Christmas Eve and NYE aren’t federal holidays, but will feel like it in 2021
2021 has been another exhausting year as the COVID pandemic continues to disrupt life around the world. Just when it looked like we could have …
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Anonymous man calling himself ‘Santa’ paid for everyone’s Walmart tab at Vermont store
It’s the officially the biggest gift-buying time of the year, so people visiting a Walmart store in Vermont last week were probably loaded up on …
How to win a Christmas light contest without even trying
Some people really go all-out when it comes to holiday lighting. They aren’t satisfied with a few strings of lights here and there, and maybe …
Tablet demand triples ahead of holidays, two out of three buyers want Apple’s iPad
Demand for media tablets is picking up ahead of the holidays according to a recent survey, with Amazon and Apple in particular looking like they …
Kindle Fire could be hotter than iPad this holiday season, study finds
Amazon’s upcoming Kindle Fire could be the hottest tablet on the market this holiday season, with demand that may even surpass Apple’s blockbuster slate, the …
T-Mobile to offer HTC Radar 4G Windows Phone in time for holidays
T-Mobile announced on Tuesday that it will offer the HTC Radar 4G in time for the holidays. The HTC Radar 4G is a Windows Phone …
Xbox 360 has biggest year ever in 2010
Over five years after the Xbox 360 launched in November 2005, the console powered through the 2010 holiday season — racking up its biggest sales …
Microsoft Kinect sales surpass 8 million units in first 60 days
During Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show this evening, Microsoft confirmed some pretty outstanding sales figures for the Kinect sensor. …
2010 online holiday sales up 15.4% to $36.4 billion
SpendingPulse, a MasterCard Advisors service that monitors national retail and services sales, has an early Christmas gift for all of us this year. According to …
Amazon’s Kindle Wi-Fi is sold out ahead of Christmas
The Amazon Kindle’s position as one of the top electronics gifts of the 2010 holiday season is reaffirmed today as Amazon notes that the Wi-Fi-only …
68 iOS apps from EA reduced to 99¢ for the holidays
‘Tis the season to spend money, and the countless sales that continue to pop up across the country make it oh so easy for us …
JP Morgan: Online holiday shopping up 22%
In a note to investors Monday, JP Morgan analyst Imran Khan wrote that online shopping during the holiday season is up 22% so far this …
Best Buy announces free smartphone offer for the holidays
Big box retailer Best Buy has announced a new promotion aimed at potential smartphone purchasers this holiday season. Citing the success of its Free Phone …
Apple ramps up iPad production ahead of holidays
Reaffirming a note sent to investors last week by RBC Capital Markets, DigiTimes now reports that iPad production has been increased ahead of the 2010 …
Windows Phone 7 coming to Verizon Wireless for the holidays
Oops. It looks like someone running Microsoft’s Windows Phone Twitter account got a little excited and spilled the beans on a 2010 Windows Phone 7 …
Microsoft expects to sell 5 million Kinect sensors this year
One of the most highly anticipated accessories among gamers may now be one of the most highly anticipated accessories among Microsoft investors as well. Microsoft’s …
Apple intros free iPad engraving ahead of the holidays
In line with rumors that surfaced over the summer, Apple has introduced free engraving with all new iPad orders. The service, which affords buyers two …
Barnes & Noble offers $100 for late Nook orders
We know how frantic things can get during this time of year: it’s almost Christmas and you’re wondering if you forgot anyone on your list, …
Google's Christmas gift to America is free Wi-Fi at airports starting today
Those that hate Google but travel frequently might feel a bit conflicted over the next couple of months because of Google’s holiday gift to America. …
Verizon gets into the Christmas spirit by bashing AT&T and the iPhone
A few days ago AT&T filed suit against Verizon for its “There’s an App for That” ad campaign. Verizon’s response? Welcoming the iPhone to the …
Verizon Wireless holiday lineup leaked, reveals new BlackBerry Curve2
For Verizon fans, the biggest and most anticipated device coming from Big Red is the Droid, and many of you have come to rely on …
T-Mobile introduces its blasé holiday line-up
Believe it or not, Christmas is but 11 weeks away which means that every single tech company on the planet is going to be lighting …
BGR Breaks it Down: Subscribing to calendars on your iPhone
A sometimes overlooked feature that has been made incredibly simple on the iPhone is the ability to subscribe to a variety of calendars. Many are …
BlackBerry Curve 8900 and HTC Fuze winners!
What better time to announce our giveaway winners than on Christmas eve? We won’t string this one out too long, just want to thank everyone …
Santa skipping over Google employees’ chimneys this year
The lavish and sometimes frivolous mega-Internet-corp that is Google has been feeling the effects of the recession this year. First it started with the dismissal of …
Dell 2-day “Holiday Savings Fair” for employees starts today
Dell might be pinching pennies this season in an effort to avoid layoffs but that doesn’t mean the Texas-based PC giant can’t do a little …
