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Four years ago, Nintendo's gesture-tracking Wii system proved the power of motion controls to extend the mainstream appeal of video games. FULL STORY

Filed under: Gaming & Gadgets

Toshiba has announced the voluntary recall of about 41,000 notebook computers worldwide at risk of overheating and burning users. FULL STORY

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When Samsung debuted its Galaxy Tab on Thursday, it made a bold claim: the device is at least as good as today's dominant tablet, Apple's iPad. FULL STORY

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Check-in applications for your smartphone are all the rage; even Facebook has gotten into the game with its new "places" feature. But not all location-based apps are created equal -- or even with the same goal in mind. Enter CauseWorld, a location-based platform that allows you to turn your shopping into charity. FULL STORY

Filed under: Innovation

The iPod helped Apple rise from the dead in the last decade. But the iPod Classic, the device that jump-started that resurrection, didn't get so much as a mention from Steve Jobs at Apple's iPod event on Wednesday. FULL STORY

Filed under: Tech Biz

With Wednesday's announcement that it will be revamping its web TV offerings, Apple has made its most serious push into an emerging, and increasingly crowded, field. FULL STORY

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The 3PAR bidding war finally came to its conclusion Thursday after Dell conceded victory to Hewlett-Packard. FULL STORY

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Apple's iPad tablet isn't just for geeks, yuppies, and rich people. It's also for grandparents. FULL STORY

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Grown-ups don't text as much as teens -- at least not yet. A new survey suggests they may be catching up. FULL STORY

Filed under: Mobile

Cisco's rumored bid for Skype would make a great deal of strategic sense for the networking giant, but the pairing faces one major obstacle that might prevent the deal from getting done. FULL STORY

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A reworked line of iPods and a new, drastically cheaper, version of Apple TV are on the way. FULL STORY

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced a revamped Apple TV device, a new iPod line, an iTunes social network and updates to the operating system for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad at Apple's highly anticipated product launch event on Wednesday. FULL STORY

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Sony updated its line of e-readers Wednesday, a move that brought a touchscreen to its cheapest version but also hiked its price by almost $30. FULL STORY

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Apple users will get to watch live today as the company, at an event presumably led by CEO Steve Jobs, announces new services and products. FULL STORY

Filed under: Web

If you've picked up Apple's iPhone 4, you're probably aware of the new features that can benefit gamers on the go: a higher-resolution display, an integrated gyroscope to complement the accelerometer (for six-axis motion control), longer battery life and faster Wi-Fi. FULL STORY

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We've all done it -- surfed on over to the book of faces, our hearts racing and pupils dilating with excitement, let our cursors linger over those oh-so-powerful words, "Remove From Friends," and clicked away with the maniacal glee of a serial killer. FULL STORY

Filed under: Social Media

A hot new smartphone can be Incredible, Vibrant, Epic or just "eh," but no matter how it stacks up, it's a safe bet that it will start selling at $199. FULL STORY

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Microsoft will be offering up a new Xbox 360 wireless controller starting this fall that features an adjustable directional-control pad (D-pad). FULL STORY

Filed under: Gaming & Gadgets

How do computers remember things? FULL STORY

Filed under: Innovation

Long before the iPhone, the iPod was the device that helped transform Apple from computer company into a consumer electronics company. FULL STORY

Filed under: Gaming & Gadgets

According to Merriam-Webster, the word "art" can be defined as "the conscious use of skill and creative imagination, especially in the production of aesthetic objects." FULL STORY

Filed under: Gaming & Gadgets

I have more transistors than neurons. So do you. That's something worth caring about, because it signals the advance of a weird new world that most of us aren't prepared for. Yet we'd better get ready, for the world of the Syfy channel is looking sta… FULL STORY

Filed under: Tech Biz

Google is adding a new feature in Gmail that will automatically spotlight important e-mails and separate out the ones you can wait to read later. FULL STORY

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Gmail users who feel swamped by a virtual flood of messages will get some help sorting them out. FULL STORY

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Intel is buying Infineon Technologies' wireless unit for $1.4 billion in cash, the second acquisition in two weeks for the U.S. chipmaker. FULL STORY

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India will delay banning BlackBerry services pending a 60-day security test, the country's home affairs department said Monday. FULL STORY

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Within moments of meeting Tony Thompson, you can tell he sees the world from a different tilt. FULL STORY

Filed under: Innovation

Hewlett-Packard and Dell's intense bidding war for the little-known 3PAR is starting to look a little nuts. FULL STORY

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The soul and hip-hop singer Cee Lo Green has a penchant for beautiful music with a dark subtext. FULL STORY

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Clearwire on Monday unveiled "Rover," a pay-as-you-go 4G network that it hopes will attract new users to its flailing and unprofitable mobile broadband service. FULL STORY

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Chatroulette, the controversial website that offers random video chat with strangers, was back Monday after being down for more than a week for promised improvements. FULL STORY

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In a rather small survey conducted by a young psychologist, Facebook was shown to have some interesting correlations with self-esteem and narcissism in young adults. FULL STORY

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Twenty-four years after her initial appearance, Samus Aran returns. FULL STORY

Filed under: Gaming & Gadgets

You know it will happen someday: Zombies are chasing you down the street, groaning for your blood. You've been holed up for a week, and there's spotty cell service. It sure would be handy to request an emergency ammo drop from the black-helicopter guys. FULL STORY

Filed under: Mobile

Microsoft's co-founder Paul Allen is suing Apple and Google, plus nine other companies, for patent infringement. FULL STORY

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Facebook, which has gone after sites with the word "book" in their names, is also trying to trademark the word "face," according to court documents. FULL STORY

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The bidding war over 3PAR reached a fever pitch on Friday, as Hewlett-Packard raised its offer to $2 billion just hours after Dell matched its earlier bid. FULL STORY

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Remember the good ol' days, circa mid-naughts, when most people's phones just alerted them of incoming calls and the occasional text message? FULL STORY

Filed under: Mobile

Intel Corp. on Friday warned investors that its third-quarter revenue will fall below its forecasts as consumer demand for personal computers slipped. FULL STORY

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Nancy Ehrlich was nearing 50 and frustrated, teaching at her small Pennsylvania town's elementary school with colleagues who didn't share her love of technology. FULL STORY

Filed under: Social Media

They're everywhere here: on the sides of buses and along the walls of subway stations, posters for the upcoming film "The Social Network" bearing little else than the three words "PUNK, BILLIONAIRE, GENIUS" and a partial headshot of lead actor Jesse Eisenberg. FULL STORY

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Seth Priebatsch was at a burrito joint in Boston recently when a message popped up on his smartphone from an app called SCVNGR. FULL STORY

Filed under: Innovation

Facebook is suing start-up site Teachbook.com for using the word "book" in its name, according to court documents. FULL STORY

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Sony claims its new move controller is an improvement, not a copy, of the Wii. CNN's Colleen McEdwards reports. FULL VIDEO

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At first glance it may look more like a black box than a millionaire's play pen, but "unfold" this superyacht and a world of luxury and opulence is unveiled. FULL STORY

Filed under: Innovation