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Savings Experiment: How to Pick a Tablet

Not since The Ten Commandments have tablets been in such demand. While the iPad launched the market, it's not the only option out there. Read on to find out what your options are when tablet-shopping, and how best to compare the various models.

Always Low Prices? There's a Walmart iPad App for That

Bargain hunting just got a little easier for Walmart customers who are also Apple customers. The world's largest retailer has launched a new app for the iPad and updated its app for the iPhone to keep in step with its shoppers' growing use of the popular Apple products.

Can an iPhone App Save Small Businesses?

You may already be familiar with many of the independent retailers in your home town, but how do you find mom-and-pop shops when you're traveling? The 3/50 Project's new iPhone app might help. It links users to its directory of small businesses, so visitors can support the local economy.

Ikea Catalog Adds Social Media Push to Design Ethos

"A home doesn't need to be big, just smart." That's the theme of the 2012 IKEA catalog, which drops in August. The Swedish retailer's new home book is a nod to shoppers who are still in savings mode, and also addresses the digital/social revolution with a new iPad app that brings the catalog to life.

2010's Biggest Tech Surprises and Disappointments

Forecasting which technologies will succeed is always hazardous, but it proved especially difficult in 2010, a year full of surprises -- and also several disappointments. Facebook blew away even the most optimistic expectations for the year. Google Buzz? Not so much.

Will Skype Unveil a Video-Chat Service for iPhone and iPad Next Month?

Internet-telephone service Skype may unveil a video-chat service for iPhone and iPad at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. If it's true, the service would compete with Apple's FaceTime service. The rumor stems from documents that were posted on Skype's own website -- and then quickly removed.

The Best Brokers For Mobile Investors

What are the best brokerages for mobile investors? The industry advisory firm Corporate Insight surveyed the mobile trading features of 21 brokerages, looking at a variety of platforms and loads of other features. See what firms come out on top.

Domino Magazine Is Back -- Online

Conde Nast was ruthless with its print magazine titles in 2009, shuttering many niche favorites like Domino. Fans were thrilled this week when content from Domino began reappearing under the Brides magazine masthead on the company's Brides.com website.

Your Jeep Owners Manual? There's an App for That

When Chrysler takes the wraps off its newly redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV in a few days, it will have a feature that no car has ever offered before: a smart-phone application that provides vehicle information.