I was browsing the web for a new computer and stumbled along compusa.com. When Compusa filed for bankruptcy I figured that the whole company went down but not according to the website. The website states that compusa was bought out by Systemax and also joined by TigerDirect. I started to browse through Compusa and I was really surprised by their low prices. I have purchased many items from compusa.com and am really happy with their prices and customer service. The first item purchased was a 1GB USB thumb drive for $7.99 which was the lowest price I found on the Internet. The second item I bought from was a 28inch I-INC LCD Monitor for $299.99 which was also the lowest price on the Internet that I found.

I would recommend signing up to the email newsletter because compusa has great weekly specials. Compusa.com also has another great feature that you can buy packages of computer parts containing motherboard, CPU, hard drive, case, and ram memory in order to build your computer. If you are considering buying some new electronics check out compusa in your search for the best bargains.

As you probably know, Reddit is a news voting service that ranks only behind Digg in this particular niche. That being said, the company is looking for a way to take their name and presence to the next level. The latest move made by those at Reddit is the decision to make the site’s code open source. What does this mean? Well, in simple terms it means that anybody can now make their own site that will perform and operate in an identical manner to Reddit and other voting services. That being said, clones of these services have been around since day one; it did not take an open source project to make this imitation a popular one.

It is safe to say that a lot of webmasters and online entrepreneurs will be using what they find in the Reddit code for upcoming projects; some which may appear to be an identical clone. Unfortunately, it has never been about the technology when it comes to news voting services. Instead, the success or failure of a site like this has more to do with users. Simply put, the more people who begin to use a news voting site the more popular it will become. And when a site like this becomes popular, it also becomes more useful to the online world.

Although Reddit is holding steady, it is apparent that they have yet to dent Digg’s market share. Last month, Digg had approximately 20 times as many pageviews and United States based visitors than Reddit. Although these stats are totaled by comScore, it is safe to say that they are semi-accurate.

If you are interested in starting a news voting service you now have the platform for doing so. But don’t get caught thinking that your service will take off like Digg, or even Reddit for that matter. It takes a lot of users to be successful in this niche!

Believe it or not, Yahoo is adding some top of the line features to its search engine. The reason for this, you may ask? Well, first off they want to make things easier on users. And of course, they want to add these major features in order to be able to better compete with Google. This may sound like a tall task, but Yahoo is taking a shot!

So what features has Yahoo added in order to make for a better search experience? For one, videos and images are now available from the main results page. Yahoo did a great job by offering this benefit without cluttering the main page. The music that can be played from this page is available from Yahoo Music.

Moving on, try to search for a hotel or other establishment that is local to your area. By doing this, you will receive results direct from Yahoo Local. This includes reviews, user ratings, maps, links to important information, and much more.

Perhaps the most important upgrade is the assistance box that appears if you are struggling to find the appropriate keyword. This feature will give you suggestions based on the letters or words that you have already typed into the search box. If you type in “basketball” the smarter Yahoo search engine will suggest “NCAA basketball” and “fantasy basketball” among many others. For users who are not exactly sure of what they want, this is a great feature.

Yahoo is dead on with all of the new features that they added. The only possible downfall is that all these features are someway associated with the Yahoo network; such as Yahoo Music and Yahoo Local. But with that being said, the information made available from Yahoo has always been among the best.

Even though these features may not help Yahoo to beat out Google in the search engine department, they will definitely put them on the right track.

The biggest change Microsoft is claiming is that of relevant search results. In other words, the results that are returned after a query are said to be closer to what the searcher is looking for; this is where Google really excels. Additionally, the Live search engine has also been updated to better handle common misspellings and abbreviations.

Many people will be surprised to find out that Microsoft’s research shows that they have matched Google in the relevant search department. Of course, this is something that users will have to decide on for themselves. If this claim is true, it will go a long way in helping Live Search Engine to increase its user base.

Users will notice that search pages for particular products, such as electronic items, offer quality information about the particular item. This includes everything from pricing details to images to user reviews. The Live Search Engine is set to collect this data from a wide variety of sites in order to ensure effective and accurate information.

Believe it or not, Microsoft is not so concerned with attracting new users. Even though this would be nice, they hope that the Live Search Engine can enhance the overall experience for those who are already using the service.

Over the next few weeks it will be interesting to see the reactions to Microsoft’s Live Search Engine. If what the company is saying is true, it is safe to say that users will be more than pleased. Only time will tell if the Live Search Engine can compete head to head with Google and Yahoo.

In January, rumors started to surface that Google was working on a virtual world to be based on their ever popular Google Earth platform. While these rumors were never confirmed or denied, it seems that the public is getting closer to answer as each day goes by. There is word circulating around the tech industry that Google will be testing their virtual world on the campus of Arizona State University.

Google Operating System has released the following information: Arizona State University students will have the chance to test a new product that is set to be launched late in 2007 by a major internet company. Additionally, this new product is said to be related to video games as well as social networking. As you can see, it appears that Google is doing all it can to build the hype around this new product before it becomes available to the rest of the world.

Second Life is the main player in the virtual world at this time. It is hard to say if Google’s new product is going to be a true competitor. But one thing is for sure; Google definitely has the technology, power, and platform in place to make this happen.

Many feel that Google’s virtual world will be closer to IBM’s virtual world than to what Second Life has to offer.

Even though everything is still in the “rumor stage” at this time, there is no denying that Google is working on something big. After the students at Arizona State get their chance at the product, the rest of the world will be able to jump in on the action.

It is safe to say that Google has become quite comfortable with large product launches like this. There is no reason to think that this one will be anything less than a huge success!

Ars Technica has more about this and the name of is supposed to be “My World”

NBC has come to the conclusion that more and more people are less interested in watching television programs in the old fashion way. For this reason, they have announced a service in which viewers will be able to download programs for free to their personal computer or other electronic device.

After the show airs first on NBC television, it will then be available through this service for a week. Popular shows that are set to kick things off include The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Heroes. For how popular these programs are on regular television, it will be interesting to see how many downloads this translates into.

Early on, NBC offered programs for download through a contracted deal with Amazon. But most recently they have decided that offering their own download service was the way to go. In fact, NBC executives feel very strongly that this new service should be able to square off face to face with iTunes by Apple in the near future.

A test period for the service, NBC Direct, is set to take place during the month of October. By November, the company feels that the service should be ready to move forward full steam ahead. Windows based personal computers will be able to download select NBC shows free of charge for seven days following its television release. After that, the show will expire and be removed from the system.

By sometime in 2008, NBC hopes to have this service operating similar to iTunes. That being with consumers paying the company directly for downloads. So if you are excited about watching shows for free right now, keep in mind that this may not last much longer.

All in all, NBC Direct is an interesting concept to keep an eye on. It is safe to say that a lot of people will begin to download television programs from day one. But just how much success this service will have is still up in the air.

In addition, as opposed to other search engines, Ask.com pioneers the rest by allowing preferences such as “Advanced Search” and “Options” to appear in the same window, instead of opening a new page.Search results produced by Ask.com are tailored to the specific type of search the user is doing. For example, music-related searches, such as artist and songs, produce results that can include images to clips of songs. Search results displayed are also accompanied to the right of the screen with information from the wikipedia encyclopedia and the Ask.com dictionary. A new preview function on Ask.com – a pair of binoculars appearing before the website link – allows the user to view the page before he or she clicks on it. Results can also be bookmarked – by clicking the ‘+’ button – for future searches.

Most certainly a great user-interface, both efficient and concise, Ask.com is sure to rise to the top.

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Tech Crunch