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12/29/09
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My Second iMac Is Busted, Too
My first iMac arrived with a jaundiced screen, so Apple sent me a replacement. After unpacking, it took only moments for me to diagnose the system as being flawed in the exact same manner. Yes friends, I'm two for two! More »Are B&N Nook Downloads Failing the Xmas Rush?
I've got a bunch of complaints coming in about the Nook's e-book purchase servers being robust enough to take your money but the downloads are not going so well since new xmas owners came online. Any info, Nookers?12/23/09
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Dell Pranked After Announcing Layoffs, Now Selling Computers for $10
Dell announced plans to fire 16% of its Malaysian workforce, or 700 people, by June 2010. And right around the same time, Dell mysteriously started offering deals like a 3.2GHz dual-core Xeon PC for $10.99. Coincidence? More »50 Million Window Blinds Recalled After a Decade of Strangling Children
Your TV is trying to kill your children. Your DVD player is trying to kill your children. Your robot lawnmower is trying to kill your children. And now, your blinds—your soft roman blinds!—are trying to kill your children.More »
I Spoke Too Soon, My iMac Is &#$@ed, Too
Last week, my head buzzing with new gadget endorphins, I wrote a fun post about my new iMac, teasing whether or not it arrived in one piece. But now, I've realized, there is something wrong. And I'm not alone. More »Microsoft Beats Xbox to Pieces for Getting an RRoD
Nic H tells us that this is how his Xbox was returned after being sent to Nurse Microsoft. If that's really true, then it looks like Microsoft is getting brutal on Xboxes that dare get an RRoD. More »Did My iMac Ship Broken?
There are two well-documented problems with 27-inch iMacs. Many are arriving on doorsteps with cracked screens and others are simply not booting. So what do you think, did mine arrive broken? Place your bets before I open up the box... More »Windows Patch Causing Black Screen of Death
Microsoft says it's investigating reports that its latest release of security updates are causing some Windows (7, Vista and XP) machines to freeze after starting, and display a black screen with a single My Computer Explorer window. More »Check Your Receipts When You Exit Radio Shack
A Consumerist reader was scammed into giving a donation to Livestrong that he didn't consent to, as he found out when he got home and discovered an unauthorized donation on his receipt. More »My Girlfriend's Call to Dell: 90 Minutes, 10 Customer Service Reps, Nothing Accomplished
Lisa said to me, "Maybe Dell will let me swap out my new battery for a smaller one? I'll just call and ask." I felt a spike of fear. Which was legitimized within 2 hours. More »Sometimes We Unintentionally Endorse Bad Companies, Like MacPadd
When we reviewed the MacPadd, the anodized aluminum mousepad designed to match a MacBook Pro, we were highly complimentary of the product. And while we still stand by the product, we have to disown the company selling it. More »Behold, the Unkillable Palm Pre
Decapitation is the classic zombie assassination method. It kills them dead, usually. Zak snapped his Palm Pre in half, and it still lives. Lesson being, unless you completely sever the head from the body, it'll keep on cutting. Thanks Zak!Next Xbox Live Update Breaks 'Unauthorized' Memory Cards
Price Drop! Amazon Selling PS3 Slim for Only $1,000,000!
I know, even with recent price drops, the PS3 Slim felt too extravagant to purchase. Luckily, Amazon's got you covered. And hey, do you need a controller and remote as well? Because these deals just don't stop: More »Apple Aware of Snow Leopard User Account Bug
Are Apple Time Capsules Short Lived?
Apple's Time Capsule allows you to back up all the computers in your house. But what's the point of a network backup server that stays alive for only 17 months and 17 days? More »MacBook Pro Shocking the Crap Out of This Poor Reader
Giz reader Nicholas has a little problem with his MacBook Pro: It's shocking the crap out of him. It "sparks right at the bottom center of the trackpad." But Apple Geniuses tell him it's actually just fine. More »ThinkPad's $100 a Year Warranty Service is Actually Pretty Good
Boing Boing Cory relates this tale using his $100/year global support service for his Lenovo laptop and actually liking what eventually happened. Wha?? More »Insanity: Xbox 360 'Repaired' 3 Times, Returns Each Time With Red Ring
Andy Phifer, like many of us, faced a glowing red ring on his nonfunctional Xbox 360. Facing an RRoD warranty technicality, he sent Microsoft $100 to make necessary repairs. Things didn't go so well. Here's his story: UPDATE More »