If you think somewhat like me, you no doubt saw HP’s recent acquisition of Palm as rather sudden and somewhat “off-the-cuff” so to speak. It seemed like HP was making a desperate, poorly planned grab for something to help their ailing and often forgotten mobile aspirations. But a new account written by BoyGenius and citing a few of his inside ninjas shows that HP actually fought pretty hard for what is now theres. Shaving the participants from 16...

One would think that a company that went through bankruptcy, liquidation, and an online only resurrection would be a much tighter run and more consumer friendly ship.  If you happened to be uttering those same words with Circuity City in mind, you would be oh so wrong.  It appears that their quality control and shipping policies still suck.  An anonymous tipster of the Consumerist recounted his less than favorable encounter with the new Circuit City’s fine display...

While the GM “made” Chevy Volt isn’t technically a gadget as it is much larger and is usually be looked upon as a vehicle, it is still a fine piece of electroinc technology that will *hopefully* at some point grace the public at large. While GM has announced today their plans to go through and file Chapter 11 bankruptcy, already concerns as to whether the Volt will ever make it to market are beginning to surface. The Volt is now several years into...

Seems as if the Apple/Pystar drama just took another turn for the worst (if you’re on camp Pystar that is). Seems as if Pystar is having a bit of money problems seeping through their secretive layer and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, meaning any “secret financial backers” will not be publicly known financial backers. Sadly, if Pystar goes under, one brave force that finally stood up to Apple’s monopolistic ways (yes I own a Mac and yes I like...

Satellite radio is something that just hasn’t quite caught on.  At the beginning of the whole ordeal several years ago were two companies vying for your satellite radio money: XM and Sirius.  Since the birth of satellite radio uptake hasn’t been exactly fast.  I mean, even though you get much better sound quality, choices, and convenience, few people want to pay for a service that they can get for free.  Terrestrial radio while being the opposite of the...