Would you pay $1,200 for an as-of-yet unreleased Intel Core i9 chip? Hard to say if the transaction actually occurred, but an auction recently ended from a Taiwanese eBay user who claims to be selling a six-core, 2.4GHz Xeon Westmere Gulftown processor. We can’t vouch for the validity of the …
Read More »Pre-Release Intel Core i9 Chip Hits eBay for $1,200 [Intel] (Gizmodo)
It may not be due out until early next year, but an engineering sample of Intel’s monster Core i9 processor (the kind we saw benchmarked) ended up on eBay. The 2.4GHz Xeon Westmere Gulftown chip’s… More: continued here
Read More »Another Legal Tussle for eBay–and It’s Not Skype This Time!–as Former CEO and Calif. Guv Hopeful Whitman Kicks Off … (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance)
Auction giant eBay is headed to court again on Monday and, for once it is nothing to do with the litigious Skype co-founders. Instead, it’s a battle in Delaware with craigslist, the San Francisco online classified powerhouse that eBay holds a minority ownership position in. More: continued here
Read More »eBay accepts third state incentive (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Online marketplace eBay Inc. has officially accepted a $2.1 million incentive package offered by the state of Utah to further expand its operations in Draper and hire 207 more workers. More: continued here
Read More »eBay accepts third state incentive – Salt Lake Tribune
eBay accepts third state incentiveSalt Lake TribuneOnline marketplace eBay Inc. has officially accepted a $2.1 million incentive package offered by the state of Utah to further expand its …ebay sold on Utah, adding more than 450 jobsThe Associated PressEbay Said It Will Add More Than 450 Jobs In Utah (EBAY)Trading …
Read More »1Malaysia collectible stamps from Kaspersky – The Sun Daily
1Malaysia collectible stamps from KasperskyThe Sun DailyThe company is giving away special edition 1Malaysia collectible stamps, starting at the Pikom PC Fair 2009, which is being held at the Kuala Lumpur …Kaspersky Keen To Make Malaysia South East Asia BaseBernamaall 3 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »Intel Core i9 Appears On eBay – UberGizmo (blog)
BBC News Intel Core i9 Appears On eBayUberGizmo (blog)Well, there's always eBay, right? It seems that this processor was up for auction for a princely fee of $1200. All that money just to pick up this prototype …Intel Core i9 Gulftown Chip Sold on Ebay, ForumTom’s Hardware GuideIntel Core i9 …
Read More »Send military mail soon – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
New York Times Send military mail soonFort Wayne Journal GazettePeople can still send packages overseas using parcel post to all Army post office and fleet post office ZIP codes, but because the deadline has passed, …Postal Service reminds military families of deadlines for holiday packagesSILive.comTime to start planning holiday mailingsImperial …
Read More »Market Chatter — Corporate finance press digest – Reuters
Market Chatter — Corporate finance press digestReuters* Royal Mail has agreed to sell its 20 percent stake in Camelot, the British national lottery operator, meaning that all shareholders now agree to the sale …and more » More: continued here
Read More »State uses eBay to sell items left in safe deposit boxes – Chicago Daily Herald
State uses eBay to sell items left in safe deposit boxesChicago Daily HeraldSo the treasurer's office auctions off the items on eBay and donates the money to a needy cause – the state's $80 billion pension deficit. …Treasury office holds abandoned property auction on eBayMy Fox BostonUnclaimed property auction includes …
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