The Best Games of 2011

The video game industry generates billions of dollars per year, which makes it as powerful an entertainment sector as movies and music. Video games, in its relatively short existence, have gone from a nerd hobby to a near-ubiquitous form of entertainment that has become as significant part of our digital lifestyles as smartphones...

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Small Cameras, Big Zoom

These compact superzoom digital cameras can get you close to the action—and they'll slide right into your back pocket. It used to be that if you wanted a long zoom lens, you had to tote a bulky camera. No longer: More and more manufacturers are packing serious zoom factor into cameras that you can carry in your back pocket....

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How Facebook Can Hurt Your Credit Rating

Analysis: Bank on it -- Financial institutions are checking social media profiles to identify credit risks. It's time to ditch those deadbeat friends. You know those deadbeat friends of yours on Facebook? They could end up killing your credit score and costing you a loan. At the very least, your no-account pals could bump up your...

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How To Get Windows 8 Features Now

 You don't have to wait until next year to see what Windows 8 has to offer. Use these tricks to update your operating system's look and feel right now. Windows 8 will be the first Windows operating system since Windows 95 to drastically modify the user interface. Not only will we see a port of the Windows Phone 7 Metro UI, we'll also...

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How to Buy a Cell Phone

Here's what you need to know to get the cell phone and service plan that are right for you. Few tools of modern technology have become as prevalent as the cell phone, which allows you to be in touch (almost) all the time, (almost) anywhere. And you can do more than just talk--today's phones let you send and receive email and text messages,...

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