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Used Motorola, Nokia, and BlackBerry Cell Phones from $17 + free shipping


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Used Motorola, Nokia, and BlackBerry Cell Phones from $17 + free shipping Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Mobile Karma via eBay offers several used RIM BlackBerry, Motorola, and Nokia cell phones, with prices starting at $17.99 with free shipping. Pay via PayPal and use coupon code "CMOBILEKARMA29" for an extra 10% off, cutting prices further to $16.19. Deals end March 29. Notable phones, after discount:

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Posted on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

GameStop coupon: Buy a used game, get a 2nd for free


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GameStop coupon: Buy a used game, get a 2nd for free Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Now active at GameStop, buy one used game and get a second game for free via coupon code "UBOGO". Shipping starts at $2.99, or get free shipping on orders of $25 or more. That's the best used game promotion we've seen this year from GameStop. Sales tax is added where applicable. See:

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Posted on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Kodak Brags About Being Most-Advertised "Apprentice" Company


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Kodak Brags About Being Most-Advertised Kodak put out a press release today stating that it will be the first company to be involved in three consecutive seasons of The Apprentice, when the next installment of Celebrity Apprentice begins next week. Read more

Posted on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:34:24 CDT | by Mark Raby

Apple Employee Alleged Richard Belzer Harrassed Her


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Apple Employee Alleged Richard Belzer Harrassed Her Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Law and Order star Richard Belzer may never set foot into an Apple Store ever again, because the last time he was in one, he was accused of a misdemeanor. Read more

Posted on Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:20:28 CDT | by Mark Raby

HP Slate Demo Video Released


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HP Slate Demo Video Released Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

We still know very little about the upcoming HP slate. It's going to be extremely slender, and it has a design form at least as good as the iPad. While we know roughly what the Slate will be able to do (watch movies, read magazines, surf...) we don't know much about its hardware. Now a new demo video (via Engadget) has emerged, giving us a better idea of how this gadget will work.

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Posted on Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:50:13 CST | by Robert Evans

Used Apple MacBook Pro 15" laptops from $849 + $19 s&h


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Used Apple MacBook Pro 15" laptops from $849 + $19 s&h Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review LA Computer Company offers a selection of used MacBook Pro 15" notebooks on sale, with prices starting at $849 each. With around $19 for shipping, most systems are at or near lowest-we've-seen prices. A 90-day LA Computer Company warranty applies. Notables:

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Posted on Thu, 4 Mar 2010 19:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia Poised To Unveil C-Series Phones?


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Nokia Poised To Unveil C-Series Phones? Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Nokia is giving major hints on its official blog that its newest line of mobile phones (the C-Series) will be unveiled at this week's CeBIT show in Germany.

Nokia has added a text panel to its official blog with a teaser about CeBIT. At the top they write, "C you at CeBIT" (a play on the new C-Series), and down further they mention that the C-Series was rumored during the Mobile World Congress (MWC). It's not crystal clear, to be sure, but it does seem like they're hinting at something. Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:10:11 CST | by Mark Raby

Used Apple MacBook Pro 15" laptops from $849 + $19 s&h


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Used Apple MacBook Pro 15 LA Computer Company offers a selection of used MacBook Pro 15" notebooks on sale, with prices starting at $849 each. With around $19 for shipping, most systems are at or near lowest-we've-seen prices. A 90-day LA Computer Company warranty applies. Notables:

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Posted on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Windows 7 Phone Series Details Released


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Windows 7 Phone Series Details Released Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

Here we go! Microsoft has finally seen fit to release some hard information on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series. Their website has a multimedia section filled with video demonstrations, as well as a “backstage access” section that details the design process.

Watching all this, it becomes increasingly clear that the Windows 7 Phone Series is, in essence, the Zune phone. The connection to Xbox Live and focus on gaming make this fact all that much more obvious. From the press release, here are the areas that the Windows 7 Phone Series will focus on;

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Posted on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:15:01 CST | by Robert Evans

Laptop Webcams Used To Spy On Students


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Laptop Webcams Used To Spy On Students Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

Have you ever considered the possibility that someone could be watching you, right through your webcam? If you use a laptop with any frequency, that little camera is staring you straight in the eyes every minute you are on. Kind of chilling, isn't it? Good thing no one has ever used a laptop webcam as a spy camera.

Oh wait, someone just did. Cory Doctorow reports on of the scariest stories to involve the tech industry since the Foxconn suicide. The Lower Merion School District, whose students live in suburban Philly, issues laptops to all of its kids. All of these laptops have webcams that were set up to allow the administrators to activate them remotely.

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Posted on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:00:00 CST | by Robert Evans

Blizzard Starts Closed Beta for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty


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Blizzard Starts Closed Beta for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Blizzard Entertainment has announced that it is now starting the closed beta for the next installment in the StarCraft franchise. The new title is StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. The game is a RTS title and Blizzard has invited thousands of gamers to participate in the beta.

The beta testers are also getting a first look at the revamped Battle.net service that will be the online platform used for StarCraft II and WoW. WoW continues to be the most played MMORPG on the planet and hugely profitable for Blizzard. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

T3 Electric Vehicles Used As 'Green Police' In Super Bowl Ad


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T3 Electric Vehicles Used As 'Green Police' In Super Bowl Ad Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

T3 Motion's Electric Stand-up Vehicle saw use during this year's Super Bowl. Four of them were featured in Audi's “Green Police” ad. T3 Motion brags that the ad was broadcast to an estimated audience of over 100 million people.

