Behind the scenes at Buy.com
On a recent visit to OC’s own Buy.com, I noticed that the Aliso Viejo online store still has dot-com flair. Free ice cream, sodas and Naked Juice. Catered lunches every day! I’m told that scooters,...
View ArticlePaypal ‘sponsoring’ Buy.com’s pre-Black Friday sale
Buy.com will have its usual Black Friday sale on the day after Thanksgiving. But the Aliso Viejo Internet retailer is also prepping for what it expects to be its biggest day of the quarter so far: the...
View ArticleBuy.com says it had biggest Black Friday. Ever.
Recession-schushmession. Buy.com just reported that it had its biggest Black Friday sales day in company history, with over 40 percent growth in both revenue and customer orders compared to last year....
View ArticleLittle O.C. firm gets tapped to offer mobile GPS in Europe
Networks in Motion, the Aliso Viejo mobile navigation company, just scored a major deal to get its technology into mobile phones around the globe. Ericsson, the massive Swedish mobile telecom...
View ArticleAT&T’s official list of Orange County cities getting U-verse TV
Readers, I’m heading to my second day of jury duty so posts will be on hold. But here’s something for Orange County readers who are hoping to get AT&T’s alternative TV service, U-verse, in their...
View ArticleSleeSpot: New netbook spotted for $5 less than a used one
This month, Gadgetress’ summer intern Sandra Lee is posting a tech bargain, tip or fun fact every day at 4 p.m. Short, sweet and simple: It’s the SleeSpot! Tired of those bulky laptops that are...
View ArticleAT&T improves wireless service in 5 O.C. cities
Just learned that AT&T added five new cell sites throughout Orange County. All 3G, of course. That should mean better Internet and voice reception with all those iPhones out there (does it? Share...
View Article‘Cyber Monday’ starts as online stores recover from Black Friday
The Monday after Thanksgiving has become another day for online retailers to pitch sales to customers. But it looks like some retailers won’t need to rely as heavily on the so-called “Cyber Monday”...
View ArticleEx-World of Warcraft crew at Red 5 Studios gets $20 million
Blog interruptus (at least for regular TV readers): Irvine game developer Red 5 Studios, which has been struggling to put out a game at the same level of the founders’ former employer Blizzard...
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