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Review: AAA iPhone app offers member discounts

An organization rooted in 20th century car culture is joining 21st century smartphone culture. AAA has introduced a free iPhone application called AAA Discounts, which uses GPS technology to instantly identify nearby businesses offering deals for AAA m...

Game news: `Wii-Fit' leads to boom in `exergaming'

Real news from the virtual world: _ ACTIVE VOLCANO: Nintendo's "Wii Fit" exercise program has topped the video-game sales charts since its debut a year ago. But come on, folks: Surely you've mastered the sun salutation and the downward-facing dog by no...

I'm running late. Wait, my phone already told you.

I'm running late. I'm stuck in traffic. I'm stopping by the market for a bottle of wine. I'm circling for a parking space. I'm just down the block. I'm right outside. Today, people trade these little updates with a string of cell phone calls and text m...

These shoes are made for talking ... to your phone

A startup is working on a product that can tell you exactly what it's like to walk a mile in someone else's shoes _ because the insoles record every touch of pressure. ESoles Inc., which makes custom insoles for athletic shoes, has created prototype in...

Review: Flaws in Web's much-touted WolframAlpha

When a free Web service called WolframAlpha launches in the coming days, the general public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had technology insiders buzzing because of its oracle-like ability to spit out answers and make calc...

Google digging deeper to improve search results

Google Inc. is about to add more features to its already dominant Internet search engine _ and some of the changes could give Web surfers less reason to click through to other sites. That scenario might upset the creators of the material highlighted in...

`Excitebots,' `NASCAR Kart Racing' go for a spin

When it comes to high-speed driving on Nintendo consoles, the action pretty much begins and ends with one name: "Mario Kart." The Wii version was last year's best-selling game worldwide, and no one has made a serious effort to challenge its dominance i...

Review: Mini monitor can be a useful desktop annex

When you're surfing the Web, editing photos, listening to MP3s and tweeting, it's easy to run out of real estate on your computer display. If only you had a little extra screen _ like a digital kid brother _ that could show an auxiliary program like a ...

Review: `Patapon 2' leads parade of rhythm games

Thanks to "Dance Dance Revolution," "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band," music games have become an increasingly popular part of the video-game universe. But you don't need a plastic floor mat or a phony guitar to get your groove on. In Nintendo's excellent ...

NPD Group: BlackBerry Curve outsold iPhone in 1Q

Research In Motion Ltd. is throwing Apple Inc. a curveball in the smart phone game: The BlackBerry Curve outsold Apple's iPhone in the first quarter, according to market researchers at The NPD Group. For one stretch last year, Apple said it sold more i...

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