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We're about to enter the holiday shopping season headlong, and while vigilance is always important when you're shopping online, scams and such always seem to get worse during the colder months of the year. ...
Security
Earlier this year Warner Bros. did something smart and let consumers trade in their old HD DVD discs for Blu-ray versions of the same movie. For $4. ...
Home Theater
DVD
Thinking about snapping up a Blu-ray player for the holdays? Wondering which of your favorite movie franchises — think "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones," "Lord of the Rings," and "The Matrix" — have gone Blu, and which haven't? Help is here.
Home Theater
Blu-ray
DVD
I admit it: Flying isn't my favorite thing. I know it's, like, a hundred times safer than driving a car or crossing a crowded street, but try telling me that at 35,000 feet during a choppy flight. Sir Richard Branson to the rescue!
iPhone
iPhone
So, say you take a copyrighted recording — "Abbey Road" by the Beatles, for instance — run it through your own filtering software that tweaks the audio in some new-fangled, impossible-to-understand way, and create what you call a "new and original" recording. Does that mean that the resulting ...
Other
Like it or not, the holidays approach. And while anyone can run to Walgreen's to procure an emergency Christmas gift for a beloved niece on December 24th, those who prefer shopping online generally have to plan a bit farther in advance. ...
Other
Before we get started, let's get one thing clear right off the bat: Despite all the buzz, there is still no "iTablet" yet — and even if it does, in fact, exist, good luck getting a confirmation from Apple.
Hardware
Apple
Mac
OLED
Those of you with important business today that hinges on air travel in any way may want to look at rescheduling: Computer problems at the FAA have
Other
Pop quiz: What's the best way to deal with a schoolyard bully who's pushing you around? Do you a) run to teacher or b) punch back?
Mobile
Verizon
The brilliant, voice-recording Pulse Smartpen — the one that lets you tap anywhere on your notes to hear what was being said at that exact moment — will get a little smarter Thursday with the arrival of its new app store. Also: Keep your eyes peeled for an eventual wireless version of the Pulse.
iPhone
App Store
In a move that could spell the end of the plasma TV industry as we know it, the state of California agreed today to enact strict regulations on the amount of power televisions can consume,
Home Theater
Blu-ray player prices appear poised to drop well below the $99 mark come Black Friday. Examples: A Sylvania Blu-ray deck that'll go for just $89 in the Great Lakes region, and a Magnavox deck at Walmart for just $78.
Gadgets
Magnavox
Blu-ray
Sylvania
So your new laptop computer died in inside of a year. "I'll never buy a computer from [insert manufacturer name here] again!" I've heard the protests time and time again. ...
Hardware
Laptops
Hewlett-Packard
Put your speakers next to the stereo and point them to where you sit. That's what it takes to get good audio, right? Dr. Sean Olive is the director of acoustic research for Harman International, which makes all manner of speaker products. ...
Other
More than a month after a massive server failure left Sidekick users without access to their contacts, e-mail, or Web browsing, T-Moble has quietly resumed sales of the troubled handset. The question, of course, is whether there will be many takers.
Mobile
Sidekick
T-Mobile
Microsoft
Is Google working on its own Android phone? Rumors about Google going into the mobile hardware business (albeit with the help of a third party) have been alternately raised and denied ever since the Android OS was announced, but a noted tech blog just poured gas on the fire.
Mobile
Android
HTC
LG
Samsung
Imagine this: I'm standing before you, waving a wad of cash. I am willing to buy your laptop, as is, right now. And I don't just get the hardware. I get everything on it. Your baby pictures. Your unfinished screenplay. Your emails from your boss. ...
Other
If not for the constant, distracting whine of the Xbox 360 console itself, I'd call the new streaming Zune Marketplace features on Xbox Live the on-demand HD panacea I've been waiting for.
Gadgets
Xbox Live
Zune
Sick of Windows 7 already? TechCrunch is claiming that the first version Google's Chrome OS -- a thin operating system primarily designed for simple devices like netbooks -- will be
