Cingular to AT & #038;T: I Got You, Babe

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I Want A Fat Babe

I Want A Fat Babe 01/24/2004 09:28 PM
I Want A Fat Babe

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A babe in Tuxland

A babe in Tuxland 04/09/2004 04:04 PM
You may have heard Linux is difficult to learn and use. Certainly Linux is different, but pointing and clicking work the same regardless of the underlying operating system. My four-year-old granddaughter, K.D., hasn't had any trouble figuring it out, and if she can do it, you can too.

Profile my DNA, babe.

Profile my DNA, babe. 11/15/2003 12:06 PM
DNA profiling may be a complex issue, but whatever your take, go ahead and try your hand at genetic sleuthing with this spiffy flash interactive.

Look like a film noir babe

Look like a film noir babe 04/29/2004 02:47 PM
Online clothing boutique Danger Dame offers some super-cool retro styles for wannabe vixens. Lace up, slink over to a barstool, and pretend you're in a Raymond Chandler novel with a tragic ending.
Link to Danger Dame shop. See also this lush new Taschen book, FILM NOIR.

It's just You and We, babe (experimental
flash)

It's just You and We, babe (experimental
flash) 08/27/2004 01:51 PM
I've been having a good time with "You and We", a project from Born Magazine that invites you to "contribute your words and images to this continuously evolving, collective experiment." Users upload art, text and photos to be collaged together in a fast-moving montage that actually turns out to be pretty nice. So far there have been over a thousand contributors. [Flash, Sound (toggles), and possibly NSFW.]

E3 2004 Report: Booth Babe Dialogues -
GameCritics.com

E3 2004 Report: Booth Babe Dialogues -
GameCritics.com 07/07/2004 04:43 AM
"It's funny when guys come up to me and tell me that it's their first time touching a girl." .. Gamecritics interviews E3 "booth babes" .. Booth Babe Dialogues

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"Topless babe gunfight pics--when guns
and babes are involved both can be
mediocre and it will still be cool"

"Topless babe gunfight pics--when guns
and babes are involved both can be
mediocre and it will still be cool" 06/11/2004 12:09 AM

Cingular must really like me

Cingular must really like me 02/18/2004 02:23 AM

After suffering through a year of terrible service and living with a broken phone for months while I waited for number portability, I finally switched from Cingular to AT&T Wireless last November, the day that number portability took effect. Cingular did a brief bit of marketing to me to try and convince me to stay with them. They offered new phones and touted their infrastructure upgrades but I could not be swayed. I still switched.

Now they’ve taken extreme measures to get me back as a customer. They bought AT&T Wireless for $41 billion dollars.

Cingular Bid Is Said to Be $35 Billion

Cingular Bid Is Said to Be $35 Billion 02/14/2004 01:15 AM
New York Times Feb 14 2004 5:53AM GMT

Cingular sweetens the pot

Cingular sweetens the pot 02/14/2004 02:35 AM
USA Today Feb 14 2004 7:14AM GMT

And the Winner Is...Cingular

And the Winner Is...Cingular 02/17/2004 11:42 AM
Brinksmanship—and a lot of money—finally net Cingular the AT&T Wireless prize for a cool $40.7 billion.

Cingular Sells Out

Cingular Sells Out 05/25/2004 02:43 PM
The nation's soon-to-be (possibly) No. 1 provider sells some big assets.

Treo 600 available from Cingular

Treo 600 available from Cingular 11/03/2003 03:38 PM
Partially ending the mystery of when the GSM version of the Treo 600 would arrive, Cingular has begun taking pre-orders, offering them for $449 with new service activation. Service from AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile is expected "soon." Read...

One Cingular sensation?

One Cingular sensation? 02/16/2004 08:12 PM
CNN Feb 16 2004 11:52PM GMT

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B (AP)

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B (AP) 02/17/2004 08:44 AM
AP - Cingular Wireless, the nation's No. 2 mobile phone provider, won the bidding war to acquire third-largest AT&T Wireless for nearly $41 billion, a deal that could create the nation's largest cell phone company.

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B 02/17/2004 10:06 AM

Cingular + AT&T Wireless?

Cingular + AT&T Wireless? 12/23/2003 05:45 PM
Lots of speculation that Cingular is weighing a merger with or acquisition of competitor AT&T Wireless. While we like the idea of there being more,...

