TigerDirect offers the Western Digital 1TB Elements SE Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive, model no. WDBPCK0010BBK-NESN, bundled with Total Defense Premium Internet Security for $104.99. This $70 mail-in rebate cuts it to $34.99. With around $4 for shipping, that's $0.04/GB… … Read More
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Apple Doesn’t Completely Shut The Door On A Cheaper iPhone After All
In a revised version of an interview published Thursday in a Chinese newspaper, Apple Inc marketing chief Phil Schiller said the company would focus on making “the best products” for customers and “never blindly pursue market share.”On Thursday, the Shanghai Evening News cited Schiller as saying that Apple would not develop a cheaper smartphone for the sake of expanding its market share.That appeared to undermine other recent media reports indicating that Apple was working on a low-end smartphone, which would represent a significant shift in strategy for a company that has always focused on premium products.Read More…
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Customers seeking some tender loving care in Tokyo now have another option to choose from at Japanese cuddle club Soineya: human butt pillows.For $11 per minute, patrons of the “co-sleeping specialty shop” can ask for the oshiri makura (butt pillow) service and rest their heads on the behinds of its female staff, Rocket News notes.The club opened in Tokyo’s Akihabara district in September and business has been doing well enough that Soineya recently opened up another branch in Shinjuku. Customers must first pay an admission fee — starting at 3,000 yen (around $34) — and then have the option to purchase premium services, such as foot massages or a change of clothes.Read More…
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NEC has expanded its Lavie notebook family with a new premium system that is said to be the thinnest offering of its kind. At its slimmest point, the 15.6-inch Lavie X ultrabook measures only half an inch thick (12.8mm) — a feat that required extra-thin internal components measuring less than… … Read More
Nokia Lumia Premium Pricing Won’t Help Windows Phone Adoption
Nokia is releasing pricing for its Lumia 920 and 820 in Europe. But the premium price isn’t going to help drive Windows Phone adoption.
