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Jupiter alongside the Moon

Don't Miss Venus and Mercury Tonight (Sunset, Nov. 10)

Tonight, Venus, Mercury and the red supergiant star Antares will form an almost perfect vertical line on the southwestern horizon. The trio of the two innermost planets in our solar system and orange-hued Antares, the brightest star in the Scorpio constellation, will angle 'up' and slightly to the right approximately 30 minutes after local sunset.

Droid Razr Launches Nov. 11: Top 5 Phones it Will Carve Up

Droid Razr
Motorola will begin selling the Droid Razr Nov. 11 and the recasting of the highly successful Razr brand that began in 2004 will be complete. Back then, Razr was a clam shell feature phone, but in 2011, it will live again as a next level smartphone that boasts the thinnest profile in the world.
U.S. Portable Game Software by Revenue Chart

iOS and Android Hijack Mobile Gaming Market

Android and iOS mobile devices have grown their presence in the mobile gaming market from 19-percent market share in 2009 to 58 percent in 2011. The two challenge long-running mobile gaming champions Nintendo and Sony.
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Amazon Kindle Fire

Amazon Announces Thousands of Apps for Kindle Fire

Amazon responded to competitors' accusations that its Kindle Fire limits users' access to apps with an announcement that the device will offer thousands of apps when it ships to customers next week.
Skyrim

Quest Forever in ‘Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’

The Radiant storytelling in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’ will ensure an infinite amount of quests to perform that will be randomly generated based on where the player has been and what they have done.
Samsung Focus S

Galaxy S2 vs Focus S: Samsung's Dueling Devices

Samsung is almost through rolling out their holiday lineup of smartphones in 2011, and two of the best available now are the Galaxy S2 and Focus S. Galaxy S2 is the pinnacle of Samsung technology and their bestselling device the world over. In November, Samsung will debut the Galaxy Nexus, a true next generation device, but it's really a Google phone manufactured by Samsung.
Asus Eee Transformer Prime

Meet the World's First Quad-Core Tablet: The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

Taiwanese computer maker Asus introduced its new Eee Pad Transformer Prime Wednesday, the first tablet to utilize a quadruple core. The Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset, which itself was unveiled only a day earlier, is said to offer up to three times the graphics performance of its predecessor, the Tegra 2, and a 60 percent lower rate of power consumption.
Ice Cream Sandwich Release Date: Android Apps Leak Features Before Launch

Top 5 Reasons Ice Cream Sandwich is the Mobile System to Beat

Besides already being the most popular mobile system in the world, Google will be adding yet another update to the Android system, nicknamed Ice Cream Sandwich. So far, all of the Android versions in use have been identified using a designated sweet treat as its moniker.
iPhone 4S

Is the iPhone 4S Screen Too Small?

More and more smartphone makers are releasing new devices this month, and almost all of them have bigger screens than the iPhone 4S. It's holiday time, and that means retailers bring out their best wares in time for the shopping rush.
Firebrand

The Ultimate Character Round-Up for ‘UMvC3’

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 adds 12 new characters to the game, joining the 36 fighters available for MvC3. That brings the total roster up to 48 characters, with two more available as downloadable content.
Amazon Kindle-Fire

Top 5 Tablets Amazon's Kindle-Fire Will Burn Down

Kindle-Fire ships Nov. 14, just in time for Black Friday, and because it's the shopping season, there are a slew of tablets out there vying for a piece of the Amazon action. Kindle-Fire has the advantage of being tied right to Amazon's online store, something none of the other devices in this list have (besides access to Amazon.com)
Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet

Specs: B&N's Nook Tablet vs. Amazon's Kindle Fire

Bookseller Barnes & Noble rolled out its Nook Tablet yesterday and it's going to be a neck-and-neck race between B&N's latest offering and the Amazon Kindle Fire, which was announced earlier this year.
Motorola Droid RAZR and Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Verizon 4G Devices Get Free Data in Temporary Promotion

If you are planning on buying the soon-to-be-released Droid Razr or Galaxy Nexus, then Verizon has just the promotion to get you to purchase a contract before the devices launch. For a limited time, Verizon is offering to double a capped data plan for 4G users.
Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket

Top 5 Reasons Galaxy S2 Skyrocket Can Rise Above iPhone 4S

Samsung's Galaxy S2 Skyrocket debuted Nov. 6 and it's iPhone 4S' biggest challenger yet, at least until Samsung releases the highly-anticipated Galaxy Nexus later this month. Samsung has used the Galaxy line of deluxe smartphones to chip away at Apple's dominance to the point where Samsung is now the world's leading smartphone maker.
HTC Vivid

HTC Vivid vs Droid Razr: 4G Phone Race

HTC launched the Vivid for AT&T Nov. 6, and the very next day said the new smartphone would be updated to Android's newest version 4.0. Motorola's new Droid Razr will also get the operating system update, but with the added caveat that Droid will be updates six weeks after they system debuts on the Galaxy Nexus.
Anonymous backs off threats against Mexican drug cartel

Anonymous Backs Off Threats Against Los Zetas After Release of Kidnapped Hacker

Anonymous has called off its feud with Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas following the return of one of its members, who was kidnapped by the Zetas during an Operation Paperstorm protest in Veracruz. The hacktivist group had vowed to launch a retaliatory attack of exposure of taxi drivers, journalists, and members of law enforcement working with the cartel today, November 5, unless the member was released. The member was freed over the weekend, but carried with him a warning from L...
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Jonah Hill and Sam Worthington Star in Call Of Duty Trailer

A new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 live-action trailers, The Vet & the n00b, has hit the web, and despite the lack of gameplay footage, movie stars Jonah Hill (Superbad) and Sam Worthington (Avatar) have made the video an Internet hit.

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