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Gift Guide: Accessories to jazz up mobile phones

Nov 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

People you know have spent small fortunes on shiny new smart phones such as the iPhone 3GS, a BlackBerry or the Droid. But the devices still don't have all the features they want.

Gadgets: Card reader helps you shop safer online

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 26, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

NetSecure Technologies SmartSwipe credit card reader is a new device to help Internet shoppers or small business owners.

Tips to keep iPhone battery going strong

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 26, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

In talking with my iPhone-using friends, we often seem to bring up how to squeeze the most life from the iPhone's "nonreplaceable" battery.

Top 10 tech toys for 2009

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 25, 2009 | 3 / 5 (4) | 0

This year, I've grouped my list of Top 10 tech toys into price ranges. Keep in mind that the prices listed are the suggested retail, and you may be able to find better deals.

Suggestions for tech-happy holidays

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The holiday season is as much a time for tech as for toys. Electronic gadgets are at the top of many wish lists and account for an ever-growing share of holiday shopping budgets. Fortunately for shoppers, tech gifts don't ...

Review: A riff on robotics with self-tuning guitar

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 25, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (10) | 5

(AP) -- New cars have been tuning themselves for the better part of two decades now, so it should feel less impressive that Gibson has built a guitar that can smoothly do the same.

New Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230 unveiled

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 25, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (5) | 0

Nokia today unveiled two new 3G slider phones, the Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230, made for the design-conscious consumer and optimized for socializing and sharing with those closest to you.

Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 25, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.

South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.

B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.

Qualcomm's next e-book to use a mirasol display

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 20, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (11) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Qualcomm subsidiary Mirasol is developing a new e-book reader with a color display that uses ambient light. The reader will be capable of displaying video smoothly, but the new features will ...

Gadgets: Digital photo gift ideas

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 19, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season.

High-tech holiday gift ideas for $50 and $100

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to end up with an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly.

Switching cell phones takes emotional toll

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 1

She's gone. We were the best of friends, constant companions -- literally, because I carried her day and night in the left-front pocket of my jeans. For five years we roamed the world together, or at least the United States, ...