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A Slight Wait For Apple Gear Can Save You Money, Say Reports

Holding Off To Buy Apple Gear Can Pay Some Substantial Dividends, According To Recently Released Reports
By on Monday, 30. April 2012

We all know that Apple gear is expensive stuff. Getting your hands on Apple product is a pricey endeavor, even when you’re buying used, or late-model gear. But a recently released study has shown that while the waiting may be the hardest part, it almost may be the part that [...]

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Maingear Shows Off Three New Ivy Bridge Desktops

Maingear Shift, Potenza, & F131 Gaming PCs Bring Ivy Bridge Punch & Plenty More To Your Desktop
By on Monday, 30. April 2012

Post-PC era, huh? Well, tell that to the growing numbers of desktops out there looking to hit shelves, packing Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processor in their bellies. Three new ones have just recently broken cover to make their way to stores from the folks at Maingear, and these three will [...]

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Samsung Series 7 Laptops Get Further Ivy Bridge Refinement

Earlier Reports Put The Ivy Bridge In Some Samsung Series 7 Chronos Laptops--Where Will It Hit Next?
By on Monday, 30. April 2012

It was only five days ago when reports that Samsung was looking to augment its Series 7 Chronos laptops with Ivy Bridge processor capability crossed our line of sight, and now some new reports have emerged that say Samsung’s putting that same Ivy Bridge punch into more of the line.

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USB Drive Uses Unusual Method For A Password

Upscale Geek Boutique Hammacher Schlemmer's New USB Drive Uses Unusual Means To Protect Its Data Content From Potential Thieves
By on Monday, 30. April 2012

Hammacher Schlemmer has brought us some strange devices before.  A little over a year ago we got a look at their combination camcorder and projector, and the list goes on from there when you check out their website. Now they’ve got another “world’s first” to bring us with a USB [...]

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Pebble E-Paper Watch For iPhone & Android Tops $7 Million On Kickstarter

The Pebble E-Paper Watch Was Only Looking For $100,000 However With 18 Days Remaining -- They Have Gotten That Along With An Additional $7,066,473
By on Monday, 30. April 2012

Kickstarter has been the center of attention lately, which of course, has helped us to see products such as the Brydge Bluetooth keyboard case for the iPad. You remember, the one that has the Apple-like design that we mentioned last week. And then there is the Pebble e-paper watch, which [...]

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Acer Iconia Tab A510 Tablet Now Available In Canada

Future Shop Officially Selling The Iconia Tab A510 Tablet, Has It Priced At $449.99 With A 10.1" Display, 32GB Of Storage & Android 4.0 ICS
By on Monday, 30. April 2012

The Olympic Edition of the Iconia Tab A510 began shipping not all that long ago. And before that we saw Canadian retailer Future Shop list the regular non-Olympic branded model with an “estimated” shipping date of April 6th. And well, while that date has long since past, it does look [...]

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Microsoft Partners Up With Barnes & Noble To The Tune Of $300 Million

Newly Announced Partnership With Barnes & Noble Means A $300 Million Investment From Microsoft, Will Benefit Nook Digital & College Businesses
By on Monday, 30. April 2012

Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have officially announced a new partnership this morning. One that will end up benefiting a newly formed Barnes & Noble subsidiary. More specifically, this newly announced partnership will benefit Newco, which will in turn help Nook Digital and Collect business, both from Barnes & Noble.

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Apple, Others ‘Sidestep’ Billions in Taxes Using Various Tactics

New NYT Report Details Practices That Help Apple & Other Companies Save Lots of Cash When Paying Taxes
By on Sunday, 29. April 2012

Apple has recently announced new record sales for its second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year, and since the company is (still) cashing in on the popularity of the iPhone, iPad and Mac you’d think the U.S. government should be happy to see such stellar financial reports, as Apple would [...]

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Apple, Samsung Scheduled for May 21-22 Court-moderated Settlement Talks in San Francisco

Apple-Samsung Lawsuits Could Come to an End Should Next Month’s Settlement Talks Be Successful
By on Sunday, 29. April 2012

Apple and Samsung have a complex business relationship: Apple is one of Samsung’s biggest clients, with the South Korean company making various components worth billions of dollars that eventually end up being used by Apple in the production of its iconic iOS device, but at the same time the two [...]

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GameStop Now Accepting Android Phones & Tablets For Trade

Giant American Video Retailer Expands What They Will Take On Trade, Will Now Take Some Samsung Devices In Addition To The iPad
By on Sunday, 29. April 2012

GameStop has seemingly based their entire business model the past few years on used game sales, leaving some gamers wondering what the difference is between GameStop and a high-end pawn shop. Regardless, GameStop is expanding their used goods business even more. Some blogs have acquired pictures of GameStop’s internal inventory [...]

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