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Entries for August, 2010

Panasonic says high TV sales targets sparked glut

TOKYO (Reuters) – Over-ambitious TV sales targets have left manufacturers with a glut of panels that is driving down prices as makers offload their excess output, Panasonic Corp’s television unit head said on Tuesday. Original post by Jason Fitzpatrick

Save Money by Checking Your Insurance for Duplicate Coverage [Insurance]

GMail Introduces Priority Inbox

jason-za writes with this quote from a Google announcement: “People tell us all that time that they’re getting more and more mail and often feel overwhelmed by it all. We know what you mean — here at Google we run on email. Our inboxes are slammed with hundreds, sometimes thousands of messages a day — [...]

How to Get Great Public Transportation Directions

Maybe this doesn’t technically count as a gadget….but… I live in probably the largest metropolitan area in the country without subway/light rail public transportation, the Detroit Metropolitan area.  “Car Capital” means you travel in this area by CAR. Public transportation be damned. Fortunately I have visited many major cities worldwide and have seen some awesome [...]

Plex/Nine Released with Hardware Acceleration, Better Metadata Handling, and iOS Streaming App [Downloads]

Plex/Nine Adds Hardware Acceleration, Better Metadata Handling, and iOS Streaming App [Downloads]

Palm releases Facebook 1.3 for webOS

Today, Palm announced an update to its webOS Facebook application, version 1.3. The update brings with it selectable news feeds, revised photo tagging, support for landscape viewing, the ability to clear multiple notifications, and fan pages. We have more details on some of the changes after the bounce. webOS aficionados, let us know your thoughts. Hi all, The team’s [...]

Mediacom CEO withdraws offer to take company private

(Reuters) – Mediacom Communications Corp said founder and chief executive withdrew his offer to take the cable television operator private after a special board committee rejected his sweetened bid. Original post by Whitson Gordon

Set Bing Backgrounds as Automatically Updated Wallpaper [Wallpaper]

Deal of the Day – Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 15.6” Core i3 Laptop

The Logic Black Friday Everyday deal for Tuesday is a Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 15.6” laptop.  This IdeaPad (model 09143AU) is a 15.6” laptop with a Core i3 cpu, 3GB of memory, and a 500GB hard drive.  You’ll enjoy 720p video on the LED backlit screen (1366X768) with Intel HD graphics.  The Z560 is $849 – [...]