Today only, Amazon is selling the refurbished Kindle Fire tablet for $139. That’s a good deal considering the new version costs $199 and refurbished units normally cost $169. These refurbished units carry the same one-year …
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Glimpse: A Facebook-Powered Pinterest Clone Without the Human Feel
Pinterest, which lets you collect and share images and links from around the web, is quirky, addictive — and wildly popular. So it’s not surprising that it’s also proving to be influential. It sure influenced Glimpse, a new …
Google’s Galaxy Nexus: Unlocked and Contract-Free for $399
The Galaxy Nexus by Samsung is one of the best Android phones out right now, and starting today, Google is selling it unlocked and contract-free for $399.
Considering that most wireless carriers charge upwards of $600 for …
Get Mass Effect 3 for $30, Today Only
Today only, Amazon is selling Mass Effect 3 for $30 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
To say the game has a somewhat controversial ending would be putting it lightly – BioWare and EA have even promised to extend the storyline via a …
Another Way to Save Best Buy: Make It More like Costco
Just about everybody, it seems, is full of helpful advice for Best Buy on how it can fix its business. I provided my suggestions back in March. (That was before the company’s CEO, Brian Dunn, resigned under mysterious …
Roundabout Deal: Buy the New Nokia Lumia 900 Phone, Get a $100 Credit
Math! She’s a fickle mistress. She takes without asking. In this case, however, she gives without expectation. If you purchased the $100 Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone from AT&T – a phone our own Jared Newman called “a solid …
Today’s Value Shopper Heads to Amazon, Not Walmart
Walmart became the world’s largest retailer by attracting consumers who were most interested in low prices, not a highfalutin, top-notch shopping experience. So it’s unsurprising that Walmart has received poor ratings in …
Why Groupon’s Fuzzy Math Should Worry Investors
What is it with daily-deals website Groupon and accounting?
via Why Groupon’s Fuzzy Math Should Worry Investors | Business | TIME.com.
Good Deal: Refurbished Amazon Kindle Fire Tablets for $139 Today
Today only, Amazon is selling refurbished 7-inch Kindle Fire tablets for $139. That’s a good deal considering new versions cost $199, and these refurbished units carry the same one-year warranty as the new models.
SlickDeals Front Page Now Lets You Hide the Pants
Slickdeals.net had a minor problem: Although it’s a useful site for finding discounts on electronics, clothes, home goods and other products, most users never ventured past the front page. So a redesign for the site, which …
Are High Gas Prices Boosting Online Shopping?
By some account, there has been an especially sharp rise in online shopping during the first couple of months in 2012—a time period that just so happens to coincide with an unusual spike in gas prices.
via Gas Prices: Are They Boosting Online Shopping? | Moneyland | TIME.com.
New ‘Tello’ Feature Lets Consumers Talk Back to Businesses
Tello is an iPhone app and Android-friendly mobile site that lets consumers rate the local businesses they deal with. Sounds like Yelp? Not really. For one thing, Tello encourages brevity, not rambling reviews: You give a thumbs …
