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30 best iPad games

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Trying to figure out which iPad games to buy with your hard-earned dough? Here's a look at our current top-30 favorites.

PlayStation Network renamed Sony Entertainment Network

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Starting tomorrow, PS3 and Vita owners will sign into a rebranded online service.

Friskies hijacks Facebook with real cats

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Friskies kicks off a two-week Facebook marketing stunt with the Friskies Plus Playhouse, an interactive live video feed featuring 10 rescue cats playing with remote-controlled toys.

Samsung Replenish review: Boost Mobile’s cheapest Android phone

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If you're on a tight budget, Boost Mobile's $100 Replenish gives you a QWERTY keyboard and Android Gingerbread without a contract.

DOE-backed Beacon Power finds buyer post-bankruptcy

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Flywheel grid storage company Beacon Power has been acquired for $30.5 million in a transaction that will return about 70 percent of a government loan.

Redbox pays $100 million for NCR’s Blockbuster Express

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Netflix snubs DVDs while Redbox doubles down on movie discs. Redbox gets more than 10,000 Blockbuster Express kiosks.

Hollywood’s gentler post-SOPA strategy: A charm offensive

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In a new charm offensive, Paramount Pictures says it's "humbled" by last month's protests over the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP--and wants to talk.

U.S. Cellular unveils voice-mail-to-text service for a fee

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It may be a small regional carrier, but U.S. Cellular now hawks a paid visual voice mail service just like the nationals.

Halliburton to drop BlackBerry in favor of Apple’s iOS

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According to a report from AppleInsider, oil field services provider Halliburton has decided to drop Research In Motion's BlackBerry platform in favor of Apple's iOS for its workforce.

Best monitors under $200

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Thinking of low-balling it on your next monitor purchase? Sure you are. I'll show you the best monitors under $200.

Google secretly testing pair of connected devices

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Could Google be working on the "Project Tungsten" hardware first demonstrated at Google IO last year?

Guns, body armor, and raids: The piracy fight gets dangerous

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Police raid the home of MegaUpload's Kim DotCom wielding automatic weapons. Anonymous publishes the Social Security number of a sports promoter who disagrees with them. Are both sides hurting their causes by turning to increasingly tougher tactics?

Apple TV for $1,499? Would you buy it?

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An apparent Best Buy customer survey hints at an upcoming Apple HDTV for $1,000 more than most 42-inch HDTVs currently cost. Would iOS fans be willing to swallow such a hefty premium?

Android nabbing more than half of new smartphone buyers

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Apple sold the most smartphones in Q4 2011, but Android might win the race as it is attracting more first-time buyers than iOS, according to NPD research.

Apple knocks IBM off top of Davis brands list

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Apple unseated IBM as the top brand of 2011, according to a new study by Davis Brand Capital. The popular gadget maker came in seventh place in last year's tally.