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Best Xbox 360 games of 2008
With improved reliability and a new low price of $199, there's no reason to miss these great games.
Last-minute Web sites to save your holiday
’Tis the season to procrastinate, but the Internet is here to help
Best Nintendo DS games of 2008
Here's  our list of best DS games for 2008. Check it once, check it twice, and you’ll see there’s a game for just about everyone on your list (naughty or nice).
Giving the gift of tech service
It can be a help, but if you've got your own geek, so much the better
Best PC games of 2008
That computer on your desk is a darned good gaming machine, too
Cosmic Log: The top geek gift of 2008
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: You had to know that this year's top gift for science geeks would relate to what is arguably the top Web comic for science geeks: xkcd.
Tech toys for the filthy rich
You’re suddenly rich! But what do a you do with all that money? Use it to help humanity? Of course not! Like any self-respecting geek, you’ll want to buy toys!
10 gifts for the cubicle warrior
You'll dominate the office battlefield with these combative time wasters
Best PSP games of 2008
Though thin on games, a handful of new hits arrived on PSP this year
Tech gift ideas
E-readers' high prices may hinder adoption
Amazon's Kindle, Sony's 'Reader' gain ground as devices for word lovers
Red Tape: eBay users say holiday giveaway hacked
eBay users are complaining that a holiday contest offered by the auction Web site has been overrun by Scrooge-like computer hackers, and that eBay’s poor design for the contest is to blame.
Blu-ray hopes for a green season
Player prices drop dramatically, but the technology isn't for everyone
Digital TV, real or converted, is holiday priority
With transition to digital TV in February, shoppers go for converter boxes
Top 5 best sleeper games of 2008
‘World of Goo’ is low profile but just as good as ‘LittleBigPlanet’
Best PlayStation 3 games of 2008
PS3 hits its stride with games like 'Metal Gear Solid 4' and 'LittleBigPlanet'
Online shoppers, keep that mouse handy
Retailers are offering more deals, but shoppers must have eagle eyes
Pity the Bluetooth headset this holiday season
Cash-strapped shoppers likely to shun entertainment for the home or car
Survey: Americans to cut back on holiday gifts
Survey: Americans to cut back on gifts, but not as much for their pets
Flip camcorder moves up to HD
No-frills device, $230, offered alongside standard-definition favorite
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Holiday Retail
Small retailers struggle in tough season
Like a lot of small retailers, Henry Burton depends heavily on the holiday season to ring up sales, and, like a lot of retailers, this past holiday season proved especially challenging.

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