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Apple US Black Friday sale starts

Chris Davies, Nov 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

Apple's US online store has just gone live with the company's Black Friday sale, and while there's no outrageous bargains to be had - not that they were ever likely - there are still discounts in just about every range. Typical cuts include $101 off the new 13-inch late-2008 model MacBook, up to $101 off the iMac desktop, and $11 off an 8GB or 16GB iPod nano. Read The Full Story

Xbox Live Marketplace to have Black Friday sale

Brenda Stokes, Nov 26th 2008 Discuss [0]

Even the Xbox Live Marketplace is getting in on the post-Thanksgiving sale madness. In fact, they've just posted up some great price reductions on some pretty cool arcade games and add-ons for some of your favorite current games. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile offering Motorola ZN5 for “free” this weekend

Brenda Stokes, Nov 26th 2008 Discuss [0]

Oh, the Black Friday deals just keep pouring in. Check this out. Apparently this weekend you can get a Motorla ZN5 phone from T-Mobile for free. Yup, you read that correctly. Completely and totally free. Though there is, of course, a catch. Read The Full Story

Star Wars Shop offering Black Friday savings

Brenda Stokes, Nov 26th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you have a Star Wars fan in your family, or you are one yourself, then you're going to want to check out the Black Friday sale at the official Star Wars Shop. You'll save a bunch on all sorts of items, from small toys for stocking stuffers to serious memorabilia. It looks like you can save 10% on every item in the store. While that might not be as much as some other online sales, considering the fact this discount covers the entire stock and includes high ticket items, it's pretty significant. So, if you've been holding out on a replica lightsaber or a bronzed Yoda statue, now is the time to act. Star Wars buffs usually can't get enough memorabilia. So if you have one in your life, you might want to seriously consider taking advantage of this sale. I mean, why wait and spend more than you have to? [via Gadgetell]

Black Friday Notebook Deals to watch for

Brenda Stokes, Nov 24th 2008 Discuss [0]

With the economy in a downturn, more and more retailers are looking for ways to push their products out the door. That being said, with Black Friday swiftly approaching, stores now have the opportunity to slash their prices drastically with hopes consumers will see a holiday purchasing opportunity. Read The Full Story

MacBook & MacBook Pro $100 discount at Best Buy

Chris Davies, Nov 24th 2008 Discuss [4]

Best Buy have begun selling MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops with $100 discounts from the list-price. The deal is not limited to the older plastic MacBook, but the new late-2008 unibody aluminum version and its more powerful Pro sibling. According to some sources, Apple stores will be matching the Best Buy pricing "for the next few days". Read The Full Story

NVIDIA Q3 profits on the decline

Brenda Stokes, Nov 7th 2008 Discuss [1]

NVIDIA's results for Q3 of the 2009 fiscal year were released this week and they show a significant reduction in revenue when compared to the same time last year. In fact, the drop is about 20% and can most likely be attributed to an $8.3 million charge that resulted from laying off 360 employees. Read The Full Story

Early Black Friday Forecast-$149 Blu-ray Player, $499 40-inch Plasma TV

Daniel Lim, Sep 19th 2008 Discuss [1]

If you are in the market for a bargain HDTV or Blu-ray player, hang on for couple more months. Although holiday season is still a while away, technology expects have predicted a full forecast of the Black Friday sale. Analysts from Dealnews are speculating sale price to fall as low as $149 for a generic Blu-ray player, $499 for a 42-inch 720p Plasma and $799 for a 1080P 46/47-inch no-brand-name LCD HDTV. Read The Full Story

Apple sold over one million iPhone 3G over the weekend

Satsuki Then, Jul 14th 2008 Discuss [1]

Apple has the right to brag – it has sold over a million iPhone 3Gs during the first weekend (It was launched on Friday). The first generation of iPhone took over two months to reach one million sales number, but it takes only three days for the second generation to reach that pinnacle. Read The Full Story

Intel slash 65nm chip prices

Chris Davies, Apr 22nd 2008 Discuss [0]

Chip manufacturer Intel are having a yard sale of sorts, clearing out 65nm stock as it transitions its range to the more efficient 45nm chips. The company has cut the price [pdf link] of around twelve processors, most of which are 65nm, with the biggest cut being a half-price reduction on the Q6700 Core 2 Quad and the Xeon X3230. Analysts are suggesting that the sweeping sale is just as much about keeping pressure on rival AMD as it is gaining warehouse space. Read The Full Story

Are product ship dates affecting sales numbers in the tech industry?

James Allan Brady, Apr 17th 2008 Discuss [1]

Back in the day buying something and it being outdated the day you got it wasn’t out of the norm. However it also wasn’t that big of a deal since by the time the next big product was announced you already had your new stuff and you were happy with it, because you had it now unlike all your friends who had to wait on the next greatest thing to actually arrive. These days the game is a lot different though. Read The Full Story

Mitsubishi LaserVue to be the brand of the future – not sharks, but TVs with lasers

James Allan Brady, Apr 7th 2008 Discuss [0]

Mitsubishi today announced the official product line name of their upcoming laser televisions. The new technology is expected to birth its first product by Q3 this year, just in time for holiday sales. The first laser TV from Mitsubishi is supposedly going to be a 65” model. The TV will be able to display twice the colors of standard or even current HD televisions. Read The Full Story