Archive for April, 2008

Best Buy Crowdsources Tech Support

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

FixYa, a user-generated Web site for product care support, is set to announce a co-branded effort that brings Best Buy customers and the Geek Squad together to swap real-world solutions to common technical problems.

HDTV’s Will Get Stupid Cheap Next Month

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

According to HD Guru, Sony's not content with its less-than-number-one status in flat panels, so it's planning to claw its way back into consumers' hearts with deep price cuts on all of its 2008 models next month.

Report: AT&T to sell 3G iPhone at $200 discount

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Might Apple be ready to formally embrace unlocking with a new iPhone pricing structure at AT&T?

Interview with Ebay Founder: “Pursue Your Passion”

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

I started eBay as an experiment, as a side hobby basically, while I had my day job,” recalls Pierre Omidyar. Now the website hosts nearly four million auctions every day, with almost half a million new items being added for sale every 24 hour. Omidyar’s personal net worth is ...

South Africa shields Robert Mugabe at UN

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

South Africa led efforts to block the dispatch of a UN envoy to Zimbabwe yesterday as the UN Security Council met on the election stand-off for the first time. Diplomats said that South African opposition to a UN mission meant that the next step would probably be a public meeting ...

Iron Man’s Robert Downey Already Has Sequel Ideas

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Robert Downey Jr., who stars in the upcoming movie "Iron Man," told SCI FI Wire that he's already looking ahead to a possible sequel and added that he'd like to explore the burden his superhero responsibilities impose.

Americans unload prized belongings to make ends meet

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

NEW YORK - The for-sale listings on the online hub Craigslist come with plaintive notices, like the one from the teenager in Georgia who said her mother lost her job and pleaded, "Please buy anything you can to help out." Or the seller in Milwaukee who wrote in one ...

Awesome junk robots

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Flickr user Lockwasher collected a bunch of junk to make rayguns out of, and then decided to use the leftover junk to make a stunning collection of junk robots.

George Bush’s lost e-mails - Judge Demands Answers

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Last week a federal magistrate judge ordered the Bush administration to answer some pointed questions about its failure to preserve White House emails as required by federal law. Ars examines what the law requires, what the White House has done, and what the rest of us should do about it.

Houston Rockets Keep Their Rollercoaster Season Alive

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Remember this team? This was the team that won 22 in a row at one point. You remember those Rockets, don't you? They were built on energy, resilience & extraordinary defense. They shared the ball and got scoring from up & down the roster. THAT was the team that dominated ...