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We all know by now that a lot of video on demand services leave a lot to be desired in the "current releases" genre. One time that doesn't matter a lick: Halloween! The holiday where the best scary, creepy, or funny-creepy movies never r…

As a mom of a child with a learning disability in reading, technology has been a huge help. But most of the reading apps out there are geared toward young children who are learning to read, not 9 year olds. I just stumbled across the Whi…

There have been a lot of exciting news and updates for Apple loyalists out there recently--namely the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 . But we also know about the growing legions of Android users, and we're excited to see that Android has really uppe…

With our long drives to and from school every morning, I've been meaning to grab some audiobooks for us to enjoy. Well lucky for me, just yesterday I scored over 20 popular classics as e-books and audio books on both my Kindle and my iPh…

When Barnes and Noble launched their NOOK GlowLight e-reader, I was anxious to see what Amazon would launch in return. Well, wouldn't you know that just yesterday they launched a brand new Kindle, as well as a new Kindle Fire, that we th…

With an impending long road trip that the kids are already whining about, I'm in the process of loading up the digital entertainment options on my iPad. My primary source has always been iTunes, but with the launch of the new Amazon Inst…

Part of the magic of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series is that my kids are still as crazy about the stories as they were when they first read them a couple of years ago. And today, they are all aflutter about the lastest news about The …

I was buying printer ink the other day on Amazon and even though my purchase came to $16.99, I found other non-essentials to throw into my cart just so I could raise my total to $25 and get the free shipping. Sound familiar? I contemplat…

As usual, I head into movie awards season like so many parents--without having seen any of the 2012 Oscar nominees. But with a little less than a month to go before the big night, there are a few different ways I can sneak in a viewing o…

If you were lucky, Santa brought you a brand new shiny gadget for Christmas. You may be donning a super chic iPhone 4S or Samsung Galaxy, but also may be wondering what to do with your old phone. Of everything I use Amazon.com for, one t…

I've been waiting to get my hands on both a NOOK Tablet and Kindle Fire since the news of their release hit the Internet. I'm definitely smitten with my first generation iPad, but the new tablets have been getting a lot of buzz--not just…

Listen, you've been able to trade in your unwanted video games at Amazon for, I don't know, forever, but they've just changed the game: now you can use Amazon Trade-In to swap your books, media, cell phones, and other assorted tech with …

With kids around, you can bet I'm extra nervous about keeping my precious files, documents, photos and music on my computer and portable gadgets, so I've been making it a point to upload everything to the cloud for a little extra securit…

If you're an Android user, you can do a happy dance today because our prayers have been answered --Amazon just launched a brand new marketplace just for Android apps. No more iTunes envy! Or, sort of. The Amazon Appstore for Android is a…