May 25, 2012

Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer travel season with mostly good news for drivers who had been bracing for record high gasoline prices. Triple-A predicts a national average of $3.66 a gallon for the holiday. In early spring, analysts were expecting $4 a gallon gas nationwide by this time, and that price point has been surpassed in places like California. Source Link

History is being made high above the Earth as the first private cargo spacecraft is docking at the International Space Station. The flight is the first of several private ventures being supported by NASA. The success could pave the way for private flights that will transport astronauts, to take the place of the Space Shuttle fleet that was retired last year. Source Link

It’s the DVR of your dreams that’s a nightmare for the broadcast networks. Satellite provider Dish Network’s new device automatically records all prime time programming from the four broadcast networks and removes all commercials. Broadcasters are crying foul and some have refused to air Dish Network commercials for the new DVR. Source Link