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Insider Trader is your inside line on making, selling, buying and using player-made products. We'll cover everything from what to use, how to use it, and why you should care.We'll also make brief stops along the way to talk about what's going on among the people who love the crafting aspect of World of Warcraft. Well, patch 3.3 has hit the ground, and we're all busy profiting from the vast number of people cycling through new characters,...

TechCrunch was certain that rumors of a pending honest-to-goodness Google Phone were the real deal, and now according to the site, Google employees are already tweeting with the devices in hand. If you believe what you see on Twitter, Google drones were given the HTC-designed handsets at an all-hands staff event, and the phone is quite a looker. One tweet reads "ZOMG we had fireworks and we all got the new Google phone. It's beautiful."...

Filed under: Car Tech, Green Tech, Breaking NewsWe've seen a lot of green gadgets and products coming to market lately, but we're pretty impressed with a new car that promises an high speeds and incredible mileage in a sporty, streamlined and eco-friendly design. Partially funded by the UK government, the green Lifecar project hopes to build excitement and support for zero-emissions technology.Built to be extremely efficient by a consortium...

War. What is it good for? Super successful games! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 may be undergoing a gradual sales slide, dropping another 11 percent this past week, but since the title has maintained the top position on the UK sales chart for a fifth week, it must be sliding down on a pretty fluffy cushion. Call of Duty: World at War held the high ground for five weeks last year before FIFA took it during Christmas week. Speaking of FIFA,...

Before the dust settled on the beginning of this year's Video Game Awards on Spike, the first surprise announcement was the revelation that Batman: Arkham Asylum would get a sequel.Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 -- which is what we'll call it until an official title is revealed -- presumably continues where the original critically acclaimed Rocksteady title left off, and was revealed via diabolical plot from Batman's Nemesis The Joker. Attempting...

Filed under: DealsDaily deals are back! Hope you enjoy the latest offerings and deals from around the web. These deals are time-sensitive, so check them out before they disappear. You can check out more deals here. iTunes Music Store: [iPhone / iPod Apps] Asian Painting for iPhone / iPod touch downloads for free Dell Small Business: [Laser Printers] Dell 1230c Color Laser Printer for $99 + free shipping MegaMacs: [Design & Multimedia Software] Apple iLife '09 for $39 + $6 s&h Meritline: [iPhone] Black Woodgrain...

TomTom has done a respectable job of keeping its iPhone GPS app up to date when compared to formidable options from Navigon and the like, but today it's making its biggest move yet by way of a significant price drop. We've heard directly from the company (and confirmed with our own two peepers) that the US and Canada version of the app is now on sale for $69.99, while a US-only version is currently on sale for just $49.99. If you'll recall,...

Filed under: InvestingEasing concerns over global credit problems and more signs of corporate dealmaking are giving stocks a moderate boost. Major stock indexes rose less than 1% in late afternoon trading Monday following news that Abu Dhabi had extended $10 billion to Dubai to help the Middle Eastern city-state stay afloat. Markets had been worried in recent weeks that debt problems in the struggling former boomtown could send ripples...

Filed under: Downloads, RTSDirect2Drive's 24 Days of Christmas promotion is still going on and while the last two days were a little bit on the lame side in terms of deals, that's not the case for Sunday. From now until 1 pm Eastern time on Sunday you will be able to get a very nice price if you purchase and download Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor.Yep, Relic Entertainment's latest stand alone expansion pack for their hit WWII strategy...

It's been a while since the Medal of Honor franchise has found its way on to store shelves, but we're interested for what the series will bring to the crowded realm of modern shooters. At tonight's 2009 Video Game Awards, the first footage of the recently revealed Medal of Honor impressed with solid visuals and a metric ton of explosions.Not enough for you? The gameplay trailer concluded with one NPC kicking a booby trapped prisoner through...

After defeating Kil'Jaeden, Bumdee of on Shattered Hand wanted to take another peek at the restored Sunwell. So once he left the instance, he used Far Sight to look back into the demon lord's former sanctum. To his surprise, he found Lady Liadrin still kneeling at the Sunwell. Is she paying respect to her former prisoner, M'uru, or is she getting high off the huge amount of arcane residue in the area?Do you have any unusual, beautiful...

Main Entry: am·bas·sa·dressPronunciation: \am-��ba-s�"-dr�"s, �"m-, im-\Function: noun Date: 1594 1 : a woman who is an ambassador2 : the wife of an ambassador Lancôme has bestowed the first definition on Julia Roberts in the ongoing epic "Another Day, Another Celebrity Endorsement." Cynicism aside, Lancôme has, through the years, had a bevy of beautiful women endorsing its products -- Isabella Rossellini, Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway,...

Every weekend, we comb our memories and archives to compile 10 useful items addressing a specific topic you may have forgotten about, or just happen to be excellent. Here are the 20 list(icle) posts that proved the most popular in 2009.1. Top 10 Tiny & Awesome Windows UtilitiesThe best boxing doesn't always happen at the heavyweight level. Likewise, some of the best things you can load onto your Windows system are tiny little guys that...

Filed under: Downloads, Expansions, FPS, Multiplayer, Left 4 Dead SeriesIt's like The Justice Society and the Justice League teaming up. Valve has just announced plans for The Passing, the first downloadable mini-expansion for Left 4 Dead 2 as the new survivors of the zombie apocalypse meet up with the four characters in the first Left 4 Dead game.Set after the events of the Left 4 Dead 2 campaign Dead Center, the new campaign storyline...

Filed under: Top Lists, Man / Woman Who Has Everything, Holiday Gift Guide, Featured StoriesAs far as computer ports go -- and technologies in general -- USB has got to be the friendliest. Not only does it lovingly accept almost any kind of gadget imaginable, it also generously parcels out power to those gadgets so that they don't need to be plugged into a wall. As a result, it's quickly become the de facto interface for our printers, scanners,...

Mashable is proud to present the Zappos.com Sharing Happiness Giveaway Contest! We’ve received so many great responses/entries to our big question, �How do you use the web to improve your life and/or make people happy?�But you can still add more by #SharingHappiness in the comments section of our original post for a chance to win a $3,000 shopping spree at Zappos.com!Entries are due by Tuesday, December 15th at 11:59 PM PT, and we’ll announce...

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, SMART, Tesla MotorsSmart Ed - click above for high-res image galleryThere has been considerable hope that electrifying the Smart ForTwo would dispense with the micro-car's poor driveability and allow people to use the urban runabout more comfortably. Unfortunately, it appears that even with new lithium ion energy storage, the second-generation electric city car is still not quite ready for prime time. Over at Automobile,...