Day after Thanksgiving News

An AT&T memo was leaked recently that gives us an interesting look inside one of the world's largest mobile carriers.

The first day the Apple iPhone 3GS went on sale was the biggest sales day ever for AT&T, according to an internal memo sent to company employees that has since been published in various blogs .

Last year, Black Friday fell on November 28 and in the early hours of that long, cold morning, 2,000 people gathered outside a branch of Walmart in Long Island , 25km east of Manhattan .

In a sort of budgetary Christmas present, Mayo Clinic number crunchers have found an estimated $5.8 million in savings with staffing changes near holidays.

TV display industry market research firm iSuppli said Friday that a shortage of glass used to make panels for certain sizes of LCD TVs is not likely to affect Black Friday promotional pricing in this year.

Nvidia has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it plans to release its own netbook later this year powered by its new Tegra chip.

Don't count on getting a new driver's license the day after Thanksgiving: The Department of Motor Vehicles, along with other state offices, will likely close that day under the governor's plan to furlough state workers.

If you've been lusting after a new LCD TV, but figure you'll wait until Christmas time when prices, as always, will plunge, you might want to rethink your price-value model.

Vince and Patrice Rullo weren't expecting their income to suddenly be cut in half.

Abhay Deol is a multi-talented persona for sure. His acting talent is now a proven thing.

Love it or hate it, you can't deny that Wal-mart knows how to stick a thumb in the eye of its competitors.

Ambulance officers Frances Scott and Gayle Towe, at Woods Point's fire refuge. Photo: Craig Sillitoe A mine tunnel saved the lives of hundreds in 1939, but it is one of only a few registered fire refuges in Victoria.

It may be a Fathera TMs Day special, but Wal-Marta TMs $128 special for a Magnavox Blu-ray player is another indication of the mainstreaming of the high-def disc format.

City holiday policy raises questions Story date: June 7, 2009 Alderman: - I don't think they have the right to close city offices' By Adam Franks government@couriernews.com Can a local building contractor apply for a permit at the city's Department of Public Works on the Friday before Labor Day? Could a Russellville resident pay a fine the day ...

The Corzine administration and New Jersey's largest state worker union today said they have finalized an agreement on budget savings, including 10 unpaid furlough days, an 18-month wage freeze and a no-layoff pledge through December 2010.

Essex County Executive and Division of Senior Services Present Awards to Winners of Annual Senior Citizen Legacies Writing Contest By The Alternative Press Staff 6/3/2009 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.

Microsoft says Windows 7, its new Vista-replacing operating system, will be generally available on Thursday October 22, a month ahead of Black Friday, the traditional holiday shopping kickoff in the states and three months ahead of its supposed schedule.

But too many everybodies showed up at Old Navy for a $1 flip-flop sale over the weekend here and across the country.

On May 29, 1849, an unknown individual, probably a construction worker, and possibly a church parishioner, buried accidentally or on purpose a small lead box 8" x 8" x 5" in the southeastern exterior corner wall of the sanctuary of Plymouth Church, the construction of which was completed in 1849 under the direction of its new minister, the Rev.

In this Nov. 28, 2008 file photo, Nassau County Police examine the front of the Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, N.Y. where Jdimytai Damour, a temporary Wal-Mart worker, died after a throng of unruly shoppers broke down the doors and trampled him moments after the Long Island store opened for day-after-Thanksgiving bargain hunting.