From the monthly archives:

November 2008

Black Friday Online Sales Breakdown By Category And Product

November 30, 2008

Black Friday saw an average of 11% gains in traffic across the board for online retailers.
Here is a sample of what product trends were surging over 2007 as provided by Experian (owner of PriceGrabber)

Most popular categories on Black Friday
1. Women’s Boots – 203%
2. Watches – 202%
3. Blu-ray/HD-DVD Players – 147%
4. Women’s Sleep & Lounge Wear [...]

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Microsoft Begins Its Quest For Kumo With More Yahoo Talks…Supposedly

November 30, 2008

It turns out we may have been onto something last week when we talked about how Microsoft and their new Kumo.com domain, partnered with Yahoo could be what it takes to start catching up to Google. Read here
As of today, Microsoft is in talks to acquire Yahoo’s online search business for $20 billion
Microsoft has no [...]

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The SEC Blows A Whistle On Itself

November 30, 2008

As Mark Cuban pointed out this morning, (an appropriate post considering he is in trouble with them), the SEC system has some broken pieces inside of it and the legendary finger pointer is finally turning its finger back at itself.
As most would not think, employees and executives of the SEC are actually able to play [...]

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Nokia Follows In NikeID’s Footsteps: Launches Nokia Build

November 29, 2008

Sick of having the same phone as everyone else?  Nokia just launched their beta site, Nokia Build, allowing users to customize the look of their 7310 series phone with stock and customizable templates.
I tried it for about 5 minutes, user interface very clean and easy to use….gonna stick with the iPhone though….sorry Nokia.

Mashable, Nokia Build

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Developing: Dev Team Brings Linux To The iPhone

November 29, 2008

The iPhone Dev Team is at it again. This time, Dev Team member, planetbeing, has posted a video demonstrating his Linux iPhone.
Although this is a very rough version, it’s great to know that it’s in the works.  There’s even word of porting Android in the near future….very exciting!!

Engadget, Dev Team

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