Gems I’m thankful for
It's Thanksgiving day here in the U.S., and I want to wish all our U.S. readers a happy holiday. Since Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday, which is also a Mac Gems day on the Macworld calendar, I thought I'd mention a few Gems I'm thankful for--the inexpensive apps and utilities that I use every day to increase my productivity and generally make my Mac-using life a bit better.
Dissecting Black Friday Deals: Is That $197 HP Laptop Good?
Black Friday doorbusters are loss leaders designed to whip up consumerist lust and draw shoppers to stores. Retailers typically lose money on these giveaways, but hope that while you're online or in store, you'll grab a few high-markup items too.
EU charges Philips, others with forming CRT screen cartel
The European Commission has accused manufacturers of cathode-ray tubes of running cartels in the markets for computer monitors and TVs, the regulator said Thursday.
India's PC market has started recovering, says IDC
India's PC sales were 2.19 million units in the third quarter, down by 3.1 percent from the same quarter a year ago, research firm IDC India said on Thursday.
2009: The year the cloud was seeded
The economic downturn may have dominated the agenda for much of 2009 but it was also the year the cloud was seeded, according to analyst firm IDC.
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