http://nyherald.com Your World. Your Voice. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:36:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A point and shoot doesn't have to be a fashion statement, but like a sweet pair of shoes, they have the potential to become one. Shipping in only one color, metallic black, Sony's T500 rocks 10 megapixels, a 3.5" touchscreen interface, and serious video recording. How serious? ... http://nyherald.com/sony-t500-hd-camera/842.html MCCAIN SURPRISES WITH SARAH PALIN AS RUNNING MATE Moving quickly to replace the afterglow of Obama's crowning at Invesco Field, Senator John McCain announced his pick for VP, Governor Sarah Palin, of Alaska. In doing so, McCain went off the shortlist of Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, dark horse Joesph Lieberman and ... http://nyherald.com/sarah-palin-vp/818.html These are rumored pics and specs for the Nikon D90, successor to the Nikon D80. No idea of whether the video is HD quality (at least 720) but it does spell the beginning of the DSLR moving into the realm of video, just as video cameras are slowly improving ... http://nyherald.com/nikon-d90-rumored-specs/810.html The new Nikon S710 (Sept release) is packed with features but you can hardly blame us for noticing the megapixel count first. A whopping 14.5 megapixels will make you stand out of the point and shoot crowd. At $380, we'd place this a notch below hybrid cameras ... http://nyherald.com/nikon-s710/804.html According to Democratic sources, Obama's pick for VP is Joe Biden. Senator Biden (Delaware) has been receiving much of the recent buzz and his stock rose even further after the Russian invasion of Georgia. His foreign policy experience and blue collar roots is expected to help Obama with so-called working ... http://nyherald.com/obama-joe-biden-vp/798.html by Michael A. Knipp Miley Cyrus is a tart. And every other week strategically seductive photos are “leaked” that prove it. But how did Hannah Montana’s newborn star get so gritty so fast? Blame it on The Wonderful World of Disney – it’s creating monsters, and not ... http://nyherald.com/miley-cyrus-mouse-trap/789.html by Lucia Novara Many names have been bandied about in the nationwide discussion of who will be chosen as Obama's running mate. Sometimes known as the "Candidate's Bridesmaid", the running mate is a crucial part of a candidate's electability. Some people are still rooting for Hillary Clinton as Vice President, but ... http://nyherald.com/the-perfect-running-mate-for-obama/769.html According to authors Paul Muolo and Mathew Padilla, the subprime mortgage mess all begins with Wall Street. Saying that Wall Streeters thought they had built a better business model, or "mousetrap" for mortgages, as Paul Muolo called in on a recent television interview, the traditional role of banks in ... http://nyherald.com/book-wall-street-source-of-mortgage-mess/781.html In an effort to attract customers from competitors like Amazon.com, eBay has announced that they are reducing the fee for fixed price items. The drop in price is quite dramatic, ranging from as much as $4 to the new price of just 35 cents. In another generous move, ... http://nyherald.com/ebay-to-reduce-fee-on-list-items/774.html According to GameSpot, the top rated video games for the past six months are as follows: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots PS3 "Metal Gear Solid 4 is an awe-inspiring synthesis of dramatic storytelling and entertaining gameplay." Grand Theft Auto IV for XBox 360, PS3 "Grand Theft Auto IV casts players as ... http://nyherald.com/top-video-games/771.html