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Microsoft Store Moves into Westfield Century City Mall

Last year, Sony opened their store in Century City, very close to the Apple store there. Not to be out done, Microsoft has now opened a store in the same mall. It’s obvious that both Sony and Microsoft has taken ...

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Google Wallet Shows Up At Pinkberry

Slowly but surely, Google Wallet is starting to show up at my favorite shops. Here’s a picture of it at the downtown Pinkberry. When the clerk saw me take a picture of the sign, he even showed me how to ...

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Waterfield iPhone Smart Case Review

Last time, I reviewed the STM Stash bag for the iPad. But if you want to bring your phone with you without putting it inside one of the zippered pockets, then your solution to this problem is the Waterfield iPhone ...

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Samsung Galaxy S III Pre Order Available

The next version of the Samsung Galaxy S is the model III, and it is available now on pre-sale on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. On Sprint, the 32GB version will cost you $250 (w/ 2 year agreement), or $200 for ...

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Oreck Air Purifier Settlement

Apparently, the FTC sued Oreck for false advertising of their Oreck Air Purifier and collected a bunch of money for the consumer. Their ads claiming that the air purifier would reduce the risk of flu and other illmesses, and eliminate ...

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TaskRabbit Your Tasks and Errands Away

Have you ever had an errand to run or task to do, but you knew that you didn’t have enough time to do it? If you don’t have a spouse or friend to do it for you, you end up ...

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Paypal Here Coming Everywhere

Paypal has announced a new service called “Paypal Here” which is basically the same as the Square Up service. It’s not available yet but soon, small business owners will be able to accept credit cards for payment to their Paypal ...

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The New iPad: Ordering

Last Wednesday, Apple announced the “new” iPad. In case you’re living under a rock, this one has a better camera, higher resolution (2048 x 1536), and most importantly, a retina display. I was impressed with the retina display on the ...

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HP Customer Support Fail… Again

If you’ve been reading this blog, you know I’ve had bad luck with HP for years, including my current computer’s hard drive blowing up only weeks after I bought it.  Well, about a year ago, I bought a 2TB removable ...

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ThinkGeek Turns Siri into Hal 9000

It’s amazing how ThinkGeek has used rapid prototyping to bring a prototype to life so quickly. I want a version of Siri running on my computer interfaced to my home control system and this Hal 9000 box. Or not.

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