Engadget’s back to school guide 2012: bags and cases
By Joe Pollicino posted Aug 27th 2012 12:00PM Welcome to Engadget’s back to school guide! The end of summer vacation isn’t nearly as much fun as the weeks that come before, but a chance to update your tech tools likely helps to ease the pain. Today, we’re helping you keep all your gear organized — and you can head to the back to school hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout...
10 Key Questions to Assess Application Outsourcing Maturity
As more companies look to external IT service providers to help them both innovate and optimize, many are initially surprised by the amount of change required for a relationship to work successfully — issues that extend well beyond onboarding supplemental, temporary staff. Many companies think that the key to outsourcing success is selecting the right partner, but even the best partner will disappoint you if you are not prepared...
RadioShack No Contract Wireless rate plans leak, $60 will get you everything
By Brad Molen posted Aug 27th 2012 12:36PM We’re just about a week out from the rumored launch of RadioShack’s Cricket-based No Contract Wireless plans, and more details are beginning to trickle out about the prepaid service. Specifically, we’ve just received information concerning how much The Shack intends to charge on a monthly basis, and it’s just about what you’d expect: you can choose between...
It Costs Just $1.36 a Year to Charge an iPad
NEW YORK (AP) — That coffee you’re drinking while gazing at your iPad? It cost more than all the electricity needed to run those games, emails, videos and news stories for a year.The annual cost to charge an iPad is just $1.36, according to the Electric Power Research Institute, a non-profit research and development group funded by electric utilities.By comparison, a 60-watt compact fluorescent bulb costs $1.61, a desktop PC...
Best Buy founder ever closer to finalizing company buyout bid
By Jamie Rigg posted Aug 27th 2012 1:01PM Best Buy founder Richard Schulze may have stepped down as chairman of the board, but he’s certainly not out. His plan to buy the turbulent company has reached the next step — an agreement which pre-empts the formal offer. Schulze now has access to all the private numbers he’ll need to put together an investor group within the 60-day timeframe. And, if this round is...
