There are some deals that sell themselves — and this is one of them. When we reviewed the Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420S, its sophisticated design, light weight, excellent keyboard and strong battery life netted it four stars and an Editor’s Choice. This 14-inch ultra-light notebook weighs only 4.4 pounds but still packs plenty of punch with a Core i3 processor. The Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420S is available now for only $566 through a deal at LogicBUY.

Perfect for students and mobile professionals, the ThinkPad Edge E420S boasts a 2.3-GHz Intel Core i3-2350M processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive. The notebook also features a fingerprint reader for an added layer of security. Its island-style keyboard and curved “smile-shaped” keys are best-in-class, and its solid performance and long battery life solidify the ThinkPad Edge E420S’s position as the go-to laptop for business users. At 61% off the list price, this is a bargain that can’t be missed.

Base specs: 2.3-GHz Intel Core i3-2350M processor, 4GB of RAM, 320GB 7200-rpm HDD, Intel HD 3000 graphics, 14-inch HD LCD Display, DVD Burner, Fingerprint reader

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420S Laptop with a 2.3-GHz Core i3 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and 320GB HDD for $566 through LogicBUY.

Happy Saturday! Time to kick off your weekend by kicking back and enjoying reviews of all the latest gadgets. This week we seemed to get a little bit of everything — we reviewed a 15.6-inch portable USB monitor from AOC, the powerful and relatively modestly priced Acer Iconia Tab A200, the best-slider-money-can-buy Motorola Droid 4, and the stylish HP Pavilion dm4 Beats Edition.

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HP Pavilion dm4-3090se Beats Edition

HP has given its popular Pavilion dm4 the Beats treatment, painting the entire chassis black and giving the keyboard a menacingly cool red backlight. But good looks isn't the only reason to pick up this unique laptop. The HP Pavilion dm4-3090se Beats Edition also sports a fast Core i5 processor, a hybrid hard drive, and, of course, Beats Audio speakers. Better yet, at $899, this machine costs $25 less than a similarly configured standard-edition dm4.

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If you’re looking for an all-purpose laptop that meets your basic needs on a strict budget, the HP g6t is a good option. Although nothing really shines about the product, it’s a decent pick if you’re saving $125. And the HP g6t 15.6-inch laptop, originally $500, is going for $375 today plus free shopping with a deal through LogicBUY.

The HP g6t sports a sturdy frame and well-designed keyboard and has average performance. But this laptop was clearly crafted for consumers on a budget, and it shows. Th HP g6t could work on its battery life and multitouch gestures. Coming equipped with a Intel B950 Pentium 2.1GHz dual-core processor, the laptop is upgradable to Core i3 and Core i5 for $469 and $519, respectively.

Base specs: Intel B950 Pentium 2.1GHz Dual-core, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Windows 7 Premium/Professional (64-bit), 6-cell battery, HD webcam, 802.11n Wi-Fi, DVD+/-RW

HP g6t 15.6-inch 2.1GHz Dual-core Laptop for $375 through LogicBUY

The HD smartphone revolution is here. With the recent release of the LG Spectrum, Android users now have four HD (1280 x 720) smartphones from which to choose: the Spectrum, Samsung Galaxy Nexus,  HTC Rezound and LG Nitro HD. Not all HD smartphone displays are created equal, however, so we decided to evaluate each phone’s panel for brightness, viewing angles, color accuracy, sharpness and outdoor visibility. Which HD smartphone display came out on top? Read on to find out.

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Cellphone shoppers generally judge wireless carriers based on their networks’ speed, size and—above all—reliability. But reliability extends to customer service. Will your carrier be able to help when something goes wrong? And can you get your questions answered in a timely fashion?

With that in mind, we performed a survey of the country’s four largest service providers—AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless—to determine which offers the best service and which could use some lessons in customer appreciation.

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Best and Worst Carrier Customer Service

• Introduction and How We Tested
• AT&T
• Sprint
• T-Mobile
• Verizon
• Final Verdict

The Game Center app, pre-installed on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch devices, is a social network that allows you to challenge other players in several games. There’s no charge for using Game Center — unlike similar services such as Xbox Live.

