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Your Facebook News Feed is likely filled with updates and pictures from plenty of people you don’t really care about, but know well enough that they aren’t worth unfriending.

One rarely used tool on Facebook called Lists enables you to create News Feeds filled with updates from specific people.

In this way, you can bookmark that List and only get updates from those people.

Lists you might want to make range from something simple like “Close Friends” to something bigger like “Work Associates.”

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Imagine if your MacBook’s battery could last weeks, not hours, on a single charge.

That’s exactly what Apple plans to do based on a new patent it filed for fuel cell-powered MacBooks. The patent was dug up by AppleInsider.

The environmentally friendly fuel cell will run on hydrogen and has the potential to keep a MacBook going for days or even weeks before it needs to be refueled.

Obviously, just because Apple filed the patent doesn’t mean it’s coming any time soon. There ..read more

Microsoft Research just launched Face Swap, a brilliant and hilarious app for Windows Phone that swaps the faces of you and a friend.

We went around the office and swapped the faces of everyone who hasn’t gone home for the holidays. Hilarity ensued.

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Reporters Linette Lopez and Julia La Roche, before.

Reporters Linette Lopez and Julia La Roche, after.

Reporter Zeke Miller and Editor Michael Dougherty, before.

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It’s no secret that Apple does things a little differently from other smartphone manufacturers.

If you want to put out an app for an iOS device, you have to submit it to the App Store and get it approved by the company.

There are all kinds of reasons that someone’s app might get rejected from the store, but thankfully Apple makes it quite clear what it’s looking for in new apps.

One of the most important elements in getting your app approved is ..read more

Electronic Arts and Gameloft, two of the biggest app makers for iPhone and iPad, just announced a huge sale that brings down most of the two companies’ games to just $0.99.

Here are the best games you can get for under a buck this holiday season, including Madden, Need For Speed, Tetris, Spiderman, Avatar, and more.

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Madden 2012 is the best football game you can buy for iPhone. Draw your own plays on screen!

Price: $0.99 (iPad / iPhone)

Dead Space

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Here’s a sketch from last night’s episode of Conan in which “Jeff Bezos” talks about how to fix some of the problems people have with the Kindle Fire.

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We discuss our personal tech hits and misses of 2011; what we loved, hated and was overrated. Also, Scott and Ty weigh in on what will most likely be going on at CES 2012; the who, the what, and the why.

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We’ve put together our favorite iPhone and iPad apps that you might’ve missed this week.

We have Netflix’s new iPad app, a great way for friends to schedule get togethers, and a classic game that you absolutely can’t miss.

Grand Theft Auto III defined a generation of gaming.

Grand Theft Auto III is widely considered one of the most innovative, fun, and addictive games of all time.

It’s only five bucks to buy on iPhone and iPad, so this game’s a must-buy. However, if ..read more

It was a huge week in Android, thanks to the long-awaited launch of the Google’s new flagship, the Galaxy Nexus.

Whether you just picked one up, or are looking for new stuff for your current Android device, check out the best apps that hit the market this week.

The classic Sonic CD is now exclusively on Android

It’s a blast from the 90s! Sega has released Sonic CD, the classic platformer that was originally released on the Sega CD console. It was a ..read more