Poll numbers show a bleak season for retailers and frugality on the part of US consumers

Each day, we’ll take a quick look at five of the most important stories going on in the NBA.

I was 10 when I first saw Peter, Paul & Mary looking out of an album cover with their names chalked on a brick wall. I memorized their features as I listened to their voices. I could not believe so much music came from three singers, two guitars, and a bass. Their harmonies made me feel cradled in sound. They were too cool for me, of course, not to mention older by 15 or 20 years, but I felt they were my people. Why not? I could play all their songs, except for a couple of the bar chords

Shibaholics rejoice, the popular streaming webcam has trained its digital eye on a new litter of Shiba Inu pups

Web hosting companies are allowed to use the term “green” regardless of whether or not green energy is used.

Google finally states the expected: Android and Chrome OSes will merge eventually

After using Google’s real time search for the last couple of weeks, I am left feeling unimpressed at this stage.

Antawn Jamison is now a Cav, is LeBron James appeased?

Reading the winds from Marjah.

Allen Iverson is back in the NBA and back with the Philadelphia 76ers.

The productive half hour meeting? Here’s how to plan it, stay on track, and accomplish everything in record time.

A new “contributors” feature will give businesses that utilize Twitter for online marketing, PR, and customer service purposes more control over their accounts.

Kirsten Dunst performs The Vapors’ “Turning Japanese” in this bizarre McG/Takashi Murakami collaboration.

Look for a new slate of buttons to control Ableton Live ? Even if you’re shaking your head as if to signify “negative, Jim,” you still owe it to yourself to peek the video in the read link. The newly announced Novation Launchpad is the self-proclaimed Ableton Live controller, with an 8 x 8 grid of do-anything keys, dedicated scene launch buttons and nearly limitless possibilities. It’s up for order now from a variety of respected e-tailers, and based on the preview alone, we’d say it could

The summery vibe of this video is almost (almost!) enough to make you forget about the bitter cold.

Sun’s CEO is out, SlingPlayer is back in AT&T’s good graces, and Sony wants a shot at the slate crown