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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 07:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[T-Mobile announces HTC Sensation 4G launch dates, pricing]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 07:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>xihayizu</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[HTC Sensation 4G(Credit:Bonnie Cha/CNET)We don't know about you, but we've been chomping at the bit to get our hands (back) on the HTC Sensation 4G, and it looks like the time has finally come. T-Mobile announced this evening that the Sensation 4G is expected to be available as early as June 12 at select Wal-Mart stores and in T-Mobile stores by June 15 for $199.99 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate.First introduced back in April, the HTC Sensation 4G's feature list reads like a dream, as the smartphone offers a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, a 4.3-inch HD (540x960-pixel resolution) Super LCD touch screen, and an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording and playback. TheAndroid 2.3 Gingerbread device also uses the latest version of HTC Sense and is the first handset to feature HTC Watch, the company's new video store. If there's one sticking point about the device, it's the phone's internal memory. The Sensation comes with 4GB of internal storage, but only 1GB of that is available to the user. As some consolation, T-Mobile will ship the smartphone with an 8GB microSD card preinstalled, but that hasn't stopped some would-be buyers from looking in the direction of the Samsung Galaxy S II, which has 16GB of internal memory. That said, the HTC Sensation 4G has the backing of a U.S. carrier and a launch date, while the Galaxy S II currently does not, so we'll have to see how this plays out. In the meantime, we're hoping to receive a Sensation 4G shortly, so be sure to check back soon for our full review.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study: Americans sitting on $30 billion in unused gift cards]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>xihayizu</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Americans are sitting on more than $30 billion worth of gift cards, according to a new study.(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)If you're a vegetarian, and someone gives you a gift card for Ruth's Chris Steak House, you might find it difficult to use. The same might be true if your dog just died and someone gifted you a $50 PetCo card. Mismatches such as those and millions more like them have added up to $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards that Americans are sitting on collectively, according to a leading player in the burgeoning secondary market for the ubiquitous cards.In a just-completed study, Plastic Jungle, which buys and sells gift cards, reported that all-told, the U.S. market for them is about $90 billion annually. And of that, about 5 percent to 7 percent go unredeemed and unclaimed each year, said Bruce Bower, the CEO of Plastic Jungle.Percentage-wise, that may not sound like much, but Bower said that on average, American households have about $300 worth of unredeemed cards. And that has led to the market that has pulled companies like Plastic Jungle, Cardpool, GiftCardRescue, and others into the fray, each hoping to scrape off profits by acting as exchanges between those who want cash for their unused cards and those who are interested in picking up cards at a discount. Some of these seem to be flourishing, with sales in the eight figures. And others, such as Leverage, have found it impossible to make a go of it.You would think that retailers would be all too happy to see consumers let the cards waste away on cork boards and fridges nationwide. But Bower said that increasingly, states are claiming the unused balances under escheatment laws--those that allow states to collect monies in abandoned bank accounts. At the same time, retailers know that consumers are likely to spend more than the value of their gift cards if they actually go shopping with them and often will buy higher-end goods than those without the cards, Bower said.To be sure, gift card exchanges are nothing new--they have been around for some time, with many outfits paying as much as 92 cents on the dollar for unused cards and selling them at 3 percent to 5 percent--or higher--discounts. Popular national retailers like Home Depot, Best Buy, Target, and others can fetch the full 92 cents, while local and regional retailers may only get around 80 cents. But with its study, Plastic Jungle has put dollar figures on the market and identified eye-popping value for the amount of money being spent on gifts that are never converted into anything tangible.All of which could easily lead one to the conclusion that many people would be better off simply giving gifts of cash rather than gift cards for retailers that may or may not be used. But of course, while giving cash as gifts is standard in some cultures, in others it is seen as the height of impersonal. To Bower, gift cards, which themselves might seem to some to reek of the buyer having put little or no time into the present, actually represent the opposite. He says they show that someone is at least trying to think of the type of establishment a gift recipient might shop at and giving them a choice of what they want to buy there.Still, with so many billions of dollars at stake, it seems obvious that retailers--who are teaming up with outfits like Plastic Jungle--may look for ways to streamline the process. That could mean gift cards that are good at multiple retailers, or which can buy a consolidated experience, such as dinner and a movie, Bower said, or an entire Valentine's Day suite, such as dinner, a spa treatment, flowers, and a night at a romantic hotel.Either way, it's obvious that millions of Americans are going to keep on buying and giving gift cards, and Bower said that the total value of unredeemed cards is only likely to grow. But a tip for those who give the cards Make sure the recipient's dog is still around before handing over that PetCo card. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Costco confirms it will stop selling Apple products]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=costco-confirms-it-will-stop-selling-apple-products</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>xihayizu</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=costco-confirms-it-will-stop-selling-apple-products</guid>
