AT&T and Verizon ads duel on airwaves and in court Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:02 am PST AP - What would the holidays be without bickering between siblings? AT&T and Verizon are swamping TV with ads attacking facets of each other's wireless networks. While the ads stick fairly close to the truth, there's a lot they don't say. Full Story | Top | US online ad revenue down 5.4 pct in third quarter Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:02 am PST AP - Online advertising revenue in the U.S. fell 5.4 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, as the sputtering economy kept its tight grip on even the fastest growing segment of industry, according to a report released Wednesday. Full Story | Top | Be A Cheap Geek With These Black Friday Online Hardware Deals Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:29 pm PST PC World - Every year the Black Friday label entices tenacious consumers to embark on their shopping frenzy. Make it easy on yourself. Skip the lines, sleep in, and enjoy these online hardware and component deals while they last. Note that most of these deals are time-sensitive. Full Story | Top | Acer Aspire AS5517-1208 Laptop Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 pm PST PC World - RadioShack is offering the 15.6-inch Acer Aspire AS5517-1208 laptop for $400. This Aspire laptop features an AMD Athlon 64 Dual Core processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive, and it runs Windows 7. It's currently selling on the RadioShack Website for about $550, so the deal is a good $150 off. Full Story | Top | Sony Bravia 46-Inch HDTV Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:30 pm PST PC World - Wal-Mart has a 46-inch HDTV, the Sony Bravia KDL-46S504, on sale for $798. This 1080p HDTV features a 60Hz refresh rate and a 20,000:1 contrast ratio. It also has three HDMI inputs, and is Bravia Link compatible. The lowest price we found for the KDL-46S504 on PriceGrabber was $1200 at Crutchfield, so you'd save about $400. Full Story | Top | Nintendo Wii Video Game Console Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:30 am PST PC World - Meijer's doorbuster deal this year is the Nintendo Wii, which the chain is offering (along with a $50 coupon toward your next Meijer purchase) for $200. Full Story | Top | Black Friday deals for Mac and iPhone software Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:32 am PST Macworld.com - Thursday is Thanksgiving, the holiday season is upon us, and Black Friday is coming, well, Friday. And you know what that meansâdiscounts. Before you go out and brave the throngs of shoppers crowding the malls, have a look at some Mac and iPhone software discounts that you can take advantage of right from the comfort of your home. Full Story | Top | Senators Ask EC to Speed Up Oracle-Sun Probe Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:08 pm PST NewsFactor - Oracle has received help from lawmakers seeking to speed up the review by the European Commission of its planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Fifty-nine U.S. senators have asked the EC to quicken its investigation and have accused the EC of stalling to hurt U.S. businesses. Full Story | Top | Spam King Gets More Than Four Years Behind Bars Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:08 pm PST NewsFactor - One of the world's most notorious spammers has reached the end of the road -- or at least a rest stop -- that could last for the next 51 months. Alan Ralsky, known as the spam king, was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison by U.S. District Judge Marianne O. Battani in Detroit. In June, Ralsky pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, and to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Full Story | Top |
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