, a division of MDA Lending Solutions : and the nation's largest independent provider of property data : to real estate and mortgage professionals, announced today the availability of an enhanced residential mortgage backed securities ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-04T15:37:06Z)

Sanofi-Aventis Takes $69 a Share Genzyme Offer to Shareholders

Sanofi-Aventis SA took its $69 a share cash offer directly to Genzyme Corp. shareholders, citing the U.S. biotechnology company's "unwillingness to engage in constructive discussions" in a statement on its website today. (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-04T05:42:58Z)

Sanofi-aventis Commences Tender Offer to Acquire All Outstanding Shares of Genzyme for $69 ...

PARIS , Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanofi-aventis [(EURONEXT: SAN - News ) and (NYSE: SNY - News )] announced today it has commenced a tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ - News ) for $69 per ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-04T07:01:42Z)

Casino owner, others indicted in Ala. bingo probe

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Federal officials have indicted the owner of Alabama's largest casino, four state senators and several top lobbyists in a scheme to buy and sell votes to get electronic bingo legalized. Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer says the ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-04T16:20:03Z)

T-Mobile to Sell Microsoft Windows Phone

NEW YORK—T-Mobile USA will join AT&T Inc. in selling a smartphone using Microsoft Corp.'s revamped mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, according to people familiar with the launch plans. T-Mobile USA will sell a device made by Taiwan-based HTC Corp ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-04T17:45:57Z)

T-Mobile USA Likely To Carry Microsoft's Phones

T-Mobile USA is likely to carry Microsoft's Windows phone 7 as the telecom operator hints that it would support the Windows based phones. Meanwhile, the device is expected to be unveiled at an event held by Microsoft while it would hit markets in the ... (Source: indiaserver.com 2010-10-05T06:46:12Z)

Ventas Buys Sunrise Properties For $186M

Healthcare real estate investment trust, Ventas , is acquiring the minority interests in 58 senior living communities from Sunrise Senior Living for $186 million, The Wall Street Journal reports. The deal, which give Ventas full ownership of all 79 ... (Source: Emii.com 2010-10-05T11:46:51Z)

A Supercomputer Analyzes Life's Origins

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Center for Molecular Biophysics, are using the latest technology to find out the potential role of nucleic acids in the creation of life. Supercomputer simulations of molecular ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-10-05T08:19:15Z)

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