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  • Favorite Windows 7 Features Use Aero Snap to manage files easily, learn how to use Sticky Notes, and control iTunes from the taskbar.
  • Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 2 a Record-Breaker Ubisoft reassures investors its PS3 and Xbox 360 action-stealth game and financial holiday lifeline is selling briskly.
  • Enable Momentum Scrolling for Magic Mouse in 10.5 If you happen to have a new Magic Mouse running on OS X 10.5, you may be disappointed to find that it lacks a feature you get with Snow Leopard: momentum...
  • Senators Call for Transparency in Copyright Treaty Talks Two U.S. senators call on the Obama administration to be more transparent about a proposed international copyright treaty.
  • Toshiba U505-S2980 Gets in Touch With Multitouch Toshiba's U505-S2980 is a solid, attractive performer – but the mult-touch screen gimmick also causes some problems.
  • Google's Ad Empire is Good for Small Business Google is expanding its vast marketing empire with the purchase of Teracent. Google may be bad for traditional advertising, but its good for small business.
  • Kindle 2 Gets Native PDF Support, Improved Battery Life Amazon has an early Thanksgiving gift for all you Kindle 2 owners out there. The company has just announced an upcoming firmware update for its six-inch e-book...
  • Kindle Update Boosts Battery Life, Adds PDF Support Amazon has given its Kindle a software update that it says boosts battery life and now allows people to read PDFs on their Kindles.
  • New Banking Trojan Horses Gain Polish As banks improve their ability to detect and fight fraud, the Trojan horses that criminals devise become even more sophisticated.
  • Holiday Newsletters With IWeb '09 Holiday newsletters bring your relatives and friends up to date about the year's events, but designing, printing, and mailing them can be a chore. This season...
  • Raidon Stardom DeckRAID DR4 When was the last time you saw a hard drive designed with the iMac (or even the Mac mini) aesthetic in mind? Raidon addresses this by offering a RAID 5 solution...
  • Sony Support: Your 15 (Free) Minutes Are Up Sony responds to one reader's complaint that the company purposely prolonged the duration of a support call in order to extract money from him.
  • 12 Must-Have iPhone Apps for the Holidays The holidays are stressful, but an iPhone or iPod Touch can help. Whether you want to cook a great meal or get the heck out of the house, there's an app for that.
  • Pillow Talk Maybe you've decided to show off your love for all things Mac with an Apple logo sticker affixed to your car or perhaps an Apple-themed t-shirt or even a framed...
  • Let Your Light Shine An iPhone with a flashlight app is useful for small tasks like finding your keys. But more rugged situations call for a bright light and free hands. With the $30...

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