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How to Waterproof Your Smart Phone

Liquipel can protect iPhones, several HTC, Motorola and Samsung models against drops in the toilet

By: Stewart Wolpin

February 3, 2012

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Don't try this at home – but Liquipel will protect your iPhone or other smart phone from accidental water exposure.

No longer worry about accidentally plopping your iPhone in the toilet or kitchen sink thanks to Liquipel, a new smartphone waterproofing service.

Super Bowl Week: The Best Time To Buy a New TV

With 2012 HDTVs coming in and the big game coming up, retailers chop prices on last year's models

By: Stewart Wolpin

February 1, 2012

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This woman has the right idea – buying an HDTV this week before the Super Bowl.

The week before the Super Bowl is the best time to buy a new HDTV thanks to retailers slashing prices on last year's models to make room for this year's.

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Words Commonly Mispronounced: A Guide for the Perplexed

The King's English is taking a beating -- especially on TV!

By: David Weiss

January 5, 2012

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Castro chides Carter for mispronouncing "nuclear" yet again!

Commonly mispronounced English words

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How To Turn Any HDTV Into a Video Phone

TelyHD lets you video chat via Skype on any HDTV with no monthly fees or per call costs

By: Stewart Wolpin

January 5, 2012

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The main TelyHD interface; the TeleyHD unit is in front of the HDTV.

Turn any HDTV into a giant Skype video phone with the new TelyHD set-top box and an Internet connection – no monthly fees, no per-call costs.

Cut The Cable Cord: How To Buy An HDTV Antenna

Tired of high cable TV bills? Buy an HDTV antenna. Here's how to choose the right one.

By: Stewart Wolpin

December 28, 2011

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Cut The Cable Cord: How To Buy An HDTV Antenna

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TV transmitter towers around San Antonio, Texas, in relation to my mother-in-law's home, identified on the FCC digital TV map site.

Thinking of trashing your cable or satellite box, or have an old TV in another room you'd like to watch? Here's how to buy the right HDTV antenna to receive over-the-air HDTV broadcasts.

How To Sell Your Unwanted Gift Cards

Today is Gift Card Exchange Day; dozens of sites will buy your unused or unwanted gift cards

By: Stewart Wolpin

December 26, 2011

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Today, Dec. 26, has been dubbed Gift Card Exchange Day

Today, Dec. 26, is Gift Card Exchange Day, a chance to get competing offers on the unwanted gift cards you got for Christmas as well as your other unused gift cards that have been gathering dust.

Want a Kindle Fire for Xmas? Or a $250 iPad?

Amazon improves Fire with a software update, but Apple may soon intro a $250 iPad 2 or a 7-inch iPad

By: Stewart Wolpin

December 21, 2011

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Amazon has released a software update – 6.2.1 – for its Kindle Fire e-book tablet that speeds up performance considerably.

If you're thinking of buying or gifting an Amazon Kindle Fire, you may want to wait – a new iPad 3 is likely coming this spring, which could mean a $250 iPad 2, and perhaps a 7-inch iPad.

App of the Week: Store 5,000+ Photos For Free

Microsoft's SkyDrive iPhone app lets you store and access up to 25 GB of digital stuff – for free

By: Stewart Wolpin

December 16, 2011

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Microsoft's free SkyDrive app on the iPhone.

App of the Week: Microsoft's SkyDrive app and service is the fastest, easiest – and free-est – way to back up and access your irreplaceable digital photos and files.