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Customer Recognition at NothingButSoftware.com

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jsaliba
– March 31, 2010Posted in: News

At NothingButSoftware.com (NBS) we value our customers. We strive to provide the best for our customers, whether it’s through our user-friendly shopping environment, unbeatable deals, free shipping offers, or really cool gadget giveaways (iPad, anyone?).

So, to show how much we love our customers, we are starting another new tradition here at NothingButSoftware.com. Beginning tomorrow, we will be recognizing some of our most loyal customers. At the end of every month, we will announce our ‘Customer of the Month’, and at the end of every week, we will also announce ‘our Customer of the Week’. Customers recognized may be new customers, or they may be customers who have been around for years. New or old, we want you to know – that we value you as a customer of NothingButSoftware.com.

If you are chosen as a ‘Customer of the Month’ or our ‘Customer of the Week’ – not only will we recognize you in our blog, but we will also award you with a prize. That prize may come in the form of a gadget, software, or special discounts at NBS. Consider it a token of our appreciation.

Check in tomorrow when we announce our ‘Customer of the Month’ for March. We will announce the first ‘Customer of the Week’ starting next Friday.

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Sony’s fall and plans to return to former glory

By
acoleman
– March 30, 2010Posted in: Industry News, News, Tech

Sony grand openeing
After launching a number of new stores in Japan, Sony has taken steps to returning to its former glory. The once dominant electronics giant has suffered some heavy blows of late. The launching of new stores, as well as new product lines are part of their initiative to regain their position as a top developer of consumer electronics.

Sony once had sure footing in a number of electronics markets with its PlayStation system and Walkman music players but has recently suffered from the rise of other popular electronics. In a NY Times article, analyst and author of the book “Sony’s Sickness” Akihiko Jojima stated that “Sony once hit home runs, but now it’s lost its touch.”

The iPod has dominated digital music players (once Sony’s territory), while the PlayStation as well as the PSP have taken a back seat to the Nintendo Wii and DS. Sony is also being dominated in flat panel TV sales, with Samsung now leading the way in the market.

It has been a tough road for Sony but according to Sony senior vice president Yoshihisa Ishida, the company is poised for a rebound. Ishida stated “We will go on the offensive in 2010.” With the launching of a new line of 3D TV’s in June, as well as the work they are doing with Google for Google TV, the company is showing promise.

For the first time since the downturn in the economy Sony’s finances are finally improving. In the final quarter of 2009, Sony defied expectations with a sevenfold increase in profits to $853 million. That combined with the new initiatives the company is taking on, Sony is on its way to regaining ground amongst its competition.

NY Times


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Tuesday’s Featured Offer: Registry Repair

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jsaliba
– March 30, 2010Posted in: Deals, Featured Offers, Software

Why is this week’s featured software product a must-have utility? Because, the latest version of Registry Repair helps avoid slow PC start-ups, system stalls, sluggish applications, sudden crashes, error messages or a severe degradation in operating speed. And, these are just a few of its features!

Register Repsir Box

Is Your PC Telling you it is Time for a Tune-Up?

Problems with the Windows registry are one of the most common causes of Windows crashes and error messages. Migo Registry Repair is specifically designed to automatically fix and keep your Windows registry and PC in excellent working condition so your system operates at its peak performance.

The Windows Registry is a database that stores critical information about the operating system, hardware, user settings and much of the software that resides on your computer. This information is used, among other things, to instruct programs how to run and locate the files needed to perform different tasks. Over time the Registry can become disorganized and bloated with unnecessary data. Worst still, errors may creep into your Registry causing your PC to slow down, malfunction, and eventually crash.

Get Migo Registry Repair today for only $5.49 (Reg. $14.99).

There are even more Featured Offers of the Week that can be found here and here, most of which include Free Shipping. These offers are only available for a limited time and expire on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at 11:59PM EST.

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Check out this week’s March Madness Sale Bargains

By
acoleman
– March 26, 2010Posted in: Security Sofware, Software

We are beginning a number of new traditions here at the NBS blog, and one of them is filling you in on great deals from our store site. This week we are having a March Madness Sale on a number of products.

March Madness Blowout banner

The products in our sale vary between a number of categories. If you are looking for some software we are now offering Norton Antivirus 2010 – 3 User Edition for $29.99. Along with that we have a number of accessories, including the KLH iPod Dock with AM/FM radio for your iPod.

We are offering free shipping on select products, which can be found at our Free Shipping Offers page. One of them is Turbo Tax 2009 to help you get those taxes done and on time. If you are interested in any of the products we have mentioned head to our March Madness Sale page. The special offers you’ll find only last until March 31, 2010. So, if you find something you like – act fast.


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Our iPad Twitter Giveaway

By
acoleman
– March 26, 2010Posted in: Gadgets

If you were one of the many who were hoping to get your hands on an iPad but were not a big fan of the cost, NothingButSoftware.com has some great news! We will be giving away two (2) 16 GB Apple iPads in our latest Twitter giveaway.

If by chance you thought you were not eligible, guess again! If you have a Twitter account, you can take part in our giveaway starting at 12PM EST on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. All you need to do is follow @NBSoftwareStore and Tweet #NBS for your chance to win one of two Apple iPads.