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T Wireless

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T Wireless 02/13/2004 09:07 PM
San Jose Mercury News Feb 14 2004 1:12AM GMT

Cingular bid said to be $35 billion

Cingular bid said to be $35 billion 02/14/2004 02:46 PM
CNET Feb 14 2004 6:45PM GMT

Cingular dials in 3G

Cingular dials in 3G 05/26/2004 06:27 PM

Cingular, Lucent Rev 3G

Cingular, Lucent Rev 3G 01/04/2005 05:36 PM
Internet News Jan 4 2005 8:36PM GMT

Cingular Treo 650 Soon

Cingular Treo 650 Soon 01/06/2005 02:56 PM

OMFG Worst. Trip. Ever. I'm at CES finally, though, and have big, big stuff to talk about. Expect short, bursty posts—not because I don't want to dazzle you with my dick jokes, but because there's just so much to cover, both CES and not.

Here's a little blurp: Cingular's rebate form for the Treo 600 has a check box for the Treo 650 even though it expires January 31st. If that doesn't mean it's going to be out that month, they mean it's going to be out real soon now.

Cing ular Rebate Form [Cingular]

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T
Wireless (AP)

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T
Wireless (AP) 02/13/2004 06:37 PM
AP - Cingular Wireless was planning to submit a new bid Friday to buy AT&T Wireless for at least $31.9 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.

Cingular LG F9100

Cingular LG F9100 12/29/2004 12:01 PM

I really wanted the Motorola A630 to rock, but almost everyone who finally has gotten their hands on one has been less than impressed. This new LG phone for Cingular looks promising, though, if only because it's got a similar form factor and has a focus on IM. The LG F9100 doesn't even have Bluetooth or a camera, which is sort of a bummer, I guess, but I could deal with it if the IM client was well crafted. We'll see soon, I guess, as it's gotten FCC approval.

LG Readies Messaging Phone For Cingular [Phonescoop]

Cingular buys AT+T Wireless

Cingular buys AT+T Wireless 02/17/2004 11:47 AM
$41 billion. What will the resulting company be, and do? Wow. Dan Gillmor has this to say about why the mega-merger shouldn't worry those concerned about carrier consolidation:

This merger won't necessarily be bad for competition.I've been using AT&T Wireless' GSM service for about a year now. Quality of service is marginal, and the customer service has been a bit lower than marginal. But Cingular, also a GSM carrier, has an even worse reputation. So maybe combining these two networks will create something that offers at least reasonable quality.

Cingular probably overpaid, but it's smart to make this deal in at least one respect. There's only room for a couple of mergers before the market gets too cozy for real competition. While expecting serious antitrust scrutiny from the Bush administration is probably futile, there's probably enough angst in Congress to keep consolidation from being rampant.

Cingular Snags AT&T Wireless

Cingular Snags AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 03:44 PM
Cingular Wireless nabs its rival for a cool $41 billion in cash.

Cingular Buys AT&T Wireless; Whither
3G?

Cingular Buys AT&T Wireless; Whither
3G? 02/17/2004 11:44 AM
Cingular has successful bid for AT&T Wireless -- and where's the data discussion in all this?: The coverage of the AT&T Wireless deal focused almost exclusively on customer acquisition, marketing budgets, infrastructure, and voice revenue, despite the growing certainty that next-generation (3G) cell data and voice services will be the biggest competitive factors for U.S.-based carriers in the remainder of this decade. AT&T Wireless has nationwide EDGE (about 100 Kbps top realistic speed, but more like high-modem speeds reliably). Cingular has GPRS, but last year was saying they would be building out EDGE quickly, and then hasn't discussed it since. The combined company will obviously focus its efforts on a quicker rollout of W-CDMA, the GSM evolution standard for 3G data/voice, especially with the commitment of Verizon Wireless of $1 billion to fully deploy 1xEvDO (up to 400 Kbps) nationwide this year. (Verizon Wireless has overnight become the No. 2 U.S. carrier, pending approval of the Cingular acquisition of AT&T Wireless.) A not-so-obscure factoid missed in all of the reporting I've seen about AT&T Wireless is its requirement to repay a $6.1 billion -- yes, BILLION -- loan to DoCoMo if they don't have four U.S. cities set up by Dec. 31, 2004, with commercially offered 3G data services. (Here's an article from last July about it.) EDGE is 2.5G and doesn't qualify, as I understand it, but I haven't seen an update on the story. It's strange that in a $41 billion deal a loan of $6.1 billion that would need to be repaid if conditions weren't met that are currently unmet wasn't highlighted as one of the liabilities of acquiring the company. I can only hope that Cingular did more due diligence than some of the business press....

