Category: IT - Published: March 16, 2008
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates stepped in front of Congress on Wednesday for another shot at persuading them to allow more foreign-born engineers to work in the United States for longer time. He also made it a point to bring forth the idea of improvements on science and math education.
While in front […]
Category: IT - Published: December 29, 2007
Customers who shop Best Buy’s website often come across deals only to find that the items are sold out or on backorder. The site then often directs customers to proceed to the local store to purchase the item (usually denying customers the option to buy online with in-store pickup).
At first glance, this doesn’t seem like […]
Category: IT - Published: December 9, 2007
DALLAS (AP) — Consumer electronics retailer CompUSA said Friday it will close its stores after the holidays following sale of the company to an affiliate of Gordon Brothers Group, a restructuring firm.
CompUSA operates 103 stores, which plan to run store-closing sales during the holidays. Privately held CompUSA, controlled by Mexican financier Carlos Slim Helu’s Grupo […]
Category: Mobile - Published: November 26, 2007
While North American iPhone users are struggling against a sea of firmware updates to use their devices on non-AT&T networks, and making enough headway to break the 1.1.2 firmware before its official release, those in Germany are getting a chance to buy a factory-unlocked phone — for the not-so-low cost of €999, or approximately 1,500 […]