Ahead of iPad 3, Tablet Owners Look to Cash In

A “re-commerce” site reports that consumers are hurrying to trade in their current tablets before the anticipated next-generation iPad comes to market.
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Photobucket: Holidays Were All About Mobile Photos — And Fido

’Fess up: you took lots of holiday photos on your mobile phone this year, and/or you dressed your dog up as Rudolph for the annual greeting card.
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Xbox Accounted for 40 Percent of All Videogame Sales in 2011

Despite sales declines bringing down the overall game industry last year, Microsoft dominated the market, with the Xbox capturing nearly half of all consumer spending from physical sales.
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Zynga’s Stock Trading Near All-Time Low Despite Two New Games

Sometimes IPO-Ville can be the pits.
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Americans Played Anything but Social Games During the Holidays

The number of people playing games on Facebook tanked last week, as some game makers were unable to capitalize on people’s downtime during the holidays.
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The Best Retail Ads of the Holiday Season Get the Ugly Sweater Treatment

Here are some of the best retail spots of the holiday season, the ones that motivated throngs of people to shop and spend record amounts online.
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Don’t Trust Your Instincts? Wal-Mart Uses Algorithms to Find Gifts People Want.

Wal-Mart has launched a Facebook application that helps people buy better gifts for their friends.
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Forget About Black Friday and Cyber Monday — Catalog Spree Is Ready for Sofa Sunday

Padopolis, the company behind the Catalog Spree iPad app, which aggregates more than 100 catalogs, has raised $6.1 million in capital ahead of some of the busiest shopping days of the year.
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Can Microsoft’s Xbox Have Another Kinect Christmas, or Will It Be Coal All Around?

Microsoft’s hands-free motion controller made a big splash last holiday season, but can it move past the obvious dance and sports genres?
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Wal-Mart’s New Apps Will Integrate Coupons and Voice Recognition

Wal-Mart is launching its first iPad app ever and is refreshing its iPhone app, providing a glimpse of what mobile commerce will be like for the mass market.
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Google Gives Gingerbread for the Holidays

Weekend Update 12.13.09–A New Hope

Sprint to Sack Up to 2,500