Motorola V600 on Cingular

Motorola V600 on Cingular 05/07/2004 01:43 PM
Looks like the Motorola V600, which became available in March on AT&T Wireless, is now available on Cingular, despite the lack of any big fanfare from either company. MobileTracker has a price breakdown--apparently you can get the V600 online from Cingular for as low as $199. Read [MobileTracker]...

Cingular wins bid for AT&T Wireless

Cingular wins bid for AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 05:18 PM
The buyout was signed at about 2 a.m. today after a weekend of bidding and counterbidding between Cingular and Vodafone Group PLC, which pulled out of the discussions.

NTT DoCoMo allies with Cingular on 3G

NTT DoCoMo allies with Cingular on 3G 09/23/2004 05:55 PM
Business Day Newspaper Sep 23 2004 8:18PM GMT

DoCoMo up on Cingular deal

DoCoMo up on Cingular deal 02/18/2004 01:02 AM
CNN Feb 18 2004 4:37AM GMT

Cingular to be first with Motorola's
RAZR V3?

Cingular to be first with Motorola's
RAZR V3? 07/28/2004 01:21 PM
Engadget Jul 28 2004 3:43PM GMT

Why Cingular Won't Ditch This Deal

Why Cingular Won't Ditch This Deal 04/23/2004 01:31 AM
Business Week Apr 23 2004 6:06AM GMT

Cingular adds 554,000 subscribers in 1st

Cingular adds 554,000 subscribers in 1st 04/21/2004 06:17 AM
Chicago Sun-Times Apr 21 2004 10:13AM GMT

Cingular Profit Falls

Cingular Profit Falls 07/21/2004 06:03 PM
TheStreet.com Jul 21 2004 9:51PM GMT

Not to be left behind, Cingular says
they'll have 3G next year, too

Not to be left behind, Cingular says
they'll have 3G next year, too 06/23/2004 04:02 PM
Engadget Jun 23 2004 7:17PM GMT

Cingular 3G coming sooner

Cingular 3G coming sooner 06/22/2004 11:32 PM
MobileTracker Jun 23 2004 2:54AM GMT

Lucent Flagged for Cingular 3G

Lucent Flagged for Cingular 3G 05/26/2004 03:10 PM
Unstrung.com May 26 2004 6:24PM GMT

Cingular to Deliver 3G Wireless

Cingular to Deliver 3G Wireless 06/23/2004 02:51 AM
3G Jun 23 2004 7:29AM GMT
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Sun subscriptions--gimmick or good idea?

Sun subscriptions--gimmick or good idea? 06/09/2004 09:17 AM

Haunted book shelf gimmick

Haunted book shelf gimmick 03/28/2005 04:14 AM
Cory Doctorow: This haunted book shelf gimmick uses a system of hidden levers to make the books on the shelf slide in and out of their own accord -- can be run from a switch or motion-sensor. Link

Reliance rates cut was just a gimmick to
woo more customers

Reliance rates cut was just a gimmick to
woo more customers 08/29/2004 01:48 AM
TechTree Aug 29 2004 5:47AM GMT

Passenger screening gimmick stuck at the
gate

Passenger screening gimmick stuck at the
gate 03/29/2005 02:22 PM
'CAPPS-3' not ready for takeoff

Watching paint dry is latest TV gimmick
(Reuters)

Watching paint dry is latest TV gimmick
(Reuters) 05/27/2004 09:31 PM
Reuters - Some critics say the endless stream of hugely popular reality television shows are as dull as watching paint dry -- Well, now they can test the theory with a live, eight-week round-the-clock Webcast of just that.

Watching Paint Dry Is Latest Reality TV
Gimmick (Reuters)

Watching Paint Dry Is Latest Reality TV
Gimmick (Reuters) 05/28/2004 09:38 AM
Reuters - Some critics say the endless stream of hugely popular reality television shows are as dull as watching paint dry.

Police appreciation!

Police appreciation! 03/13/2003 10:25 AM
misterpolice.com is an appreciation site for those hardworking officers in Thailand's police force (in Thai, but the photos are priceless). I love those tight brown uniforms, don't you? I found the site through two news stories, Thai police swamped by sex offers (news.com.au) and Stop - in the name of love (The Nation).

