125 posts and columns on Christmas

The New Norm: Expect App Downloads to Regularly Hit One Billion a Week

in Commerce on January 2 at 9:28 am PT

The week between Christmas and New Year’s was a busy one with more than 50 million iOS and Android tablets and smartphones activated and 1.76 billion applications downloaded.
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This Christmas, Buyers Were Stocking Up on Tablets

in Mobile on December 27, 2012 at 12:22 pm PT

Christmas marked a record in terms of iOS and Android device activations and app downloads, according to Flurry.
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Happy Festivus From the Rest of Us at All Things Digital

in Media on December 25, 2012 at 12:06 am PT

Please feel free to air your grievances!
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Santa’s Cookie Crumbles (Comic)

in Voices on December 24, 2012 at 6:00 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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’Twas the Night Before Christmas and Santa’s Online

in News on December 24, 2012 at 4:18 pm PT

Fwd: Ho ho ho!
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Apple’s Newest Ad: If Only Via FaceTime

in Media on December 22, 2012 at 11:51 am PT

Minis are for kids.
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Some Last-Minute Online Shoppers Can Still Put Gifts Under the Tree

in Commerce on December 21, 2012 at 5:32 pm PT

There are a number of ways to still get deliveries sent to your home if you don’t feel like fighting the crowds at the mall.
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Online Shopping Season Peaked Last Week, but It’s Not Over Yet

in Commerce on December 17, 2012 at 2:49 pm PT

For consumers who want to receive orders in time for Christmas, the deadline is this week on many e-commerce sites.
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Surprise! Consumers Dreaming of an Apple Christmas.

in Product News on December 13, 2012 at 7:30 am PT

This just in: You want an iPhone for Christmas.
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The Prime Reason Why Amazon’s Sales May Be Falling Behind This Holiday

in Commerce on December 13, 2012 at 6:30 am PT

Amazon’s peak spending days may occur even closer to Christmas this year, as more customers sign-up for its free two-day shipping program.
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Yup, Google Has Christmas Sales on Ads, Too

in Media, November 23, 2012 at 7:22 am PT

It’s Not Just You — Holiday E-Tailing Is Starting Earlier This Year

in Commerce, November 19, 2012 at 10:31 am PT

Amazon’s Bezos Knocking on Wood for a Record Holiday Season

in Commerce, November 16, 2012 at 3:45 pm PT

Yahoo CEO Mayer Cuts End-of-Year “Week of Rest” for Employees, While Prepping Plans to Identify Bottom 20 Percent of Staff

in News, November 16, 2012 at 1:57 pm PT

Groupon’s Not Trying to Become Amazon, but Andrew Mason Says Products Are Key

in Commerce, November 9, 2012 at 4:38 pm PT

The Latest Long Apple Line: Developers Waiting for App Approval

in Commerce, November 8, 2012 at 12:24 pm PT

Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Preparing for an Online Christmas

in Commerce, October 23, 2012 at 12:19 pm PT

Amazon to Hire 50,000 Elves to Help Out Santa This Christmas

E-Commerce Will Grow Again This Holiday, but Don’t Thank Mobile or Social

in Commerce, October 2, 2012 at 7:30 am PT

Ahead of the Holidays, OpenSky Releases Its First TV Commercial

in Commerce, October 1, 2012 at 2:31 pm PT

Photobucket: Holidays Were All About Mobile Photos — And Fido

in Mobile, January 31, 2012 at 3:13 pm PT

Online Commerce Trend: More Spending, Smaller Purchases

in Commerce, January 20, 2012 at 12:22 pm PT

Xbox Accounted for 40 Percent of All Videogame Sales in 2011

in Commerce, January 12, 2012 at 5:57 pm PT

10 of the Days Before Christmas Hit $1 Billion in Online Spending

in Commerce, January 5, 2012 at 9:33 am PT

A Banner Black Friday for Some Disappoints Groupon and Other Daily Deal Providers

in Commerce, January 4, 2012 at 2:00 am PT