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Posted on Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:26:58 CST | by Robert Evans

Watch the first Dozen released Super Bowl 2010 Commercials


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Watch the first Dozen released Super Bowl 2010 Commercials Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review The Super Bowl 2010 is still two days away, but several advertisers already published their full Super Bowl 2010 commercials online. We have pulled together a dozen Super Bowl 2010 ads you can watch right now before the big game.
Watch each of the released Super Bowl ads in high resolution in our Super Bowl Ad Video Gallery now.

Below you can find out background information on each of the twelve Super Bowl 2010 ads we feature today.
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Posted on Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:31:36 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Motorola Super Bowl 2010 Ad gets Teased


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Motorola Super Bowl 2010 Ad gets Teased Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Motorola has been very secretive about their Super Bowl 2010 Ad. Rumors that Motorola is advertising during Super Bowl already appeared end of 2009. Now Motorola has setup a teaser site for their commercial and it features a bath tube.

The very brief preview just shows a stylish bathroom with a bath tube filled with foam. At the Super Bow XLIV Motorola says we will see what can happen when the power of Motoblur is unleashed.
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Posted on Thu, 4 Feb 2010 05:46:23 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Canon Unveils New MPEG-2 Full HD 4:2:2 File-based Recording Codec


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Canon Unveils New MPEG-2 Full HD 4:2:2 File-based Recording Codec Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Canon is talking about the new MPEG-2 full HD file-based recording codec that it will be using in a pro video camera that it is currently working on. The new codec will also the camera to record 1920 x 1080 full HD video using 4:2:2 color sampling.

Other camera standards like HDV use 4:2:0 profiles that don't allow as much colors reproduction as the new Canon format. The new format will also allow a maximum data volume of 50Mbps, which is twice the data volume of HDV. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Diablo III Screenshots Released


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Diablo III Screenshots Released Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

There's really not much more to say here than that. The game itself is still year(s) away, but Blizzard has sent out a series of in-game screenshots to keep us tantalized. Fudzilla states that the release date is sometime in 2011, but we all know how reliable Blizzard release dates are.

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Posted on Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:04:02 CST | by Robert Evans

Doritos Super Bowl Ads Voting Has Closed


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Doritos Super Bowl Ads Voting Has Closed Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Doritos has closed the voting on the final six Super Bowl ads for 2010. The three winning Super Bowl Ads will be aired during the Super Bowl XLIV on the coming Sunday.
Doritos opened the voting on their Super Bowl 2010 ad entries earlier this month.
As reported, Doritos is putting $5 million on the line if all three of their ads land on top of the USA Today Ad Meter in Super Bowl 2010.
This huge prize money has motivated a lot of people and there are over 4,000 Doritos Super Bowl 2010 ad submissions.
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Posted on Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Who Greatest Hits Live Released On iTunes For Their Super Bowl Halftime Show


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The Who Greatest Hits Live Released On iTunes For Their Super Bowl Halftime Show Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review In November we reported that the legendary rock band The Who will be performing in the Super Bowl 2010 halftime show. Today Universal Music released a new compilation called The Who: Greatest Hits Live featuring 22 live tracks exclusively on iTunes.

The exposure of performing a Super Bowl halftime show is huge. According to the NFL 151 million viewers watch the halftime show last year. What would be a better idea than to offer up a new The Who album on iTunes then? The new The Who: Greatest Hits Live sells for $11.99.
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Posted on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:58:13 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

EA RISK: Factions Based On Hasbro RISK Coming To Xbox LIVE Arcade


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EA RISK: Factions Based On Hasbro RISK Coming To Xbox LIVE Arcade Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts announced that it is bringing Hasbro's globally popular strategy game, RISK, to Xbox LIVE Arcade (XBLA) in early 2010.
Featuring outlandish factions, a unique art style, new gameplay twists and off-beat humor, RISK: Factions promises to challenge and captivate both new and seasoned RISK fans on their quest for world domination.

Developed by Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers studio Stainless Games and featuring cinematics from veteran animation studio Power House Animation, RISK: Factions will offer innovative ways of experiencing the timeless turn-based board game in both objective-based and world conquest modes. Players will be able to engage as one of five playable factions, each with different strengths, as they wage war on new maps with dynamic terrain in their quest for missile silos in order to strategically dominate the game.
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Posted on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:51:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mobinnova Unveils Tiny NVIDIA Tegra-based Netbook


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Mobinnova Unveils Tiny NVIDIA Tegra-based Netbook Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Mobinnova has unveiled a new netbook that has a small screen and is powered by the NVIDIA Tegra platform that supports AT&T 3G service. The small little machine sports an 8.9-inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600. The device has 512MB of RAM and 512MB of NAND for OS storage.

The OS used on the device is Android and storage for data and software is to an 8-64GB SSD and can be expanded with SD cards of up to 64GB. The device operates on HSPA 7.2 and 5.1Mbps networks and UMTS 850/1900/2100 networks. It also has GPRS EDGE connectivity. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung and Luminus Devices Launch LED-based Front Data Projector


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Samsung and Luminus Devices Launch LED-based Front Data Projector Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Samsung and Luminus Devices have announced that they are partnering to launch a new LED-based front data projector. The projector will use the Luminus PhlatLight LEDs and will have a resolution of 1024 x 768.

The Led projector segment is growing rapidly and while the projectors typically cost more than their standard counterparts, the LEDs last much, much longer than the traditional light source potentially saving the user hundreds of dollars during the lifetime of the projector. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun