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Bar owner uses Facebook to reunite bride and dress (AP)

MIAMI – So a bride walks into a bar … Except it was no joke to German newlywed Sandra Scharf when she entered the Rum Barrel Bar in Key West earlier this week looking for her wedding dress. It...
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Confirmation of Amazon’s 7-inch Android tablet, set to be released in November for $250 (Digital Trends)

We have been hearing rumors about the upcoming Amazon tablet for months, but now we finally have some solid information according to TechCrunch. They have had hands-on contact with a 7-inch tablet which resembles BlackBerry’s PlayBook that is simply...
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Fans set sights on first ‘Call of Duty’ convention (AP)

LOS ANGELES – The inaugural “Call of Duty XP” convention more closely resembled Disneyland than an actual battleground as the two-day event celebrating the shoot-’em-up video game franchise took flight Friday at an old airfield in Los Angeles. More...
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AOL Huffpost, Tech Crunch scandal raises concerns (Reuters)

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – With Labor Day weekend a day away — or for the more fortunate, in full swing — it is only fitting that another controversy erupted before the unofficial end of a summer of salacious scandal....
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Amazon tablet coming November at $250: TechCrunch (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc plans to unveil a cheaper, smaller $250 rival to Apple Inc's iPad tablet device in November, industry blog TechCrunch reported on Friday. Sporting a back-lit 7-inch screen — smaller than the iPad's and...
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LulzSec and Anonymous Suspects Arrested In U.K. (NewsFactor)

British police have arrested two men accused of conspiring to commit computer crimes under cover of the online identity Kayla associated with the hacktivist groups Anonymous and LulzSec. Computer equipment belonging to one of the accused men was seized...
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WiLAN sues Apple, Dell, HP, HTC, and others over wireless tech (Digital Trends)

Canadian patent holding company WiLan has announced it has launched litigation against a broad swatch of technology companies, alleging their product infringe on two patents related to CMDA/HSPA technology, as well as Wi-Fi and 4G LTE mobile technologies. The...
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Netflix falls on Starz contract loss (Reuters)

(Reuters) – Netflix Inc shares lost 11 percent of their value on Friday following the collapse of its content distribution talks with pay-TV operator Starz Entertainment, underscoring investor concerns that it may lose its edge in the online rental...
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‘Call of Duty’ convention kicks off in Los Angeles (AP)

LOS ANGELES – “Call of Duty” is coming to life. Fans of the shoot-’em-up franchise are converging Friday on the sprawling 12-acre compound where Howard Hughes built the Spruce Goose for the inaugural “Call of Duty XP” convention, a...
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Bid to block AT&T deal reflects telecom industry (AP)

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has explained its effort to block AT&T’s purchase of T-Mobile USA by saying it will fight mergers that would reduce competition and hurt consumers. Yet few think the lawsuit the administration filed Wednesday signals...
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