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3-D TVs Are Arriving, but Can’t Play 3-D Yet

Samsung is first to market with two 3-D TVs. Sears and Amazon are already taking orders.


When It Comes to Content, Amazon’s Kindle Won’t Be Undersold

Amazon.com is pushing newspaper, magazine and book publishers to guarantee that Kindle customers will get the lowest prices on electronic content. In return, publishers may get a bigger cut of the revenue.


Bits Scan: Google’s Accountability and Nintendo’s E-Reader

Our morning technology roundup also looks at Google’s integration of Facebook updates into real-time search, a teenager’s conviction for blackmailing other boys with sexually explicit photos, and pico projectors.


Prototype: Building a Better Mailbox

Flexibility and persistence helped a California couple create and successfully market their lockable mailboxes.


Bits Scan: Thursday’s Tech News Roundup

Over the last 18 months, hackers have breached more than 2,500 private and government computers, Kodak isn’t happy with Apple and Research In Motion, and David Pogue reviews Google Buzz.


More Shoppers Go Online, Hungry for Deals

More people shopped online last year but spent less, and for some things, like clothes, preferred brick-and-mortar stores.


Do E-Readers Cause Eye Strain?

Despite what your mother might have told you, doctors say that looking at an electronic screen doesn’t hurt the eyes. Ergonomics and lighting play a much bigger role in eye strain.


Tech Talk Podcast: Why E-Books Will Cost More

The Tech Talk podcast this week includes a discussion of e-book prices and offers some help with updating your BlackBerry.


E-Book Price Increase May Stir Readers’ Passions

The most voracious readers of e-books have shown a reflexive hostility to prices higher than $9.99 for popular titles.


Publishers Win a Bout in E-Book Price Fight

Publishers have managed to take some control — at least temporarily — of how much consumers pay for their content.