Sys Admin Appreciation Day

Sys Admin Appreciation Day 07/30/2004 07:13 PM

Although the day has past in Japan, it is Sys Admin Appreciation Day in the US. System administrators are some of the most important and often least appreciated members of the team and this is a great opportunity to thank them.

I'd like to thank Kuri who does the brunt of my network admin, Boris who does most of my blog admin and pixel pushing, and Adriaan and Jim who help out when they can. Special thanks to Justin, for installing my first Movable Type installation.

Thanks to Peter, Adina and Ed for helping me out on my SocialText stuff, to everyone on #joiito for keeping the bots running. Although they're not really Sys Admins, to Jeannie and Suw for being the "strange attractors" on #joiito who keep it going.

I'd like to thank the team who started Eccosys: Cyrus, Sen, Shimokawa, Daishi and Jona, and kudos also to Ushioda who pitched in at Neoteny.

Thanks also to Scott Burns who kept The Meta Network running for all those years.

Finally, I'd like to thank all of the people who run the dns and other vital components of the Internet and keep it working.

The world would not work without you all.

(I'm sorry if I missed anyone.)

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Red Mars: a very belated appreciation

Red Mars: a very belated appreciation 05/28/2004 10:58 AM
I'm pretty well-read in the modern sf canon, but there are some gaps in there that are almost embarrassing in scope. Take Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars. This doorstopper, clocking in at nearly 800 pages, is the first volume in a trilogy of comparably-sized companion volumes, each of which depicts a different vision of the [dis|u]topiian establishment of a permanent human settlement on Mars. When Red Mars first came out, I was working at Bakka Books, the science fiction bookstore in Toronto, and there was something else in my queue that month, and one of my co-workers had already dived into it and was writing the shelf review, and it seemed like such a commitment that, well, I just never got around to it. With the publication of Green Mars and Blue Mars, it just got worse: if I couldn't clear enough schedule to read volume one, volumes two and three were impossible.

It wasn't that I didn't like Robinson's books. Quite the contrary, I adore them. Pacific Edge -- a gripping, rollicking utopian novel whose plot hinges on a zoning debate over the placement of a baseball diamond -- is one of my all-time favorite books. When Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom came out and the reviewers compared it to John Varley for the technology stuff, I was honoured, but the few reviews that compared it to Pacific Edge sent me over the moon: if Robinson could disrupt his utopia with a zoning fight and make it into a gripping tale, could I do the same with a fight over the politics of Disney ride fandom and design?

Like Red Mars, Pacific Edge is volume one in a trilogy that approaches utopia from three different angles. I haven't read the other two books in the trilogy, and that's a keen regret that I intend to do something about post-haste.

Because now I've finally read Red Mars, and I am agog at what may be the finest sf novel I've ever read. Red Mars has all the hard-sf window-dressing that many of us imagine when we think of sf: great and accessible tours through speculative cog sci, geology, astronomy, rocketry, physics, biology, genetics, and so on, until the head swims with the sheer scope of the research task Robinson set himself in this book.

But the hard science is just the skin, and the meat of this book -- as with Pacific Edge -- is the "soft" science: the complex play of the community of his vast cast of characters as they set out to advance their competing agendas, writing the future of Mars.

Robinson doesn't just shine here: he glows. There is this hard question at the core of every story of violent social upheaval, which is, how does collective action materialize? How is it steered? How does it go off the rails? How, in short, does stuff get done? Can a speech change the world? Can a bomb? Who gets to construct the consensus reality, and how do you disrupt it?

This is the stuff of Robinson's books: big, social questions answered through skilful point-of-view switches, fantastic characterization and fearless exposition.

In the beginning, a lot of sf was just technocrat fantasy: here's a cool new technology I've thought of, with a minimal narrative around it as a kind of turntable so that it can be rotated 360' and you, the reader, can appreciate its cleverness from all sides.

Later, sf writers took on the more ambitious challenge of predicting the social upheaval that tech could create, an approach embodied in the cliche that "the job of the sf writer is to consider the car and the movie-palace and invent the drive-in."

But Robinson goes many steps beyond this: he extrapolates the drive-in, then the sexual revolution, then the Boomers' nostalgia for the drive-in where they lost their virginity, and finally, their grown childrens' disdain for that nostalgia. There's an eerie prescience to these books that tells you that what's being written here is a deep and broad tale of social reconstruction on the micro, macro, nano and mezzoscales.

