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Apple tablet rumors die down as Google tablet rumors pop up, Microsoft investigates Windows 7 battery issues, and we offer some ways to social-network around the NFL's championship game.




The lower-cost Mac Mini offers respectable budget performance and Apple's usual compelling design, but a puny hard drive and a lack of HDMI hurt this system's value and overall potential. It's actually more versatile next to its budget-priced Windows competition than the higher-end Mac Mini, but this entry-level Mac is still best left to Apple loyalists.

You don't need to pray to Bill Gates--or even Steve Ballmer--to activate some pretty cool powers in Windows 7. This simple folder hack puts nearly every Windows 7 customization tweak in one place.

With strong competition among small PCs on the Windows side of the aisle, the latest Mac Mini faces a greater challenge than older models. If you demand a small, relatively affordable Mac, we suppose the Mac Mini is your only option. Otherwise, you can find Windows-based small form factor desktops that offer more interesting features with better value.

Windows 7 shows off some cool features to improve your typing technique. Veronica gives you the lowdown on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Worried about your Windows 7 machine dying and losing all your data? Veronica shows you how to take steps to prevent the unthinkable on today's Tekzilla Daily.

We show you the JooJoo tablet, Google launches Chrome beta for Mac and adds extensions to Chrome for Windows, and Yahoo hopes to inspire your good side.

Tom and Rafe talk about the gadgets they've been using like Windows Home Server, a Canon printer and the PS3 as a Blu-ray player.

While not the most powerful smartphone on the market, the Samsung Omnia II features an improved user interface and a richer multimedia experience to make it a worthy upgrade over its predecessor and one of the best Windows Mobile devices on the market.

Is Windows 7 just Vista done right, or is it a real departure for Microsoft? This week on the Roundtable, we discuss what Windows 7 means for the industry as well as its impact on vendors like Apple and Google. With special guests Farhad Manjoo of Slate and Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet.

CNET's Ina Fried takes a look at Redmond's foray into retail, touring the recently opened Microsoft Store in Mission Viejo, Calif.

Episode 46 of the Digital City, where we debate the merits of the PS3 Slim, show how to get your free Windows 7 upgrade, and discuss new games from Batman: Arkham Asylum to GangStar for the iPhone.

Ep. 49 of the Digital City, where we find out why Microsoft's Steve Ballmer tried to stomp a co-worker's iPhone; check out the first Windows 7 TV ad; and lament that Steve Jobs had to drag himself onstage at the Apple event to basically announce nothing.

Starting at $549, the HP Pavilion dm3 aims to be an affordable Windows 7 thin-and-light laptop for those who don't want a thicker (and more tricked-out) machine, yet still want to accomplish tasks without feeling limited to Netbook-style performance.

For a budget Windows 7 thin-and-light laptop that you won't need to recharge often, you could do a lot worse than the Toshiba Satellite T135-S1309.

Bonnie and Kent are in San Diego this week covering the CTIA wireless trade show, so Nicole roped in Jason Howell and Donald Bell to cover all the week's news. We talk about the new Android phones, Windows Mobile 6.5, new phones for AT&T and Verizon, and of course, this week's reviews.

Nokia drops three new phones, Sony Ericsson unveils the second-gen Xperia, and Windows Mobile 6.5 gets more popular.