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Nook Tablet: How Does It Stack Up Against the Competition? [CHART]The great tablet wars are nigh. While a horde of Android slabs battle the iPad for supremacy, Amazon returned to the fray in September with the Kindle Fire, hoping to reclaim stewardship of the ereader throne. Not to be outdone, Barnes & Noble thrust forth its Nook Tablet this morning in a bold... Ice Cream Sandwich Coming to Several HTC Smartphones in Early 2012HTC has published an update on its Facebook page, detailing the company’s plans for upgrading its smartphone portfolio to the latest version of Android, 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. We don’t have an exact date just yet, but according to HTC, Ice Cream Sandwich is coming in “early... eBay Launches Celebrity Auction House for CharityIt’s amazing what you can get a celebrity to do for charity. A crew of A-listers including Brad Pitt, Katy Perry, Troy Polamalu, Christina Aguilera and Jeff Bridges have signed on to eBay’s new Celebrity section to give away exclusives and share their shopping habits for charity. Cele... Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi Denies on Facebook He Will ResignItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi denied reports — on Facebook — he would step down amid pressure from Italy’s intensifying debt crisis. “The rumors of my resignation are groundless,” he wrote on his Facebook wall Monday, after giving a similar statement to an... Emergency Alert System Gets First National Test WednesdayThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will run the first-ever Emergency Alert System (EAS) test for 30 seconds Wednesday at 2 p.m. EST, which will be used to inform Americans in the case of a national emergency. The test alert will resemble warnings previously issued for weather emergenc... Alien Invasion Not Imminent, White House SaysWell, perhaps not an invasion, but the White House has issued an official statement saying that there is no evidence that life exists outside of Earth. The statement came in response to two petitions on We The People, the White House’s experiment in crowdsourced petitioning and public opini... 4 Ways YouTube Has Changed BroadwayThe Digital Marketing Series is supported by HubSpot, an inbound marketing software company based in Cambridge, MA, that makes a full platform of marketing software, including marketing automation tools. As Shakespeare wrote, “All the world’s a stage.” Increasingly, that stage h... Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet: First Impressions [PICS]Barnes & Noble's Nook Demo A look at some of the games and apps available on the Nook Tablet. By the holidays, Barnes & Noble will offer thousands of high-quality Nook Apps from leading third-party developers and content providers that can be enjoyed on Nook Tablet... Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire: This is War [PICS]Barnes & Noble's Nook Demo A look at some of the games and apps available on the Nook Tablet. By the holidays, Barnes & Noble will offer thousands of high-quality Nook Apps from leading third-party developers and content providers that can be enjoyed on Nook Tablet... Animal Issues Get More Social Love Than Disaster Relief [INFOGRAPHIC]Non-profits targeting wide-reaching issues have embraced social media, but they have not all found equal success. This infographic, created by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark’s non-profit craigconnects, examines the impact of Facebook and Twitter activity across seven types of causes — ... |