ShareBy Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Wal-Mart quietly closed its video download service on 12/21, so quietly that no one noticed it — perhaps because no one used the site in the first place.
The store first opened last November, though it didn’t really get moving until early in February. Ironically, the first line of the NY [...]

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Executive Editor, RealTechNews
iTunes, Wal-Mart, and Amazon’s “Amazon MP3” service sell DRM-free music downloads, but so far only from EMI (along with a “test” by Universal Music Group). Today Amazon.com announced it has beaten Apple (!) to the punch; it’s signed a deal with Warner Music Group to sell MP3 downloads, giving customers [...]

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Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Privacy and Google: many people say they don’t mix, or at least, don’t mix well. Seems like every day we hear about some new Google privacy flap. Here’s still another problem, but is it somewhat overblown?
On Dec. 14th, in Google Reader Help and on the Official Google Reader [...]

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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

It looks like a nice retro design but Paul Moons says: Thecus is renowned for their high quality Network Attached Storage (NAS) boxes and with the release of the N3200 Thecus looks to have outdone itself.
Not only does the N3200 boast high data security and strong performance figures, but with its [...]

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Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Happy holidays to all. This, after all, a technology site, and despite the fact this is on YouTube, and you may have seen this already, I would be totally remiss if I did not let our readers see it here.
Also, it’s gonna be a slow news day! Thanks to [...]

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By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Many kids today are selfish and think only of themselves (come on, be honest), but this kid has been doing good stuff his entire life. Tyler Strasser, 11, of Mount Holly, North Carolina has, since he was 3, collected toys every Christmas for the disadvantaged.
This year he came up [...]

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Executive Editor, RealTechNews
This Fortune story is interesting, but what it doesn’t mention is as interesting as what it does mention. This MacBook is indeed #1 on the Amazon.com Computer Sales List (at the time of this writing), despite the fact that the #2 seller is (after rebates) priced nearly 50% lower, but [...]

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By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Previously only available as a private beta to donators, a PlayStation 1 emulator for the iPhone and iPod has been released to the public. The version is 0.1.0 so it’s obviously far from done, but psx4iPhone is available now.
The developer, ZodTTD, indicates that although there will be public releases to [...]