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LG to Unveil World’s Thinnest LED-lit TV

The LH95 measures under an inch thick and boasts a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1.

AT&T Ratchets up Broadband Prices by $5

Bad news for broadband: it's getting more expensive for most of AT&T's DSL subscribers.

Yahoo Photos Nixed in Favor of Flickr

While Yahoo's Flickr acquisition has been booming, the company's first-generation photo-sharing site has stagnated. Now it will see the ax in the name of progress.

Retailer Sold Marked-Up Wiis on eBay

Slackers, a small chain of game retailers in the Midwest, has admitted to selling Wiis directly on eBay for a markup of $150.

MySpace Awarded $230 Million from Spammers

A Los Angeles court has awarded MySpace one of the largest-ever spam judgments, but the company will probably have trouble trying to collect from the missing spammers.

Iogear ShareStation Networks USB Devices

Iogear's latest network gadget allows any USB device to be tapped by users on a network as if it were directly connected.
Android Wear hands on

Smartwatches still aren’t sexy, but Android Wear makes them useful

Forget every smartwatch you’ve seen up until now. Android Wear rewrites the book on what you can do with your wrist, and you might actually find yourself wanting one of the clunky contraptions that runs it.
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Hands on: Android TV exorcises Google TV’s demons by finding its inner Xbox

Google hopes to put the cringe-worthy ghost of Google TV behind it with Android TV, a sleeker, more attractive take on TV that it hopes will lure developers over with its similarity to ordinary Android.
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LG shows us what’s up its sleeve: First impressions of the G Watch

The LG G Watch has finally been completely revealed as one of the very first Android Wear smartwatches to go on sale. Eager buyers should watch the Google Play store, where it'll be up for pre-order soon.
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Sony and 9 other tech companies inexplicably worth less than WhatsApp

Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp wasn’t just epic by startup standards – the $19 billion price tag makes these ten big names look small in comparison.
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Printing Green: How to Recycle Your Ink Cartridges

Save the planet by going green: Here's how to recycle ink cartridges and do your part.
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Make Your BlackBerry Work for You: Personalize Your Phone

We break down all the basic steps to making your new BlackBerry uniquely yours.
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Tech gifts for people you don’t like

If etiquette dictates that you give someone a gift, despite wishing that they didn’t exist at all, buy them one of these atrocious tech gifts that we’ve hand picked to fail! Tis the season.
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Toshiba’s refreshed Portege and Tecra laptops emphasize portability with less compromise

Toshiba's new lineup of Portege and Tecra business laptops includes an Ultrabook with plentiful ports, another lightweight machine that still packs an optical drive, and a powerful mobile workstation.
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What happened to you, Google?

What happened to Google’s once-legendary engineering? As the company matures and scrambles to fight the likes of Facebook, its products seem to have taken a turn for the worse.
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Apple extends battery life, cuts prices (and weight) on its new MacBook Pros

The next generation of Apple MacBook Pros get Intel's new Haswell processors for longer battery life, along with slimmer designs, faster Wi-fi, and prices that drop by $200 across the board.
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Wait, there are 4 iPads now? Here’s how to figure out which is for you

Apple’s newest additions to the iPad family bring the total found to four, which makes choosing a tablet trickier than it used to be. Here’s our quick-and-dirty cheatsheet to find out which iPad is for you.
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Did I do that? Apple blushes, recalls MacBook Airs for faulty SSDs

Apple has recalled a years' worth of MacBook Airs after discovering that the 64GB and 128GB SSDs used inside are defective.
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8.1 reasons to upgrade to Windows 8.1

The long-waited Windows 8.1 upgrade is finally available for free from Microsoft, and it includes some great new features that will appease even the harshest of Windows 8 critics.
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Surface RT branding was a mess, Microsoft brass confesses

Microsoft has learned its lesson from the failed launch of the Surface RT, confessing that the ‘RT’ branding confused consumers, who didn’t understand how the hardware or its new operating system varied from regular Windows.
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LaCie’s Porsche Design USB 3.0 key looks as fast as it performs

No, they didn’t add a spoiler. LaCie’s Porsche Design USB 3.0 key features a clean design you’ll be eager to display on our keychain, even if you don’t have the Porsche to accompany it.
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HP’s tiny, $279 Chromebook 11 charges via microUSB

HP's Chromebook 11 advertises low weight, low cost, and power consumption so it low it can actually charge with an ordinary microUSB cable, giving travelers one less charger to carry.

Gateway’s unassuming One ZX4270 serves up just the basics for $399

Need a screen with a mouse and keyboard? Gateway’s basic ZX4270 all-in-one won't win any design or performance awards, but it delivers all the essentials for a reasonable $399.
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Microsoft will let you preorder a shiny, boxed version of Windows 8.1 for $120

For users who haven’t yet upgraded to Windows 8 – or who need another copy – Microsoft has begun offering a boxed version of Windows 8.1 for the same price as the previous version.
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Windows 8 inches past OS X in users, Windows 7 still dominates

Almost a year after Microsoft released Windows 8 into the wild, its polarizing touch-based OS is just surpassing Apple’s OS X in market share, casting a murky future.

Stanford snubs silicon with the first working computer built with carbon nanotubes

After years of speculation and experimentation, promising carbon nanotube technology has finally moved out of the lab and into a real, functioning computer, thanks to researchers at Stanford University.

Tech Trends for 2009

It?s time to look forward to 2009 and the bevy of products that the next consumer electronics show will usher onto store shelves.

Top 10 Tech Innovations of 2008

Smaller, easier and cheaper seemed to be the industry?s driving design focus this year, and the products borne of these qualities are some of the most amazing ? and most affordable ? we?ve ever seen.

Hottest Trends from E3 2009

We step back and examine some of the bigger trends that developers have brought to the table this year.
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Five reasons Google TV could fail

From ongoing spats with content providers to its Ask-Jeeves-caliber search, Google TV has a long way to go before it will truly find a home in most living rooms.
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Print 2.0: Must-have technologies for your next printer

Wi-Fi, 3D and LED printers are just a few of the innovations reaching store shelves now or lurking just around the corner.
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Better the second time around? Microsoft plots Surface 2 announcement for Sept. 23

After a rough initial launch, Microsoft has headed back to the drawing board and will show off the second iteration of Surface tablets on September 23: the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2.
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Forget Android, Samsung’s new developer conference is Boxee’s chance to shine

Samsung’s recently announced developer conference could signal that the world’s largest technology company is ready to take Boxee to the next level with a push for new apps.
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Honda FCX Clarity Hydrogen Car – the future, or a technology cul-de-sac?

The Honda FCX Clarity car runs off of hydrogen, delivers 270 miles per tank, and will be one of the first hydrogen-powered vehicles available to the public - if you can afford one.
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Google conquers cartography again with faster, cleaner, smarter Maps

The new, retooled version of Google maps offers a sleek new interface, but do dolled-up graphics amount to a more useful map? As it turns out, yes, and new customization features make Maps feel more homey than ever.
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Aereo’s quasilegal TV streaming is just what we need to slap big media awake

Networks may be pissed at Aereo, but the legal checkmate they currently face could be the hardship that finally forces them to embrace online distribution.

How to Upgrade Your PC

We walk through all the possibilities on upgrades, from swapping monitors to replacing CPUs.
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How to Upgrade your Laptop

We offer up some creative ways to move your notebook up in the world without buying a new one.