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Every day that I work on this blog I'm writing a little bit about myself, but today I'm really writing about myself: A month from now I won't be blogging for Read More

The Census Bureau says that by the end of the year, the average American household will be spending close to $1,000 a year on cable TV, broadband, and video-game subscriptions, and that doesn't even count pricey smartphone data plans. What's your annual t Read More

Where's that soft blanket?If you're at 30,000 feet, you'll either have to pack your own or be prepared to Read More

Expect appearances from longtime Mac evangelist Guy Kawasaki, colorful New York Times tech columnist David Pogue, and legendary indie-film director Kevin Smith, along with plenty of chatter about the impending iPad. Missing from the party: Apple. Read More

Microsoft came, saw, and now says it has conquered the alleged battery problems plaguing laptops running Windows 7. ... Read More

Frequent fliers have probably noticed a funny thing over the last couple of years: Flights are landing not just on time but early. Really early. ... Read More

Remember the outrage after Apple chopped $200 off the price tag of the first iPhone, just a few months after the original $599 8GB model went on sale? Well, heads up, early adopters: Apple execs are reportedly saying they'll "remain nimble" when it comes Read More

Disappointed that Steve Jobs didn't announce an iPhone for Verizon — or any other carrier besides AT&T — during the big iPad event two weeks ago? Well, at least one tech analyst thinks there's a better-than-even chance that the wait for a non-AT&T iPhone Read More

It's official: Windows 7 doesn't suck.At least, that's what the marketplace says so far. In the space of barely three months, Windows 7 has just about hit double-digit market share percentages. ... Read More

Could a cell phone stand in for your well-worn copy of "Italian for Dummies" the next time you're traipsing around Rome? Leave it to Google to promise a mobile version of the universal translator from "Star Trek," or the Babel Fish from the immortal "Hitc Read More