Posted on November 30th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
Two users recently received a scare when their iPhones began glowing, smoking and emitting sparks. One iPhone in Brazil, and then another in Australia, recently self-combusted. The Australian incident, which was reported first, took place Nov. 25 on a Regional Express flight from Lismore to Sydney. After the plane landed, one of the passengers’ mobile [...]
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Posted on November 29th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
Facebook settled a federal complaint about its privacy practices, making major changes to the way it handles user information in order to clear away an issue that could have overshadowed its expected–and long awaited–IPO. As part of the settlement, Facebook agreed to let users “opt into” changes that alter how their personal information is shared [...]
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Posted on November 27th, 2011 by Randy Lipnitzky
Cyber Monday 55% Off at ElectroGeek.com I have been called crazy by some before for doing these insanely discounted deals. Now I’m going to prove them right. I must be crazy to take 55% Off the best Computer Tune-Up Service. On Cyber Monday November 28th, 2011 I am offering an unheard of 55% Off of [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
For the past few days, I’ve been trying out Amazon’s Kindle Fire and I’ve generally enjoyed the experience. It’s not an iPad, but on its own terms, it provides great access to books, movies, music, and more at a very reasonable price. Amazon is clearly making this a platform for buying and consuming content it [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
Did you skip the lines on Black Friday? There’s still Cyber Monday — and analysts are expecting an abundance of deals to bring in record online sales this year. Andrew Lipsman, an industry analyst at data tracking firm ComScore, said sales for the one-day shopping event are projected to hit a record $1.2 billion this [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
Dozens of people suffered minor injuries as many hundreds of impatient BlackBerry fans broke through a barricade to get their hands on the latest smartphone during a discount promotion in a Jakarta mall on Friday. As the crowd swelling to well in excess of a thousand people — a number of whom had been queuing [...]
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Posted on November 25th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
Microsoft’s Craig Mundie said that the iPhone’s Siri voice recognition software is not new technology as a similar system has been available on the Windows Phone for over a year, and claims Apple marketed the capability to shift focus away from the iPhone 4S’s lack of new features. In an interview last week with Forbes, [...]
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Posted on November 25th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
As soon as the doors opened at midnight for Black Friday, Best Buy shoppers rushed for doorbuster deals on LCD TVs. Doorbuster deals on LCD televisions drew crowds of Black Friday shoppers to big box stores on Thanksgiving evening. And for Isabel Baez, the wait outside a Best Buy (BBY, Fortune 500) in northern New [...]
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Posted on November 24th, 2011 by Randy Lipnitzky
Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends from ElectroGeek. Hoping that you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
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