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- Holidays look more humbug than happy for electronics chains
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about the effects of the economy on the tech sector as the holidays approach and how companies are coping. Diaz also shares the silver lining of the financial crisis for consumers.
- Tags: Holiday, Financial, Electronics, Financial Accounting, Finance, Personal Technology, economy, Circuit City, Dell, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz
- Videos 2008-11-10
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- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Logitech Harmony One remote, LG plasma HDTV, Sony upscaling DVD recorder
- A Logitech Harmony One remote control, an LG 50-inch plasma HDTV, and a Sony DVD recorder with HD upscaled playback. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, October 15, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the refurbished Logitech Harmony One remote control at CompUSA for $149.99....
- Tags: Sony Corp., DVD-recorder, LG Electronics Inc., Logitech, HDTV, Sony RDR-GX255, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Philips universal remote, Casio Exilim digital camera, Sharp LCD HDTV
- Bing Cashback for the TVIf going for the Sharp LCD TV deal, don't forget to get your Bing cashback!1.) Go to www.bing.com2.) Search for Circuit City.3.) Select the "Bing cashback" next to the Circuit City link that the search brings up. This will bring up the Circuit City page.4.)...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, digital camera, camera, Casio Inc., Philips Electronics N.V., Gadget Gal, HDTV, Bing, Circuit City Stores Inc., Sharp LCD, Sharp Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Google: It's not me, it's you
- Wow, this thing is coolI'm a Google fan, but so far this looks much betterI know!I love it. It doesn't have all topics, but it had most of the stuff I searched for.weak, not for techiesJust put some not very popular words and the result yields nothing.Hmm interestingLast I spoke...
- Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., Kosmix, search engine
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Accenture lays off senior execs
- Reducing the high priced helpThis seems to be a cycle at Accenture every few years regardless of the economy or market place.They just like to get rid of the high priced help and this usually flows down to the senior and mid-management levels as well.RE: Accenture lays off senior execsGetting...
- Tags: Accenture Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- Best Buy will not honor $9.99 HDTV deal
- The question Best Buy has to ask themselvesis whether the bad PR is worse than the loss on the sales. Apparently they feel they can handle the PR backlash more than the losses on these sales. Which is probably right, because I can't imagine people declaring war on Best Buy...
- Tags: Public relations, TVs, Sales strategy, TV & Home Theater, Financial services, Best Buy Co. Inc., HDTV
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- How much do stores jack up ambient lighting to sell you HDTVs?
- It's more direct than that.Go to Best Buy and amazingly, the cheapest sets look like they should not have shipped from the factory failing quality control while the high cost sets are superb. I had an employee try to stop me from pressing the "default" settings on the TVs...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, TV, brightness, HDTV
- Discussion threads 2009-08-09
- Radio Shack to rebrand as 'The Shack'; does it matter?
- There are rumblings 'round the Internet that It's official: Radio Shack, everyone's favorite brick-and-mortar place to find a rare connector, is in the midst of rebranding itself as "The Shack." There have also been firsthand reports stating that signage will change to "The...
- Tags: Radio Shack, Internet, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- NEED FOR SPEED Undercover 0.1.42 (Mobile)
- Chase or Be Chased in Need for Speed Undercover. The cops are back like never before in this action-packed game of pursuit and betrayal. Go up against ruthless street racers out to win at any cost. Earn respect and fill your garage with the worlds fastest cars. Reach the finish...
- Tags: Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Professional Development, Marketing, Career
- Software downloads 2009-08-03
- Barnes & Noble offers free Wi-Fi in stores nationwide, no purchase necessary
- Barnes & Noble offers free Wi-Fi in stores nationwide, no purchase necessaryWowNow i can sit in Starbucks next to Barnes and Noble and mooch free Wi-FiBordersBorders Books should have done this long ago. Instead, I smell another growing Circuit City with Borders.RE: Barnes & Noble offers free Wi-Fi in stores...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Barnes & Noble Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Microsoft's store foray: Compensating for the tech retail implosion?
- Microsoft's move into retail is often portrayed as a defensive move to thwart Apple. But Dana Blankenhorn notes that it Microsoft's move is really about the demise of the tech retail channel. At SmartPlanet, Blankenhorn writes: Drive down a suburban highway, or along the margins of...
- Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Retail, Desktops, Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- JEFF BEZOS IS WATCHING YOU
- JEFF BEZOS IS WATCHING YOUNo Kindles for us...This goes along with my statement in the other article on this subject.http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66909&messageID=1266075We will not purchase any Kindles for family members nor for ourselves. With Amazon having this much power over a persons Kindle why would anyone consider to purchase it. This Kindle...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, JEFF BEZOS IS, Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-18
- Sitting "Shiva" For My Dead Laptop
- Sitting "Shiva" For My Dead LaptopSomeone from HP will read thisand email you with an apology and some effort to correct this. I hope you do not take them up on their offer since it would never be extended if you weren't blogging for ZDNet. It has taken some time...
- Tags: Notebooks, Hewlett-Packard Co., laptop computer, HP Laptop, Shiva Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-14
- Ritz Camera probably won't make it through summer
- Ritz Camera probably won't make it through summerWarrantyI wonder what happens to my 3-year accident protection/warranty on my DSLR? Used to process film thereHaven't had to do that since about 1997. Probably their biggest loss of income.RE: Ritz Camera probably won't make it through summerI use to work for...
- Tags: Document management, Sales strategy, ESP, Ritz Camera, printing
- Discussion threads 2009-07-09
- NEED FOR SPEED Undercover 14.2.77 (Mobile)
- Chase or Be Chased in Need for Speed Undercover. The cops are back like never before in this action-packed game of pursuit and betrayal. Go up against ruthless street racers out to win at any cost. Earn respect and fill your garage with the worlds fastest cars. Reach the finish...
- Tags: Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Professional Development, Marketing, Career
- Software downloads 2009-07-07
- Best Buy does a wheelie
- Best Buy has long been known for retailing electronics, mostly appliance-sized or smaller. Now they're hitting the road, or they're selling road-worthy products. Electric cars and scooters. Best Buy's been hurt by the recession, but has already outlived its defunct competitor, Circuit City. The newest electric...
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Electronics, Electric Vehicle, Brammo, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- Best Buy grabs market share; Earnings better than expected
- Best Buy on Tuesday reported first quarter earnings that were better than expected as the retailer continued to grab market share amid the demise of Circuit City. However, same store sales fell 6.2 percent and most categories excluding home office equipment declined, and May sales were weak. ...
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Earnings, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- Brick and Click Stores: How Circuit City Could Re-Open Its Doors
- Why doesn’t a consumer electronics store work this way, in the age of the Internet? You walk into the digital photography section. On a slanted shelf sit 15 different cameras, each tied to its stanchion for security. But there’s a big screen...
- Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Camera, CompUSA Inc., Fiorentino, Internet, Retail, Branding, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
- Brick and Click Stores: How Circuit City Could Re-Open Its Doors
- Brick and Click Stores: How Circuit City Could Re-Open Its DoorsDon't care about the BS - PriceI always do my research online and then try to get the item. I don't care for the BS - no salesman, no "comparisons", etc.What would be great would be to take a...
- Tags: Click Stores, Circuit City Stores Inc., Re-open
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- News to know: Yahoo CFO; Oracle's Java; iPhone 3G S specs; EC2 outage
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Yahoo names Tim Morse as new CFO Larry Dignan: Can Oracle give Java a boost (and...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Java, Yahoo! Inc., Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Apple iPhone 3G, Microsoft Corp., Outage, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Pricing, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
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