We originally thought most people would be excited about another iPod Touch Giveaway but Apple had to go an up the ante. So, we thought we should as well. If you want to be one of the first people to get your hands on the Apple iPad and make all your friends jealous, head over to our Apple iPad Twitter Giveaway page for the full details.

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AOL hires Digg Exec

By
acoleman
– March 22, 2010Posted in: Industry News, Internet Trends

Digg iconIt was announced today that Digg’s Chief Strategy Officer Mike Maser, will be joining the AOL Team as their Head of Marketing for Consumer Applications. He will be joining a group led by President of Consumer Applications, Brad Garlinghouse, who was formally a Yahoo exec.

Garlinghouse stated in an email “It’s with much enthusiasm that I let you all know that Mike Maser has agreed to join us as the Head of Marketing for Consumer Applications. Mike comes to us from Digg where he was most recently the Chief Strategy Officer, leading all Marketing and Business Development efforts for the company.”

During the time that Maser worked at DIGG, he took multiple roles over the years within the company. Along with Chief Strategy Officer, he also worked as Chief Revenue And Strategy Officer until 2009 for the bookmarking site. Maser will officially be joining the AOL team next month, and he is expected to focus his efforts on AOL’s AIM, Mail, Mobile and Lifestream products.

Tech Crunch


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Google may pull out of China on April 10

By
acoleman
– March 19, 2010Posted in: Industry News, Internet Trends

Google China Home

According to a report in a Beijing-based newspaper, Google intends to announce on Monday that it will be pulling out of China on April 10. The report comes from an unnamed source, who is said to be a sales associate for the search giant.

The unnamed source stated “I have received information saying that Google will leave China on April 10, but this information has not at present been confirmed by Google.” Google has not yet responded to these claims.

It was in January that Google announced that they will no longer censor their search results in China, even if it meant pulling out of the country entirely. What prompted this decision was a highly sophisticated attack that comprised a number of Gmail accounts of human rights activists. Google believes that the attack originated in China, although the government denies any involvement.

It seems that the shutting down of Google.cn is a very real possibility, as the Chinese government is refusing to budge on its censorship laws.

CNET


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Mobile App market to skyrocket to $17.5 billion by 2012

By
acoleman
– March 17, 2010Posted in: Industry News

Nexus One PhoneAccording to a study released today, the Mobile Apps market will skyrocket to $17.5 billion within 3 years. The study was commissioned by GetJar, an independent mobile phone application store who supplies mobile apps for Android, Symbian, and Windows Mobile.

According to the report conducted by Chetan Sharma Consulting, mobile app downloads should jump from 7 billion in 2009 to almost 50 billion by 2012. The report predicts that by that time the market will be worth $17.5 billion.

GetJar chief executive Ilja Laurs stated “It is easy to see how mobile apps will eclipse the traditional desktop Internet. It makes perfect sense that mobile devices will kill the desktop.” According to Laurs, 17% of GetJar users spend more time on Internet-linked mobile phones than they do on desktops.

Mashable


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Microsoft Back in the Brower Battle with IE9

By
jsaliba
– March 17, 2010Posted in: Industry News, Internet Trends, Microsoft

 

Microsoft has unveiled a developer-centric release of its new browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9). With improved speed and HTML 5 support, IE9 could put Internet Explorer back in the browser race as a worthy competitor.

With IE9, Microsoft confronted complaints from users about poor browser speed and a lack of a support for new technology. The new browser will have increased support for such web technologies as HTML 5, CSS3, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), and XHTML parsing.  Not convinced yet? Totally understandable, considering the issues surrounding Microsoft’s browsers, like the Zero-Day Flaw.

IE9, however, already has the support from several analysts and corporations, including Nvidia. The new graphics subsystem in IE9, for example, has the graphics company buzzing with excitement, as taken from their blog post:

“Today, with introduction of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft gives us another milestone for visual computing. Internet Explorer 9 includes a new JavaScript engine, support for HTML5 and hardware accelerated graphics and text. Internet Explorer 9 is the first browser designed to take advantage of modern hardware, resulting in graphics and performance improvements throughout the browser including the first to deliver hardware accelerated scalable vector graphics (SVG); the first to enhance JavaScript engine performance with the benefit of shifting from the CPU to the GPU; and the first to deliver GPU-Powered HTML5.”

Users attempting to download the early platform preview of IE9 should note that the browser does not support XP SP3 or Vista SP1. On Tuesday, general manager for IE development at Microsoft, Dean Hachamovich, detailed IE9′s performance enhancement during his presentation at MIX10. You can download and ‘test drive’ IE9 today from Microsoft’s IE Platform Preview Page.


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Digg 2.0 unveiled

By
acoleman
– March 15, 2010Posted in: Industry News, Internet Trends

Digg LogoAt the “Bigg Digg Shindigg”event at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference (SXSWi), the plans to launch a revamped version of Digg was unveiled. The new version of Digg, known as Digg 2.0 was described as being faster and allowing instant digging.

Unveiled by Digg CEO Jay Adelson, the revamped version of the popular bookmarking site has been a project “five years in the making.” Digg 2.0 will allow single click submissions, and users will no longer need to login to the site to Digg content. The new site will also replace its MySQL back end with a much faster infrastructure.

A few of the other features that the new site will have include new personalization options, a cleaner interface, and the return of leaderboards for top users. You can sign up for the alpha and get a look at the preview for the new site at New.Digg.com.

CNET


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