How does it work?

You start by creating a specific “handle,” or nickname, and then look up friends. From there, you can challenge them in a number of ways.

Sometimes you simply compare stats and scores through leaderboards, such as how many pieces of fruit you’re able to slice in Halfbrick’s “Fruit Ninja.” Other times, you can challenge players directly in online play, such as a round of “Real Racing 2.”

Whatever happens in your games is automatically tracked through the program. You can see how many friends are on your list (and which ones are currently playing), how many games you’ve played and how many Achievements you have unlocked.

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“This is a lot heavier than I’d thought,” said Sarah Ryan, 23, an organizer with Change.org, as she lifted a cardboard box with printouts of 250,000 names to deliver to the Apple Store in Grand Central Station in New York City. All the people had signed an online petition hosted by Change.org and another organization, SumOfUs, asking Apple to reform its labor practices in China.

 This wasn’t the first time Change.org has visited the store. They showed up at the grand opening Dec. 9 to protest Apple’s use of “conflict minerals” – which are mined by warring factions and under conditions constituting abuse of human rights, primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They joined with The Enough Project and Delly Mawazo Sesete, a Congolese activist who created a Change.org petition that has gathered over 60,000 signatures urging Apple to stop using conflict minerals.

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Don’t like the way your smartphone works? Maybe you want more control arranging the app icons on your iPhone. Or you want to get rid of the obscure airG Chat social network app that Virgin Mobile installs on your Google Android phone and won’t let you remove.

Today, you’re free to hack around those restrictions. And you don’t always need to be a tech whiz. With some iPhones, for example, you have been able to visit the website jailbreakme.com with your phone’s browser and just press a button. After that, it’s “jailbroken,” and you can install apps from anywhere, not just Apple’s App Store.

These changes aren’t always purely for fun. Some deaf people have hacked Android phones, for example, to allow them to make video calls using a sign-language interpreting service called SVRS.

But soon, all that could be illegal if jailbreaking is ruled to be copyright violation. Today is the last day that the U.S. Copyright Office is accepting input on whether it should continue allowing you to jailbreak your phone. Technically, doing so could violate the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, a strict law against “circumvention of technological measures applied to copyrighted works.”

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Looking for a thin-and-light notebook with plenty of power? Today’s deal of the day should be right up your alley. The 14-inch Dell Inspiron 14z, which manages to squeeze a 2.3-GHz Intel 2nd Gen Core i3 processor, 6GB of RAM and 750GB hard drive into a less-than-one-inch-thick frame, packs plenty of power. And at only 4.6 pounds, it’s light enough to carry around in a backpack or messenger bag without straining your back. The Dell Inspiron 14z is available now for $649 through a deal at LogicBUY.

 In our review of the Inspiron 14z, we praised its sleek and stylish design, backlit keyboard, snappy performance, and long battery life. Although the touchpad had a few issues with multitouch gestures, the Inspiron 14z’s light weight, strong performance, nearly all-day battery life and sleek Fire Red chassis make the notebook an excellent choice for on-the-go users. 

Base specs: 2.3-GHz Intel 2nd Gen Core i3-2350M Dual-core processor, 6GB of RAM, 750GB 7200-rpm HDD, 14-inch Intel Wireless Display, Wireless-N, DVD Burner, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Dell Inspiron 14z Laptop with a 2.3-GHz Core i3 CPU, 6GB of RAM, and 750GB HDD for $649 through LogicBUY.

If you’re going to make an all-electric car, why not give it a wicked-modern design to go with that forward-thinking fuel approach? That at least seems to be Tesla Motors’ modus operandi with its just-unveiled Model X crossover. In addition to its eco-friendly pedigree, the X rocks wing-style doors, which Tesla calls Falcon Wings.

Back to the Future-style doors aren’t the only high-tech features this car has in its favor. The center console has a huge display for the car’s infotainment system and climate controls.

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