AT&T, T-Mobile Aren't Giving Up on Merger
The AT&T Relevant Products/Services move to merge with T-Mobile is entering a new phase. Even with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman and the Department of Justice opposed to the deal, the companies are not giving up.
Google's new ad space: Chrome
Google just found another digital billboard for online ads: its Chrome Web browser. I just started noticing the ads on one of my computers yesterday, and I'm not the only one to see them. The ads don't interrupt ordinary Web browsing by pushing aside Web page content and don't compete with regular Web page ads. Rather, they appear in a yellow-tinted box at the top of the new-tab page in Chrome.
Consumers' interest in Windows tablets plummets
Just a couple months after one study claimed the majority of tablet-buying users wanted a device based on Windows, another research outfit is reporting that consumers are sick of waiting for a true iPad competitor from Microsoft. Consumers’ interest in buying a Windows tablet has plummeted in the past six months, according to a new Forrester Research report on November 29.
Amazon's Black Friday Kindle Sales Quadruple
Amazon reported its best-ever Black Friday sales for the company's Kindle family of e-readers and media tablets, the online retail giant said Monday. Unit sales quadrupled across the board in comparison with Kindle sales the same day last year.
Amazon Kindle Fire: Much more open than I thought
Amazon has been known for locking down the Kindle ebook readers, but all that caution has been thrown to the wind with the Kindle Fire.
Buying an HDTV: Online or in-store?
Every year there are fewer "brick-and-mortar" retailers. Not coincidentally, there are ever more online retailers. The question is: where's the best place to buy an HDTV?
How to buy the right cell phone
Buying a cell phone as a holiday gift is a bit more complicated than buying a television or a camera. It's not that shopping for those products is easy--indeed, one TV can present you with a mind-boggling array of specs--but a cell phone also requires you to select a carrier and choose a service plan.
British Library newspaper archive puts 300 years of history online
The launch of the archive is the first time people will be able to digitally access and search through millions of newspaper articles from the comfort of their homes. Up until now, people have had to travel to the British Library newspaper depository in Colindale, North London, to access the entire collection of 200 local and regional newspapers.
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