Aeropostale Halloween Deal

Aeropostale's special 2-day Halloween deal - $20 off on purchase of $80 or more
At checkout use the code: TREAT20...
Coupon expires 11-01-2009. Hurry!

Sony reports quarterly Loss

The key highlights of the 3-month July-September period report: 

• Sony reports a better than expected loss of $289million.
• PS3 sales up from 2.4 million units to 3.2 million units.
  
• Declining sales of VAIO laptops, Bravia HDTV's and Sony-Ericcson mobile phones.
• PS2 sales down by 1.9 million units, comparatively less than the 2.5 million units shortfall in July-Sept 2008.
• PSP sales down from  3.2 million units to 3.0 million units.
• An increase in music revenues, thanks to good sales of Michael Jackson's albums.

Google launches OneBox

Google launches its music search service a.k.a OneBox.
Check it out here. The objective is to search music from different sources more efficiently. Its partnering with imeem, lala, Pandora, Myspace, EMI, Sony Music, Warner Bros...

Windows 7 Upgrade Deal - Big Discount

Windows 7 is the new rechristened Vista coupled with the simplicity and endurance of XP.
The new notable features as you know are

• Superbar - the new taskbar featuring jumplists.
• Window snapping - nice feature for product comparison on internet.
• New updated Paint program.
• No sidebar - that means you can place the gadgets anywhere on the desktop.
• Enhanced calculator - whole new features included in it.
• Great multi-touch support.
  
• Faster than Vista - including fast bootup, eats less memory.

Ok... so here's the upgrade deal part... Microsoft is offering a huge discount for students. You can buy an upgrade copy of Windows 7 for just $29.99 here - a promotional offer till Jan 3, 2010. That's a flat 110 bucks off retail price. Big deal. Hurry up guys, you just have to enter your college/school email ID. I've already done it. For guys having any confusion regarding which version you should choose, the following chart will help.

Cold Turkey Sandwich

Am totally in love with the cold turkey cheese sandwich these days.
The perfect non-greasy, no-spill sandwich consists of:

• A freshly baked Portuguese roll.
• 4 slices of thinly sliced Boar's Head Turkey.
• 3 slices of Provolone cheese.

Turkey is a good alternative to chicken coz its low in fat which helps to keep cholesterol down.

Apple Q4 Profits

Apple reported a strong 47% increase in profit in the Q4 ending Sept 26, thanks to robust product line and increased sales in iPhone, Macs, iPod.

The key highlights are as follows:

• Revenue jumped 25% to 9.87 billion, with 52% sales in US.
• Gross Margin improved from 34.7% to 36.6%.
• 3.05mn Mac machines were sold - a 17% increase from last year.
• 7.4mn iPhone units sold, a 7% increase in year-on-year sales, plus good iPod sales thanks to price drops for boosting lagging sales.
  

Here's the chart of Apple's annual performance, courtesy Wikinvest.

Apple Historical Performance

	2006	2007	2008
Total Revenue ($M)	19,315	24,006	32,479
Net Income ($M)	1,989	3,496	4,834
Operating expenses ($M)	3,145	3,745	4,870

Verizon Motorola Droid iDont Commercial

Check out the latest commercial of Verizon Wireless' Motorola Droid iDont commercial. Positioned as the next iPhone killer, it boasts an impressive list of features:

• 3.7″ screen
• 854×480 WVGA capacitive screen
• 5 megapixel camera
• ARM Cortex 500MHz CPU
• Facial recognition using the built-in camera (apparently you take a photo of someone and Google will pull in search results based on the image)
• Custom Motorola Interface/UI, no MOTOBLUR, no Verizon UI
• Available in black and titanium colors

Google voicemails in searches

Google Voice voicemails appeared in public searches somehow. Wondering how the messages get indexed and whether it affects the user privacy. The search results for the term "site:https://www.google.com/voice/fm/*" gives following voicemail results.

Hummer is no longer an American brand

The super brand Hummer is no longer an American brand. It was today purchased from GM by a Chinese company Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp. Tengzhong will get a 80% stake in the buyout, while a Hong Kong investor Suolang Duoji will hold a 20% share. The GM Executive James Taylor, will however retain the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Youtube One Billion Views

As you can see, Youtube has uploaded a new logo - Youtube 1Bn to celebrate 1 Billion views per day.
You can notice, Google has bought its logo changing tradition to the world's most popular video website.

Papa Johns X-Men Pizza Box

I had taken a picture of a special promotional limited-edition pizza box from Papa Johns, just when the X-Men Origins: Wolverine was released in May'09. Sharing it with you guys...

Pink 'Funhouse' Concert

Pink had the crowds grooving in the city when she performed at the 'Funhouse' concert at Madison Square Garden on Monday, 5th Oct. She sang some rocking tracks like 'So What' to 'U+Ur Hand', 'Who Knew', 'Don't Let Me Get Me', 'I Touch Myself', 'Funhouse' and finished with 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Jesus, she was looking gorgeous in that sexy red outfit.

Online Barcode Generator

Just today, Google is celebrating the Barcode anniversary with its special Barcode logo. Its a special one-day tribute to the Barcode patent on October 7, 1952 to Norman Woodland and Bernard Silver.
You can create your own barcode right here online.

Dope - Die Mofo Die lyrics

I don't need your forgiveness
I don't need your hate
I don't need your acceptance
So what should I do?

I don't need your resistance
I don't need your prayers
I don't need no religion
Run away, away from you!

I don't do what I've been told,
You're so lame why don't you just go?

DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE! (x7)

I don't need your present
I don't need your pray
I don't need your decision
So what should I do?

I don't need your approval
I don't need your quote
I don't need your lecture
Run away, away from you!

