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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Sponsored Link --> http://www.TechHairBall.com Sponsored Link --> http://www.BlogOnIndia.com Amazon says 2008 holiday season was 'best ever' Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites Wal-Mart to start selling Apple's iPhone on Sunday E-shopping site to open in China for Japan goods Holiday report: E-commerce dips, electronics plummet Web sites could get cinema-style ratings: U.K. minister Wal-Mart iPhone Sales: Where's the Discount? Wal-Mart to Sell IPhone 3G Starting Dec. 28 Wall Street Beat: IT Crawls to End of a Tough Year OS shoot-out: Windows vs. Mac OS X vs. Linux Panasonic to Show Powerline Network Prototypes at CES Sequels keep video games buzzing in 2008 Amazon says 2008 holiday season was 'best ever' Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:39 pm PST AP - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. called this holiday season its "best ever," saying Friday that it saw a 17 percent increase in orders on its busiest day — a rare piece of good news in a season that has been far from merry for most retailers, including online businesses. Full Story Top Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:40 am PST AP - A proposed Internet filter dubbed the "Great Aussie Firewall" is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries. Full Story Top Wal-Mart to start selling Apple's iPhone on Sunday Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:10 am PST AP - Wal-Mart will start selling Apple's popular iPhone on Sunday, the chain said, confirming earlier reports by employees. Full Story Top E-shopping site to open in China for Japan goods Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:45 am PST AP - A new Internet shopping mall is opening in China next month that will take payments in the widely used China UnionPay Co. cards for Japanese products, company officials said Friday. Full Story Top Holiday report: E-commerce dips, electronics plummet Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:50 pm PST CNET - Over the next few days, a picture of holiday sales will begin to materialize. Full Story Top Web sites could get cinema-style ratings: U.K. minister Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:11 am PST Reuters - The kind of ratings used for films could be applied to Web sites in a bid to better police the Internet and protect children from harmful and offensive material, Britain's minister for culture has said. Full Story Top Wal-Mart iPhone Sales: Where's the Discount? Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:04 am PST PC World - Wal-Mart is rolling out sales of the iPhone 3G this weekend -- but don't expect to see a lot of savings. As was speculated back in November, the discount retailer will begin carrying the iPhone on its shelves Sunday. Missing from the equation, though, is the discount. Full Story Top Wal-Mart to Sell IPhone 3G Starting Dec. 28 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:10 pm PST PC World - Wal-Mart Friday announced the long-expected availability of the iPhone 3G at almost 2,500 stores beginning Sunday. Full Story Top Wall Street Beat: IT Crawls to End of a Tough Year Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:10 pm PST PC World - Though Amazon and Red Hat provided a few glimmers of sunlight the tech sector suffered through a turbulent week, with no signs of letup soon. Full Story Top OS shoot-out: Windows vs. Mac OS X vs. Linux Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:00 am PST InfoWorld - The Mac's been on a roll, both due to its highly regarded Mac OS X Leopard operating system and to an unhappy reception for Microsoft's Windows Vista. The result: For the first time in memory, the Mac's market share has hit 9.1 percent, according to IDC data, and Windows' market share has dipped below 90 percent. (Linux distributions make up the rest.) Full Story Top Panasonic to Show Powerline Network Prototypes at CES Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:10 pm PST PC World - Panasonic plans to unveil a networking system that can connect an electric car to home devices via electrical wiring at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Full Story Top Sequels keep video games buzzing in 2008 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:20 pm PST Reuters - Despite the sluggish global economy, video game sales remained recession-proof in 2008 as game sequels were snapped up by fans and music games struck the right note. Full Story Top

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