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One of the most poorly kept secrets in recent memory, Samsung officially announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab on Thursday in Berlin at the 2010 IFA electronics show. In fact, it was such a badly kept secret that the announcement was really just a confirmation of what was already known.

Samsung's 7" tablet, obviously aimed at Apple's iPad, will run Android 2.2 (Froyo). While it will have a smaller screen than the 9.7" iPad, its significantly lower weight will address one of the ...

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Following right on the heels of the Wednesday Apple TV announcement, in which the new Apple TV service will allow 99 cent TV show rentals from Fox and ABC (for now, just those two), Amazon.com has gone Apple one better. It's offering 99 cent TV shows from those same networks, but not for rent, but rather for purchase, from its Video on Demand (VoD) service.

In effect, a typical 22-episode TV season will cost slightly less than $22 to own. Compare that with the DVD price. For example, Glee: The Complete ...

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The power of the Internet is still being shown in the attempts to track down the "puppy throwing girl," the one who threw a number of live puppies into a river, on camera, in a horrific video. While assisting the authorities in finding the young girl is one thing, the palpable hatred exuded by some as well as possible misidentifications are frightening.

For one, it appears the preliminary ID of one Katja Puschnik as the perpetrator of the act is probably incorrect. It's been reported that Puschnik lives in Germany, and analysis of the ...

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Apple unveiled a new version of Apple TV on Wednesday. As opposed to many such initiatives, including Google's upcoming Google TVs, Apple has their own view of what consumers want in the living room, and whether or not they or Google will come out the big (or even small) winner is the question.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs was pretty pointed in his comments. Two things that seem pointed directly at Google TV: people don't want a computer in their TV he ...

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