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Top Five Monday Tech Deals

It’s Monday! Time for some handpicked gadget deals.

Free iPhone 3GS with AT&T contract at Best Buy (today only)

Free iPhone! No catch! Oh, wait: double catch.

You’ll need to actually go to a Best Buy store to get it and you’ll have to sign a two-year AT&T contract. Aside from all that, though: Free iPhone!

The deal is good …

Apple Slides Earthquake Early Warning System into iOS 5

Would a phone-based alert system have saved lives in Japan, had one been available for iOS users when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that raised a wall of water devastating much of Japan’s Pacific coastline hit in early March this year? Apple’s betting yes. Cupertino’s adding a special earthquake notification widget to the Japanese version …

Rain or Shine: Weather Layer Added to Google Maps

Google announced yesterday that it has added a new layer to Google Maps. Now, on top of seeing satellite images and street maps, users can see the weather all over the world as well.

Clicking on a weather icon on the map will also show a four-day forecast, humidity and wind speed with more options to see hourly or 10-day forecasts …

With Electronic Toys, Simplicity Is Everything

Only a weirdo would use a thirty-year-old word processor to get real work done. (I know what I’m talking about: I used word processors back then, and don’t want to go back.) There’s nothing particularly strange, however, about playing thirty-year-old electronic games.

Such as Ms. Pac-Man, for instance, a game that’s still beloved and …

‘Nexus Prime’ Rumored for October, Just in Time for the iPhone 5

Get ready for a big smartphone battle in October, when Google’s Nexus Prime Android phone is rumored to lock horns with Apple’s iPhone 5.

The Nexus Prime will reportedly run Android Ice Cream Sandwich, which will merge Google’s smartphone and tablet operating systems into a single version of software. Like previous “Nexus” phones, we …

Paycheck Friday! Purchasing Suggestions for Your Perusal

It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.

10% ($0 to $8,500)

Bev-Burry Phone Flask: $13

Why HP Is Getting Out of the Consumer Game

Hewlett Packard has abruptly announced that it’s getting out of the smartphone and tablet game, a little over a month after it launched its TouchPad tablet and around two years after it ponied up almost $2 billion to buy Palm for its mobile “WebOS” software. Speculation about such a decision has been brewing in recent months, though HP …

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