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Peter Jackson’s 1st Video on the Making of the Hobbit

The Hobbit Movie logo

Ok, so perhaps a Harry Potter trailer wasn’t your speed. How about a video on the making of the Hobbit movie? This is the first of what we hope are many videos on the making of this much anticipated movie.

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Bestselling Songs at Amazon Music Now Only 69 cents

Amazon Music - Bestsellers now 69c

Well, well, well. Looks like we might have an MP3 price war on our hands. I’m ok with that – it means lower prices for us music fans! Amazon just lowered the price of bestselling new songs to just $0.69/song. Know what they cost on iTunes? $1.29. Ouch.

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How to Clean Up Your Mac

Mac keyboard

Like any computing platform, Mac computers have their share of cleanup needs. While the Mac does not have a windows registry like PCs, there are other file burdens that hog disk space over time necessitating a Mac cleanup operation. You will know it is time to clean your Mac when you notice appreciable slowing of [...]

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Yahoo’s Delicious Acquired by YouTube Founders. Sign In and Say Yes to Transfer

How to Migrate Your Account to the New Delicious

Earlier this week, AVOS, a company formed by YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steven Chen, agreed to acquire Delicious from Yahoo! This is a great piece of news for those of us who have been compiling bookmarks for years now. It’s also even better news for the Internet community at large for the large pool [...]

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Apple iPhone 4 Now Available in White

White Apple iPhone 4

The white version of the iPhone 4 has landed. Same specs as the black iPhone 4: 16/32GB, front and rear video cameras, HD video recording, 5 Megapixel camera, etc. From $199/$299. On AT&T or Verizon. Or of course unlocked if you like to roll that way. What do you think? Do you like how it [...]

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II Trailer

Gadget blog. Harry Potter. Huh? What? It’s kinda related, right? No? Eh, whatever. It looks pretty action-packed and of course filled with special effects. You know you’ll be there July 15th in line! Or watch in HD.

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Video Chat Coming to Android Phones

Google Video Chat on Android

I just got a call, a video call that is, from one of my Google friends with an Android smartphone. The call came in over my Google Talk client built into Gmail, and at first I thought it was just a regular voice call, but when I clicked Answer, there was my friend walking along [...]

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Interview with Stacey Hanke: Electronic Communication While Driving

Man talking on cell phone in a car

I recently had the opptunity to interview Stacey Hanke — a Chicago consultant and speaker who focuses on communication — about our views and advice on using electronic communication devices while driving. This is a subject that we also feel strongly about and have written about in the past. But don’t take our word for [...]

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Sony Shows Off 2 New Android Tables

Sony S2 Android Tablet

Last but not least, Sony is now in the Android tablet game, joining existing entrants Samsung, Motorola, et al. Well at least their announcment is on the books as the tablets won’t be released until later this Fall. Sony showed off 2 models at their press conference: the S1 and S2, which is a dual-screen [...]

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Should You Buy a Knock-Off Brand eReader?

Nook and Kindle

A reader wrote in to ask our advice on whether they should buy a lesser-known eReader from a website selling directly from China and we felt the answer was worthy of sharing with everyone (you can ignore if you already have this subject covered). Our reader wanted to know if they should consider buying an [...]

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