"shopping" news, interviews, and features

News about shopping

• A/NZ Shoppers deserting retailers due to online performance issues: Rackspace

  Claims shoppers are either abandoning their purchase or heading to a competitor

• Point, shoot, shop: 5 shopping apps that use your phone's camera

  That camera is good for more than Vines and selfies - it can search for products, compare prices, and clip coupons too.

• Intel wants to reinvent retail shopping with hundreds of interactive displays

  If you can't figure out what to purchase at the grocery store of the future, it won't be because Intel didn't try to help.

• Microsoft Surface Pro sell-out flap: Is the tablet really that popular?

  It's apparent that Microsoft's Surface Pro sold out fast upon release, but is this because of under-stock or over-demand?

• Three simple rules for buying a new laptop

  How much RAM do you need? How much storage? And how important is the processor, really?

• Apple's Mac App Store Tops 100 Million Downloads

  The Mac App Store serves a different customer than its better-known iOS sibling, but it's doing well enough to get rivals' attention.

Features about shopping

• With shopping scams on the rise, watch for these threats

  An overview of common holiday shopping attacks, and tips for a safe, secure online shopping experience.

• Mobile threats: the top 12 scams of Christmas list

  McAfee's annual list warns about malware targeting Android device and Apple computers.

• Could Wikileaks scandal lead to new virtual currency?

  The Wikileaks fiasco is shaking the foundations of the 'Net and may boost popularity of virtual currency impossible to police