msnbc.com: Tech and gadgets http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3033118/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism. Copyright 2009 msnbc.com en-us http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/SiteWide/Images/msnbc_logo.gif msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:17:11 GMT News 60 CrunchPad tablet: it's a goner before arrival A prototype of the CrunchPad, a 12-inch tablet computer that was named one of the 10 "most brilliant products" of the year by Popular Mechanics magazine. The CrunchPad, a highly anticipated 12-inch tablet computer that was recently named as one of the 10 "most brilliant products" of the year by Popular Mechanics magazine, is "now in the DeadPool," according to the man who has been its biggest enthusiast.




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]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:15:59 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34208061/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ When spouses collide: His and hers gadgets Your tech dream may be your significant other's nightmare. Here are the items our married tech experts drool over (while belittling one another's choices).




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]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:59:50 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34138271/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Holiday Web shopping looks brighter A CNBC panel examines if the deals this Black Friday will be better than shoppers usually see or will it be just another marketing tactic. (CNBC)Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season — even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales.




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]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:34:34 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34164470/ns/business-retail/ Top 10 Black Friday Web sites Here's a list of Web sites you'll want to keep an eye on for Black Friday deals, so sync them across your computers with Chrome bookmarks, save them to delicious or just store them in your favorite browser.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:b87f826df5606c620b105904ac7fc3a2:KYn71dMSSXn3S0%2Fe5pCEPQcaOhSzXIeXpjaP43RuFooIE2rCb%2B2qOrjcwsurSAKP1HCW0f1I337a'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:b84a7f3844bcf2d80687cdb36e07606b:GmGKGCrBqqzm4efjXLP0cjnb2522jWAf%2FrSwIvYu0xH6QDbQTPEVdQN55nPoBVdGbEpi8I77h0iwMw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f147396bf3e8979fa5ef791c20e53a40&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=f147396bf3e8979fa5ef791c20e53a40&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2226"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f147396bf3e8979fa5ef791c20e53a40&p=64&kw=BlackFriday'>BlackFriday</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f147396bf3e8979fa5ef791c20e53a40&p=64&kw=Google+Chrome'>Google Chrome</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f147396bf3e8979fa5ef791c20e53a40&p=64&kw=WWW'>WWW</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f147396bf3e8979fa5ef791c20e53a40&p=64&kw=Clients'>Clients</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f147396bf3e8979fa5ef791c20e53a40&p=64&kw=Browsers'>Browsers</a> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34155879/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:59:51 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34155879/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Google to put ancient Iraq artifacts online Sophie Schmidt, daughter of Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt, uses her video camera while visiting the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad November 24, 2009. Google is putting thousands of images of ancient artifacts at Iraq's National Museum online, the Web search leader said on Tuesday, part of a U.S. bid to entice foreign firms to invest in Iraq.




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From designer flash drives to the holy grail of remotes, these offerings are sure to please even the fussiest geek on your list.




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]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:57:39 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34072066/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Woman loses benefits over Facebook pics Nov. 23: Facebook photos cost a Canadian woman her long-term sick leave benefits. Msnbc's Tamron Hall reports.  (Other)A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression said she would fight an insurance company's decision to cut her benefits after her agent found photos on Facebook of her vacationing, at a bar and at a party.




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]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:28:15 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34089972/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Just because it’s on Twitter, it (still) isn’t true Oh Morrissey! There's a Mr. Death from the InterWeb here to see you. Does the Internet make people gullible? A recent outbreak of fake death reports on Twitter have some people wondering if too much information too quickly is bad for us.




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]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:03:55 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34049171/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Oddball gifts for techies You know what to get your book-loving dad and social-networking sister, but what about that seriously geeky pal? PC World’s found gifts even geeks who have everything would like.




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]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:43 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34043711/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Library group offers text search to 4.6M books A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:488f1313c0efaf93fe25b5e3ea009f2a:acekxNzA%2BpqpDQdj34eW1CerizuAuqchMAojkM7Mmv823L27dRDb8Yd6ba8d1aYO8gspHeZgN4%2F8'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:e9232e03306e60df520efbecc263a9f1:XvGgn0k7plMWme2MOOpvby2IkrrsmYv60FPxs9kxSRzPkmthoomUMbnj2hgjdp2J24mjc5VY8LNLCA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=69d451efb3ee10ce84e7f1ddcf0042fc&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=69d451efb3ee10ce84e7f1ddcf0042fc&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2226"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=69d451efb3ee10ce84e7f1ddcf0042fc&p=64&kw=Book'>Book</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=69d451efb3ee10ce84e7f1ddcf0042fc&p=64&kw=Library'>Library</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=69d451efb3ee10ce84e7f1ddcf0042fc&p=64&kw=Libraries'>Libraries</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=69d451efb3ee10ce84e7f1ddcf0042fc&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=69d451efb3ee10ce84e7f1ddcf0042fc&p=64&kw=Library+and+Information+Science'>Library and Information Science</a> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34061806/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:01:35 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34061806/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Nokia’s netbook raises the bar — and the price Nokia considers its first-ever netbook, the Booklet 3G, a way of distinguishing its product from other netbooks. Its $600 price without an AT&T contract, or $299 with a contract, does make it stand out from the crowd.A $600 netbook? That's the unsubsidized price of Nokia's new Booklet 3G, the company's venture into the netbook field. Or, it's $300 with an AT&T contract for two years.




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]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:03:21 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33993064/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Google targets Chrome OS for 2010 holidays Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google's new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:deccb1f4d522d26cf918c3cedd4c0dc6:wlkz6hQhdu4sROgnHv%2BSIv6XaUFTCdL4NFAK%2FSQyuvYFmzRhoZr%2BzDlRDlT9KBzdTsjUyZS9iPES'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:dfa1a99a604cc13105827a305615c074:HhKecFah%2FGdwLFL4axw0X0wDnpVD9%2F5wcvtoE6D55hoMZ%2FeaRGjI2k1xncTMrxnGUH5Tml1plmDAmg%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=677d3533e89f13719e99dcfa643d067f&p=64&kw=Google'>Google</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=677d3533e89f13719e99dcfa643d067f&p=64&kw=Google+Chrome+OS'>Google Chrome OS</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=677d3533e89f13719e99dcfa643d067f&p=64&kw=Searching'>Searching</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=677d3533e89f13719e99dcfa643d067f&p=64&kw=Search+Engines'>Search Engines</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=677d3533e89f13719e99dcfa643d067f&p=64&kw=Operating+system'>Operating system</a> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34045861/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:22 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34045861/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ Obama answers questions from Cuban blogger Well-known Cuban blogger and government critic Yoani Sanchez has gained international acclaim for daring to criticize her government online.President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro.




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]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:38:35 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34044685/ns/politics/