BlackBerry 8520 events, IOUs and Transformers
Remember those BlackBerry At The Movies events happening in practically every major city in the country? Well, they’re definitely for the BlackBerry 8520. One our readers was nice enough to send in some photos of what they received at the event and was one of the few people who actually won a BlackBerry 8520. No, [...]
Amazon acquires Zappos, the customer-friendly shoe company, for $807M
Amazon.com said it has agreed to acquire shoe retailer Zappos.com in a stock deal valued at $807 million.
Zappos, which was founded in San Francisco during the tail end of the last Internet boom, became famous for its radically friendly customer service. You could order shoes, have them sent to you by mail, try them on, [...]
How Cash Over Credit Can Save You Money [Saving Money]
Avoiding pricey credit card fees isn’t the only reason to opt for cash over credit (although it’s a good one).
Nowadays, using cash over credit has some additional post-recession benefits. After all, with consumer demand low, some businesses, including auto dealers and electronics retailers, are offering better deals for cash-carrying customers. Other service providers may cut [...]
Gmail Offers to Automatically Unsubscribe You from Mailing Lists [Spam]
Ever get an email from a legit mailing list but went ahead and marked it as spam anyway because you just don’t want it? Gmail has smartened up to this common behavior, offering to automatically unsubscribe you from certain messages.
From Gmail’s help pages:
We don’t think you should be burdened with managing messages you don’t want [...]
Microsoft: ‘When’ not ‘if’ Xbox will go mobile in some capacity
Apparently it’s not a matter of “if” Microsoft will bring the Xbox, in some capacity, to the wonderful world of mobile entertainment, but “when.” So says Corporate Vice-President Shane Kim, at least; if you can’t trust Mr. Kim, then who can you trust?
Here’s the money quote from Mr. Kim, swiped from an interview with Kikizo:
For [...]
Verizon to launch Novatel PC770 broadband card
Verizon is adding another broadband data card to its lineup with the Novatel PC770 2-in-1 wireless card. The PC770 will work with both ExpressCard slots or PC peripheral interface slots making it plenty more versatile than your average card. Like any respectable data card these days, it will feature EVDO Rev. A for a speedy [...]
iPhone 3GS with VoiceOver Easiest Smartphone for Blind People?
According to David Pogue in the New York Times, the accessibility features like VoiceOver introduced with the iPhone 3GS make it one of the easiest smartphones for the blind and visually impaired:
First, you tap something to hear it. You can tap icons, words, even the tiny status icons at the top of the screen. As [...]
Samsung Comeback set to cost about $130 too much
The Samsung Comeback might not have launched today as it was expected to, but the details continue to trickle in. We’ve got the product shots, we’ve got the specs, and now that last oh-so-important detail has come out: the price.
According to this snap conjured up by BGR, the Samsung Comeback is going to knock you [...]
Samsung Comeback priced at $130; come again?
As the flurry of tween phones continues to do anything but bowl us over, the upcoming Samsung Comeback is one of the more interesting of the bunch no doubt. Its specs were finally revealed yesterday and while the colorful handset is hardly drool-worthy, the younger message hungry crowd can definitely look forward to checking it [...]
Google Eases The Switch From Lotus Notes To Google Apps
A few weeks ago, Google announced a new plug-in that will sync Google Apps—the enterprise versions of Gmail, contacts, and calendar—with Microsoft’s Outlook, letting customers use Outlook on their desktops if that is what they are comfortable with, and Google Apps will run on the backend. Of course, the plug-in ended up running into a [...]
