US consumers rushing into tablets, survey finds
Some 31 percent of US consumers have purchased tablet computers, and most of the others want one, a survey showed Wednesday.
Business
Oct 31, 2012
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News tagged with holiday gifts
Tech to drive US holiday spending: survey
New high-tech devices will get US consumers to open their wallets for the upcoming holiday season, driving retail spending higher, a survey showed Tuesday.
Business
Oct 16, 2012
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United states ranks 20th in holiday spending
Americans typically spend $70 billion more in December than in the average of November and January (the months around December). In a recent National Science Foundation-sponsored interview, Joel Waldfogel, the Carlson School's ...
Economics & Business
Dec 23, 2011
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Team infiltrates paid 'army' of interest posters
You've studied the blogs and the consumer comments online, and you're ready to hit the mall for that special holiday gift. You’re about to make a major investment based on bullet-proof online research -- right? Think ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 20, 2011
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The paradox of gift giving: More not better, says new study
Holiday shoppers, take note. Marketing and psychology researchers have found that in gift giving, bundling together an expensive "big" gift and a smaller "stocking stuffer" reduces the perceived value of the overall package ...
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2011
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Retailers release flood of tools for mobile devices
As shoppers gear up for another mad holiday scramble, smartphones and tablet computers are emerging as Santa's electronic helpers.
Other
Nov 14, 2011
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Consumer's guide to downloadable gifts
Remember when gifts were objects, purchased or crafted and wrapped with a bow, then presented with a flourish?
Other
Nov 10, 2011
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Gadgets: Great gadgets, as a gift or not
Officially this is not another gift guide. Instead I'd rather consider it the first of two roundups either of products I just haven't gotten to this year or some I have just couldn't find a home for.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 17, 2009
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Gadgets: Gift ideas for your holiday shopping
Black Friday has come and gone and if you're like me, you barely made a dent in your holiday shopping list.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 5, 2009
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Gift Guide: High-tech happiness for $100 or less
(AP) -- No one's going to blame you for keeping holiday gifts minimal this year. But if you want to round out your handmade cards, scarves, pickles and jam with a gadget or gizmo, here are a handful of our $100-and-under ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 4, 2009
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