Google announced a fresh assortment of Nexus mobile devices last week, so regular readers know what that means: a fresh assortment of reader complaints about the experience of ordering from Google. As we’ve noted pretty much every time the company releases a consumer-facing product, the company makes great products that consumers want, but still aren’t all that great at dealing with those customers. Tuesday’s release of the Nexus 4 (phone) and Nexus 10 (big tablet) worldwide were no different. Many customers whose orders got through before the Nexus 4 sold out (or did it?) aren’t sure when their phones are coming…if they’re coming at all. [More]
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The First Customer To Buy A 3DS Truly Deserved The Honor
By 3.28.11
Triforce, the determined gentleman who didn’t let NYPD stop him from waiting outside a Best Buy last week to be first in line to buy the Nintendo 3DS, was rewarded for his endurance. [More]
Coca-Cola Blāk Effervescent Coffee Crap Debut
By 3.21.06
Coca-Cola has a new adult beverage that’s a blend of “unique Coke refreshment with the true essence of coffee and has a rich smooth texture and has a coffee-like froth when poured.” Coca-Cola Blāk will launched in France, because if you consume cold snails, you will consume anything.
