Blog Archives for 2010

What are the top 5 trends that are going to be driving your electronics purchases over the next year according to the Consumer Electronics Association? We'll give you a hint: It's not going to about TV. Find out how things are going to change and what new exciting stuff there might be to buy.

Winter is coming, so start stock-piling rumors now so you can make it through. DON'T be like the grasshopper! But, just cuz we're nice, we'll get your collection started by handing you a bunch of them in our Rumor Roundup. Enjoy!

As summer turns to fall, so does a young man's thoughts turn to ... wait. Wasn't this how last week's Rumor Roundup teaser went? Guess we've started to repeat ourselves. Enjoy!

Already, it's almost 100 days to Christmas. We've been watching the trends, analyzing the data, and it's time for us to put our soothsaying skills on the line. From 15" laptops for $199 to 46" LCD HDTVs for $499 — and dozens more — check out dealnews Editor-in-Chief Dan de Grandpre's Black Friday 2010 predictions to see what this year's crop of Black Friday deals will be. Plus, Apple prophecies, tons of advice on what and what not to buy, and more. Nostradamus would be proud.

Can you believe that this is the 3-year anniversary of our Rumor Roundup? Yep. Three solid years of this drivel! How are we going to celebrate? Alone. (Just like we do for our birthdays ... and Christmas ... and Father's Day ...) Enjoy!

An infinite amount of monkeys sitting at an infinite amount of typewriters have nothing on the Internet when it comes to churning out gibberish. But, we still read it, then stick the worst of it into our Rumor Roundup. Enjoy!

Rumors are the cats of the Internet. How so? They always land on their feet. Or, wait, maybe cats are the cats of the Internet? I mean, we've all seen those LOLCAT things, right? Either way, here are some rumors, presented in roundup form. We call it our Rumor Roundup. Enjoy!

Rumors are the bread-and-butter of the Internet. How so? They always land butter-side up ... Or something. Anyway! We've rounded them all up in our Rumor Roundup. I can't believe they're not truths. Enjoy!

Once upon a time, the Internet said, "There will be a phone from Apple. It'll be called the iPhone." The rest of the world said, "I don't believe you ... but I can't wait!" Ever since then, consumers have been enthralled by rumors. Now, to help you find the next enthralling rumor, we've put together this Rumor Roundup. Enjoy!

(And that's why the giraffe has a long neck.)

Rumors have been a part of the Internet since time immemorial. That's why it's only fitting that when we gather them all together for our Rumor Roundup, that we make really antiquated jokes about them. The staleness is on purpose. We swear.

You know when someone says, "You better check yourself, before you wreck yourself?" Well, no one ever told that to the Internet. That's why it's full of lies and rumors. Of course, had the Internet "checked itself" we wouldn't be able to bring you our Rumor Roundup, as it is filled with those Internet-born lies. Enjoy!

Rumors: They're like truths, but unburdened by facts. And there are SO MANY rumors on the web, that we decided to gather them up and put them all* in our Rumor Roundup. The Internet loves 'em and so will you! That's a fact!

*Some

We hope you like Apple and Android rumors, 'cuz there was a MESS of 'em, this week! Wanna see what they are? Read our Rumor Roundup to find out. You'll be glad you did*.

*Does not imply a guarantee of mirth.

How to make a rumor: Take one part news, mix with 99 parts pure fabrication, and stir. Serving suggestions: Pour them all into one big container (we call ours the Rumor Roundup). Consume quickly for greatest intoxicating effect.

After the iPhone 4 announcement at WWDC and the Kinect, Xbox Slim, and Nintendo 3DS announcements at E3, you might wonder what is left to speculate about. Well, the Internet has risen (sunk?) to the occasion and cranked out a mess 'o new rumors. We, of course, found them, and put them all into this week's Rumor Roundup.

Kids love the taste of Internet rumors, and parents love that they're low in fat. So, come on in and read our latest Rumor Roundup, it's packed with rumor-y goodness! It's also High Fructose Corn Syrup-free, too. (However, it's probably fairly high in "vitamin lie".

We present to you the latest Rumor Roundup. It's filled with a collection of this week's most unreliable news. (We wanted to fill it with creamy nougat, but current web standards don't allow confectionery-embedding ... YET!) Enjoy!

