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How to self-publish an e-book
So you want to write a bestseller? Self-publishing has shed its stigma. Here's how to start.
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4G? LTE? What's the difference?
Shopping for a new smart phone? Expect to see signs for 4G and 4G LTE. Who's the fastest of them all?
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iPhone photography: Instagram and four other great apps
The simplicity of iPhone photo-editing tools scores big with shutterbugs. Check out Instagram, Camera Awesome, and these other iPhone and Android apps.
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'Second screen' apps turn digital distractions into TV companions
Disney and Yahoo design 'second screen' apps for phones and tablets that help viewers stay invested in a TV show or movie – even when they're ignoring that TV show or movie.
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Cookie sales soar as Girl Scouts adopt smart phones, credit cards
New plug-in devices from Square and Sage Mobile allow some smart phones to become card readers.
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An invisible wet suit for your iPhone or Android device
New waterproofing technology will protect an iPhone, iPod Shuffle, or certain Android phones from spills and splashes.
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Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 billion. Why so much? (+video)
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans on Monday to acquire the photo sharing app Instagram. What could the future of their partnership hold?
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Pinterest: An image-sharing Internet sensation
Review: Pinterest, reportedly the fastest-growing website ever, combines the best parts of several social networks.
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4K TV: Theater quality in your living room
4K could be the next big leap for TVs. But do we really need a "higher definition" picture?
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Facebook's forgotten rule: No fake names allowed
Using a fake name to cloak identity online is becoming less tolerated. But will these company policies from Facebook and Google hold up as users voice their dissatisfaction?
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To save buildings from quakes, architects try self-destruction by design
Architects hope to protect buildings by letting them rumble instead of crumble. A new design feature would sacrifice itself during an earthquake without harming anything else.
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Leadership: At Cheezburger Network, users take the lead
Or, how grammatically challenged cats pull in a seven-figure income.
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QR codes 101: What those squiggles do
Quick Response (QR) codes link consumers to websites fast. Here's how to use them, and why you'd want to.
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Lytro cameras: Focus pictures after you take them
Lytro introduces a new 'light field' camera that may change the face of photography.
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Maker Faire: Mad science for the masses
Maker Faire mixes youthful enterprise with accessible tech. Now more than ever, it's kids doing the mad science.
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The 'Prius of bicycles' switches gears by reading your mind
The Prius X Parlee bicycle combines light-weight design with brain-control gear shifting.
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Post oil: Electrofuels are an oil-substitute minus the eons
Scientists compress the oil-forming process with a deep water bacteria to create electrofuel, a possible post oil era alternative.
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Post oil: Pentagon "Green Hawks" see energy security in biofuel (VIDEO)
"Green Hawks" at Pentagon see energy security in biofuel alternatives for a post-oil world.
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Post oil: In oil country, maverick Nissan Leaf driver gives up gas (VIDEO)
In his post-oil world, a Texan never buys gas for his all-electric Nissan Leaf – and still gets a thrill out of putting the pedal to the metal.
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Post oil: Boom in electric car sales fuel gas-free dreams (VIDEO)
More than a dozen new plug-in electric car models will hit the market by 2012, offering drivers a true post oil experience.
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