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Welcome back to InterrupTech.  Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry.  We cover the Zune HD, Eric Schmidt leaves Apple, the Twitter DDoS, the Pre’s new apps, and RadioShack’s new name. Continue Reading »

In an attempt to reach more tech-savvy customers, the 88 year old RadioShack has finally rebranded itself to “The Shack.”  $200 million is set to be spent on ads in order to promote the name change through digital and television ads.  Signs around brick and mortar stores will still read… Continue Reading »

Another week, another round up of ideas that could use some time in a facility upstate.  This week, we’ll look at the craziness brought about thanks to: RadioShack, Barnes & Noble, Apple forces Google to go web app, and MS up APPL down. Continue Reading »

When the Palm Pre’s availability was officially announced, the price tag of $299 rained on the Pre’s parade.  Not many people are going to be willing to shell out $299 for the Pre, but it does come with a $100 mail-in-rebate.  Of course, the flaw to that is many people… Continue Reading »

RadioShack has been doing their part to help the environment by taking in your old electronics, and giving you some cash credit for it.  Until recently, the trade-in program has been on a pretty limited basis, but now, RadioShack made it available in all of their 4,400 stores.  In case… Continue Reading »

As Black Friday is coming closer and closer, more and more sales are made available for the public.  The guys over at BFads have put together a nice piece about how to buy a HDTV and more importantly, what sales will be taking place.  Keep in mind that these sales… Continue Reading »

One of the hottest gifts this holiday season is going to be GPSs.  Everyone, at some point in their life, has gotten lost multiple times while on the road and owning a GPS these days seems almost as necessary as having a cell phone.  In case you want a general… Continue Reading »

RadioShack’s Black Friday ad is now out and here’s what they are offering to those brave folks willing to wait in line for the 6AM opening: Canon PIXMA MX300 Office All-in-One Printer (Requires Purchase of EX-Z9 Camera) - Free after $50.00 MIR. Memorex MCC228 HD Digital Camcorder- $79.99 (regularly $119.99)… Continue Reading »

Today, Navigon has announced that two of their newest GPSs, the 5100 max and the 2090S, will be available exclusively through RadioShack.  Let’s take a look at what kind of GPSs these are and what features they include.  First off, let’s begin with the Navigon 5100 max.  One of the… Continue Reading »

Motorola recently announced the availability of 2 new GPSs that they claim are perfect for drivers who are traveling in unfamiliar territory.  Both are set to be available exclusively at RadioShack. Let’s begin with the MOTONAV TN20.  It sports a 3.5-inch touch screen with a backlight that automatically adjusts to… Continue Reading »