Tropical Storm Ida was located about 30 miles east-southeast of Mobile, Alabama or about 25 miles west-northwest of Pensacola, Florida at approximately 9am CST. Even though the winds are diminishing, there will still be heavy rains and AT&T today announced it stands ready with an arsenal of disaster response equipment and personnel for a quick response post-landfall.

Nokia Corporation issued a recall Monday for 14 million mobile phone chargers that may pose a risk for electric shock to consumers. Nokia has not received reports of injuries or accidents related to the chargers as of this time and the recall is precautionary.

This Christmas it won't be just the iPhone getting on holiday wish lists. There's some new competition for Apple's iPhone with more than a dozen touch screen smartphones out there for consumers who must have a touch screen device that does more than make a phone call.

Amazon is keeping shoppers on their toes with their "Lightening Deals" on their Gold Box Deals page online. Today is "tech deal" day on Amazon.com. Rumors of low priced laptops, discounted TVs and Blue-Ray disc players are spreading around the Internet but you have to act fast. These deals last all of about a minute when they are announced every two hours.

The App Store has become the repository of the official application of the acclaimed Musée du Louvre. At the same time, the Louvre itself has become the repository of Paris' first Apple Store.

Computers and iPods go hand-in-hand. You cannot use an iPod without a computer. As in most cases, where there is good compatibility, there is seldom a chance of conflict. But incase of an iPod and a system, sometimes this proves to be incorrect. When we buy any new gadget or electronic device we take pains to make sure it is compatible with what we already have. Same with an iPod, one always ensures that the OS one has is compatible with the new iPod.

Black Friday deals are bigger than ever and Best Buy is repeating its successful Black Friday VIP contest for 2009. Best Buy will award $1000 Best Buy gift cards to winners in 25 markets so they can shop on Black Friday with some extra money. This is Best Buy's second year hosting the Best Buy Black Friday VIP contest.

Black Friday deals are already finding their way out on the Internet and those who have a laptop, desktop or netbook on their wish list may be in luck. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, national shopping frenzy day, is Nov. 28 this year.

For those who love tech there's nothing like a launch day. For those who adore tech, there's nothing like a launch Midnight. Thus, the scene at Verizon wireless stores in East Coast centers. Reportedly, more than a hundred people were lined up at midnight Thursday night outside a Verizon Wireless store in midtown Manhattan to be among the first to buy the new Motorola Droid.

The effectiveness of the social networking site Twitter as a breaking news information center is again being demonstrated following the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. Due to the 140 character limit of each tweet, news can quickly be updated as more information becomes available.

Google wants to be all things Internet to all people. Generally, there services are free, too. Users still pay a price, however. Their data is there for Google to mine. If you want to know just how much Google knows about you, that's what Google Dashboard is for.