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Business
Even More Head-Scratching Apple Analysis From CNBC
6:00AM Jack Loftus | Additional Apple-related shenanigans from CNBC as they report on Apple stock “tanking” in January following Steve Jobs’ poor health: More »
Peripherals
Monster Cable Lowering Prices During Recession, Uh…Thanks?
3:20AM Sean Fallon | Monster Cable, purveyors of grossly overpriced products, feel your pain during these tough financial times. That’s why they are reducing their ridiculous prices to slightly less ridiculous prices during the recession. More »
Vehicles
The F-22 Raptor May Be Replaced By…Sniper Blimps?
5:45AM John Mahoney | Originally designed to fight the Soviets in WWIII, the F-22 Raptor has never seen combat. And now, Barack Obama needs to decide whether to keep building them or kill the plane forever. More »
Business
Office Depot to Close 112 Stores
2:20AM Sean Fallon | Financiapocalypse has claimed yet another victim. This time it is Office Depot—and they are planning to close 112 stores, or 9% of their North American locations over the next three months. More »
Business
Microsoft Stock Hits 10-Year Low
11:15PM Mark Wilson | After a Jefferies Group analyst cut Microsoft’s 2009 revenue forecasts, Microsoft’s stock fell to its lowest levels since 1998. More »
Press
DHL Dies
2:29AM Mark Wilson | DHL, a popular shipping alternative to FedEx, UPS and the US Postal Service, has gone belly up in the ever more fun economic crisis. Today the company announced that it will end all domestic shipping services starting January 30th (which means 9,500 layoffs) while only international shipping to/from the US will remain. Hopefully one less competitor in the ring won’t increase all of our internet shipping costs too greatly. [DHL] More »
Gadgets
11:50AM Nick Broughall | That crappy Aussie dollar that we’ve been bitching about? Apparently it’s not all bad. Susannah Moran in Australian IT is reporting today that thanks to our dollar plunging so spectacularly in recent months, we’re now the cheapest country in the world to buy iPods, improving from a paltry 14th position back in July.
So what does this mean? Well, maybe you should consider buying your next iPod sooner rather than later to take advantage of our crappy economy consider getting any Poms, Yanks, or other tourists with a stronger dollar to buy you an iPod for Christmas. If they can afford it, that is…
[Australian IT] More »
Australia The Cheapest Place In The World To Buy iPods
11:50AM Nick Broughall | That crappy Aussie dollar that we’ve been bitching about? Apparently it’s not all bad. Susannah Moran in Australian IT is reporting today that thanks to our dollar plunging so spectacularly in recent months, we’re now the cheapest country in the world to buy iPods, improving from a paltry 14th position back in July.
So what does this mean? Well, maybe you should consider buying your next iPod sooner rather than later to take advantage of our crappy economy consider getting any Poms, Yanks, or other tourists with a stronger dollar to buy you an iPod for Christmas. If they can afford it, that is…
[Australian IT] More »
Phones
Samsung Weathers Crummy Economy, Sells 52 Million Phones Last Quarter
8:50AM Matt Buchanan | Sony’s hurting, Apple’s soaring, and Samsung is doing fine, even as it definitely shows stress from the economy. Aggressive pricing and marketing are leading it to spend more to make more, driving overall profit down 44 percent from a year ago to $US850 million. More »
Cameras
360-Degree New York Stock Exchange Panorama Shows Where The Action, Sadness Happens
1:00AM John Mahoney | Computers have reduced tons of the bustle on the NYSE floor, but it’s still a pretty charged place. Here you can duck the telescoping trading terminals as you swoop around a full 360-degree flash panorama courtesy of the NYTimes. Can you feel the pain? [NYTimes - Thanks, Dan!] More »
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