7:13 PM
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/cambridge/articles/2010/06/07/start_up_aims_to_sequence_human_genomes_for_30_in_just_a_few_hours/
Analysts say that HP will use their Palm acquisition to try to get into the smartphone market. I like the quote from one analyst who said that this is a shot at greatness for HP, and if Palm doesn't work out for HP it is just a month's cash flow for them:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/will-h-p-keep-palm-in-smart-phone-market-2010-06-09
Article about the tight relationship between Google and Verizon may explain why Verizon seems to get a high number of Android phones:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-banks-google-relationship-smartphone-race/2010-06-09
Sprint sent out a clarification on EVO sales--they had said that sales were *3x the number of Samsung Instinct and Palm Pre devices over their first 3 days on the market combined...but instead of 3x, sales were actually *in line* (1x) with the sales over their first 3 days:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6580LM20100609?type=technologyNews
The 49ers will move into a stadium located in Santa Clara...but they will still be called the *San Francisco* 49ers even though they will be in Santa Clara:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5267039
The Toy Story characters are appearing in ads for the US Postal Service now. They also appear in new ads for Aflac, Lego and Visa:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/06/postal_service_toy_story_3_tea.html
New York woman was the 13th person in nearly 40 years to be charged with adultery after police caught her having sex with a man in full view of children and their mothers at a playground. The man was not married so he wasn't arrested for adultery:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100607/NEWS01/100607017/Batavia-woman-charged-with-adultery&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL
Man was planning to propose to his girlfriend...but right before he could do so, lightning killed her!
http://www.wtvr.com/news/sns-ap-us-lightning-strike-engagement,0,3901605.story