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If you're looking to buy a 3D TV this holiday season, you may find Consumer Reports recent report helpful. Consumer Reports recently evaluated 14 3D TV models and found that plasma TVs are better at displaying 3D images than LCD sets. One of the key reasons behind this is that plasma displays exhibit less ghosting when wearing 3D glasses....
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AT&T and Samsung Mobile are teaming up to bring the new Samsung Evergreen to AT&T. As you might suspect from its name, this quick messaging phone has the environment in mind: it's built with 70% recycled post-consumer plastics and packaging that utilizes 80% recycled post-consumer paper. The Evergreen has a 2.4-inch display, a slide-out...
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E FUN is preparing to launch a new line of Android tablets known as Nextbook. Within the Nextbook lineup, you'll find the Next2 tablet with a 7-inch TFT color display, Wi-Fi, 2GB of memory, a SD/MMC card slot, and a MP3/photo viewer. The Next2 will also come preloaded with 25 books, as well as videos and music. All of the Nextbook tablets...
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F-Secure added 256 bit AES encryption for email to the newest version of its Messaging Security Gateway. The company boasts that the F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway is the "most effective anti-spam appliance on the market" and claims a detection accuracy of 99.8 percent. The new email encryption feature is designed to be easy to use and...
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LaCie announced the addition of 3TB hard drive capacity options to its LaCie d2 USB 3.0 and LaCie 2big USB 3.0. With this announcement, LaCie’s 2big USB 3.0 is now available with 6TB of total storage. Because the storage solution uses USB 3.0, it also gets a boost in speed—it's capable of reaching 306MB/s. The d2 USB 3.0 also gets...
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H2O Audio announced a new pair of headphones that is waterproof and works with your cell phone. The new Surge 2G Contact Headset features an in-line waterproof microphone and speaker. The company says the headset will enable you to "communicate via cell phone while underwater," though we have to admit, most of us don't talk on our phones while...
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Garmin may not be competing in the smartphone business much longer, but the company still has plenty of new products up its sleeve. Today, Garmin announced the Approach S1, the company's first golf GPS watch. The Approach S1 comes preloaded with 14,000-plus courses. It can display information about distance to the front, back and middle of...
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A new report from ABI Research shows what many of us have suspected for some time: the smartphone market is HOT, HOT, HOT. According to ABI's Smartphone Market Data report, smartphones made up 19% of all handsets shipped in the second quarter. Compared to the same quarter a year earlier, this represents an increase of 50%. Because many carriers...
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Yesterday, Barnes & Noble announced its new color-screen Nook e-reader known as the NOOKcolor. Recognizing that parents often use electronic devices to entertain their kids as well as themselves, Barnes & Noble also announced NOOK kids, which will make its debut on the new NOOKcolor. NOOK kids will offer nearly 12,000 popular children’s...
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iBUYPOWER is launching three new systems that take advantage of AMD's new 6000 series graphic cards. The new systems include the Gamer Mage D295, Gamer Mage D355, and Gamer Paladin F820. With the lowest price tag of the three new systems, the Gamer Mage D295 features a liquid cooled AMD Athlon II X4 640 Quad-Core...
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Other World Computing is hoping to make it a bit easier for you to upgrade the hard drive in your MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac mini storage, or PC laptop and be "green" in the process thanks to its new OWC DIY Hard Drive Kit. Essentially, this kit bundles everything you'll need to upgrade the existing hard drive and reuse the old drive as an...
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Samsung's Galaxy Tab will be available from Sprint starting November 14. The tablet features a 1GHz processor, Android 2.2, a 7-inch screen, and connectivity to Sprint's 3G network. The device will cost $399.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement. Two monthly plan options are available: a 2GB data plan for $29.99...
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Microsoft recently introduced a new online PC game store known as Games for Windows Marketplace. The store will officially launch on November 15. According to Microsoft, it will combine the convenience of the web with a "Games on Demand" online distribution model. Through the store, Microsoft plans to offer a "Deal of The Week" as well as...
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Texas Instruments added two new AM389x Sitara ARM microprocessors to its portfolio. Designed for use in single-board computers, gateways, routers, servers, industrial automation, human machine interfaces (HMIs) and point-of-service data terminals, the new AM3892 and the AM3894 offer PCIExpress Gen2, SATA 2.0, dual Gigabit Ethernet, and dual...
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Dell announced its new family of XPS laptops featuring JBL and Waves sound design and cutting-edge graphics from NVIDIA. The new family of laptops is also 3D TV ready and come with NVIDIA's 3DTV Play software. The laptops are available in 14-, 15- and 17-inch screen sizes. To help you stay connected with friends and family, the laptops are...
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TomTom and HTC are teaming up to deliver better navigation and locations solutions for HTC's smartphones. Under the partnership, HTC's new mapping experience known as HTC Locations will use TomTom's maps. HTC Locations will initially be available on the HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z in Europe and Asia. It will come...
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In addition to the 4G LTE USB WWAN Modem Motorola announced today, the company is also helping WiMAX operators build out their networks with the new WiMAX Access Point (WAP) 850. The WAP 850 enables WiMAX operators to build fewer WiMAX sites with higher capacity. The base station is built with the future in mind by providing a migration path...
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If you're a Verizon Wireless customer and the cell signal in your home or business isn't as strong as you would like, the carrier's new 3G Network Extender may be just what the doctor ordered. The new 3G Network Extender is a “mini-cell site” manufactured by Samsung Mobile. About the size of a wireless...
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Corsair's new Graphite Series 600T mid-tower computer case is now available. The Graphite Series 600T made its debut at Computex in June. This case features dual 200mm fans, eight PCI-E expansion slots, and plenty of additional space. With the Graphite Series 600T, you'll get many of the builder-friendly features that are also found...
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In addition to the recently announced Samsung SyncMaster P2770FH, Samsung also introduced a new line of 31 series LED-backlit monitors. The new line targets budget-conscious consumers who want to conserve energy with an LED monitor. The displays use up to 40 percent less energy than same-sized CCFL backlit monitors. The 31 series monitors...
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Verizon Wireless and Motorola announced the Motorola CITRUS smartphone. This handset runs on Android 2.1 and targets new smartphone users. One of the more unique features of the CITRUS is called BACKTRACK, which provides a touch panel on the back of the device that can be used to navigate and scroll through...
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If you're tough on your phone, then the latest offering from Verizon Wireless and Casio may be just what the doctor ordered. Like other Casio G’zOne phones, the new Casio G’zOne Ravine features a rugged design that can withstand water, dust, shock, vibration, humidity, altitude, salt fog, solar radiation, and high and low temperatures....
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