Operation Gadget
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Canon Powershot SD400 Sales Soar as a Result of Manufacturer Price Cuts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just noticed that the Canon Powershot SD400, a 5-megapixel member of the Canon Elph digital camera family, has soared to number 1 on the Amazon.com Camera & Photo Top Selling Products Listin the past few days. The reason for this is that Canon has recently cut the price of most…
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WIPO Sides with Lance Armstrong Foundation on LiveStrong Domain Squatting Case
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCongratulations to the folks at the Lance Armstrong Foundation for winning a high-profile domain squatting case involving the LiveStrong trademark. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ruled that CSA Marketing of California had registered and used three LiveStrong-related domain names for the purpose of selling LiveStrong wristbands at a profit. Reuters…
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Sales of Dell Home Theater Products Limited by Direct Sales Model
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis morning’s Wall Street Journal reports that Dell is having trouble competing with electronics superstores in the home theater market. This is most clearly illustrated by Dell’s decision to eliminate its business unit that exclusively sold and marketed products aimed at “consumers”: regular people who buy electronics for use in their…
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Free Motorola HS805 Bluetooth Headset with Purchase of Select Motorola Mobile Phones at Amazon.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmazon.com is offering the Motorola HS805 Bluetooth Headset for free for a limited time when you purchase a qualifying Motorola mobile phone. All you need to do is add a Motorola mobile phone from the list below and a Motorola HS805 Bluetooth Headset to your Amazon.com Shopping Cart. Use promotion code…
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Windows Live Could Threaten Growth Rates of Many Web 2.0 Services
Reading Time: 2 minutesI wasn’t paying attention when Microsoft announced its Windows Live initiative, but more than a few people see parallels between yesterday’s event and the announcement of Internet Explorer ten years ago. Microsoft was forced to move into the web-based application space because so many innovative applications have been delivered recently as websites.…
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FDA Hearings Question Lance Armstrong’s Role in Pharmaceutical Advertising
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Sunday, The Boston Globe reported that the Food and Drug Administration is holding two days of hearings beginning today on Direct-to-Consumer advertising. Among the issues expected to come up at these hearings are the roles of Lance Armstrong, Dorothy Hamill, and other celebrities who are featured in advertisements for prescription…
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On the Road in New Jersey
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKathleen and I have been in New Jersey for most of the day, and I didn’t bring a laptop with me. I’m posting this article from my Treo 650. I’ll be back in the office on Tuesday, so look for more on Operation Gadget then.