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more about #store more comments → Jacubious: I felt a little embarrassed just watching this. #microsoftstoredance more » Jack_Burton: It's like the Hard Rock Cafe, circa 1997, but without the food and musical instruments. #microsoftstoredance more » Nick: i would have approved if they all learned the steps to the Thriller video, but electric slide is not meant to be danced sober. ever. this is not a w... more » balloonboy4life: Mac: Hi I am a Mac. PC: Hi I am a PC. Mac: PC, whats with all your employees dancing? PC: This is something we have to do every hour to keep the virus... more » Kapwan: I'm glad the apple store doesn't make their employees due a crappy electric slide to the black eyed peas. I mean if your going to make your employees... more » davidwtsn002: Agreed that's lame. But I'd bet they hired people that didn't have a problem performing like that. Also guys, if Apple had done this, I doubt you wou... more » Sir Gibler: I FINALLY KNOW WHY BALMER'S ALWAYS SWEATY!!! oh and I find tons of irony in the fact that the Black Eyed Peas are diehard fanboys. more » fuzzymuffins: call me vain, but i'd rather see the hotties at my apple store do this when my iPhone last week.... #microsoftstoredance more » EBone: ***For Immediate Press Release*** November 16, 2009 AP - Mission Viejo, California. In an effort at cross-promotion synergy, contestants from NBC's ... more » Incoherent: I think it's pretty embarassing and degrading myself, but I think they accomplished what they wanted to accomplish. I could count at least 6 customer... more » Software_Goddess: While they are doing this; how many customers walked out of the store with merchendice they did not pay for? #microsoftstoredance more » Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot: I think EVERYBODY needs to do this, Dunkin Dounuts, McDonalds, gas stations, supercuts, Wal-Mart...! Heck, get the Police to do a number after an ar... more » thetickler: Despite my shallow comment, I kind of feel bad everyone is ragging on them (including me). They're just trying to make a living, it's not their fault... more » donwonton: A combination of your birthday at TGIFs, line dancing and that F'ing horrible wedding. #microsoftstoredance more » EBone: How embarrassing and degrading. But what's really sad is the expression on most of the customer's faces - "Maybe if we just ignore them they'll stop."... more » -
#microsoft
Awkward Microsoft Store Dances Are Why I Shop Online
These staffers at the Microsoft Store in Mission Viejo, CA might seem really excited, but the clearly rehearsed dance routine comes across more like some kind of Stockholm syndrome. More » -
#iphoneapps
Lite iPhone Apps Are Dead: In-App Purchases Come to Free Apps
Until now, the in-app purchases intro'd with iPhone 3.0 were restricted to pay applications—presumably, over concerns of bait-and-switch tactics. Well, now developers can ask you to buy stuff in free apps, too, effectively allowing upgrades for free apps. More » -
#cellphones
Nokia 5230 Has 3G and GPS, Cheapest Nokia Touch Phone Yet
With one eye on the $99 iPhone, Nokia's budget ($213 before carrier subsidies) 5230 has 3G and GPS features not found on the 5530 XpressMusic, but lacks that phone's Wi-Fi, and has a pared-down 2-megapixel camera. More » -
#microsoftstore
Need a Job? Microsoft Hiring for Retail Stores
Good news for the unemployed: Microsoft has posted job listings for its retail stores. Those living near or around Scottsdale, AZ or Mission Viejo, CA can now apply to work in one of the wall sized screen equipped stores. More » -
#leak
Leak: Inside the Microsoft Store With Wall-Sized Screens and the Answers Bar
We've been wondering what the Microsoft's retail shops are going to be like. Well, according to a Powerpoint presentation leaked to us, it's going to make the Apple Store look downright boring. UPDATE: Microsoft comments. More » -
#iphoneapps
AT&T's iPhone App Brings Remote DVR Scheduling To U-Verse Customers
