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The much anticipated Google Android phone was released a couple of days back and it has been so far so good! It has got both a touch based interface and a key pad interface. There are many things which are missing in G1 but overall it looks like a cool gadget. Will it be able to compete with the Iphone is the million dollar question!

This is really upsetting for Comcast customers, especially those who download a lot of things. By Oct. 1 they plan to implement a 250GB (the cap limit may change) monthly download cap on residential users. According to Jennifer Khoury, a Comcast spokeswoman, less than 1% of their customers exceed the cap. As for customers who do exceed the limit, Comcast said it would not fine them nor cancel their service but simply give them a call to make them aware that they’ve exceeded the cap.

Eric Hanson used his GPS to get directions, but what he didn’t know was that prosecutors could use it to catch him. He was convicted for killing family members. Prosecutors from Chicago used the data from his Garmin GPS to pinpoint where he had been. Hanson’s trial was one of the recent cases where authorities had used GPS to capture the individual they were seeking.

Health officials in Oklahoma are seeking the source of a rare form of E. coli known as E. coli 0111. It’s already killed one person and left 116 sick in the northeastern area. Country Cottage Restaurant which is located in Locust Grove seems to be a potential source as the water from a well in the restaurant’s property seemed to have contained the bacteria. It’s uncertain yet if the water is the main source but they’ll hopefully find out after running some tests.

The NYC Health Department has released the most precise estimate of annual citywide HIV incidents. About 4,800 New Yorkers were infected in 2006. This newly developed formula is supposed to make estimates more accurate by helping to distinguish previous year incidents from new ones. Using this new estimate it suggests that black New Yorkers and men who participated in sexual acts with other men were the ones who faced the greatest risk in 2006.

Rich Fasi from Traverse City said he found a dead shark in Lake Michigan. It was about 2 feet tall, he found it while fishing. There’s no confirmed explanation for how the shark ended up there but a possibility is that someone dumped it there as they might have had it as a pet.

Harley-Davidson riders from around the world rode around to celebrate the motorcycle company’s 105th anniversary. About 7,500 motorcycles participated in this great event for Harley fans. The spokesman for the company said that the riders were randomly selected based on people who bought celebration tickets before a certain date. On Sunday this event will end.

What was supposed to be Terrelle Pryor’s big day didn’t turn out so well. This college recruit was shoved to the background. He played very well but took a back seat to Chris Wells’ injury. In the third quarter Wells hurt his foot. At the start of the fourth quarter Pryor started playing again leading the Buckeyes.

About 38.4 million people watched Obama’s speech in which he accepted the Democratic nomination for the upcoming presidential election. This speech drew more viewers than that of President Bush’s Union address. Also, this speech was the most viewed non-sport program in African-American homes since Michael Jackson’s anniversary concert back in 2001.