<description><![CDATA[During Costco's fiscal first-quarter earnings call today, Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti confirmed the company is in the process of phasing out Apple products from its shelves.The news, which was reported by The Seattle Times, confirms a 2-month-old rumor from iLounge that noted the process as already under way. iLounge's source had attributed the move to the wholesale retailer getting shut out of acquiring stock of products like theiPad, which competitors like Sam's Club, Wal-Mart Stores, and Target had gotten access to some six months after its launch.The Seattle Times says the split is mutual and notes that, unlike some of the deals made with other large-scale Apple resellers, Costco was never allowed to sell Apple's products through its own online store. The post also highlights that Costco's sales of Apple products did not venture further than offering slightly discounted iPods and packs of iTunes gift cards.Costco quite famously stopped selling Coca-Cola products after a pricing dispute in November of last year, before resuming sales just a month later after the two companies had worked things out.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Surprise, surprise: Apple&'s iPad expected to dominate tablets into 2012]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>xihayizu</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Even though we&amp;'re seeing a slew of Android tablets on the horizon, Apple&amp;'s iPad is expected to maintain its leading place in the tablet market into 2012, according to J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz.This, of course, should surprise no one. The iPad sparked the most  recent tablet craze when it was announced early last year, this after  the tablet market saw several false starts over the past few decades.Moskowitz predicts tablet revenues will rise to $24.9 billion in 2011 (up from $10.2 billion this year) and that they&amp;'ll hit $34.1 billion in 2012. The iPad, which will make up for 89.4 percent of tablet revenues this year, will still account for a significant portion of total tablet revenues in the next few years. In 2011, he predicts the iPad will account for 71.6 percent of tablet revenue, and by 2012 it will still lead with 61.4 percent.Apple said it shipped 7.5 million units in the iPad&amp;'s first six months, and some analysts predict it will sell up to 28 million units in 2011. The iPad has a significant head start on its rivals, and it also boasts more polished software &amp;8212' Android isn&amp;'t expected to be optimized for tablets until its version 3.0 release in the first half of 2011. Moskowitz also expects Android 3.0 to be released some time around the release of the second generation iPad, which should dull the impact of Android tablets even further.Via All Things DigitalNext Story: On the GreenBeat: Cadillac plans plug-in hybrid, DOE grants $1.3 billion loan guarantee to world&amp;'s largest wind farm Previous Story: Word Lens iPhone app combines instant text translation with augmented realityPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, iPad, predictions, sales, tabletsCompanies: Apple, J.P. MorganPeople: Mark Moskowitz          Tags: Android, iPad, predictions, sales, tabletsCompanies: Apple, J.P. MorganPeople: Mark MoskowitzDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Twitter co-founder tells how it all got started]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>xihayizu</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Twitter is an omnipresent part of the technology landscape today, but not long ago it was just another startup. Co-founder Jack Dorsey tells the story of how the microblogging site came into existence while he was working at Odeo, a consumer podcasting company in this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture given at Stanford University.It was there, when the company urged him to come up with new ideas, that the concept behind Twitter was born and the project started. Before long, it was spun out as a separate company and Odeo was sold.Next Story: Deals &amp;038' More: Vitrue gets $17M to manage social media accounts Previous Story: BilltoMobile scores deal with Sprint for direct mobile paymentsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Stanford UniversityCompanies: TwitterPeople: Jack Dorsey          Tags: Stanford UniversityCompanies: TwitterPeople: Jack DorseyChris Morris is editor of the Entrepreneur Corner on VentureBeat, helping start-up business owners launch and grow their companies. He previously worked at Yahoo! Finance, where he was managing editor, and as director of content development at CNNMoney.com. He is also a widely respected journalist in the video game and technology fields, whose work has appeared in Variety, CNBC.com, AOL and Forbes.com. Follow him on Twitter at @MorrisatLarge Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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