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After months of rampant speculation, Apple Wednesday announced a touchscreen tablet computer for consumers who want to take their movies, TV shows, music, games and reading with them, be it around the house or on the go.

Here’s another Apple Tablet rumor for you: Both AT&T and Verizon will carry the Tablet in the United States, subsidizing the up-front price of the device if you sign a contract to pay for their 3G data networks.

The ultimate hacker phone, the Nokia N900 is the truest expression of Linux—the OS and the philosophy—that you'll find on mobile this year. It's a great niche gadget. But the idea that free, open-source solutions will sweep the mobile world is just as doomed in the U.S. as the idea of popular, open-source desktop PCs—in this case, because mobile networks don't welcome the unexpected, and they don't welcome geeks.

Wal-Mart's much-awaited Black Friday deals will focus on a gamut of gadgets such as high-definition TVs, laptops and Blu-ray players, as well as holiday gift favorites such as toys and DVDs, according to a copy of the retailer's circular obtained by CNNMoney.com.

The so-called "Scarecrow Bandits" were a highly sophisticated band of bank robbers, but their reliance on high-tech gadgetry is part of what brought them down, a federal prosecutor said this morning.

Commutes are a nightmare, but the morning drive of the future could be a dream. FOXNews.com takes a look at the Top Ten new technology wonders that will make your commute -- dare we say it? -- fun.