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E-Commerce News: Best of ECT News: Saving the E-Commerce Sale When the Customer's Drifting Away
TechNewsWorld | 2 hours 10 minutes ago
Many theories are being tossed about as to why consumers turn fickle a hair short of the finish line. For each theory, there are a multitude of technological solutions.... (more)
Ops Miss Deadline
Multichannel News | 2 hours 59 minutes ago
Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications did not have Tru2way interactive-services technology enabled across their entire footprints by July 1, as they had pledged in agreements with consumer-electronics companies last year. But executives from two CE manufacturers, Samsung Electronics and Panasonic, said the biggest cable operators have made good-faith efforts to date on deploying the...... (more)
Dallas native and Disney star Demi Lovato could be the next Big D
Dallas Morning News, The | 8 hours 24 minutes ago
Demi Lovato calls from her home in Los Angeles. It's a day full of phone interviews for the 16-year-old singer and actress born and raised in Dallas. Most journalists have been focusing on questions about her love life, Lovato's publicist confirms.She's been rumored to be dating a slew of guys: Trace Cyrus (Miley's big brother) of Metro Station, Alex DeLeon of the Cab, Alex Noyes of new band Honor Society and Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. But Lovato doesn't want to talk about that. She wou...... (more)
PC Makers Voluntarily Supply Web Filter in China
NewsFactor Network | 8 hours 56 minutes ago
Sony said it was shipping Green Dam on discs with computers for sale in China. Acer was supplying Green Dam because discs were already packed with PCs before the government postponed the plan, which had been due to take effect July 1. Lenovo said it also was going ahead with plans made before the Green Dam order was postponed. ... (more)
Sony Walkman turns 30 in a world smitten with iPod
Denver Post, The | 9 hours 1 minute ago
TOKYO - When the Sony Walkman, shown at right, went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on the go - a totally innovative idea back in 1979. ... (more)
Sony struggles as Walkman turns 30
Arizona Republic (Phoenix), The | 11 hours 3 minutes ago
Sony struggles as Walkman turns 30, When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go - a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony Corp. is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation as a pioneer of razzle-dazzle gadgetry once exemplified in the Walkman, which Wednesday had its 30th anniversary marked with a special display at Sony's corporate archives.... (more)
Sony readying CyberShot DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1 megazooms?
Tampa Tribune (Fla.), The | 15 hours 4 minutes ago
It was only a few months ago that we were fielding rumors about Sony's CyberShot DSC-HX1, and now we're struggling to keep our credit card at bay each time we waltz by one in the local camera shop. T...... (more)
NEC seeks chip ally in Toshiba or Panasonic
Japan Times, The | 16 hours 7 minutes ago
NEC Electronics Corp., which has inked an integration contract with fellow chip maker Renesas Technology Corp., is eyeing either Toshiba Corp. or Panasonic Corp. as its partner in developing an advanced semiconductor system, President Junshi Yamaguchi indicated Thursday. Junshi Yamaguchi "We are set to hold discussions on how to consolidate the process development after inking the contract for our integration, since it would be odd to have two kinds of development," Yamaguch...... (more)
Halabi family trusts hit by default on 1bn loan
Financial Times (free content) | 17 hours 2 minutes ago
The loan of more than 1bn that backed a portfolio of central London office buildings owned by investor Simon Halabi s family trusts has gone into default, raising questions about the future ownership of the properties.Hatfield Philips was on Friday appointed special servicer with the task of restructuring the 1.15bn senior loan securitisation behind the portfolio, making it the largest single-issuer commercial mortgage bond to default this year in the UK.Companies owned by the family trusts...... (more)
Michael Jackson sales surge expected to last months
Yahoo! | 18 hours 51 minutes ago
In the days following Michael Jackson's June 25 death, fans flocked to record stores and digital music outlets to purchase one last memory. And merchants say they expect the Jackson sales surge to last for weeks -- maybe even months.... (more)
Michael Jackson's music had impact around the globe
Yahoo! | 19 hours 37 minutes ago
Michael Jackson went from being Gary, Ind.'s most talented kid to one of the most recognizable human beings on the planet. While his worldwide album sales were astounding, that wasn't the sole reason for his fame. His ascendancy went far beyond the cash register -- he inspired dance moves, dictated fashion trends and raised awareness for social causes around the globe.... (more)
Unlocking the unlocked cell phone market
CNN | 20 hours 14 minutes ago
Nokia and Sony Ericsson are targeting the U.S. with a new set of unlocked phones. But without hefty carrier subsidies, will they ever be able to crack the U.S. market?... (more)
Revolt as 'Local Hero' laird stops cameras rolling
Independent (London), The | 23 hours ago
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