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    Digital City No. 59: Black Friday shopping tips, and a PS3 MAG beta invite giveaway

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    Digital City No. 58: Apple vs. Psystar

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    Digital City No. 57: Hands on with PS3 Netflix; luxury laptops; and Modern Warfare 2 drops early

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    Digital City No. 56: Mixed news for Nintendo, plus the social utility of the iPhone

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    Hands-on with DJ Hero

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    Before you buy: Laptops and Netbooks

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    Digital City No. 55: PS3's Netflix play; Sony's Vaio X; and Halloween horrors

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    Digital City No. 54: Taxi cell phone ban; Nintendo's holiday gamble; and the Ballad of Balloon Boy

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    Apple MacBook (fall 2009)

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    Nokia jumps into the Netbook game with the 'Booklet 3G'

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November 23, 2009

Editor's rating: 4.0 stars

November 19, 2009 HP Envy 15-1050nr

Editor's rating: 3.5 stars

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    Dan Ackerman has written about technology, games, music, and nightlife for more than a decade, including stints as senior editor at UGO.com and editor in chief of Clubplanet. A former radio DJ with a couple of albums under his belt (look him up on iTunes), his work has appeared in publications including Blender, USA Today, Sync, and amNewYork.
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