Is Blackberry's Storm a Dud?

Research In Motion's decision to remove its signature physical keyborad seems to have backfired. In fact, the new touchscreen looks and seems too much like the iphone without maintaining enough of the Blackberry brand. For morte info, click here.

The New York Times also had this to say.

Is Facebook Dead?

Tensions are rising between Facebook and inependent developers. In addition to working on ways to move beyond traditional online ads, Facebook is working with developers who create applications for the site. These startups make software people use on Facebook to discover new music, play games, or share slide shows. Facebook is considering taking a cut of money from these developers. For more information, click here.

Steep Discounts this Holiday

An article from the NY Times reports:

To preserve the sanctity of their brands and some level of pricing control, some Web companies are promoting discount sites separately from their main brands. Zappos.com, a shoe retailer based in Henderson, Nev., never runs promotions on its site. Instead, it quietly moves shoes that do not sell in six months to 6pm.com, a clearance site it acquired last year, but runs separately. This month, the company is buying more search ads for 6pm.com, where a pair of colorful slip-on Keds sneakers is on sale for $12.73 — 74 percent off the original price on Zappos.com.

Eleuthera, Bahamas

Eleuthera is 110 miles long with one main highway. As such your hotel's location is very important. The Cove, in the north, is a 26-room cluster of bungalows over a beach (242-335-5142). It's close to teh dock where boats leave for Harbour Island. It is also not far from the dive bar Elvina's.

Pineapple Fields is in the center of the island and consists of small condo-style rooms (242-332-2221). Tippy's is the resorts restaurant, and has a rustic menu of dishes like tuna and red snapper.

Beach Combing in the Bahamas

For the snorkeler: Fernandez Bay Village on Cat Island (fernandezbayvillage.com) with doubles from $260. You can swim or kayak out to rocky atolls teeming with life

For the Recluse: Tay Bay Beach in North Eleuthera, which is home to Preacher's Cave.

For those who want to Yacht: Try the Staniel Cay Yacht Club (242-355-2024), which was founded in 1959 and is no-frills. It has airy cottages and a marina.

Finally, for the chic, try Harbour Island off the Eleuthera. Spend the day on Pink Sandy Beaches and go diving with Valentine's (242-333-2080). Two guest houses are also availabel on Hick's compund (hibiscushillharbourisland.com) from $4,900/wk or try the Rock House in town.

Caribbean Travel

For more information on the Caribbean go to www.caribbeantravel.com - the region's official travel site with information on the individual island destinations, places to stay, things to do, festivals and events, plus news and features.

Or visit the island sites directly:

Bahamas www.bahamas.com

Belize www.travelbelize.com

British Virgin Islands www.bvitourism.com

St. Maarten www.st-maarten.com

US Virgin Islands www.usvitourism.com

Boca Raton Resort and Club

For more informationabout this 356 acre Art Deco palace, visit www.bocaresort.com

The resort will finish undergoing a $220 M renovation in November 2008. The resort is home to the first Morimoto sushi bar in South Florida, and Serendipity ice cream parlor.

Rates start at $169.

Air & Hotel Point Trader?

If your looking for a way to trade hotel points for mileage points (or vice versa), the following website maye help you out: Points.com

The website brings together Global Points Exchange, and Priority Club Rewards - the world's largest hotel loyalty program.