Stories about: Buy.com

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Will Google’s US deal with TiVo push more video to the Web? 26 November, 2009 01:31

To make TV commercials far more targeted than anyone has ever dreamed of,
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Amazon simplifies payments with new PayPhrase system 30 October, 2009 08:39

Amazon Payments has introduced a new way to pay at Amazon.com and a number of other web retailers. The service is called PayPhrase and lets users enter a phase and personal identification number to speed up the checkout process, it said on Thursday.
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Eight reasons your next computer should be a PC 28 April, 2009 08:44

Let's just say it: For the vast majority of computer shoppers, buying a Windows PC doesn't quite qualify as a decision. Around nine out of ten computers run one version of Windows or another, making it the world's default option in operating systems. It's opting for something else, like a Mac, that always represents a conscious choice.
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Analysts: Macs cost more than PCs, but have same hardware 06 March, 2009 08:58

Apart from "Windows or Linux?" nothing will start an argument in a bar full of techies quicker than, "Which hardware gives you more bang for the buck, Mac or PC?"
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Microsoft sues DHL after train dumps 21,600 Xboxes 13 October, 2008 09:35

Microsoft is suing US-based cargo-delivery service DHL Express for allegedly losing 21,600 Xbox game consoles because of a train derailment in Texas, according to court documents.
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Windows Home Server update fixes data-corruption issue 22 July, 2008 08:33

Microsoft has released an update to Windows Home Server that fixes a data-corruption problem some users were having with the software.
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FAQ: XP deathwatch, T minus zero 01 July, 2008 07:25

Yesterday was the day. That's it for Windows XP.
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FAQ: XP deathwatch, T minus 1 week 24 June, 2008 09:19

One week. That's how long before Microsoft pulls the plug, more or less, on Windows XP.
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FAQ: XP deathwatch, T minus 2 weeks 17 June, 2008 07:54

XP is beginning that last long walk toward retirement on June 30, with its end-of-life due date staring it -- and you -- in the face.
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FAQ: XP deathwatch, T-minus 4 weeks 03 June, 2008 07:19

The march toward Windows XP's retail and OEM June 30 retirement party continues. Four weeks from today is Microsoft's deadline for mainstream computer makers to stop selling new PCs with the old OS, and the date the Redmond Wash.-based developer will stop shipping boxed copies to retailers.
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FAQ: XP deathwatch, T minus 5 weeks 27 May, 2008 09:01

Even though it has had its own problems of late, Windows XP remains the most-used version of Windows. The newest data from Web metrics vendor Net Applications Inc., for example, pegs XP as driving 73% of the personal computers that went online last month, five times the nearest competitor, Microsoft Corp.'s own Windows Vista.