I just finished Red Mars on a BA flight from Vienna, and I was bitterly disappointed not to find Blue and Green Marses on sale at Heathrow, but I'll have them in my possession by dusk. I can't wait to read them. Link

Happy Sysadmin Appreciation Day, Ken!

Happy Sysadmin Appreciation Day, Ken! 07/30/2004 05:06 AM
Today is Sysadmin Appreciation Day, and it's long overdue. I started out as a sysadmin, and I'm here to tell you that sysadmins are the secret masters of the universe, underappreciated, all powerful, and indispensible. The world would crumble into dust but for the diligent work of our sysadmins.

I'd like to take a moment to recognise Boing Boing's volunteer sysadmin, the incomparable Mr Ken Snider, whose indispensible work is the reason that Boing Boing has such killer availability and uptime.

I'd also like to thank Chris Smith, who runs our submit-a-link form, instituting countermeasures against formspammers and catching the bounces.

Also due for appreciation is Carl Steadman, the long-time host of Boing Boing, whose donated services and connectivity made this all possible.

Finally, my appreciation to the sysadmins at EFF, past and present: Matt Peterson, Chris Palmer and Marc Perkel. Thanks for keeping the Internet working (oh, and lest I forget, the OpenCola sysadmins: Helen, Michael, Karl, and Ken [again!]). Link

"System Administrator Appreciation Day"

"System Administrator Appreciation Day" 07/30/2004 10:26 AM

System Administrator Appreciation Day

System Administrator Appreciation Day 07/30/2004 08:20 AM
Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day .. Dia Mundial do Administrador de Sistemas .. this would be the right time .. Sys Admin Appreciation

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National Military Appreciation Month

National Military Appreciation Month 03/21/2003 10:19 AM
DefendAmerica News - Thanks for signing America's Thank-you note! .. send your thanks to the U.S. military .. National Military Appreciation Month .. Go sign it now! .. troops .. goto

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SAAD (System Administrator Appreciation
Day)

SAAD (System Administrator Appreciation
Day) 07/30/2004 11:51 AM
You know, it's that time of the year again when we all should be reminded of the depressive caffein addicts that talks to himself/herself while wandering down the hall. Today, the last Friday of July, is the System Admin Appreciation Day. They day that system administrator world-wide should (for once) be appreciated for all the troubles that they have either gone through to keep everybody online.

<a href=http://www.sysadminday.com target=_blank>sysadminday.com</a>, for the fifth time, has kept us reminded of this day. Head over there to see what you can do to show your appreciation.

While we're on the subject of showing appreciations, don't be shy to hug <b>Redmak</b> when you see him.

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Improving the quality of open source
software through appreciation

Improving the quality of open source
software through appreciation 02/15/2004 09:17 AM
If you are a typical Kuro5hin reader, then you probably have a lot of open source software on your computer. In this article, I will explain a simple method for improving the quality of that open source software that requires little to no money and no computer expertise. This method will also make you feel better about yourself and improve the lives of others in the process. It may even reduce plaque (note: this claim has not yet been evaluated by the ADA). Read on for the juicy details.

myStockOptions.com Launches Tools for
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)

myStockOptions.com Launches Tools for
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) 06/24/2005 03:14 PM
Responding to many companies' recent interest in stock appreciation rights (SARs), myStockOptions.com has unveiled its new Quick-Take Calculator For SARs, plus the ability to enter SARs grants into myRecords, the site's online stock compensation portfolio-tracker. These tools are available at the public version of myStockOptions.com, on custom stock plan sites, and by licensing. [PRWEB Jun 24, 2005]

Rebate Rip-Offs

Rebate Rip-Offs 03/17/2005 03:08 AM
We all hate those stinkin' Mail-in Rebates! I'd love to see figures on just how many are actually paid to the customer and how many customers get so mad or frustrated that they just chuck the whole rebate form and forget to send it in. Then there's all of us that send in the rebates and get told by a form letter weeks later that our rebate was not properly completed and we will not receive it. Well finally the FTC stepped in and made CompUSA live up to it's rebate promises. According to ARS ..

According to the FTC, between September 2001 and June 2002, CompUSA had promised consumers they would receive rebates totaling anywhere from $3 to $100 within six to eight weeks for both its own products and those from Q.P.S. Instead, the consumers who actually received the rebates were forced to wait up to six months for a check. The problem was compounded when Q.P.S. filed for bankruptcy. A consent order with CompUSA will place limits on the company's rebate program and will limit its advertising on rebates from other companies. CompUSA will be required to fully fund all rebate programs advertised and mail checks within the advertised timeframe. In addition, the retailer is on the hook for the rebates promised by now-bankrupt QPS in the case of consumers who filled out and sent in a valid rebate form. In addition, CompUSA will be required to send rebates to any eligible consumer who contacts them or the FTC within 75 days after the order is served on the company.

