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Teardown Reveals iPad Mini Costs $188 to Manufacture
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 5:42 PMAnita Li
Although Apple's iPad mini retails for $329, a teardown of the tiny tablet shows that it actually costs $188 to build. A base model with Wi-Fi and 16 GB of NAND flash memory has a "bill of materials" of $188, plus an added manufacturing expense...



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Tuesday, November 06, 2012 3:10 PMKenneth Rosen
When 3D-printing enthusiast Mike Hellers received his iPhone Elevation Dock, it was rendered useless the next day. After supporting the Kickstarter project, which earned about $1.4 million, the product arrived months later as promised. The only...



Why I'm Voting for the Nexus 7 Over the iPad Mini
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 11:58 AMEmily Price
For me, Google's Nexus 7 was love at first sight. Attached to my hip since its launch earlier this year, the Nexus 7 has been by tablet companion for the past few months -- until this weekend when I headed out of town with a new iPad mini. My...



Amazon Discounts Older 'Angry Birds' Games Pre-'Star Wars' Release
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 11:13 AMChelsea Stark
Amazon has discounted some of the most popular Angry Birds titles in anticipation of Thursday's release of Angry Birds Star Wars. From now until midnight on Nov. 8, you can purchase Kindle Fire versions of Angry Birds Space HD, Angry Birds Rio...



8 Apps Every Writer and Blogger Should Know
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 10:58 AMStephanie Buck
November is National Novel Writing Month. But even if you're more into blogging than longform, you could still use a little writing push, am I right? SEE ALSO: 7 Mobile Apps for Discovering and Creating Poetry We've selected eight apps that will...



Google Wallet Card Is Coming, Support Page Confirms
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 9:15 AMLauren Indvik
Although Google has yet to make an official announcement, evidence is mounting in favor of a Google Wallet Card, a physical card companion for Google Wallet. Last week, a series of screenshots emerged, signaling that users of Google's Wallet app...



Tablet Showdown: iPad Mini, Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD in a Blender
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 8:45 AMTodd Wasserman
Those hoping for some closure on Election Day will find none in this latest Blendtec video, which pits Apple's iPad Mini, Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire HD against each other in a blend-off. The issue of which tablet blends the best...



How to Make Your App Stand Out in the Crowd [INFOGRAPHIC]
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 7:30 AMSamantha Murphy
Everyone and their mother has an app these days, so if it's not featured high in the top downloads category via the App Store or Google Play, there's a good chance it will go unnoticed. The team at Spanish-based SEO service provider Blue Caribu...



If You Live in These States, It's Illegal to Instagram Your Ballot
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 6:40 AMAlex Fitzpatrick
Instagram recently set a record for most-photographed event with Hurricane Sandy, but Tuesday's election might be on pace to top that: Already, a search for "#vote" brings up more than 515,000 photos, and it's not even noon eastern time. But if...



How Mobile Commerce Is Shaking Up the Retail Landscape
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 6:06 AMTodd Wasserman
'Tis the season for brick-and-mortar retailers to freak out. Target is rolling out QR codes so shoppers can scan and buy toys on their cellphones. Walmart is dabbling with same-day service while Toys R Us and Best Buy are introducing their own...



 
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