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Porsche's Mobil 1 Supercup Virtual Edition will be live-streamed

Ather Fawaz — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 07:02:01 +0000

Following the suspension of prominent sporting events worldwide, Porsche Motorsport is also going virtual and will be broadcasting the entire Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Virtual Edition 2020 live. Read more...

What it's like to work at a closing tech store: Circuit City

Brad Sams — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:10:28 +0000

When Circuit City announced that it was closing all of its stores it showed the true signs of the economy. Circuit City was a massive corporation employing over 30,000 employees which would all be... Read more...

Circuit City OKs Cash Incentives to Retain Top Execs

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:42:05 +0000

Circuit City, the nation's No. 2 electronics retailer, approved millions in cash incentives to retain its top talent following the departure of several key executives over the past year. Executive vice presidents could claim retention... Read more...

Circuit City Takes Hit in Q2

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:03:53 +0000

Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second biggest consumer electronics store chain, said Thursday it swung to a loss in its second quarter as sales fell. The company lost a reported $62.8 million, or 38... Read more...

Circuit City and Napster partner on music service

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:33:04 +0000

Circuit City has announced a partnership with Napster that realizes a subscription music service dubbed "Circuit City + Napster" which will offer "all the same great music discovery and community features such as personalized recommendations,... Read more...

Best Buy & Circuit City Report Strong Demand for Vista

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:08:10 +0000

Best Buy Company Incorporated and Circuit City Stores Incorporated have both reported high demand for Windows Vista in their retail stores. In separate earnings statements, the two retail companies said that PCs with Vista preinstalled... Read more...

Satellite circuit for Google TV ads

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:41:27 +0000

After months of speculation, Google has officially jumped into the television business. The Web giant announced on Monday that it is partnering with EchoStar Communications to sell commercials over the Dish satellite broadcaster's 125 national... Read more...

Circuit City Fires 3,400 "Overpaid" Employees

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:54:00 +0000

Circuit City is firing 3,400 employees (8% of Circuit City's total work force) and bringing in lower-cost workers to fill their roles. The company says that the move is aimed to help realign its cost... Read more...

Circuit City closes Stores due to Aggressive TV Price Cuts

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:40:13 +0000

Circuit City is closing stores 62 stores in Canada and seven underachieving stores in U.S. cities as well as reshuffling its corporate ranks. A support center in Barrie, Ontario will also be closed along with... Read more...

AOL Buys MusicNow from Circuit City

Christopher Vendemio — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 07:07:11 +0000

AOL said on Thursday it bought Circuit City Stores Inc.'s digital music subscription service MusicNow LLC, a move that thrusts Time Warner Inc.'s Internet unit into competition with RealNetworks, Yahoo, Napster and other subscription services.... Read more...

Integrated circuit inventor dies at 81

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 02:37:11 +0000

Jack Kilby, the inventor of the integrated circuit, died on Monday at age 81 after a brief battle with Cancer. His invention, the integrated circuit, was first demonstrated on Sept. 12, 1958. The invention made... Read more...

Apple short-circuits Circuit City deal

Sat, 09 Feb 2002 01:28:31 +0000

Apple Computer said Friday that it will no longer sell its Macs at Circuit City. "We have mutually decided to go our separate ways," Circuit City spokesman Bill Cimino told CNET News.com on Friday.... Read more...