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Tesla Reveals 90-Second Battery Swap
At a demonstration was held Thursday night at the Tesla design studio in Los Angles, Tesla Motors announced a new battery-swapping system for the Model S which allows owners to exchange a depleted battery for a freshly charged one in approximately 90...
Apple Announces Redesigned iOS 7
Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 7, was announced at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco on Monday. The new version features a completely redesigned user interface bringing it more in line with competitor offerings from Goo...
Apple Starting IPhone Trade-In Program
Apple is reportedly partnering with well known mobile-phone distributor Brightstar to implement an in-store iPhone exchange program later this month. Brightstar also works with AT&T and T-Mobile handling their iPhone exchange programs as refurbished...
Amazon Spends Big On Kids Shows
Just days after Netflix's contract ran out, Amazon signed a deal with Viacom to stream many of its popular kids shows for $200 million. As reported by Reuters...
McDonald's Updating Menu and Prices
Increased pressure from rising commodity prices and competing chains is forcing McDonald's to modify its existing menu offerings. The number of items available on its US menu has increased from 60 items to about 145 items since 2007 which has result...
Microsoft Unveils the Xbox One
Microsoft announced its next-generation video game console in Redmond, Washington and it is officially called the Xbox One. The name was rumored to be Xbox Infinity or Xbox 8, which frankly would have been better since Xbox One will surely be confus...
Zelda: A Link to the Past Sequel Headed to 3DS
During a Nintendo Direct announcement Reggie Fils-Aime, president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, announced a number of "new" titles which will be arriving for the 3DS and Wii U later this year.
Of the many reveals, a sequel to...
Kobo Announces Limited Edition Aura HD Reader
Tablets have taken the world by storm as evidenced by Apples' overwhelming success with the iPad line but there is still a place for e-readers, or so Kobo would have you believe. Today Kobo announced the Limited Edition Aura HD Reader for $169.99. I...
Dish Bids $25.5 Billion For Sprint
On Monday, Dish Network placed an unsolicited offer to buy Sprint for $25.5 billion which tops the current bid of $20.1 billion for a 70% stake from Japanese mobile company Softbank. This move is not necessarily a surprise given Dish made an unsolic...
Roku Hits 5 Million Units Sold Mark
In 2008, Roku launched its streaming media player with the goal to provide streaming video to the masses. Thanks to Netflix, its first available channel, and other partners there are now ...
Automakers Recall 3.4 Million Cars Due To Airbags
The most recent in a string of major automaker vehicle recalls is due to an airbag defect. Honda reported one crash resulting from the defect but there have been no reported injuries or deaths. Toyota stated it was recalling 1.7 million vehicles glo...
Tesla Motors May Finally Be Profitable
After years of operating in the red, Tesla Motors is finally expecting to turn a quarterly profit. This is the first time it has happened since its initial public offering in 2010. As a result, the company's stock was up nearly 20 percent which in pa...
Store Brands Vs Name Brands?
Gone are the days of black and white generic store brand offerings and the accompanying consumer perception of poor quality. More retailers are competing with nationally recognized brands both in appearance, and more importantly, substance. So what...
Retailers With The Worst Customer Service
The multiyear customer satisfaction trend for retailers, both traditional brick-and-mortar and online, has been increasing steadily and is currently at an all-time high. The most recent ACSI study in 2012 had the average rating for retail companies p...
Major Automakers Looking To Bail Out Detroit
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, which have their headquarters in the Detroit area, are joining with other Detroit-based businesses. In response to current fiscal short falls they will be donating $8 million for new ambulances and police cars.
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