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It’s becoming clear what eBay wants to find inside its corporate stocking this holiday season: affluent shoppers. Hence its brick-and-mortar retail shop on the corner of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, and its new site offering luxury goods. Read More »

This week, Netronix reportedly hopped on the Android e-reader bandwagon, the Ustream Viewer app appeared in the Android Market, a handheld Mobile Internet Device (MID) based on the ARM platform was unveiled and Google Maps Navigation was made available for Android 1.6. Read More »

Don’t make mistakes when buying popular consumer electronics this holiday season. I’ve outlined three common problems that would-be gadgets gifters should keep in mind. Read More »

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8 Timely Tips for the Netbook Buyer

Netbooks, low-cost portable computers optimized for web usage, are continuing to sell at a torrid pace. If you’re in the market for one, here are eight tips to help you make a good buying decision. Read More »

Black Friday, Red Ink: Big Discounts Will Kill Profits

The holiday shopping season has shifted into full gear. But while online retailers are sure to see stronger sales than their offline rivals, the desperate discounts happening across the board threaten to erode any profits they may have once hoped for this season. Read More »

FanSnap Launches SeatAlerts, Still Snapping Up Fans

Thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday, this week I’ve been able to catch up with some of the companies I’ve previously written about, such as FanSnap. It’s unveiled a new feature: Seat Alert, which notifies fans when the seats that meet their specific requirements are made available. Read More »

Has Cyber Monday Been Time-Shifted?

The cyber shopping rush has already begun, with Akamai reporting that at around 11:30 a.m. ET some 6,591,354 global visitors per minute were hitting retail sites, which is about 48 percent above normal. Read More »

Apple’s In-Store Black Friday Deals

It’s finally Black Friday, and shoppers are out looking for bargains. Apple’s in-store prices aren’t so low, but there are some bargains, and good Apple product prices from other retailers. Read More »

SpeedBit Is Still Speeding (Downloads) Along

Israel’s SpeedBit last month saw its SpeedBit Video Accelerator pass the 20 million installs-mark. The company, which makes a handful of products, claims that it now delivers about 8 million files daily and has about 18.5 million active monthly users. Read More »

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