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...Sears, which has been struggling, is leading the promotional pack, announcing 450 door busters, or specially priced items, from 5 a.m . to 11 a.m. on Black Friday. Shoppers will find deep discounts in electronics, like a Sony Blu-ray Disc player for $179.99, down from $300, and a 46-in. Sharp LCD HDTV for $899.99, reduced from $1,400. Although Wal-Mart already marked down 10 toys to $10, from butterfly-winged Barbie Mariposa to Fur Real Newborn Animals, its full Black Friday prices won't be announced until November...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Retailers Get Consumers into the Christmas Spirit? | 11/1/2008 | See Source »

...electronics could be a bright spot especially since prices for items such as plasma screen TVs and GPS navigation systems have declined dramatically. And with consumers indicating they're planning on staying home more often-eating in or taking "staycations" instead of vacations - a brand new TV or DVD player might be a good way to indulge while still saving money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Retailers Get Consumers into the Christmas Spirit? | 11/1/2008 | See Source »

Goldman Sachs analyst Susan Friar recently called Microsoft a "laggard" in moving to browser-based software. But, in reality, it's not even a player. Although Microsoft announced on Oct. 27 that it will roll out "lightweight" Web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote as part of its next release of Office, that release isn't expected until 2010. Meanwhile, Zoho, which is based in Pleasanton, Calif. and has 500 employees, has been offering its free, Web-based word processor, Zoho Writer, since 2005. Google Docs, which is ad-supported, has been around since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Late to the Game: Microsoft Office Online | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...hour progresses, students initially reluctant to participate in the dance activities gradually start to loosen up. Uncoordinated, off beat, but happy, the students squeal and laugh as energetic dance music blares from Holder’s iPod player...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Step By Step | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

Palin, Sarah •annoyance with Couric's questions is brought up yet again by •fruit fly research - one of the foundations of genetics - is idiotically mocked as wasteful pork ("I kid you not!") in first policy speech by •hockey player is injured after tripping on carpet laid down on ice for •refusal of to call abortion clinic bombers terrorists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Slansky's Weekly Index of the News | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

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