AT&T has announced it will be discontinuing its $10/1,000 text messaging plan, and now customers will have to choose between spending 20 cents for each text message sent and received, or opting into a $20/unlimited texting plan.

Based on the pricing for AT&T’s regular data plan, the texting prices are, well… exorbitant, to say the least. The company offers a $25/unlimited data plan, which includes 2 gigabytes of data. Broken down, that’s 80 megabytes per dollar. 80 megabytes equals 500,000 text messages – and that’s if they’re the full capacity – not just something like “what’s up?” or “lol.”

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If you're in the market for a yacht, why not go super extravagant? Yacht Island Design Concepts customizes ocean cruisers and their latest creation is an idyllic, floating fantasy called the Tropical Island Paradise Yacht.

The waterfall flowing from the volcano all the way across the deck into the swimming pool is just the beginning. Six cozy guest cabanas surround the pool while two VIP suites are carved out of the front of the volcano.

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Do fans of the band Vampire Weekend also enjoy the "True Blood" television series? Perhaps. Now they can combine those two loves with True Blood V-80, the new headphones from V-MODA and HBO. 

In addition to the high quality sound and durable materials, the headphones feature interchangeable metal ear shields. Some depict iconic graphics from the show such as the nightclub Fangtasia and Japanese symbols for the Tru Blood beverage. Others can be customized with user's names and blood types.

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If you missed out and didn’t get your iPad2 when Apple launched the new tablet a few weeks ago you may have to wait a bit longer for it. After the natural disasters in Japan, analysts are predicting a shortage of components that could impact several consumer electronics, with the iPad2 being one of them.

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If you have trouble getting to sleep at night, the problem may be what you’re doing before bed. The National Sleep Foundation found in a poll that 95% of Americans use some kind of technology an hour before they go to sleep. The organization said that Americans are turning on their televisions, mobile phones, computers, or video game devices before bed “at least a few nights a week.”

So what’s the problem? Using technology before bed can negatively affect a person’s ability to fall asleep and get the amount of sleep they need.

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After Apple announced the iPad 2 on Wednesday, trade-ins for the original model skyrocketed. Additionally, Apple will give some recent iPad 1 buyers a $100 discount on the new model.

Gazelle.com was one of the first companies to advertise its buyback rates for iPad 1 unites. Just hours after the Apple keynote,  demand for trade-ins was much higher than expected. That, coupled with Apple’s decision to drop the price of its original iPad by $100, led Gazelle.com to adjust their trade-in price.

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Apple will allegedly hold an event on March 2to unveil the second version of its highly popular iPad – the iPad 2.

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While Nintendo is ramping up for its glasses-free 3D gaming system set to be released on March 27, LG is gearing up to release its own glasses-free 3d technology – this time in the form of a smartphone. 

The LG Optimus 3D, which is expected to ship this summer, features a 4.3-inch display for watching 3D movies, playing 3D video games, and even recording and sharing 3D videos.

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Following years of declining sales, video game publisher Activision recently confirmed that they are shelving plans for current Guitar Hero video game related releases.

A statement from the publisher reads, “due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing’s Guitar Hero business unit and discontinue development on its Guitar Hero game for 2011.”

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The iPad 2 isn’t even out yet and is presumably still a few months off from its release, but already, tech blogs are buzzing about the iPad 3. According to TechCrunch and Daring Fireball, Apple may be planning to release the iPad 3 later this year during fall. If the rumors are true, the unveiling of the third generation tablet would be a surprise, since first of all, it would come so shortly after the iPad 2, and second, Apple usually sticks to rigid schedules as far as product development cycles and release dates – iPhones in June/July, iPad in April, etc.

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