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Cyber Monday deals: 180GB Intel 520 SSD $130, 50" HDTV $430

Cyber Monday deals: 180GB Intel 520 SSD $130, 50" HDTV $430
  • Posted November 26, 2012, 2:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • Best Buy offers the Intel 520 Series 180GB SSD for $129.99 with free shipping ($0.72/GB). That's $60 under a July deal and the lowest total price we could find now by $59. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include read speeds of up to 550MB/s and write speeds of 520MB/s...

E-commerce spending reached a record $161.5 billion in 2011

E-commerce spending reached a record $161.5 billion in 2011
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • E-commerce spending for 2011 reached a record high $161.5 billion which was good for a 13 percent increase from 2010. Nearly a third of the yearly total was spent in the fourth quarter alone, according to the latest report from research firm comScore.

Online holiday retail spending breaks multiple sales records

Online holiday retail spending breaks multiple sales records
  • Posted December 20, 2011, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Online shopping is on the rebound in a big way versus the same time last year. For the first 48 days of e-commerce shopping from November through the week ending December 18, consumers spent nearly $32 billion, a 15 percent…

Kindle Fire usage soars after strong Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales

Kindle Fire usage soars after strong Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales
  • Posted December 9, 2011, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • New data from online ad network Chitika indicates that Amazon’s Kindle Fire is one of the hottest tablets around this holiday season. Earlier reports suggested that the tablet might be slowing down a bit but the latest stats paint quite…

Kindle Fire "best-selling" tablet at Best Buy, Target

Kindle Fire "best-selling" tablet at Best Buy, Target
  • Posted December 1, 2011, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Amazon's Kindle Fire might not be the perfect tablet, but the price may be just right. Target announced the Kindle Fire was the best selling tablet on Black Friday, despite offering a $75 gift card with the purchase of an iPad…

Largest domain seizure yet affects counterfeiters, pirates

Largest domain seizure yet affects counterfeiters, pirates
  • Posted November 28, 2011, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web With Video
  • Keeping with recent tradition, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Justice have initiated a sweeping crackdown on websites accused of selling counterfeit goods and pirated software. ICE had performed a similar operation last year, as…

Cyber Monday store discount round-up

Cyber Monday store discount round-up
  • Posted November 28, 2011, 8:51 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in Tech Deals
  • All in all, it's been a busier Black Friday and holiday shopping season start that we've seen in recent years, at least from my perspective. As usual online retailers have followed up with special discounts for Cyber Monday.

Weekend Open Forum: What's on your holiday agenda?

Weekend Open Forum: What
  • Posted November 4, 2011, 8:05 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in WOF
  • With frosty weather taunting the northern hemisphere, it's increasingly evident that the holidays are upon us. We've run various holiday-themed Weekend Open Forums in the past, asking what you want for Christmas and what you purchased during Black Friday. This…

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