Dell Makes 3 Million Thanks to Twitter

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Internet

Dell claims that their Outlet sales have made at least $3 million in revenue since they began subscribing to Twitter in 2007. They say that they have made money both from new sales and refurbished products. Undoubtedly much of the 650,000 following is attributed to Twitter-exclusive offers, Dell Outlet deals and Outlet-specific updates because before that time, they only had a mere 11,000 subscribers.

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BlackBerry Popularity Tops iPhone

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cell Phones, Corporate News, Handhelds

RIM has taken the top spot with its BlackBerry as the most popular smartphone in the first quarter of 2009. Their market share jumped 15%, giving it 50% of the market, while Apple and Palm each lost 10%. A study by NPD claims that aggressive promotions such as the “buy-one-get-one” Curve deal contributed to the popularity. The Storm came in third while the Pearl came in fourth. The G1 took the 5th spot. We expect that this may be a temporary position, as Apple will undoubtedly fight back.

[Editor: Oh, and of course, Apple didn’t do any sort of “buy one, get one” with the iPhone, which is certainly helping pad those BlackBerry numbers.]

Read More | Apple Insider

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Newegg Deal: Panasonic VIERA 42” HDTV

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Hot Deals

Just saw that Newegg has a nice deal on the Panasonic VIERA TC-P42X1 42-inch 720p HDTV, selling it for $699.99 from now through 4/30. What we like about this set is that, for the price, you get a 600Hz set that has deep colors, and fantastic scaling technology for bringing non-native sources to 16:9. It sports a 30,000:1 contrast ratio, 3 HDMI inputs, and ATSC, NTSC, and QAM tuners. Take a look at the Panasonic VIERA TC-P42X1 on Newegg, and use promo code TV4211 to get the savings.

As always, you can find all sorts of Newegg coupon codes and deals on our forums.

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AT&T selling refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G for $149

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Handhelds, Hot Deals

Well, lookie here. If you’ve been jonesing for an iPhone 3G, but thought it was a big too expensive, you’ve gotta see what AT&T is selling refurbished iPhone for. You ready for this? You can grab a refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G for $149.99. You are saving $150 off the regular price of $299.99 - that’s 50% off. It really doesn’t get much better than this.

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Newegg Deal: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: HDTV, Hot Deals, PC / Laptop

Just came across this Newegg deal on the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 video card that we had to share. The card typically sells for $140, but you can pick one up, today only, for $114.99. The Radeon HD 4850 sports 512 MB RAM, plugs into a PCI Express 2.0 slot, and supports HDCP. You’ll find an HDMI out on this card, and it also supports CrossFire, if you wanted to buy two and make them work in tandem.

As always, you can find all sorts of Newegg coupon codes and deals on our forums.

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Newegg Deals: Hitachi Blu-ray HD camcorder, Samsung sale

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cameras, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Hot Deals, Portable Audio / Video, Wireless / WiFi

We are back with another list of the latest Newegg deals, and this time the list is heavily skewed towards digital cameras and photo frames. If you are in the market for one of those, be sure to check out the list below:

• Hitachi DZ-BD70A Blu-ray Disc/DVD HD Camcorder - $410.99 - Expires 3/31
• Bravo DPF-104 10.4” Digital Photo Frame - $79.99 - Expires 3/31
• Samsung Home Video Product Sale - Expires 3/31

As always, you can find other non-expiring Newegg promo codes and deals on our forums.

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Amazon selling Xbox Live Gold subscriptions for $29.97

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Hot Deals, Internet, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

We are gonna go out on a limb and say this is likely the best gaming deal you’ll see today. Over at Amazon, they are selling the 1-year Xbox Live Gold subscription at just $29.97. That’s a little over $20 off the standard price of $50 that most of us pay on a yearly basis to stay connected to the Xbox Live golden world, or in other words, a full 40% off. If you are nearing the end of your subscription, you’ll wanna grab one, certainly. Heck, I’m gonna pick up a few just so I can stay stocked up. At $30, why not?

Interestingly enough, this isn’t the first sale of its kind, as Buy.com was also pulling a similar stunt last week. Could we be seeing the beginnings of an Xbox Live Gold price drop? Maybe?

Your thoughts?

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Amazon Cleans Up in Sales

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Internet, Misc. Tech

While most retailers lost money this holiday season, Amazon is pleased to announce that they did just fine, thank you very much. Their best sellers included the Wii, the iPod touch and Samsung’s 52-inch LCD HDTV. They claim an increase of 17% (6.3 million items) on their busiest day, Dec.15. That is almost a million more than last year. Somehow we are not surprised as online shopping is so much easier now considering most of us can order what we want without the hassle of snow, nasty shoppers and crowded malls.

Read More | USA Today

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Refurbished iPhones on sale for $150

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cell Phones, Handhelds, Hot Deals, Portable Audio / Video

Better run fast, because refurbished iPhone 3G units are now on sale from AT&T for just $150 (or $250 if you prefer the 16 GB model.) That’s $50 (or $49) off the standard price, and in the holiday season, you just know that this deal isn’t gonna last. So hurry up.

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2008 Holiday Gift Guide: Lost seasons 1-3 DVD sale alert

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Home Entertainment, Hot Deals, Movies, Family, Women, Men, Under $100

We typically reserve the Holiday Gift Guide for items that you should be able to get your hands on throughout the shopping season, but we felt that this Lost Season 1-3 DVD deal on Amazon was way too good to pass up. For today only, you can get the first three seasons of Lost on DVD for just $58.99. That is a savings of 67%, or $120.98 off the regular price of $179.97. That is ridiculous. Ridiculously delicious, that is. If you Lost as much as we do, you’ll know that this is a true bargain.

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