Is the baby iPhone next?
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There’s good news for parents who are tired of having their toddlers getting their grubby little paws on their Blackberries and other smartphones while they’re not looking. Leapfrog has announced a product called the Text & Learn or–as it’s sure to …
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Windows Mobile 6.5 is rumored to offer cosmetic upgrades, not major feature changes.
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For all the talk there’s been about Microsoft’s big Vista problem, much less has been made of its smaller operating system, Windows Mobile, which has some major problems of its own.
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Is this what Amazon.com will announce at its press conference on February 9th?
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A few days ago I wrote a column speculating when Amazon’s new Kindle might arrive and I might have got the answer this morning.
I just received an invite “to an
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(Credit: Dell.com)In the wake of unsubstantiated rumors that the PlayStation 3 would drop to $300 by April, we’ve seen sporadic reports that the 80GB PS3 is already being discounted to $339 at Dell.com, of all places. Apparently, the deal was on last week. Then it was …
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Japan gets new PSP colors on March 5.
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This morning, several blogs are ribbing Sony for announcing that the PSP will come in a new set of “Carnival Colors” in Japan starting March 5. That’s all peachy, the critics note, but it’s added functionality–not some minor
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Ever since rumors–and some alleged photos–of Amazon’s next-generation Kindle digital reader hit the Web late last year, I keep getting e-mails from readers asking me for buying advice. Here’s a typical note:
Hi, David:
Around
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When you hear about the music industry these days, there are often figures claiming that digital music downloads–led by new initiatives from the likes of Amazon, Nokia, MySpace, and, of course, Apple–are up year-over-year by more than 25 percent, and now account for about 20 percent of overall music sales.
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No shocker: More talk of a price drop on the 80GB version of the PS3.
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This rumor’s a little dubious but several blogs are reporting that Sony has plans to cut the Playstation’s 3’s price tag by $100 in April. That would put the 80GB PS3
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You can't take the Bionicle Lego camera apart–but it would be fun if you could.
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In a brilliant marketing move, Lego and Digital Blue have partnered to bring out Lego-branded kid’s tech products. The line, which is due to launch this summer, will …
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More memory, please: waiting for the iPhone to go to 32GB and the Touch to hit 64GB.
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OK, now that CES and Macworld are behind us, it’s time to take a moment to ponder just what was missing. For me, anyway, the biggest letdown was the absence …
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