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AVG can sell your browsing history to third parties

Luke Payne — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 02:58:01 +0000

Security firm AVG has come under fire for recent updates to their privacy policy. The new policy explicitly gives the company the ability to sell browsing and search history to third parties. Read more...

Microsoft replaces PCs stolen from SXSW startup group with free Windows 8.1 gear

John Callaham — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:20:44 +0000

Microsoft stepped up to help a group, StartupBus Florida, by giving them free Windows 8 laptops and Surface 2 tablets after the group's laptops were stolen from their Austin, Texas rental during SXSW. Read more...

Instagram want to sell your photos!

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:42:51 +0000

Imagine walking down the street and seeing your face on an advert for an embarrassing ailment. Well, you might not have to imagine, if changes to Instagram's privacy policies come into effect. Read more...

NASA may sell Space Shuttles, BIN 42 Million

Brad Sams — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:55:40 +0000

When NASA sets to retire its space shuttles in 2010 they may be interested in selling off the old orbiters. NASA is currently in the information gathering stage but selling off three shuttles for... Read more...

EFi-X USA to sell pre-made PCs capable of running Mac OS X

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:00:17 +0000

Leveraging an internal adapter that lets many generic PCs run Mac OS X, a company called EFi-X USA now plans to offer a solution that potentially allows customers to create their own Mac systems. ... Read more...

Microsoft to soon sell full range of Web software

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:19:48 +0000

Microsoft Corp will soon launch a full range of online versions of its software products, including the Office suite, and expects the weak economy to accelerate growth of the nascent Web-based software market, a senior... Read more...

T-Mobile to sell 3G iPhone from 1 euro in Germany

Steven Parker — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:04:35 +0000

Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile will sell Apple Inc's new iPhone for as little as 1 euro ($1.54) for the 8-gigabyte version together with a 69 euro monthly contract, it said on Monday. Apple is set... Read more...

Verizon-Fairpoint Deal Under Review

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:35:55 +0000

Due to a disparity in interest rates, New Hampshire and Vermont regulators will hold separate emergency meetings Sunday to reconsider Verizon's $2.35 billion sale of its voice and Internet land lines in northern New England... Read more...

Websites sell secret bank data and PINs

Steven Parker — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:35:53 +0000

Security breaches that are allowing the financial details of tens of thousands of Britons to be sold on the internet are to be investigated by the country's information watchdog. Without paying a single penny, The... Read more...

T-Mobile will sell unlocked iPhone in Germany

Steven Parker — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:11:40 +0000

T-Mobile said Wednesday that it will sell the iPhone in Germany without a contract, complying with a court injunction against it. In addition, it will unlock any phone bought since November 19 -- the date... Read more...

Sony to sell PS3 chip production lines to Toshiba

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:44:59 +0000

Recent rumours, later denied by Sony Corporation, have turned out to be true. According to Reuters, Sony plans to sell its "Cell" microprocessor output facility in Nagasaki prefecture and "RSX" graphic chip production line in... Read more...

Ford and Microsoft Sell Pink Zune for Breast Cancer Research

Christopher Vendemio — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:10:07 +0000

Both Ford and Microsoft have teamed up to release a special edition pink Zune for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While many companies are jumping at the chance to bring awareness to such an important cause,... Read more...

Sources: Sony May Sell Game Chip Facility to Toshiba

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:41:19 +0000

Sony Corporation is reportedly in talks to sell its production facilities for advanced microchips used in its PlayStation 3 game console to Toshiba Corporation. The sale, which would include production lines for the PS3 "Cell"... Read more...

Analyst: Halo 3 to sell $200 Million on release day?

Todd Tanner — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:13:05 +0000

While Microsoft is shooting for a cool $155 Million first day haul for its upcoming monster hit Halo 3, Lazard Capital Market's Colin Sebastian thinks otherwise. He believes Microsoft's estimate is "conservative" and that Halo... Read more...

Gateway to Sell Professional Business Unit

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:08:31 +0000

Gateway Inc., a struggling computer maker, said Wednesday it will sell its professional business unit to Nampa, Idaho-based computer maker and seller MPC Corp. in a deal valued at about $90 million. MPC will continue... Read more...

Diebold Unable to Sell e-Voting Unit

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:02:27 +0000

Amid criticism for its allegedly unreliable voting machines, Diebold Inc. said today that it has failed to sell its voting technology business, which manufactures voting booths used in elections across the country. Instead, the company... Read more...

Wal-Mart to Sell $300 PC with OpenOffice

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:44:33 +0000

Wal-Mart Inc. opened its campaign for the back-to-school PC sales season on Wednesday by unveiling a US$298 desktop from Everex that combines three of the most popular industry trends -- open-source software, a power-efficient processor,... Read more...

O2 closes in on exclusive deal to sell iPhone in UK

Tom Warren — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:19:44 +0000

O2 is on the verge of wrapping up a deal to exclusively sell the Apple iPhone in the UK with a view to launching the iPod-based handset by Christmas. A number of Europe's largest operators... Read more...

Wal-Mart to Sell Sub-$700 Dell Desktops

Thu, 24 May 2007 21:09:46 +0000

Wal-Mart has announced plans to sell Dell Dimension desktops in its retails store beginning on June 10. The Dell Dimension Multimedia Desktop Computer will be available at all of Wal-Mart's 3,400 retail stores. A second,... Read more...

South Korea busts attempt to sell technology to US

Sun, 20 May 2007 17:29:37 +0000

South Korean prosecutors have indicted four engineers for allegedly trying to sell "Wibro" high-speed mobile Internet technology to the United States for 190 million dollars. Three former employees received secret information from Hwang, one current... Read more...

WalMart to sell $199 HD-DVD player in Q4 2007?

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:11:52 +0000

WalMart is known for being able to majorly cut its prices thanks to mass production for a wide range of products. Now that I think of it, my first DVD player was from WalMart, purchased... Read more...

Vista did not sell only 244 Copies in China

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:09:41 +0000

Microsoft says that a report that it sold only 244 copies of Vista in China in the first two weeks is just plain wrong, the Softies say. "Recent speculation regarding sales data in China is... Read more...

Supplier: MS to Brand & Sell Consumer Fuel-Cell Chargers

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:47:41 +0000

After its first delivery to Microsoft on Friday, Medis, a startup specializing in fuel cells, revealed the software giant's intentions to brand the products as its own and sell them as portable recharging stations for... Read more...

Amie Street signs major artists to sell DRM-free music

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:19:32 +0000

Launched last July, Amie Street is a web-based music service that has always offered DRM-free music of independent artists for purchase. Amie Street recently signed a new deal with Nettwerk Music Group (home to well-known... Read more...

Burger King Games Sell 2 Million in US

Joe Cashman — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:25:19 +0000

It seems like 'The King' has been doing very well for himself this past month. Developer Blitz Games is celebrating after selling 2 million Burger King games in just four weeks. Sales that are challenging... Read more...

CompUSA to Sell Vista, Office 2007 Ahead of General Release

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:40:34 +0000

Retail chain CompUSA will sell Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 Nov. 30 alongside resellers and OEM partners and ahead of the general public release, planned for late January, the software maker announced Nov. 13.... Read more...

UK Retailers Refuse to sell Bully

Todd Tanner — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:12:16 +0000

Thanks to Eurogamer for the story. Major electronics retailers PC World, Currys and Dixons have refused to stock controversial Rockstar title Bully, renamed Canis Canem Edit in Europe. All owned... Read more...

Gamestop & EBGames PS3 Pre-Order = Sell out

Todd Tanner — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:52:39 +0000

Eager early adopters received word last night that EB Games and GameStop stores would be taking pre-orders for Sony's PlayStation 3 this morning. Each store will have a limited number of units available when the... Read more...

NEC to sell Packard Bell

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 09:26:08 +0000

NEC Corp. executives are negotiating the sale of the company's Packard Bell division, reportedly to eMachines founder Lap Shun "John" Hui. The move would leave NEC without a consumer PC brand, while it continues to... Read more...

Dell to sell AMD-based notebooks

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:55:44 +0000

Following its recent partnership with Advanced Micro Devices to put the latter's chip in its server product line, Dell Computer confirmed this week that it will launch AMD-based laptops as early as October. The move... Read more...

Google: We won't sell music

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:09:38 +0000

Don't look for Google to get into digital music sales anytime soon. The Internet search giant used a keynote slot at the annual NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) conference to quash rumors of a... Read more...

CinemaNow to Sell Disney Films Online

Wed, 31 May 2006 16:40:43 +0000

The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday became the latest Hollywood studio to offer movies for sale via the Internet by providing films like recent thriller "Flightplan" to CinemaNow, the online service said. CinemaNow, which is... Read more...

Wal-Mart to Sell Build-Your-Own Computers

Wed, 03 May 2006 22:21:09 +0000

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will start selling build-your-own-computer components in more than one-third of its U.S. discount stores this month as it looks for ways to tempt shoppers to buy more than just low-margin food. Wal-Mart... Read more...

Lenovo To Sell PCs To SMBs Via Best Buy

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:31:06 +0000

Lenovo is broadening its commercial relationship with brick-and-mortar retailer Best Buy, saying it will work with the computer and electronics chain to sell notebook and desktop PCs to small-business customers. Under the deal, Lenovo will... Read more...

Microsoft: Don't sell PCs without operating systems

Tom Warren — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:51:24 +0000

According to ZDNet UK Microsoft UK is urging UK vendors not to ship PCs without operating systems on them. Supplying base systems or "Naked PCs" is a missed opportunity according to Michala Alexander,... Read more...

Apple iTunes to Sell Monthly Subscription to Shows

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:35:23 +0000

Apple Computer's iTunes music and video store on Wednesday took its first step toward a monthly subscription model with a new service called Multi-Pass that lets users buy TV shows on a monthly basis, Reuters... Read more...

Warner Bros. to sell movies online

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:33:56 +0000

The movie giants have announced a service called In2Movies, which will distribute movies via peer to peer technology not too dissimilar to the methods used by illegal file sharers. ... Read more...

eBay Scraps Plans to Sell Live Pets Online

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:24:55 +0000

Online auction giant eBay has cancelled plans to offer live pets for sale online after receiving thousands of negative letters from its users, according to the Associated Press. While eBay has... Read more...

Longhorn could be tough sell for Microsoft

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 08:53:34 +0000

Longhorn has already survived several major delays, intense scrutiny from the industry and a radical redesign of its features. But the toughest test for Microsoft's next release of Windows is still to come: Will anyone... Read more...

AOL to Sell Cheap PCs to Minorities and Seniors

Thu, 12 Aug 2004 05:54:03 +0000

America Online on Thursday said it plans to sell a low-priced PC targeting low-income and minority households who agree to sign up for a year of dialup Internet service. The online unit of Time Warner... Read more...