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FAA Rethinking Airplane Gadget Policy

"At this time, please turn off all portable electronic devices" has become a phrase loathed by airplane passengers, but in time, it may become a thing of the past.

Our Favorite Things: Last-Minute Gift Ideas (Day Three)

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The Techland crew presses on with our favorite gadgets and holiday gift ideas of 2011. On Tuesday, Graeme likened this feature series to a procession of reindeer, but as the group’s token Jewish guy, I’m considering it a set of candles in the Hanukkah menorah, of which my list is the third. The presence of eight favorite gadgets on this list is totally coincidental. I digress. Onward!

5 Cool Inventions from TIME's New '50 Best Inventions' Issue

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Hitting newsstands shortly, TIME’s “50 Best Inventions” issue spotlights some of the most amazing new ideas and innovations from the past year. If you’re a TIME subscriber, you can already see the article online right here. Of course, many of the inventions highlighted are infused with a heaping helping of technology and, as such, have [...]

Ask Techland: What’s the Deal with 4G? Is the New iPhone 4G?

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Question: What’s the deal with 4G? It’s different from each company, right? My friend said the new iPhone is 4G on AT&T but not on Verizon. Is that true?

Two Minute Video: How to Choose a Kindle

Amazon now has seven different Kindle models for sale. Here’s a look at all of them, along with tips for picking the one that’s right for you.

Two Minute Video: Quick Look at the New Facebook Interface

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at his company’s F8 developer conference to unveil the social network’s most drastic interface overhaul since 2008. The new features will be rolling out to users in the coming weeks, but here’s a quick preview of what’s in store.

Two Minute Video: Facebook vs. Toilets and Winklevosses, Yoko Ono, Windows 8

People choose Facebook over flushable toilets, the Winklevoss twins star in a TV ad, Yoko Ono rules Twitter, Windows 8 is coming and more.

Two Minute Video: Steve Jobs Dress Up Day, .XXX Throwdown, Bartz Booted

Today is “Dress Up Like Steve Jobs Day,” Yahoo fires Carol Bartz, .XXX domains launch, TiVo unveils its most geeked-out DVR yet and more, as we take a quick look back at what happened in tech this week.

Two Minute Video: Wooden iPad, Liquid Cremation, Apple Loses Another iPhone

A woman buys a plank of iPad-shaped wood, liquid cremation hits the big time, and Apple loses yet another secret iPhone in a bar. All that and more as we take a quick look back at what happened in tech this week.

Two Minute Video: Steve Jobs, This Is Your Life (at Apple)

The world is a little less geeky today, friends. Here’s a quick look back at Steve Jobs’ career at Apple.

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Ten of the Shortest-Lived Tech Products Ever

Ten gadgets and services whose existences were nasty, brutish, and short.