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Online Review Websites Do Not Influence Hotel Selection Among Travellers

Online Review Websites Do Not Influence Hotel Selection Among Travellers

A recent survey revealed that online review websites, such as TripAdvisor, hardly make any influence in the way people choose the hotel that they want to stay in while on a trip. The survey conducted by Market Metrix indicated that out of the 40,000 respondents, only 2.9 percent have indicated that they chose a particular […]

Apple And Walmart Make A Great Offer For The iPhone 5

Apple And Wal-Mart Make A Worthwhile Offer

Apple’s new iPhone 5 can be bought at Walmart stores with the Straight Talk Wireless package as a pre-paid option with no contract for the sum of $45. Walmart and Apple will release this offer starting this Friday, January 11th. The Straight Talk package offers two options both with no contract. The first is a […]

Use Of Mobile Devices In Shopping Increased In 2012

Use Of Mobile Devices In Shopping Increased In 2012

The use of mobile devices in shopping increased last year compared to the same period in 2011. This was revealed by eMarketer, a market research company. According to eMarketer, the number of consumers who used mobile devices in shopping last year increased by 81 percent compared to the previous year. A total of $25 billion […]

Amazon Cuts The Price For Kindle Fire

Amazon Cuts The Price For Kindle Fire

With their new Kindle Fire HD 8.9 being aimed at the younger generation of tech consumers and eBook readers, like students and teenagers, Amazon decided to reduce the price tag this month. For the entire duration of January, Amazon has decided to cut the price of their new Kindle Fire HD 8.9 by a considerable […]

EBook Readers Are Winning Ground

EBook Readers Are Winning Ground

With the popularity of eBook readers and tablets on the rise this year also came an impressive number of Americans that chose to do their reading electronically rather than on text. Close to 33 percent of Americans ages 16 and older are currently owners of tablets or eBook readers like the very popular Kindle or […]

Winter Storm Results To Flight Cancellations

Winter Storm Results To Flight Cancellations

A winter storm has resulted to the cancellation of around two hundred flights at the Philadelphia International Airport in the afternoon of Wednesday. The cancellations affected passengers within the region. A spokeswoman at the airport, Victoria Lupica, indicated that a number of flights arriving at the airport experienced delays due to high winds. Lupica added […]

How Presidents And First Ladies Do Their Holiday Shopping

How Presidents And First Ladies Do Their Holiday Shopping

With just a few days left until Christmas and little to no shopping outings by the Obamas, people might wonder how presidential families get the holiday shopping done. The Obamas seem to have very different strategies. With President Obama citing “preparation” and adding “That’s how I shop. Michelle, she can go wandering around forever. I […]

Shopping For The Holidays And Its Environmental Repercussions

Shopping And Its Environmental Repercussions

The year is coming to an end and as always the Holidays are closing in and that can only mean one thing, holiday shopping. Starting with Black Friday and ending with Christmas, there is a whole list of gifts to buy for relatives and loved ones. Some people wait all year for an occasion like […]

Online Shopping For The Holidays Done The Smart Way

Holiday Online Shopping Done The Smart Way

The holidays are nearly here and there’s a lot to buy. Actually, the last months of every year represent an opportunity and a necessity for quality shopping. Here’s a list of dates, days and methods to do your shopping safely and efficiently. October 28th to November 9th is a perfect time period to go for […]

Apple Sells 3 Million iPads In First Week

First Weekend and Apple Already Sold 3 Million iPads

Despite intensifying competition, Apple Inc sold 3 million of its new iPads in the first three days just after the tablet computers were available, driving optimism for a strong holiday quarter. Last Monday, sales of the 7.9-inch iPad mini and fourth-generation 9.7-inch version, both Wi-Fi only models, were double the first-weekend sales of the Wi-Fi […]

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