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Techcitement Holiday Gift Guide: Tech For The Kids

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My kids, ages 1, 3, and 5, are all tech-obsessed. Whether it’s using our cell phones, computers, or the TiVo, it’s hard to keep their hands off of tech geared for adults. We make a point of finding tech for the kids at their level, and there’s plenty to choose from. There’s also a lot […]

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Electronic Frontier Foundation Seeks To Widen DMCA And Modify Everything

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Remember July of last year, when the U.S.  Copyright Office said it was totally cool for you to jailbreak your iPhone and there wasn’t squat Apple could do about it?  It’s time for the rest of the tech industry to shake in their collective boots, because the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the group that was at […]

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Spotify Turns Up The Volume

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Spotify, my favorite social music streaming service, announced a new app platform for its desktop client so that third parties can add in functionality. The core of this new platform is Spotify’s “app finder”, designed to bring more information to the fingertips of users, including concerts, lyrics for songs, and reviews of album. This service […]

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Is It Too Soon For Grooveshark’s Eulogy?

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On Friday, November 18, Universal Music Group filed a lawsuit against online music streaming website Grooveshark, suing the site for $17 billion worth of copyright infringement and damages. Grooveshark has had several skirmishes with copyright infringement and lawsuit since the site was founded in 2007, but none that equal the lawsuit filed by Universal. Grooveshark […]

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Why Skyrim Is The Best Bang For Your Black Friday Buck

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If you already have the basics covered (TV, computer, etc), then any money you spend on Black Friday is probably going to go towards entertainment. And right now, there’s no better entertainment value than Skyrim. The amount of content you get in Skyrim is estimated between 300 and 500 hours. All for $60 bucks on […]

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Technology Techcitement Is Thankful For, Part Two

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Earlier today, Techcitement published part one of what some of our staff is thankful for. More of the staff has their say on what tech items and ideas make them particularly happy in this second installment. Paul Hurwitz: Dropbox and LogMeIn I’m grateful for LogMeIn and LogMeInRescue for allowing me to do the same amount […]

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In A World Where 3-D Is King, Hugo Enters The Court

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On November 23, Martin Scorsese’s most recent film, Hugo, opened to much critical acclaim. Hugo and Scorsese have already garnered rave reviews from critics at Time, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, and others, with many noting the film’s magical feel, stunning visuals, and Scorsese’s masterful use of stereoscopic imaging, or 3D. […]

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