You get inundated with reliable news all the time. Don't you want a break to read something totally unreliable? That's why we've put together this Rumor Roundup. It's a collection of this week's most unreliable news. You're welcome!

Why do rumors exist? Answer: Because, as a race, you humans are gullible and ready to believe anything. Aw. C'mon, I didn't mean that in a BAD way! Honest. Now, come get gulled in our Rumor Roundup. You'll probably find something you'll believe in there!

To see the future, some gaze into a crystal ball. We look to the Internet. Of course, neither is very accurate, but both are a fun way to pass some time. The prognostications we find online are then dumped into our Rumor Roundup. It's a wholly inaccurate look at the future of tech, but it passes some time. Plus, free beer! (Sorry, that's wholly inaccurate.)

Lies, when told to friends, can be hurtful and cause the end of the relationship. Lies, when told to the Internet at large, are heralded as news and salivated over. Come inside and salivate on our Rumor Roundup — a collection of those Internetty lies. It's fun AND educational.

Some things were just meant to go together: Peaches and cream, peanut butter and chocolate, The Captain and Tennille, Snookie and spray tan. Now, we submit for your approval, our Rumor Roundup: A combination of Internet rumors and snark. You'll love it. Trust us.

There will be no Rumor Roundup this week. Psyche! APRIL FOOL'S! There is one! What's that? You can only pull pranks on April 1st? Well, now I don't know what to believe! Is there a Rumor Roundup, or isn't there?!

This weekend's most popular laptop deals include a Dell 17" 2.53GHz Core i3 laptop for $680, Acer 17" 2.13GHz Aspire laptop for $500, HP 14" 2.26GHz Core i5 laptop for $650, and more.

Before anything is a fact, it was once a rumor. That's why we seek out and collect together today's Internet rumors into our Rumor Roundup. It's like we're scouting for players for an upcoming [insert sport of your choice] season.

A new week, a new Rumor Roundup! Inside, you'll find the most delicious rumors the Internet has to offer. Hand picked, then lovingly skewered and then roasted over an open flame.

Give your boring alarm clock a digital makeover with one of these Web-surfing, widget-loving alarm clock tablets.

This weekend's most popular laptop deals include an Acer 16" 2.13GHz Core i3 laptop for $500, Toshiba 16" 2.2GHz Satellite laptop for $350, HP 14" 2.26GHz Core i5 laptop for $650, and more.

Question: When is the Internet like an orchard? Answer: Cuz when you look around, all you see is Apple. And THAT is how we chose to entice you into reading this week's Rumor Roundup? But, seriously, folks. It's chock-a-block with Apple rumors. And we know you like those.

This weekend's most popular laptop deals include a Toshiba 16" 2.26GHz Satellite laptop for $700, HP 16" 2.1GHz Pavilion laptop for $500, Dell 17" 2.53GHz Core i5 laptop for $680, and more.

When you get sick of reading facts, check out our Rumor Roundup. In it, you'll find all the most popular lies that are circulating on the Internet.

Louis Ramirez, our Features Editor, thinks that 2010 will be the year of the 3D TV. He also thinks it's a sham. Check out his six reasons for why you should avoid jumping on-board with this "new" technology.

This weekend's most popular laptop deals include a Compaq 16" 2.2GHz Presario laptop for $330, Acer 17" 2.13GHz Aspire laptop for $550, Toshiba 16" 2.8GHz Quad-core laptop for $900, and more.

Think a 120Hz LCD is out of your price range? Think again. These highly-coveted TVs have fallen in price, cost less than their 60Hz counterparts, and in some instances, have beaten our Black Friday predictions. Find out how much you can save with a 120Hz LCD TV.

Will 2010 be the year people stop rumor mongering? We hope not, because we wouldn't be able to bring you our Rumor Roundup. Inside, you'll find all the latest lies the Internet has been telling about itself. Take a bite, it's 100% Apple this week.

This weekend's most popular laptop deals include an Acer 16" 2.13GHz Aspire laptop for $500, Toshiba 16" 2.1GHz laptop for $398, Sony 17" 2.2GHz VAIO laptop for $600, and more.