Britney Spears and wrestling trounce Obama in Yahoo search rankings

Britney Spears and wrestling trounce Obama in Yahoo search rankings

President-elect Barack Obama has had an incredible year. However, according to Yahoo’s 2008 search rankings, Obama’s history-making presidential bid still didn’t attract as much attention among web browsers as pop star Britney Spears and World Wrestling Entertainment in the world of overall search terms.

Ms. Spears managed to rise from the glittery ashes with three MTV Music Awards, a new album and her first #1 hit in a decade, as well as a documentary chronicling her… Continue Reading

Roundup: Dell pushes for green PCs, Atari releases exercise system and more

Roundup: Dell pushes for green PCs, Atari releases exercise system and more

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Dell wants greener PCs (now if only their customers did too) — The computer maker says its laptops and desktops should consume 25 percent less energy by 2010. But the Wall Street Journal notes that Dell has an uphill battle in its effort to become the self-proclaimed “greenest IT company”, because many IT departments think environmentally-friendly computers are too expensive.

Atari releases exercise game system to compete with Nintendo’s — The new Wii Fit… Continue Reading