This is high from the rumor stack, but we knew you would want to hear it.

Best Buy began taking pre-orders for Halo 3 today for $59.99 and sets the launch date for May 15th, 2006. Microsoft will not confirm this date, and previous comments from Microsoft on Halo 3’s release placed it on the date of the PS3 launch. In addition, recent rumors on Halo 3 have placed the games release closer to the of the Halo movie.

Did Best Buy jump the gun and release the product page, as we have all seen retailers do in the past? We will have to wait and see. If this May 2006 date holds true for the release, perhaps gamers will see a fourth version released to coincide with the movie.

A press event scheduled in San Francisco for Monday will see Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Palm CEO Ed Colligan Verizon Wireless President and CEO Denny Strigl make an announcement. Representatives for the three companies have declined to comment on the news, but analysts see only one possible possibility – the long-anticipated arrival of the first [...]

Alabama’s growing technology base, skilled labor force, low cost of doing business, lucrative state and local incentives and friendly environment has drawn numerous automotive companies into the state. These same traits are now beginning to cause a tremendous expansion in Alabama’s aerospace and defense industries. Northrop Grumman, known as a world leading defense company, currently [...]