Economy Archive

  • Contest: Win a Movado watch from TheWatchery

    Contest: Win a Movado watch from TheWatchery

    Posted on August 28, 2009 | No Comments
    We know with the economy the way it is, it's tough to justify spending money on those luxury items that you want. And we want to help you out. That's why we've teamed up with the Bing-loving people at The Watchery to bring you the chance to a very nice Movado dress watch, just for giving us a shout out on Twitter. Don't worry, ladies: you can win a women's model if we pick you.

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  • Orange France outs the LG GD910’s excessively high price

    Orange France outs the LG GD910’s excessively high price

    Posted on August 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh man, Devin is going to be upset. He is enamored with the LG GD910, but I have a feeling that the price is a tad too rich for him. There was a rumor that it was going to be pricey and sure enough, Orange France is going to sell it with at €899 ($1,290) on-contract.

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  • Budget-friendly HTC Click steals more camera time

    Budget-friendly HTC Click steals more camera time

    Posted on July 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Can’t get enough of the wallet-friendly HTC Click? We hear you. Sure, it’s kinda small, and maybe it’s not the most exciting design ever - but it’s (supposedly) only going to cost a buck shy of $100, and it’s fueled by Android. We still don’t have any verified details about this guy, but we do have [...]

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  • Swatch to release Turn to Him and Turn to Her tourbillons

    Swatch to release Turn to Him and Turn to Her tourbillons

    Posted on July 21, 2009 | No Comments
    A little bird sent us these images Swatch's upcoming Tourbillon collection, the Turn to Her and Turn to Him. I don't have much information but I do know that Swatch used to make automatic mechanical movements but stopped some time in this decade. This new movement appears to use a rotating cage to move the balance wheel in a full rotation around the central stalk, a design decision which differs from the standard stationary tourbillon cage. This looks like a limited edition movement and the guy's model is beefier than the iced-up ladies' model. It seems to come in a limited, numbered edition and may be similar to the special edition tourbillon sold quite a while ago.

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  • Sony Ericsson posts fourth quarterly loss

    Sony Ericsson posts fourth quarterly loss

    Posted on July 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Let’s pour a little out for Sony Ericsson because if they’re not dead now they’re dying rapidly. The phone maker posted a loss of $300 million for Q2, it’s fourth consecutive quarter of lagging earnings. What’s the problem? They’re not releasing anything anyone wants. The X1 was a dud and the rest of their new line [...]

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  • Is the recession causing people to play more and more video games?

    Is the recession causing people to play more and more video games?

    Posted on July 7, 2009 | No Comments
    It seems gamers are playing the likes of Guitar Hero and Wii Whatever more hours per week than ever before. Is that the recession's fault? Maybe! Back in January, gamers were playing video games for an average of nearly 19 hours per week. In 2006, that number was just shy of 15 hours per week.

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  • Japanese cell phones for the world: NEC and Panasonic plot new overseas sales plans

    Japanese cell phones for the world: NEC and Panasonic plot new overseas sales plans

    Posted on July 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Japan, the world's second largest economy with the third biggest Internet population, and the many, many early adopters of technology inhabiting this nation could be heaven for the domestic cell phone industry. And it was for years, until sales started slowing dangerously (minus 30% last fiscal year), and the overall population is poised to shrink and age dramatically in the future. These two developments made a handful of Japanese cell phone makers think about moving away from creating all those fancy Nippon-only phones they've been producing for years. Now NEC and Panasonic seem to be finally ready to export some models - as early as next fiscal year, according to Japan's biggest business newspaper Nikkei.

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  • Ericsson preps Dynamic Discounts for developing markets, cheapskates

    Ericsson preps Dynamic Discounts for developing markets, cheapskates

    Posted on June 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Your cell phone company probably gives you free nights and weekends as part of your plan, to give you an incentive for calling when the strain on their network is low. It’s a great concept, but Ericsson’s looking to take it to the next level: instead of just giving you a break when you make [...]

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