Neowin News Feed for: Buyers

Lawyer Claims iPhone Buyers Ill-Informed About Battery

Christopher Vendemio — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:11:38 +0000

The lawyer who has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple and AT&T said Wednesday the companies duped iPhone buyers by failing to disclose how expensive it would be to replace the battery. Larry Drury filed... Read more...

Zombie botnet targets iPhone buyers

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:46:08 +0000

Would-be iPhone owners are being targeted by a 7,500-strong zombie botnet, security experts have warned. PandaLabs said that buying an iPhone online could cost surfers a lot more than the advertised price if their computers... Read more...

New York says Dell defrauded PC buyers

Wed, 16 May 2007 16:22:24 +0000

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a lawsuit in Albany County Supreme Court charging that Dell used fraud and false advertising to increase profits on PC sales. According to the Wall Street Journal,... Read more...

More Buyers home in on Office 2007

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:39:17 +0000

Before you get right down to the numbers regarding Office 2007 outselling Office 2003 (so far), I'll tell you why I think this is. The fact that many businesses bought Office 2007 before the retail... Read more...

Report: Buyers Think PS3 Will be Under $300

Joe Cashman — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:02:13 +0000

A report by Compete says that 48% of US gamers surveyed think buying a PS3 will cost under $300 at launch, and upon being told the actual launch price 60% thought it to be too... Read more...

Most PC buyers need to purchase MCE for free Vista upgrade

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 09:17:24 +0000

Only around 10% of PCs to be shipped in the fourth quarter of this year are equipped with MCE (Windows XP Media Center Edition) and consumers who buy the remaining 90% of PCs will need... Read more...

45% of Mario Kart DS Buyers Play Online

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:20:03 +0000

Huge uptake for online play of Mario Kart reported as Wi-Fi Connection rolls out Nintendo is claiming massive early success for its Wi-Fi Connection online play system for the Nintendo DS handheld,... Read more...

Office 2003 Goes Live For Volume Buyers

Tom Warren — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 13:40:22 +0000

Microsoft Office System 2003 hits yet another milestone Monday when volume customers will be able to download it. Office 2003, and its Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook components,will be available for download... Read more...

Insider Secrets for PC Buyers

Sun, 16 Mar 2003 17:15:29 +0000

52 smart tips for getting exactly the right machine at a price you'll like. Before you buy a car, you probably talk to your trusted mechanic about which models are really reliable. If... Read more...

Buyers enjoy fire sale in 256Mbit DRAMs

Sun, 07 Jul 2002 14:06:59 +0000

A sudden spike in 256Mbit double-data rate SDRAM supplies sent contract prices plummeting 17% in June, making it the best memory chip value on the market. At an average selling price of... Read more...

Dell hopes PC buyers get LCD envy

Wed, 27 Feb 2002 02:58:36 +0000

Dell on Tuesday announced the release of its first 19-inch LCD (liquid crystal display), the 1900FP, which is selling for $1,299. Dell's strategy of selling flat-panel monitors is aimed at improving margins... Read more...