But the deal fell apart over the issue of verification - and in particular over whether or not North Korea had a uranium enrichment programme, in addition to its plutonium programme.

BBC: North Korea firing: Why now?

"In addition to movies, over-the-counter and pharmaceutical drugs, tech and financial, toys, gadgets and clothing have all done reasonably well, " said Tomkovick, who recently completed an unpublished study of the Super Bowl advertising's connection with the stock market.

MSN: Do Super Bowl ads get you to spend money?

Still, almost any new addition to the over-saturated MMO market right now strikes me as risky and a bit exhausting.

FORBES: Connect

In addition to disputes over the Parwan facility, the U.S.-led coalition and Afghans have wrangled over several other difficult issues.

NPR: US, Afghanistan OK Detention Center Transfer

In addition to their outstanding performance and reliability, these drives offer durability over the long haul - as contrasted with the possibility of mechanical failure with HDDs.

ENGADGET: Modbook Pro to launch with SSD storage, up for pre-order October 3rd

Especially with the disruption of having a new North American CEO taking the reins, the loss of its Mobile Solutions chief Anssi Vanjoki, and the addition of Palm's Peter Skillman who'll have direct say over the oh-so-critical MeeGo user experience.

ENGADGET: Nokia's VP of Design has a plan to crack the US market with MeeGo, and we're all accomplices