Black Friday 2009 sales, the shopper, item, and costs

With just over one day to go until Black Friday 2009, shoppers now have that horrible task of getting up early on the morning of November 27 and then stand is queues for hours. These massive crowds are like a frenzy that we only see when aid is being issued to people less fortunate than ourselves. Read more

Apple UK’s Black Friday 2009 Sale: In-store and online

Apple UK has confirmed that they will be taking part in Black Friday 2009, to coincide with their American stores. UK Apple customers have been receiving emails, which begins with wishing them a “Happy Friday”. This is seen as their one-day shopping event. Read more

Amazon Kindle: Released in Canada

We have some great news for those of you living in Canada now, as Amazon has finally decided to start shipping their popular Kindle reader to Canadian homes. Read more

Dell Inspiron Zino HD Now Shipping: U.S. Still Waiting

The Dell Inspiron Zino HD is now available on the IE and UK Dell websites, but the U.S. is still waiting for the new small computer to appear for them. The small device is certain to pop up soon, so they should visit the other two websites to see what they will be getting for their money, well the Americans will pay much less for theirs. Read more

DHS may use Nintendo’s Wii Balance Boards at airports

According to Desire Athow over at ITProPortal, it seems that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the US may soon start using Wii Balance Board’s to apprehend terrorists. Sounds mad? Read on. Read more

New VW Beetle in 2012: Gets bigger back seats

Back in 1998 VW decided to bring back an icon, what we got was the “New Beetle”. This proved a very popular decision and sales figures went through the roof, but Volkswagen has seen those sales figures steadily drop to almost nothing. Read more

Review: Columbus Day Activities For Kids

Today is Columbus Day, and we thought we would review some sites for activities for kids. There are so many things that children can do to get involved in all the fun, all of which means they will not be staring at the TV or playing for hours at a time on their games console. Read more

Hummer Sale: The History Behind The Brand

The recent news that General Motors Corp. (GM) has sold its Hummer brand to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company was a sad day for Americans. The Huffington Post believes that California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger will have a tear in the corner of his eye, as his vehicle of choice will no longer be American made. Read more

Hummer Sale: GM sells brand to company in China

Following on from our post yesterday about General Motors in talks with Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp over its deal to try to sell its Hummer brand, we can now inform you that the brand was sold on Friday. No financial terms were discussed, but there had been rumors that the sale was for around $150 million. Read more

AT&T’s HTC Tilt 2 feels like a Touch Pro2

Engadget was allowed some alone time with AT&T’s HTC Tilt 2 and found that it looks and feels just like a Touch Pro2. The guys who had a hands-on with the handset said that it is not the transformation that the Pure had over the Touch Diamond2. Read more

No Verizon iPhone in 2010

The recent Verizon ad that we discussed yesterday was aimed at showing its users that they have a much better coverage than AT&T, something that iPhone users will not be happy about. It is no secret that AT&T customers are unhappy with poor network coverage and terrible customer services. Read more

Close Look: 2010 Dodge Ram Power Wagon

American’s have been embracing more fuel-efficient vehicles in recent years, but that still does not stop them wanting something bigger. We have learned that the Power Wagon is back with the new 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Power Wagon. 4Wheel and Off-Road have been taking a closer look at the new pickup to see what all the fuss is about. Read more

Verizon Wireless iPhone Deal: Analysts to Apple

The U.S. and the rest of the world are still in a recession so there is less money to go around, but that has not stopped consumer’s obsession with having the latest cell phone. It is no secret that the handset to have is the Apple iPhone, and if you thought that the king of the Smartphones was popular now, you wait until Apple finally lifts the exclusivity deal that it has with AT&T and allows Verizon Wireless to shift the units as well. Read more

Toyota’s U.S. Recall: Akio Toyoda lists problems, apologizes

The Japanese are known for apologizing and bowing to people, but Toyota’s president, Akio Toyoda went a little over the top with it. We all know the troubles that Toyota are facing following the recent recall, but Toyoda was certainly acting strangely according to Chron.com. Read more

Positive Auto Sales even after Cash for Clunkers

The first full month auto sales are in, one month after the end of the governments Cash for Clunkers scheme or CARS. The auto industry had expected sales to fall dramatically, but that fall to their surprise did not happen. Nine auto brands said that their September sales were more positive compared to the same period last year. Read more

TomTom Car Kit for iPhone: Still not on Apple Store

We reported that the North American Apple Store was down this morning, we had hoped that Apple would offer us further details of the TomTom Car Kit for the iPhone, but they have failed to put it up on their site. Those wishing to purchase the new TomTom Car Kit are still left with more questions than answers. Read more

Verizon iPhone: Will the U.S. follow Orange UK?

We reported this morning that the Apple iPhone exclusivity agreement in the UK with O2 is soon to expire and we now know that Orange will also be allowed to offer the iPhone 3G and 3GS to its customers. We now wonder if Apple will do the same in the U.S. and open up the iPhone to other carriers, the most popular choice being Verizon Wireless. Read more

Verizon Wireless and AT&T look beyond phones

There was a time when network carriers only concentrated in offering coverage for cell phone users, but it now seems as though they wish to move beyond that limitation. Verizon Wireless and AT&T have now landed a deal that will see them offer Internet access for e-book readers. Read more

General Motors and Assembly Plants: Restores 3,000 Jobs

Things are starting to look up for the troubled auto sector in the U.S., as on Tuesday General Motors announced that it was to restore 3,000 jobs at its assembly plants. GM is also set to increase production by up to 45 percent in North America in 2010 We wonder if this has anything to do with GMs recent aggressive marketing campaign, which was hoped to convince Americans that their products are as good as its rivals. Read more

Apple joins top 20 global brands, according to survey

It has been revealed that Apple have improved on their position, in a recent survey on the top 100 global brand names. The improvement sees Apple take 20th position, overtaking big names such as Nike, American Express and Pepsi. Read more

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