BGR is reporting on apparent plans by Best Buy to launch a program called Buy Back. It doesn't have all the details, but the basic idea is this: You pay an up-front fee-supposedly $59.99, at least in the case of phones-when you buy a phone, laptop, netbook, tablet, phone, or TV. That gets you the ri...
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Apple's [AAPL] gearing up for a busy, busy year in 2011. We're already expecting the iPhone 5 and iPad 2.0, we're looking forward to the Mac App Store and more. So what events and product releases might feature in Apple's 2011 schedule?
I've looked into my tea leaves, done some educated guessing...
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Sony launched a subscription streaming music service on Wednesday, furthering its plan to offer a range of content via the Internet to its consumer electronics devices.
The service, called "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity," will initially be available in the U.K. and Ireland, bu...
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A small number of Mac users are reporting that the latest version of iTunes, 10.1.1, has locked them out of iTunes altogether.
iTunes 10.1.1 was released last Wednesday to provide "a number of important bug fixes".
Among the issues fixed were issues with Nvidia GeForce 9400 or 9600...
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You don't have to believe in Santa Claus to know that the gift of digital music, or a device to help enjoy it, will bring good cheer all year round. I've polled my audiophile friends (and looked around my home) to find five got-to-have digital treats for the music lover. If you're not in the gifting...
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Despite Apple's announcement last week that The Beatles are finally available legally online via the iTunes Store, Beatlemania has failed to ignite the UK charts.
"Hey Jude" entered The Official UK Top 40 Single Chart at number 40, hopefully not as a result of Wagner's painful cover...
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This year, if you wait until Black Friday--traditionally one of the most frenzied shopping days of the year--to score some spectacular savings on holiday electronics and tech buys, you may have waited too long.
Several retailers, notably Best Buy, Newegg, and Sears, already have started their Bl...
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Jawbone-known for its numerous Bluetooth cellphone earpieces-today unveiled its first foray into the Bluetooth speaker market: The Jambox. True to Jawbone form, the tiny Bluetooth Jambox is available in four different colors (blue, red, black, and gray), each with its own design pattern.
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Sometimes you gotta bend the rules. And when it comes to technology, some rules are begging to get bent.
You might do it to gain access to features or functionality that your gadget/service provider should offer but doesn't. Or maybe you just want to avoid something you prefer not to do--like co...
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Poor Sony. They just can't kill the Walkman. It's hard to believe that the Walkman is still a high-profit product in Sony's portfolio, but continued consumer need, however small, seems to be strong enough to keep Sony's production moving forward.
I don't have the exact production numbers, or,...
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