Southwest Airlines Offers Three-day Sale

The $40 deal also extends to flights offered by Southwest`s merger partner, AirTran Airways. The sale also features $80 one-way fares on flights of between 451 and 1,250 miles and $120 one-way fares on flights of at least 1,251 miles.

AirTran`s $40 markets from Pittsburgh also include Chicago, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Raleigh/Durham, as well as Charlotte, N.C.; Newport News/Williamsburg, Va.; and Richmond, Va.

The sale covers travel from August 23 through Nov. 16, with some restrictions. The offers end Thursday night.

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines topped the results of an annual customer satisfaction survey, and Fort Worth-based American Airlines ranked third.

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Bungie are no longer behind the Halo

Corporate VP and COO of the Interactive Entertainment Division at Microsoft, Dennis Durkin extolled the virtues of the 343 team that are taking on the series saying: "I feel great about the future of Halo.

They've got great experience in working on the new 10-year anniversary title for Combat Evolved and then building out Waypoint.

Microsoft’s Dennis Durkin has said that although Bungie are no longer behind the Halo franchise, plenty of people working at 343 Industries have had experience working on previous installments and so the game is in safe hands.

“There is a huge, rabid Halo fan base out there that’s really excited to consume more great Halo experiences.

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Missing Clarence Clemons "the big man"

Inspired by the records of King Kurtis and Junior Walker and his father’s gift of a tenor sax,Clemons knocked around the Jersey Shore band scene before landing on E Street in 1972; he’s been on the frontline in Bruce Springsteen’s ministry of rock’n’roll ever since.

That same year Clemons played on Aretha Franklin’s massive hit, “Freeway of Love.” As if his stints with Springsteen and sitting in with the Grateful Dead and Ringo’s All-Star Band weren’t living large enough, the Big Man plays on three tracks on Lady Gaga’s Born This Way

Clemons tells all, but not too much: “Mere facts will never plumb the mysteries of the Big Man,” wrote Springsteen in the book’s forward.

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder played the David Letterman show on Monday night and paid tribute to Clarence Clemons during the appearance.

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Heidi Montag And hugh Hefner - Wedding Called Off

Crystal Harris might have dumped Hugh Hefner just five days before their wedding, but she still gets to keep her $90,000, 3-carat diamond sparkler.

The 25-year-old told that she stopped by the Playboy Mansion on Sunday to return the ring and Hefner's dog, Charlie. "

Crystal Harris is not wasting time getting over her split from Hugh Hefner. The blonde bombshell was partying at Las Vegas' Wet Republic this past Saturday, June 18th, 2011; the same day she was scheduled to marry Hugh! When asked why she called off the ceremony, she reportedly said: "I wanted to be true to myself and be true to what was best for everybody...It was a mutual decision between the both of us...I'm giving Hef back the ring...I just want to move forward." So what was she doing in Vegas? "I just had to get away, today is the day, and I just had to get away," said Crystal.

Montag, who arrived separately at the venue, also made headlines after saying she gained a lot of weight while recovering from her many surgeries. "I've kind of been in hiding eating pie with my husband and puppies, so I needed to get back in shape," she reportedly told Us Magazine. "My breasts, because they're so big, really needed some time," finalized the reality star.

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iPad 3 will include Quad-Core Processor

According to rumors Internet, Apple is planning to introduce a new iPad (iPad 3) With a quad-core processor (Quad-Core) to gain advantages against their competitors. Speculation began on the article published by The Microprocessor Report, a magazine related to microprocessors, and subsequently analyzed by Tiernan Ray in Barron's. The article speculates that Apple, which manufactures all of its processors for its IOS devices, may be working to make its next generation processor, probably called A6 (Since the current is known as the A5).

While the A6 is very likely to be available in the next generation of the iPad, the article warns that it will not iPhone in the case of 2012, possibly called the iPhone 5, since such a powerful processor runs the risk of overheating inside the iDevice small body. On the other hand, may include an improved version of A5, until Apple develops a more efficient chip quad-core.

Apple's competitors are trying to move forward with better and faster processors. Recently, NVIDIA introduced Kal-El, a quad-core mobile processor capable of displaying incredibly realistic graphics.

Meanwhile, the iPad 2 remains the leader in sales, with 4.69 million units sold last quarter. In total, the company sold 90 million devices last year iOS and expects sales of up to 146 million this year. Following the launch of Apple's line, a possible iPad 3 not expected to go before the first quarter of next year.

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Download iOS 5 for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

As expected, at the recent Worldwide Developers Conference (WDC), Apple announced the next version of IOS for the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch. This version, which brings tons of new features, is available today from authorized Apple developers for testing.

What devices are compatible? Well, this time, the iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPad (First generation) iPhone 3G and iPod Touch (Fourth and third generation). The new iOS 5 includes over 200 new features, not to mention more than 1,500 new API for developers.

There are 10 key new features, including the new renewed call notification system "Notification Center", Which Apple says will be the best application in the industry. Other features include: Newsstand, Twitter integration, Safari Reader, Reading List, tabbed browsing to iPad, Reminders, Updates from the camera, email updates, built-in dictionary software updates via OTA updates, Game Center, IMessage, including .

As with any beta, this version of IOS is only available for developers who are enrolled in the Standard or Enterprise iPhone Developer Program. If you are a registered developer in any of these programs, you can access all the beta bits. iOS 5 is scheduled to be launched officially in late October, probably at the launch of new iPhone 5/4S. If you want iOS 5 for iPhone download, Simply click here.

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