Amazon.com Inc.’s e-reader Kindle, is being phased out at its more than 1,700 stores and its website. After an “ongoing review” of Target’s merchandise that evaluates quality and prices of the chain’s offerings, the decision was made, according to Molly Snyder, Target spokeswoman. The move coincides with the discounter’s plan […]
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$300 Million Invested in Nook by Microsoft
Barnes & Noble shareholders discovered that the company’s stock shot up 95% before the market opened on Monday morning with the news that Microsoft had secured a 17.6 percent stake in Nook’s business. The investment was procured after Barnes & Noble announced in January that it wanted to spin off […]
The NEW IKEA Cardboard Camera.
This is going to change the photography game on it’s head. It looks like IKEA has created their own still camera. Probably the greenest still camera ever made, it was handed out at a design expo in Milan. Supposedly this will end up being sold in stores (whether that includes […]
Samsung: World’s Largest Cell Phone Vendor.
Nokia’s reign as the world’s largest maker of cell phones, has ended. Samsung has taken over, ending the Finnish company’s 14-year run. Samsung shipped 93.5 million handsets in the first quarter of 2012, 36% more than a year earlier, according to an industry study. Nokia shipped 82.7 million, researcher Strategy […]
Shutterfly to Acquire The Kodak Gallery.
Shutterfly, an online photo-publishing company that allows users to create personalized photo albums and calendars, will acquire the Kodak Gallery of Eastman Kodak Co. for $23.8 million at auction. Shutterfly made a stalking horse bid in early March, to precipitate a bidding war. Shutterfly won after no other bidders came […]
Crysis 3 – FIRST LOOK.
“The greatest city on Earth, now a spawn of ruins.” is the setting for the Crysis 3 the sequel to the 2011 hit first person shooter. Electronic Arts has unveiled a sneak preview of the highly anticipated video game. In the third chapter of the “Crysis” saga has the player assuming […]
Facebook Purchases AOL Patents For $550,000,000
The social network Facebook closed a deal with Microsoft Corp. to purchase 650 patents, which was a portion of the patent portfolio that Microsoft had agreed to buy earlier from AOL Inc. at auction. 925 patents or patent applications and the right to license hundreds more, were purchased by Microsoft […]