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AT&T Strikes Back: Atrix Laptop Dock Not Pricey Next to Tablets

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It’s no secret: the Atrix laptop bundle is rather pricey at $499. And that’s after a $100 rebate, so you’ll be setting down $599 in-store. People complained that this was way more expensive than a netbook. AT&T responded that tablets were their real competition.

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BlackBerry PlayBook Wi-Fi may cost $500 at Office Depot

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A newly leaked Office Depot ad for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet reveals the 16GB device with Wi-Fi will cost $500, according to CrackBerry.

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HP Veer Is The Smallest WebOS Smartphone

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One of the negative points of Palm's Pre and Pre 2 was the relatively small screen size and low resolution. HP fixed that when they introduced the Pre 3 today, but if you're one of those who just love small phones, the Veer keeps the tiny tradition in tact.

iBooks Update 1.2.1 For iPhone/iPad Available Today

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If you’ve been enjoying some good books on your iPhone or iPad then most likely you’ve been using Apple’s free ebook reader, the iBooks app. The app received an update today to version 1.2.1 with much improved performance and stability.

Thermaltake Level 10 GT Gaming Chassis Now Available

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It's baaaack! Thermaltake Level 10 gaming chassis was easily the most amazing, wild and unique looking cases on the market during its heyday, but we suppose that heyday ends now. The reason? The second version! Thermaltake knew that they had to keep a good thing going, so version two has arrived.

TUAW TV Live: Steve and Doc Rock go shopping at the Mac App Store

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Now that the Mac App Store has been around for a bit, it's time to see what's available and popular in the new shopping mall that is sitting on the Dock of a lot of Macs.

Walmart to carry Verizon iPhone in 600 stores starting February 10

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Walmart has announced that beginning tomorrow, February 10, it will begin carrying the Verizon iPhone for sale in almost 600 of their retail stores.

AT&T justifies Atrix dock’s $500 price: it’s like a tablet

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AT&T today made an unusual defense of its decision to charge $500 for the Atrix 4G's notebook dock. Mobile Products VP Mike Woodward said the price was "not that expensive" compared to that of a tablet like the iPad as it provided as many features and could even compete with some computers.

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Vivenne Tam, Square team on special edition card reader

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Vivienne Tam, a fashion designer known to collaborate with electronics makers such as HP on special edition products in the past, has now teamed up with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey on a special edition of the Square reader.

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3D-Print Yourself This Incredible “Atomic Sun” Lamp

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Do you have a 3D printer you’re just not getting enough use out of? And 20 spare bulbs lying around, just waiting to be incorporated into a project? You’re in luck. Follow the instructions over at We Alone On Earth and you can DIY yourself one of these fabulous lamps.

There’s A New Dystopian Monopoly On The Block, Parker Brothers Have Gone Mad

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How many of you were unsettled to see your favorite childhood game turn to debit cards? When Monopoly went electronic, it lost a substantial amount of fun, but at least there was still bargaining and negotiating to be had — the most fun part of the game.

Agloves Valentine’s Bundle Warms Hands and Hearts

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Still looking for a Valentine's gift for that lucky lady? If you can't afford a silver necklace from Tiffany's, check out this bundle we found from Agloves. Made of silver-coated nylon, Agloves allow you to use capacitive touchscreens while keeping your hands nice and toasty.

Man vs. Machine: A Brief Timeline

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Today marks the 15th anniversary of chess champion Gary Kasparov's first match against IBM's Deep Blue.

Twitter Record Set By Super Bowl XLV

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Super Bowl XLV has already broken the record for the most watched program with 111 million viewers, besting last year’s mark of 106.5 million.

Apple iPad vs HP TouchPad tablet Matchup

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Today we were treated to a presentation by HP that might completely turn webOS around, out of the dark spaces of everyone’s doubt centers and into a very plausible option place for many soon-to-be seekers of tablets in this new market.

INQ Cloud Touch official with Android, Facebook and Spotify

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INQ today confirmed plans for a jump into smartphone-level devices. The recently spotted Cloud Touch now uses Android underneath and is designed to put Facebook at the front of the OS.

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Android 2.3.3 lets developers easily add NFC to apps

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Google rolled a minor update to Android to significantly widen the usefulness of NFC (near field communications) on phones like the Nexus S.

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Hands On Gallery: HP Pre 3

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Whew! It was one heckuva long presentation, but HP just pulled the curtain back on 3 brand new webOS devices: the TouchPad, the Veer, and the Pre 3. We bolted outside to give'm a glance and they were already getting pretty mobbed, but we managed to sneak off a few shots regardless.

HP Pre 3, finally a WebOS phone with great specs

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Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile To say the Pre 2 had a short lifespan would be an understatement. Today during it’s “Think Beyond” WebOS press conference HP announced the successor to the Pre line, the Pre 3.

HP unveils its official iPad rival called the TouchPad

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Section: Communications, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers, Hardware HP has finally announced its upcoming tablet PC aka official iPad rival - the HP TouchPad. From its name alone, you can already deduce the fact that HP is certainly gearing up their tablet device as an iPad competitor.

ThinkGeek’s Joystick-It offers a more traditional arcade joystick for your iPad’s screen

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You've probably seen the Fling, which is TenOne's stick-on joystick for the iPad. Now ThinkGeek has introduced a competitor -- the Joystick-It is another stick-on joystick for the iPad's touchscreen, this time styled a little more closely to an actual arcade controller.

Enter to win a copy of the Sparrow email client for Mac

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Sparrow's popular email application made its official debut in the Mac App Store this week and hit the store with a bang. Within a few hours of its launch, the application climbed to the top of the application charts and has received very favorable reviews.

Enter to win a copy of the Sparrow email client for Mac

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Sparrow's popular email application made its official debut in the Mac App Store this week and hit the store with a bang. Within a few hours of its launch, the application climbed to the top of the application charts and has received very favorable reviews.

Nikon Introduces COOLPIX P500 With 36x Zoom

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Nikon revealed a handful of new COOLPIX digital cameras, including the all new COOLPIX P500 with a 36x zoom. The COOLPIX P500 features a 12.1-megapixel backside illumination CMOS sensor with a 22.5mm to 810mm (35mm equivalent) lens.