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What Google's NFC Android Phones Will Mean For You

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November 17, 2010
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What Google's NFC Android Phones Will Mean For You Google's next generation of Android phones will include a new kind of technology called Near Field Communication, or NFC. Here's a primer on what it'll actually do for your device.
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Google Gets into High Fashion with Boutiques.com The search giant said the new site combines computer vision and machine learning technology to visually analyze users' taste and match it to items they would like.
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Holiday Free Shipping: The Fine Print Exposed Online merchants are trying to lure you into doing your holiday shopping online with the promise of free shipping.
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The Beatles Are on iTunes, So Whos Next? There are still many famous bands and solo acts that refuse to put their music on Apple's iTunes store. Here's a look at a few of them.
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Amazon Studios Launch Talent Search for Aspiring Hollywood Filmmakers New Amazon Studios is looking for submissions from filmmakers and scriptwriters.
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Harry Potter Movie Leaks on Torrent Sites Before Premiere The clip features the first 36 minutes of the movie. Warner Bros. says it is working to remove the clip and has threatened legal action against those responsible for the leak.
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Apple Moves to Yank Counterfeit White iPhones from eBay One listing, which took a black, used iPhone 4 and "converted" it to white, had apparently received four bids, the last reaching $560.
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Yahoo Tries to Recapture Past Glory with Location Services Yahoo's new location-based services mark the company's latest move in its effort to reshape its business and reclaim its position as a top Internet company.
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Free BlackBerry Apps for the Holidays A mobile maestro handpicks 10 BlackBerry applications -- six of which are completely free -- that can help with shopping, travel, personal entertainment and much more this upcoming holiday season.
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Privacy Questions Trail Facebook Messages The new messaging service raises some privacy questions.
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Hulu Cuts Price of Plus Service to $7.99 a Month The $2 price cut can either be interpreted as a matter of economics or a desperation move, as Hulu works to compete with Netflix.
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PeeWee Pivot 2.0: A Kid's Convertible Netbook With a Grownup Price A netbook-tablet even your kid might call underpowered and overpriced
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Zuckerberg Opens Up About Facebook Messages, Mistakes and Social Revolution The revolution will not stop at e-mail -- in the future, nearly every company will be more social, Facebook's CEO told the Web 2.0 Summit.
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Analyst: GameStop Has '10 to 20 Years' Before Digital Sales Eclipse With digital game sales rapidly eating into physical retail revenue, one analyst argues GameStop's best days are still ahead.
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Trade in Laptop, Get a ViewSonic Tablet A unique trade-in program in the UK allows you to trade your laptop in for a price cut off a ViewSonic tablet.
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PlayStation 3 Gets into Streaming Video with Vudu Vudu will be available as a free app next week as Sony tries to combat Microsoft's venture into streaming video with the Zune Marketplace.
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NOOKcolor Ships Early; Gets Positive Reviews The overall take-away from the reviews seems to be that the hardware is decent, if a little heavy but that the software needs some polishing, with several complaints about user interface sluggishness.
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Spike VGA 2010 Nominees Continue to Embarrass Games Industry Want video game awards that pander to sales and popularity but not critical reaction? The Spike Video Game Awards 2010 nominees have you covered!
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