Best Buy said it laid off 5,000 workers this month and is planning to close more stores this year as more consumers buy electronics online. From a report: The news comes at a time when big chains face growing competition from Amazon and other sites that sell items like TVs and laptops. Fry’s Electronics said Wednesday that it would abruptly close…
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10 Years After Its Discontinuation, Some Fans Still Love Microsoft’s Zune Mp3 Player
“It was weird to own a Zune in 2005,” remembers a new article in the Verge. “It is even weirder to own a Zune in 2021 — let alone 16 of them. And yet, 27-year-old Conner Woods proudly shows off his lineup on a kitchen table.”
They come in all different colors, shapes, and sizes, and each can be identified by that…
Apple Expands Its Independent Repair Program To Mac
Apple is expanding its program that provides parts, resources and training to independent repair shops to now include support for Mac computers. From a report: The repair program was first announced last fall, with the goal of making it easier for consumers to repair their out-of-warranty iPhones by allowing them to use third-party shops, including small businesses, that would now have…
Microsoft Surface Duo Phone Goes on Sale Starting at $1,399
Microsoft begins taking orders for its dual-screen Surface device in the U.S. on Wednesday, an attempt to re-enter the mobile handset market with a product that blends the features of a tablet with those of a phone. From a report: The Android-powered Surface Duo starts at $1,399 and will be available Sept. 10, said Microsoft Chief Product Officer Panos Panay. The…
Is Amazon Losing Market Share?
For the first three months of 2020, Amazon’s revenue was up 26% (to $75.5 billion). Yet several of its competitors in e-commerce “are showing dramatically faster growth rates,” reports Bloomberg’s opinion columnist, noting Shopify reported “the aggregated online sales of its merchant customer base grew 46% in the first quarter.” And of course, after March sales began increasing even more:
Online furniture…
Facebook’s Portal TV Video Chat Device Was Mocked — Now It’s Completely Sold Out
jmcbain writes: When Facebook launched its Portal hardware product line for in-home video communication in 2018, people accused the company of being tonedeaf to the privacy uproar stemming from the Cambridge Analytica controversy. Tech reviewers almost universally dismissed the product, saying “No one should buy the Facebook Portal TV,” “Trust Fail,” and “Is it really a good idea to pitch people…