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I am noticing 2 trends lately: - Many companies are closing more and more of their retail stores and focusing more and more on online sales. - Me (myself, and I) and all the other people I know are spending more money on online purchases than on...

February 11, 2014 | In: Technology

Bye Bye, Sony Vaio!

Sony has declared last week that it is selling its PC business (which consists of its Vaio line). Many out there (including myself) are only used to working with Vaio products (which are very reliable), so now we're all left stranded. It seems that Sony...

For the past few years (since 2007), Canadians have enjoyed low inflation because of the Canadian Dollar's strength. This has caused a greater purchasing power for Canadians and ensured that the economy doesn't fall into recession during the harsh years...

I buy from Amazon (mostly from the Canadian site) frequently - and I noticed that they have this interesting practice when you add items to your shopping cart and you don't buy. The next time (which can be the very next day) you check your cart, you will...

Sometimes I search Twitter to find up-to-date information about something. Just right now, I was searching for a stock, and as usual, I was bombarded with spam in the search results. Spam was about 80% of my search results - literally. I started...

December 13, 2013 | In: Trivia

Is Just for Laughs Fake?

I love watching just for laughs - it really makes me laugh and it makes me proud, since it's made right here in Montreal. But, unfortunately, it's fake! If you don't believe me, let me give you a few proofs: I've been living in Montreal for over 8...

It seems that Apple has withered the pre-January effect that I predicted earlier; we are now nearing the end of November (still 3 trading days in this month other than today) and yet the stock is still resilient. I think the only reason why this is...

The XBox One was released last Friday, and according to reports, it has sold a million units in just one day, which huge backlog demand. Now, the big question is, what did that do MSFT on Monday? The answer is short: Nothing, zilch, nada, zero! The stock...

The Playstation 4 has been released last week (well, technically, 2 weeks ago, if you think of Sunday as the beginning of a new week), and all retailers have now zero PS4's in stock. One would think that retailers have made a fortune off selling PS4's,...

Try downloading on of those "free" games (or "freemium" games) on Android, and you will notice that the moment you are hooked, you are asked to make a purchase to continue playing the game (this is called an IAP, or In-App Purchase), or else, you will...