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How do I love thee, Vodafone 905SH? Let me count the ways.

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In Praise of My Japanese Cell Phone

How new podcasts like ‘JapanesePod101′ are changing the way people learn a foreign language.

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Learning a Language on Your iPod

Japan’s game arcades are far more extravagant and addictive than those in America. Is that a good thing for a country with a youth employment problem

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Inside Japan’s Addictive Arcades

GM’s electric car may be dead, but start-up automaker Tesla is betting that pump-weary Americans are ready for a rebirth.

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The Death and Rebirth of the Electric Car

New social-networking and content-sharing sites abound. But how much copycatting can the Web sustain before the boom becomes a bubble

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Social Networks: The Next Web Bubble?

A new program allows gas-guzzlers to atone for their carbon dioxide transgressions for a small fee. What if we could offset our other indulgences, too

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A Guilt-Relief Program for All Your Sins

From whimsical robots to giant wooden iPods, alpha-gearheads assembled their wildest inventions for the first ‘Maker Faire’ fest.

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The Festival for Alpha-Geeks and Inventors

From streaming video to customized audio and cell-phone alerts, baseball fans can use a host of new services to tune in anywhere, any time—even when they’d rather not get the bad news.

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High-Tech Ways to Get Your Baseball Fix

Microsoft is moving into the lucrative Internet search ad business. Will its targeting tactics invade users’ privacy

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Can Microsoft Catch Up On Online Ads?