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‘Dragon Age’ adds grit to fantasy role-playing
The role-playing fantasy has been a staple of electronic gaming since the 1970s, when students cobbled together interactive quests on university mainframes. But the genre has fallen out of favor in recent years, overtaken by grittier dramas like the “Grand Theft Auto” and “Call of Duty” franchises.

11/02/2009

Providence restaurants join biodiesel effort
About 100 Providence restaurants participate

10/31/2009

Video Games: Ratchet and Clank are a ‘Crack’ team
New version offers tight game play, superb production and irresistible humor

10/25/2009

Google expected to unveil music search
LOS ANGELES — Google Inc. will launch music search pages next week and include ways for consumers to buy songs for download, according to people familiar with the matter.

10/24/2009

Video game review: ‘Borderlands’ is short on story, long on weapons
Like most video gamers, I’ve wielded enough virtual weapons to equip a small army. We all have favorites, from the classic BFG-9000 in Doom to the chainsaw-equipped assault rifle in Gears of War to the awesome RYNO (Rip You a New One) in Ratchet & Clank.

10/17/2009

Video Game Review: ‘Brutal Legend’ is for metalheads only
No style of music has taken more of a beating over the years than heavy metal. Critics don’t respect it, kids are more likely to spend their allowances on hip-hop, and parents stopped worrying long ago about whether Black Sabbath was going to turn their teens into devil worshippers.

10/11/2009

Tips for prolonging a laptop battery’s life
After three years, most batteries will need to be replaced anyway.

Job seekers, employers use Twitter as tool
Accessible by computer or cell phones, Twitter can be used to post a job, poke around for one, learn about a potential boss, or simply keep your friends updated on your job hunt.

Gadgets
Since Apple Inc. announced it would support turn-by-turn GPS applications for the iPhone, a slew of GPS apps have appeared in the iTunes app store. I’ve been trying out the first entry, Gokivo Navigator, and the biggest name in the field, TomTom.

Tablet computers back on the table
Tablets have been around in various forms for two decades, but the new batch of devices has gripped the imagination of tech executives, bloggers and gadget hounds.

Internet extends women’s workdays
The ability to log on from home helps alleviate guilt for leaving the office to participate in the family dinner, help with homework, or rush a child to sports practice.

10/18/2009

Video Games: A worthy pair of NBA rivals
A premiere NBA Finals match-up features basketball’s two best teams going at each other shot-for-shot, rebound-for-rebound in an all-out quest for dominance.

10/04/2009

Gadgets
Product: emWave stress relief system by HeartMath

Digital nannies tame Internet distractions
Software programs block parts of the Internet to keep you from straying while you’re at work.

Does Wi-Fi perk help percolate java profits?
Some coffee shop owners complain that some people hang around too long and spend too little.

10/11/2009

Video Games: ‘Halo 3’ is merely an earthbound sequel
The Star Wars movies should have taught all science-fiction writers a lesson: One trilogy is enough.

09/27/2009

A familiar brain teaser for the iPhone age
The new touch-sensitive version of the Rubik’s Cube, priced at $150, is easy to operate, and maybe a bit too touchy.

09/20/2009

Twitterland is full of ideas
Readers offer ways to improve the electronic gadgets — from cell phones to laptops — that rule our lives.

09/13/2009

Gadget
Product: The Charge4All Portable Charging Mat

These days everyone wants the latest tech toy
Like it or not, we’re now officially a nation of technology-obsessed, gadget-loving geeks.

Video-game review: Yoostar gets you in the movies, for better or worse
If you’ve ever wanted to battle The Terminator, talk smack as The Godfather or get in the shower with a Psycho, now you can — without having to move to Hollywood.