Facebook to host Nov. 1 Gifts event at FAO Schwarz in New York City

Zucks probably won't wear the outfit (credit: FAO Shwarz) Facebook new and improved Gifts has rolled out to a small number of users so far, but that's likely to change at the top of next month, when the social network site holds a Gift-focused event in New York City. Facebook's press event is scheduled to take place on Nov. 1 in the home of high-end toys,...

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Microsoft Stores have stashes of vouchers for the Surface RT tablet

Microsoft is excited to release its tablet line-up along with Windows 8 next week, but it want to make sure it gets the Surface in as many hands as possible. Reports show a voucher program that may be in place to move units on launch day. The happiest moment of Charlie Bucket’s life was finding the Golden Ticket that allowed him to tour Willy Wonka’s Chocolate...

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Another photo, new details on LG Nexus 4 emerge

Not the best image, but at least we get some info (credit: @evleaks) Considering the device isn't even officially acknowledged yet, there's a surprising amount of information available about the LG Nexus 4. What's likely the new flagship Android device first popped up in early October, when it was rumored that the LG Nexus 4 (then known as the LG Optimus...

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'Microsoft design style' may be latest, and final, Windows 8 UI rebrand

Microsoft's Windows 8 UI undergoes another name change Microsoft admitted it was abandoning the "Metro" name to describe its design language for Windows 8 in August after threats of a potential lawsuit from a German company surfaced. At the time, Microsoft claimed "Metro" was merely a codename used during W8's development, and that it would switching it...

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Apple’s iPhone 5 international rollout has stopped, but why?

After getting off to a brisk start, Apple's international release of the iPhone 5 has ground to a halt. Though it was hailed as the fastest product rollout yet, the phone on sale in fewer countries after a longer period of time than the iPhone 4S. What's going on? Many Apple fans around the world are beginning to ask “where the hell is my iPhone 5?” Why? Because...

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Startup Six3 hits the video market with a new take on the messaging app

Telefonica-backed startup Six3 wants to bring video messaging to the masses with its new app -- which lies somewhere between Skype and Viddy. UK-based, 14-month-old startup Six3 wants to shake up the messaging platform by adding video the mix, and with a backer like Telefonica, the largest telecommunications companies in the world, it might just...

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Best iPad Games

A list of the best iPad games available now in the iTunes App Store, regularly updated with great new titles and releases. Apple fanboys may go on and on about how the iPad will change the world of computing forever, but we know why you really bought an iPad: games. Racing games, strategy games, MMORPGs, they’re all lining the virtual shelves of the...

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