If you happen to be a U-Verse customer, AT&T has an app for you. AT&T Remote Mobile Access allows iPhone / iPod Touch users to control their DVR remotely. More » -
#palmpre
Elderly Woman Rams Cellphone Store, Palm Pre Connection Questionable
Although the NBC Chicago News credits the elderly woman for being slightly too eager to get the Palm Pre, there doesn't seem to be any actual evidence that she actually wants a Pre. Nice try Chicago. [NBC Chicago via Palmpre.org] -
#pre
Looking for a Palm Pre? Here's Where You Can Get Them at Best Buy
Did you know that the Best Buy in Westbank, LA, will have 24 Palm Pre cellphones when it launches. Or that the Burbank, CA, store will have 16? Now you can check your nearest store yourself. More » -
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#symbian
Nokia Ovi App Store Now Open to Everyone (Updated)
Nokia has quietly opened Ovi marketplace to the US and elsewhere, giving Symbian users the world over an app store to call their own. And from the looks of it, it's a nice one. UPDATED More » -
#iphoneapps
8Bitone Chiptunes Synthesizer App Lets You Mix It Like Mario
Everyone's heard the stories about those guys who play entire concerts on their Game Boys, or who recompose symphonies onto NES cartridges. 8Bitone is kinda like that, except on your iPhone, and without the social suicide aspect. More » -
#iphoneapps
Report: Popular Ad-Supported iPhone Apps Actually Make a Killing
I'm not sure if it's because free, ad-supported apps are often crap, or because in-app advertising just doesn't seem effective, but this is honestly surprising: top 100-ranked free apps can make $400-$5000 a day. More » -
#digitalmusic
Variable Song Pricing Hits Amazon's and Walmart's Digital Music Stores
Now that Apple is slowly and quietly switching all its freshly DRM-free tracks to a popularity-based variable pricing scheme, we almost didn't notice that Walmart and Amazon have taken the same step. More » -
#windowsmobile
Windows Mobile Marketplace To Skim 30%, Promises App Approval 'Transparency'
Microsoft has dribbled out a few specifics about their upcoming Windows Mobile Marketplace: an industry standard 70% dev commission, a familiar $99 joining fee, and a somewhat pointed pledge of "transparency". More » -
#jailbreak
Cydia Opens iPhone App Store for the Jailbroken Community
Cydia, an unofficial apps installer for jailbroken iPhones and iPods touch has now applications for sale, so independent developers can get compensated for their work outside Apple's official ecosystem. Bring on the porn apps! More » -
#software
DVR Remote Is Another, Better Way to Control TiVo With Your iPhone
Not long after we saw the App Store's first TiVo remote for the iPhone, we see its second, DVR Remote. More » -
#blackberry
BlackBerry Storefront App Store Now Accepting Submissions
BlackBerry is finally gearing up for their Storefront answer to the App Store and Android Marketplace. Developers can now submit their ideas for inclusion. The Storefront launch is scheduled for a March. [BlackBerry] -
#ibetitllblend
"Will It Blend?" iPhone App: The Christmas Present Nobody Wanted
YouTube superstar Tom Dickson gained massive fame when he turned an iPhone into dust, mocking all of us who don't have one. Now, he brings his videos to the App Store, with a twist! More » -
#japan
Introducing Gizmine: A Store For Weird Japan Gadgets
Doug Krone is my friend who started the dependable Japan importer Dynamism in the 90's and he's just launched Gizmine. Gizmine is different from Dynamism, a high end gadget site, by measure of its content type and breadth. I'd most summarily explain it as a collection of weird stuff on gadget blogs from Japan, but for sale. In fact, most of the inventory is stuff discovered on blogs and while walking through Shibuya on any given afternoon. Doug is also the man responsible for making Gizmodo Gallery possible. Below are a few of the pieces in his catalog that are my personal picks, and Doug says they'll be adding new pieces every day til the end of the year. Not a bad place to find a gift for the geeks in your life. [Gizmine]
