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There are gadgets that change everything , and then there are devices that are so spectacularly bad that they should be immortalized in their own way.

The Nook HD+ by US bookseller Barnes & Noble has a 9in full HD display, a lightweight plastic body, and runs a highly modified version of Both this and the smaller Nook HD recently benefitted from the addition of Google's Play store, making up for B&N's poorly-stocked Nook Shop, and a price cut - "while stocks last," we're told - taking this 9in ... (more)

Canalys' App Interrogator research has highlighted the size of the task facing the vendors eager to become the "third ecosystem" in mobility.

Fourteen-year-old Casey Schwartz has ditched more social networking services than most people her parents' age have joined.

Memorial Day Weekend isn't just beaches and barbecues. The holiday also means hassles and high expenses, not to mention the likelihood of being stuck in a car with the family.

It's no surprise that AIM and Yahoo Messenger are collapsing, with unique visitor counts declining by about 30-40% year on year, according to comScore.

Amazon announced today that its Kindle Fire HD tablet offerings will rocket from availability in just seven markets to 170+ countries in mid-June. The 7" and 8.9" Amazon Kindle Fire HD models have enjoyed great success in the consumer market, as Forrester predicted they would even before the first device was released in November, 2011.

Shazam wants you to turn your iPad into an automated logging device for any type of media playing within reach.

Jaded by juggling multiple remotes? Confounded by the connections linking your TV to your cable box to your DVD and other devices in your television room? Ignorant of how to switch inputs - or even which control to use? You know who you are, and some of you have spent time at my house.

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Two years and millions of units later, Microsoft Kinect motion and voice capture and control system for the Xbox 360 is an unparalleled success.

The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment.

Remember when the rumor mill's favorite hobby was obsessing about an Apple TV set ? It seemed like every week, some publication or other was reporting on the mythical device.

The Xbox One was just announced, and with it, Microsoft unveiled a new Xbox Live.

Mark Huffman has been a consumer news reporter for ConsumerAffairs since 2004. He covers real estate, gas prices and the economy and has reported extensively on negative-option sales.

Honolulu mediator Giuseppe Leone , who recently ran the successful Virtual Mediation Lab, is at it again with the launch of another project called Mobile Mediation.

AT&T has always been hesitant to allow customers to use video chat applications on its cellular network.

This article tells you how to Remotely Control Wirecast with an iPad , but I like the part where is shows how to Switch Shots on Wirecast With Keyboard Shortcuts : Wirecast has built-in keyboard shortcuts to switch between your "Shots". The trick is to name each shot with a number at the beginning, for example "1 Main Camera" or "2 Remote Skype ... (more)

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