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Microsoft is offering 7 days of deals in conjunction with its launch of Windows 7 today. The sale ends on October 28, 2009, so hurry.  Some offers are only ‘while supplies last,’ so you may have to hurry to take advantage of these deals. The Microsoft blog site states the following deals will be offered [...]

A leaked memo from Best Buy states that Nintendo will drop the price of their popular Wii to $199 this weekend. When this happens we need to all act surprised at the price cut. Nintendo has been happy to charge we consumers $249 for the past 3 years, so dropping their price to $199 should [...]

Redbox DVD rental locations exceed over 15,000 locations. Movies are offered at the low price of only a $1 a day. Redbox locations are so popular that at some locations people are lining up and waiting to get their hands on the latest releases. But all of that may be coming to an end as [...]

Thanks to Kristen Kenny there may be a Family Pack coming our way for Windows 7. The Family Pack would be for Windows 7 Home Premium editions only and would be for 3 PC’s in a household. What isn’t known is how much the Family Pack will cost, but one could venture a guess that [...]

As has been previously reported, Microsoft is removing Internet Explorer 8 when it releases Windows 7 in Europe. Microsoft claims that pressure from the European Union has placed the company in a position that their choices were limited so they have opted to remove IE8 from Windows 7. But now Microsoft has released the pricing [...]

It seems that Microsoft is finally letting us in on their pricing scheme for the newest Windows operating system. On their Windows 7 blog they list the following pricing policy:
So here’s the low-down on pricing for Windows 7. The estimated retail prices for upgrade packaged retail product of Windows 7 in the U.S. are:

Windows [...]

My buddy Charlie from Pioneer, CA sent me a link to Home Depot which shows that they are now selling laptop computers online. I took a look at some of the brands and Home Depot is carrying Toshiba, Samsung, Lenovo, HP, Panasonic and a few other brands So I compared pricing of one brand that [...]

One congressman seems to feel that large ISPs cannot be trusted, and has introduced a bill to impose limitations on tiered broadband pricing. Congressman Eric Massa plans on several provisions in an effort to protect consumers from price gouging by ISPs. In his bill he proposes the following guidelines:

Requires ISPs to submit plans to the FTC, [...]

The news is spreading like wildfire that Best Buy is ready to bury Vista and offer the masses what appears to be cut rate pricing on Windows 7. According to several sources it appears that Best Buy is one of the first retailers that is gearing up for Windows 7 with some unbelievable pricing. But [...]

windows 7, microsoftRumor has it that Dell is reporting that the pricing for Windows 7 could be higher than previous versions such as Vista and XP. If true this could cause a buyers backlash for the new operating system. In a time where the economy is in the crapper, when unemployment is approaching an all [...]

Dell is offering for sale their new Inspiron 10v Netbook for $299. The little guy comes with the following features:

Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition SP3
Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam

Obsidian Black
Wireless 802.11g (1397) Mini Card

Intel® Atom Processor® N270 (1.6GHz/533Mhz FSB/512K cache)
24WHr Lithium-Ion Battery (3-cell)

10.1″ Widescreen Display (1024×576)
120GB, 2.5inch, 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
1GB [...]

Ridiculous pricing for Monster Cables has been going on for years. With the promise of superior performance, Monster has been able to convince consumers that their cables are the best. Electronic shops like Best Buy love these expensive cables because it increases their profits as well.
The USA Today reports the following price decrease:

Now, founder and [...]

As more and more products come to market, and as the recession weakens consumer enthusiasm, the major OEM’s are lowering prices in the hope of attracting new buyers. But will this new pricing strategy be enough to attract you the consumer? According to a recent article at the Wall Street Journal they suggest that these [...]

CompUSA is back from the grave after filing for bankruptcy. The company is now under the wing of Systemax, which also runs TigerDirect, a successful online retailer. But what makes the new CompUSA different from the original version?
Consumers are able to access the Internet from computers scattered through out the store, to compare the prices [...]

According to a news article over at PlayStation.com, Sony will be dropping the price of their PS2 down to $99.99 starting Aprils 1st, 2009. This is in itself good news, but what is also of interest is to see how this may lower the pricing of other consoles. Microsoft and Nintendo may just have to follow Sony’s [...]

Recessions are usually looked upon in a negative way. But for those of us who have survived previous recessions, economic slowdowns, busts and booms we know one thing. In tough economic times there are going to be bargains. As we enter further into 2009 companies in different technologies, businesses ventures, restaurants, whatever, will be looking [...]

Dell is slashing the price on their Dell Mini 9″ that comes with Ubuntu. The pint sized computer comes with only 512 MB and only 4G SSD drive. Even though this might be a light weight netbook, this unit would be great for those who wish to use it for surfing the net and sending [...]

Amazon is testing out a beta version of a new game download site that they have launched. The company hopes to attract many of it’s 88 million visitors to try the new site. I took a look at the site and noted that you get to try some of the games before you buy. Pricing [...]

We are all aware that Circuit City failed to find a buyer and is now closing down for good. We are also aware that the company is having a liquidation sale of approximately $2 Billion in electronic products. Depending on who you listen to, there are many differences of opinion about how good or bad [...]

Apple’s iTunes are finally going DRM free as predicted previously by Steve Jobs. iTunes also announced that there will be a 3 pricinf system of $.69 cents, $.99 cents and $1.29 per tune. The features are set to take place on April 1, 2009. According to the iTune article it states that:
iTunes Plus will initially [...]