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Your votes have been counted, and the winner of the Shine A Light program is Sacred Winds Communications , a telecommunications company bringing phone and internet service to the Navajo people in Albequerque, New Mexico. American Express and NBC Universal are proud to support small businesses, which are the driving force behind growth and innovation in the American economy. They partnered to create the Shine A Light program to honor standout small businesses everywhere. Thanks to your votes, Sacred Winds Communications will receive $100,000 in grant and marketing support from American Express. American Express and NBC Universal are thrilled to congratulate all three finalist business owners and all the hard-working small businesses that were nominated. Tune in on Sunday…

You know those Microsoft laptop hunter spots ? Apple may already have responded with TV spots of their own , but these MacBook Pros strike back at Microsoft better than any ad can: by doing. Apple did two things simultaneously that are usually contradictory; they lowered the price of their entire MacBook Pro line while at the same time bumping up the specs. The 15-inch version now starts at $1699 and caps out at $2299, down from $1999 and $2499. What’s even nicer is that the 13-inch MacBook—which previously didn’t have a backlit keyboard or a Firewire slot or a “nicer” screen—got absorbed into the MacBook…

It looks like RIM wants to offer more GPS services to its customers as the company has decided to get a GPS maker of its own. RIM purchased Dash Express and we should start seeing some results soon. Future BlackBerries will probably come with some improved GPS features but we have no idea right now what to expect. Anyone on the inside care to share the exact details of the deal between RIM and Dash Express ? via PhoneScoop Related Posts Dash Express GPS Now Available for Pre-Order Touted as the first navigation system with two-way internet connectivity, the Dash Express GPS uni… OpenMoko Will Unveil Neo Version 2 Neo is OpenMoko’s 100% Linux-based open-source phone. The handset which looks like a child’s toy, wi… …