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Apple Now Taking IPad Pre-Orders: Five Things To Consider Apple is now taking pre-orders for the iPad; before forking over your money consider these five things.
Apple iPad: Poisoned Love Letter to Tech Industry Since the iPad is the new kid on the block, let's imagine it as the hunter. What technology will the iPad kill off?
Playstation Move: Motion Control for Whom? Playstation Move is Sony's new motion controller for PS3 game console, expected to be out later this year and priced at $100.
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Why the iPad Will be the E-books Battle Arena Tablet developers expect to read each other's formats and compete at the e-bookstore as well.
Apple Patches Safari Browser Version 4.0.5 is available for both Windows and Mac, just in time for competition in the Pwn2Own browser hacking competition.
iPad Goes on Pre-Sale Friday Morning Want an iPad? Now's your chance to place an order, starting at 5:30 a.m. Cupertino Time.
BioShock 2 Cleans Up, Xbox 360 Overtakes Wii in February Game Sales The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 enjoy unit sale increases, while Nintendo's Wii plummets in year-over-year video game hardware sales.
10 Must-Have March Madness iPhone Apps Prepare for the tournament (or your office pool) with these handy iPhone apps.
iPad Alternatives: Considering the Competition A handful of other vendors are readying tablet PC devices for the growing pool of products.
Face-Off: Microsoft vs. Sony on February Game Sales Microsoft sold more Xbox 360s? Sony's PlayStation 3 made the biggest gains? Who said what about February's NPD game sales.
Five Great Apple iPhone and Mac Accessories Cool iPhone accessories aren't just for Apple fanboys. Herea re five cool new toys -- from crazy cases to a gizmo that turns an iPhone into a point-of-sale system.
Xbox 360 Outsold Wii in February, Says NPD Microsoft's Xbox 360 outsold Nintendo's Wii in February, claiming the top spot in the U.S. monthly sales ranking for the first time in more than two years.
Intel Wins Top Spots in SSD Storage Drive Ranking Intel won first place in two categories of a ranking of flash memory-based SSDs by DRAMeXchange, which pilloried the industry over quality issues.
Qualcomm Files Patent for a Foldable Touchscreen Tired being limited to one touchscreen at a time? Qualcomm has a possible solution.
FCC Launches Broadband Test Site for Consumers The FCC adds broadband speed tests to the Broadband.gov Web site.
Rumor: iPhone OS 4.0 Update Adds Multitasking With nearly five months until Apple is expected to release an update to the iPhone the rumors are beginning to pop up like weeds.
Web Connectivity a Bigger Deal for HDTV Than 3D Sure, 3D is splashy, flashy and fun  but it will take a back seat to Web services in the HDTV features war.
Smartphones Spread Slowly in China, Despite 3G and IPhone China now has the iPhone and more big-name smartphones are due in the country, but high prices mean few Chinese buyers overall are choosing smartphones.
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