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Yahoo Widgets Lend Brains to Boob Tube

Samsung’s new LED TV 7000 is integrated with the Yahoo Widget Engine, allowing people to watch TV and access the Web on the same big screen at the same time.

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Cool Trays Take the Heat Off Your Lap

Many laptops tend to run hot, making them uncomfortable and sometimes painful to use on your lap. Now, companies are selling trays and pads designed to cool hot laptops and, in turn, cool laps.

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A Kick Start to the Sidekick’s Social Side

The new Sidekick LX has a camera, 3G-connection and social-networking apps, but the absence of a touch screen is glaring for this expensive device.

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Organizing Your Online Shopping

Snipi organizes online-shopping results by gathering, or “snipping,” product information from Web pages and saving the information to lists.

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Microsoft Effort to Best Google Yields Results

Microsoft’s Bing search engine retrieves on-target and useful information in a user-friendly manner that looks and feels more inviting than Google.

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Easy Way to Log In Face Time

Logitech Vid aims to help non-techies who simply want to use their Webcams to see someone while they’re talking, without any fancy features.

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Second Chances: T-Mobile Tries Again

A review of T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google, the second “Google phone” to be released.

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Yahoo Renovates Its Home Page

Katherine Boehret reviews Yahoo’s made-over home page, which features less clutter and new “apps.”

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A Program That Makes Your Inbox Less Scary

Postbox, a program that sorts through your email and detects its contents, is a good option for someone who wants a fast search option built into email, writes Katherine Boehret.

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How to Tweak Outlook Email To Work for You

Despite the popularity of Microsoft Outlook, many users aren’t familiar with a number of its coolest functions. Here’s a guide to some of the email service’s lesser-known talents.

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Microsoft Packs The New Zune HD With Bells, Whistles And Plenty of Style

The new Zune HD offers a rich screen and a wealth of artist information, but it can’t compete with iPod Touch’s app offerings.

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Countertrend: H-P Says Please Print Often

Katherine Boehret reviews the HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One printer-scanner, with a touch screen to display Web apps that promote printing.

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Windows 7 Upgrade Made Easy

If you’re considering moving your old PC to Windows 7, a $15 program will do the heavy lifting for you.

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Netbooks That Are Easier on the Eye

Katherine Boehret reviews small, inexpensive laptops from Nokia and H-P with higher-resolution screens that reveal more of what’s online.

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