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According to Wikipedia, “RSS is a simple XML-based system that allows users to subscribe to their favorite websites.” But really, that’s even making it sound a whole lot more techie than it actually is.  RSS is a way to allow you to receive content (news, blogs, audio, video) without actually having to visit each site itself.

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To keep up with the demand for content we are looking for additional writers who are interested in keeping our readers plugged into the tech world. If you have a passion for technology consider joining the team.

To make the cut you must:

• Have knowledge of the industry
• Possess a unique/creative writing style
• Be proficient in the English language (spelling, grammar, sentence structure)
• Be able to contribute a minimum of 20 articles (200-400 words per article) per month
• Stay up to date on current news stories

If interested send an email to jobs(at)dabbledoo(dot)com with your contact information, resume, and an appropriate writing sample (or links to past work). For more information visit our Gadgetell jobs page or our corporate Dabbledoo jobs page.

Ps. - We are also searching for additional contributors for Appletell and Gamertell.

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When you wake up in the morning, what kind of tech news do you want to read?

Do you want to read about the new Nokia phones and patents?… Or the latest and greatest developments in the world of Android?… Or better yet - our take on the recent stock market “crash”?

Whatever it is that you want us to cover, let us know in the comments on this post.  I mean seriously… you guys are the ones that keep us pumping out gadget news every single day… so we’re looking forward to some great feedback!  Click here to go to the comments form »

If you are reading this I expect that you have noticed the new look, here at Gadgetell. We have been working hard the past three months to roll out this new design right in time for 2008. Though we continue to face server issues, the design and some backend work are both helping to resolve the problem.

As part of the new look you will notice that we switched from a deep red/maroon shade to solid red. We also upgraded the background on the header from silver to gold. The browser/categories have been reworked a bit a as well and we will continue to optimize the listing across the top. Don’t think we forgot about the other categories, they can be accessed via the “More>>“ link on the navigation bar.

New additions include a “Featured Content” area as well as “Gadgetell Originals” in the second and third columns of the page. These will be two spots where you will find content that is 100% exclusive to Gadgetell, whether it be product reviews, unboxings/peep shows, interviews, podcasts, or analysis. Expect these to start populating as we move into CES mode.

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To spread our some holiday cheer, Gadgetell and our sister sites are giving away a whole bunch of great products. Throughout the month of December we will be giving away gifts ranging from iPod cases to wireless mice to an LCD TV. Feel free to check back here to see the giveaways you can enter (we will link to them as they go live).

Gadgetell Giveaways:

• Five chances to win a LeapFrong FLY Pusion Fentop Computer


• Nokia N800 Internet Tablet


• Logitech MX Air Wireless Mouse

Appletell Giveaways:

• iPod pack


• Mac pack


• iPhone pack

Gamertell Giveaways:

• PSP pack

Dabbledoo Giveaway:

• Fill out this survey for a chance to win a Insignia 37” LCD HDTV

All giveaways end December 31, 2007 at 11:59pm. You will be allowed to enter each giveaway (only one entry per giveaway), but you can only win one giveaway every 45 days.

Click here for official giveaway rules.

Gadgetell is proud to be apart of the first annual Open Web Awards. Read the post below (from the host, Mashable) to learn what they are all about and how to nominate your favorite widget/application.

Late last year, Newsweek predicted that 2007 would be the year of the widget. Boy, were they right! Aside from the usual buzz that surrounds the likes of Google, Facebook, and MySpace, this year was dominated by stories of companies coming out of nowhere with distributed applications to become household (well, at least Web 2.0 household) names. In fact, even USA Today has caught on to the trend, highlighting the rise of companies like iLike, Slide, and RockYou in today’s edition.

While flash widgets for things like slideshows and scrapbooks were the big success story in the first half of the year, much of the focus in the space shifted to Facebook applications this summer, with developers building tools ranging from the trivial to attempts to turn the social network into a serious business tool. Then, just last month Google threw its hat in the ring with the announcement of OpenSocial, an effort to align virtually all of the other major social networks against Facebook in application development.

With that, we open up the category for nominations. To nominate a specific widget or application, leave a comment with the word “NOMINATE” in it. Nominations will remain open until 11:59pm PST on December 4th (next Tuesday). At that point, we will tally up the nominations and enter the second stage of the competition – voting.

Wait no longer, let’s get the nominations rolling…

To keep up with the demand for content we are looking for additional writers for who are interested in keeping our readers plugged in to the tech world. If you have a passion for technology consider joining the team. To make the cut you must have knowledge of the consumer electronics industry, a unique/creative writing style, and a bit of free time to commit to the site.

If interested send an email to gadgetell+jobs (at) gmail (dot) com with your contact information, resume, and an appropriate writing sample (or links to past work).

And don’t worry we wont make you work for free.

Ps. - We are also searching for additional contributors for Appletell and Gamertell.

Our buds over at Gamertell are live-blogging Nintendo’s E3 press conference today, which starts at 12:00AM Eastern, 11:00AM Central, 10:00AM Mountain, and of course 9:00AM Pacific - for you west-coasters..  The post will be updated every few minutes.  Tune into the feed by clicking the link below.  Go on, get over there for some exciting announcements from Nintendo… and leave a comment for them so they know you’re there!

Gamertell Live Blog: Nintendo’s E3 2007 press conference [Gamertell]

So the Apple iPhone has been out for about a half hour now, and we’re already giving one away… really because we love you so much. Yes you will get a genuine 4GB iPhone that I stood on line for 4 hours (I know, not bad) to get just for you. It really wasn’t too bad since he made a few friends along the way.

In order to win:

1. Subscribe to the Appletell Feed


2. Post a comment on Appletell (not this post) telling us why you deserve one

Go enter [Appletell.com]