Mobile

Chrome for Android Beta: 3 Drawbacks

Google's mobile Chrome has a few letdowns for people who love Adobe Flash, Chrome extensions or are part of the 99 percent.

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Tech Industry

The Byte: Yahoo Starts Afresh, Nokia Layoffs, Chrome for Android 4.0

More than half of Yahoo's board will be new. Nokia will lay off 4,000 workers and move production facilities to Asia before the end of 2012. Google's Chrome browser will come to Android 4.0 devices.

Printers

Canon Pixma MG3120 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One Review: A Nice Bargain Sabotaged by Consumables Costs

Pricey black ink spoils the deal with this otherwise excellent budget MFP for home or school use.

Social Networking

Five Tips to Make Your Facebook Timeline Amazing

Facebook Timeline is coming. It's just a matter of, well, time. Here are five tips to make your Timeline pop (plus a bonus tip in case you don't like Timeline).

Computers

How to Run Android Apps on Your PC

The BlueStacks Android App Player lets you run Android apps on your PC. We explain how to install it, how to transfer apps from your Android smartphone, and how to run them on a Windows system.

Chat, E-mail, & the Web

Avoid Annoying Ads With Adblock Plus

Banish intrusive ads painlessly with this free plugin.

E-Readers

Kindle Fire Plus $50 Gift Card for $199

Walmart is offering $50 gift certificates with the Amazon Kindle Fire.

Internet

12 Essential Programming Tools for the Mobile Web

HTML5 and a vibrant ecosystem of libraries are making the mobile Web a compelling alternative to developing native code.

Gadgets

This Might Be the Geekiest Kitchen Ever

One person hid the digits of Pi into the tile backsplash of their newly remodeled kitchen. Impressive!

Tech Events

President Obama Fires Rocket in White House

Along with the help from Joey, an 8th grader from Arizona, U.S. President Barack Obama loaded a homemade rocket launcher with a marshmallow and fired it inside the White House.

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Web

Seattle Library Lets Man Watch Porn in View of Children

A librarian sympathized with a woman's complaints, but maintained that the library "doesn't censor content" and could not monitor what patrons are doing.

Consumer Advice

Top EULA Gotchas: Website Fine-Print Hall of Shame

Fine-print gotchas could get you arrested, watched by the Feds, and even strip you of the right to sue.

Social Media

Deleted Facebook Photos Still Accessible Online, Years Later

This problem was brought to Facebook's attention almost three years ago. The site says it's in the process of moving to new systems that will fully delete images within 45 days.

SLR

Nikon D800 Full-Frame DSLR Packs 36 Megapixels

With a 36-megapixel full-frame sensor, the $3000 Nikon D800 is built for huge prints, aggressive cropping, fashion shoots, and fat wallets.

Phones

Motorola Droid 4 Lands at Verizon on February 10

The phone boasts a physical QWERTY keyboard, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and 4G LTE support.

Tablets

IPad 3: Predictions and Challenges From iFixit

iFixit's Kyle Wiens has a darn good track record when it comes to Apple predictions. Here, he opines about the next iPad.

Phones

Who's the Smartphone OS Crash Champion?

Analysis: Apple claims its iOS is more stable, and Android gets the rap for crashes -- but a research report reveals the truth.

Laptops

18 Cool and Creative Laptop Mods

Whether your taste runs to Soviet propaganda, Hello Kitty, scary skulls, camouflage, or another unusual theme, there's a laptop mod for you.

Web

Top Torrent Site BTjunkie Shuts Voluntarily

MegaUpload and Pirate Bay copyright infringement prosecutions prompt the file-sharing site to close its virtual doors.

Cell Phones

Why I Switched from AT&T to Verizon

I was reluctant to switch, and I tried to give AT&T the benefit of the doubt, but in the end it was not interested in keeping me as a customer.

How to Take Great Product Photos for Your Online Store

Make your product stand out in the online marketplace with excellent photos. Here are the basics for taking great, professional-looking photos without spending a fortune on equipment.

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Web

Seattle Library Lets Man Watch Porn in View of Children

A librarian sympathized with a woman's complaints, but maintained that the library "doesn't censor content" and could not monitor what patrons are doing.

Social Networking

Five Tips to Make Your Facebook Timeline Amazing

Facebook Timeline is coming. It's just a matter of, well, time. Here are five tips to make your Timeline pop (plus a bonus tip in case you don't like Timeline).

Networking & Wireless

Smartphone Data Shake-up: The End of 'Unlimited'

Unlimited data is only a memory for most smartphone users. What has the shift toward tiered plans really meant for our wallets?

Browsers

Google Tweaks Chrome in New Release

Pages will render faster and security has been beefed up.

Windows

Windows 8 on ARM: The Desktop Plot Thickens

A Microsoft blog post suggests that ARM-based computers will support the Windows 8 desktop after all.

Tech Industry

Sprint Losses Hit $1.3B over iPhone Costs, Subscribers Fewer than Expected

Sprint Nextel losses rise over subsidies paid to Apple for iPhone sales, but fewer than expected subscribers offset hemorrhaging.

Phones

Smartphone Data Shake-Up: The End of 'Unlimited' Plans

Unlimited data is only a memory for most smartphone users. What has the shift toward tiered plans really meant for our wallets?

Browsers

Google to Pay Users to Track Their Movements Online

Amid widespread concern about its new privacy policies, Google is now facing criticism over an offer to give users Amazon gift certificates if they open their Web movements to the company in a program called Screenwise.

Social Media

Mobile Social Network Caught Uploading Users' Address Books

Path, the smartphone-based social network, said the practice helps users find and connect to their friends and family quickly and efficiently.

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