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Every time Apple rolls out a new iPad model, potential buyers find themselves with more options to ponder. Before you head off to the Apple circus, let's go over the pros and cons of each model on offer so you can figure out exactly which one is best for you.

Apple unveiled its new iPad with its usual pizzazz, and fans will probably rush to pre-order the snazzy new tablet. But if you don't need the absolute latest bells and whistles, the real news is that you can get an iPad 2 now at a very sweet price.

No segment of the electronics industry better highlights the challenges of these times than the television business. With sales of standard TVs flagging, the industry is pinning its hopes to new models TVs equipped to handle Internet streaming, WiFi and more.

The motto of this year's Consumer Electronics Show: You can't be too fast, too skinny or too connected. Beginning Tuesday, anorexic HDTVs and super-skinny laptops will vie for attention with accelerated WiFi devices and TVs that smartly connect to multiple devices simultaneously.

Until now, the iPhones sold in China did not have WiFi capabilities. But this is soon to change. A government ban on WiFi has been lifted and as early as next week, China Unicom, Apple's carrier partner, plans to roll out eight-gigabyte iPhones with third-generation service and WiFi throughout the country.

B&N is introducing a new WiFi-only version of its Nook e-reader, which will be available in B&N and Best Buy stores for $149. The company is also lowering the price of its original 3G Nook from $259 to $199.

Beginning July 1, the coffee company is joining -- somewhat belatedly -- other chains that offer free WiFi service. The nationwide partnership with Yahoo will soon after expand to provide free access to many paid websites and services.

Attention Kmart shoppers: the beleaguered bargain retailer is out to prove it is far from washed up. The people who brought us the Blue Light Special are now introducing Kwash (pronounced "k" wash) a full-service laundromat attached to a Kmart store in Iowa City, a college town catering to a young,...

If you're traveling this weekend or at one of the 100,000 locations served by major WiFi networks then you'll be able to enjoy free Internet access thanks to Skype. In celebration of the launch of Skype Access, a new Skype feature that lets you pay for WiFi access with your Skype Credit, they are...

With the invention of Wi-Fi on airplanes comes a new opportunity for coupon codes. You can get a code for 25 percent off GoGo in-flight Wi-Fi, which is available on select flights on AirTrain, American Airlines, Canada Air, Delta, United, US Airways, and Virgin America. To get the coupon code...