Doug Aamoth

Aamoth handles news, reviews, how-to's and videos as Techland's editor. He lives in Boston and has spent more than 15 years in the tech industry.

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Digg Sold to Betaworks: WSJ Reports Buying Price of Just $500,000

Social news site Digg has been acquired by Betaworks. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Digg cost Betaworks just $500,000.

Otalo Corrals Vacation Home Rentals in One Place for Easy Browsing

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Otalo positions itself as “the vacation rental search engine,” aggregating listings from various vacation rental sites, eliminating duplicates and organizing it all in an easy-to-use layout.

Social Media and Sports Don’t Mix

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This scene isn’t quite as bad as when Drew Barrymore’s character took a foul ball to the noggin in Fever Pitch, but it still looks like it hurt and — better yet – could have been avoided.

“They do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool.”

– High Court Judge Birss, ruling that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab line of tablets doesn’t infringe on Apple’s iPad design.

Video: Simple iPad Tips and Tricks

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Like magic, but without all the danger: Get more from your iPad with these simple tips and tricks. Many of these will work for your iPhone, too.

Video: Cable Clutter, a Patchy Beard and ShaveTech’s USB-Powered Razor

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Herein lies a cautionary tale about the dangers of cable clutter — and a look at ShaveTech’s $40 electric razor, which features a flip-out USB charging connector.

Atari Turns 40, Celebrates by Making 100 Classic Games Free in iOS App

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Download (or update) the Atari’s Greatest Hits app for your iPhone and/or iPad. When you do, you’ll find that all the pay-to-unlock games residing within the app have been unlocked for your retro gaming pleasure.

WATCH: Skydivers Stream Live Video from Google’s Connected Glasses

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In case you missed the Twitteruption caused by most of the tech press earlier this afternoon, Google demonstrated its wearable, connected glasses by having a bunch of skydivers jump out of a blimp and land atop the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Google Unveils $199 Nexus 7 Tablet, New Android Software and More

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Google’s day-one keynote from the 2012 I/O developer conference has officially wrapped up. We’ll have plenty of analysis directly from the show, but here’s a quick look at what’s been announced so far.

How to Replace (or Hide) Your New Facebook.com E-mail Address

Doug Aamoth / TIME.com

You may have noticed that the e-mail address displayed on your Facebook profile has recently been changed to a Facebook.com e-mail address. Here’s how to switch it back.

Video: How to Save a Wet Cell Phone

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So you dropped your phone in the toilet. Here’s a cheap and simple trick that just might save it.