Lucent gets big tax rebate

Lucent gets big tax rebate 09/03/2004 04:34 AM
Brown envelope contains good news, not bill

Free After Rebate

Free After Rebate 01/23/2004 04:18 PM
you know how they count on you not sending back the rebate? i'm that guy.

"Free After Rebate"

"Free After Rebate" 01/25/2004 03:03 PM

Hauppage DVR-250 for $90 After Rebate

Hauppage DVR-250 for $90 After Rebate 08/31/2004 09:43 AM

Circuit City has the Hauppage WinTV Personal Video Recorder 250 add-in card for $150, which isn't that hot, but with two mail-in rebates it drops the price to just $90. The PVR-250 is one of the better cards to use when building your own home theater PC, mainly because of the built-in MPEG2 encoder.

Read - Catalog Page [CircuitCity via Slickdeals]
Read - $20 MIR [CircuitCity]
Read - $40 MIR [CircuitCity]

ReplayTV Rebate

ReplayTV Rebate 03/11/2003 10:45 AM

Amazon.com - ReplayTV RTV5040 40-Hour Digital Video Recorder $139.94 After Rebate.

"Amazon is selling the ReplayTV RTV5040 40-Hour Digital Video recorder for $239.94 with a $50 rebate (exp. 3/31/03) and another $50 rebate (exp 3/16/03 - copy of UPC). Please Note: Activation of this product requires payment of either a $9.95 monthly service fee or a $250 one-time service activation fee.  More info about activation here. Just $129.94 with a $10 off $75 coupon." [More Stuff 4 Less Bargain Blog]

That means you can get a 40-hour DVR for $390 total. Not bad considering how expensive these machines still are. Another $100 and I think they'll start cutting into the mainstream some. If you've been waiting, perhaps this is a more appealing price point for you?

Sprint Rebate

Sprint Rebate 02/25/2003 12:20 PM
Through the end of March, Sprint is offering a $100 rebate on the Handspring Treo 300, Samsung SPH-i330, and Toshiba...

Most Outrageous Rebate Offer Ever

Most Outrageous Rebate Offer Ever 02/01/2005 09:07 PM

I stumbled upon this while looking for a deal on TurboTax. I honestly cannot believe they expect customers to spend $300 and then wait 12 weeks for them to send back $270. Then they throw in this little gem:

Note: Some rebates in this Tax Software Bundle are UPGRADE / COMPETITIVE UPGRADE rebates. Please review those rebate coupon for detailed information.

I won't even get into the fact that my Mac doesn't need half the stuff they are offering for "free". What a bargain.

UK's EU rebate under discussion

UK's EU rebate under discussion 07/14/2004 05:00 AM
The UK is defending its EU rebate as the European Commission discusses plans which could end it.

No 10 defends British EU rebate

No 10 defends British EU rebate 07/08/2004 10:31 AM
Britain's EU budget rebate is "fully justified", insists No 10 as officials in Brussels push for a review of the deal.

MS squares Arizona with rebate

MS squares Arizona with rebate 06/29/2004 05:37 AM
Vouchers all round...

Double Your Rebate with any CPU purchase

Double Your Rebate with any CPU purchase 04/28/2004 08:52 AM
Our friends at the MacCenter in Fort Lauderdale, Florida already give their customers a 5% rebate on Mac CPU purchases but, for the next 3 days, they will be doubling that rebate on almost all Mac models. MacMerc.com normally doesn't promote retail sales, but when a shop offers to kick $299 back to the consumer on a G5 purchase, that's news.

What's In A $400 Rebate? One iPod, Or
Two Manolos

What's In A $400 Rebate? One iPod, Or
Two Manolos 01/10/2004 02:13 PM
What to do with the $400 that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg wants to give homeowners as a rebate on the 18.5 percent property tax increase from 2002? "Buy an iPod Mini." By James Barron (New York Times via MyAppleMenu)

Clock Ticks on Microsoft Rebate

Clock Ticks on Microsoft Rebate 02/17/2004 06:18 AM

Cingular to AT & #038;T: I Got You, Babe

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