I'll be sorry when I'll go?
You're so full of shit man just go!

DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE! (x7)

I don't need your forgiveness
I don't need your hate
I don't need your acceptance
So what should I do?

I'll be sorry so you said,
Well I'm not sorry Bang you're dead!

DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE! (x7

Netflix down for 5 hrs+

The movie rental service Netflix was down on Monday 7am PDT for more than 5 hours. This was unusual as the typical site outages for maintenance last for about an hour. When contacted Steven Swasey, director of corporate communications, he declined to share the cause of outage but assured it wasn't related to maintenance. He also reaffirmed the customers that the databases were intact and that their movie selections were safe.
Note that the company's website had gone down last July too for an extended period.

Erin Andrews Peephole Video

The internet is abuzz with the news of a peephole video featuring ESPN's hot newscaster Erin Andrews in the nude. The video was supposedly shot in a hotel, possibly with a spycam from her adjoining room. However, she is not sure where exactly the video was shot. Erin's lawyer attorney Marshall B. Grossman was determined to put the predator behind the bars. This is a clear case of privacy invasion. There are hundreds of websites and blogs having articles on this issue. You can find the video here. Erin Andrews issue has spread throughout like a wildfire. On the otherside, the controversy coupled with College Football has skyrocketed ESPN's ratings.

Based on the investigations and leads, the cops have arrested the suspect Michael Barrett on the charges of interstate stalking. By the way, here are the screenshots of the video.

Letterman apologizes Regina

The latest update on evolving story - Letterman publicly apologizes his wife Regina during the taping of the show, whom he married in March after dating for more than 20 years. Earlier Jay Leno had funnily commented "What the hell were you thinking?" after Letterman admitted to have had sex with his female staffers.

Check out a file picture of Dave and his wife Regina in happier times.

Demi Moore bush photo

A close look at Demi Moore's bush pic - today's hottest search term on Google.
Now that seriously is a huge big bush. Maybe someone should give her a couple of Gillette razors to shave that off :D

NYC's Best 10 Sports Bars

Watch the exciting College Football, Baseball, Basketball and all other sports at these top 10 sports bars.

1. The Blue Seats - 157 Ludlow St.
   
2. Third & Long - 523 3rd Ave.
3. Wildwood Barbeque - 225 Park Ave S.
4. Village Pourhouse - 64 3rd Ave.
5. ESPN Zone - 1472 Broadway.
6. 40/40 Club - 6 W 25th St.
7. Coppersmiths - 793 9th Ave.
8. Stout NYC - 133 W 33rd St.
9. Sidebar - 118 E 15th St.
10. Firefly - 54 Spring St.

Powerball 2009 Winners

The Powerball 2009 winning numbers - 12, 24, 48, 50, 57.
According to CBS, the winner is from South Florida who enjoys a cool $193mn jackpot.
The winner will get the prize either in a series of payments or a lump sum.

Twin Cities, Minneapolis Marathon results

The results of Twin Cities, MN marathon (Oct 4 '09 Sunday) are out.

So here is the winners list: 

USA Women's Marathon Champion: 

Ilsa Paulson 2:31:48

USA Men's 10 Mile Championship!

 

Men's Championship Winners:

Abdi Abdirahman:  46:35

Joshua Moen: 46:38

Patrick Smyth: 47:09

Medtronic TC 10 Mile

Female Winners:
Rachel Booth:  57:33
Claudia Becque:  58:08
Jenna Boren: 58:21 

New York State Unemployment

NYS unemployment is at a record high in 25 years. Picture this - the national average of unemployment - 9.7%, NYS rate - 9%... just slightly less. The highest unemployment rate is in Michigan - 15%.
However its not a big cause for worry.

Here is the Google graph of unemployment rate.

David Letterman's sexcapades and Extortion scandal

This very recent news  about David Letterman's sexcapades shook the city. With Letterman himself admitting to sleeping with female staffers, he accused the CBS producer Robert Halderman of trying to extort $2mn from him. Later the producer was arrested but he pled "not guilty" and was subsequently released on bail for a surety amount of $200,000.

Latest update follows the revelation of Holly Hester that she had a secret relationship with Letterman. She claimed on TMZ about her affair with Letterman when she was an NYU intern. Earlier the New York Post reported Stephanie Birkitt, 1996 intern, to have slept with Letterman. Infact later, Birkitt was closely associated with Halderman, which shows how he came to know of Letterman's sexcapades. Some NYPost photos here.

The story is getting spiced up every new day, with new secrets spilled out of the box. Jay Leno cracked some funny jokes on the issue.

Bedtime Tunes

These days with so much workload, tensions, hustle, rush, we are all busy 24x7.
At the end of the day, everyone wants to sleep peacefully at night.
Check out the website Bedtime Tunes for soft, smooth, melodious music.
It also has a Facebook App and its updated nightly.

Google Wave Invites

Google Wave really created waves with its announcement and demo at Google I/O event.
Well if you're interested in getting an invite, check out this site - Google Wave Invites.
You could check out its forums here to see latest announcements, share information with members, watch out for updates on invites etc...

In the meantime, see this Google Wave wallpaper

PSP Go spotlight

Here's a quick spotlight on Sony's latest handheld - the PSP Go.

+ Slim design.
+ 16GB default storage space.
+ Expandable memory.
+ Bluetooth support.
+ Downloadable music, movies.
+ Integration with PS3

- Pricey @ 250 bucks, the price midpoint between classic PSP's $199 and PS3's $299.
- No game discs, games are to be directly downloaded. The games thus cannot be shared between friends.
- Still not as advanced as the iPod Touch or the iPhone.