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If you just can't get enough high definition content on your big screen TV, how about your child's birthday party? A new generation of tiny camcorders now makes that an affordable reality.

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Barack Obama and Franklin Roosevelt.

This week from Computer Corner: A 'thank you' from Walt, a presidential history lesson, Windows turns 25, and a peek at what's ahead next week.

Microsoft's first public demonstration of Windows 7 shows it looks a lot like Windows Vista, but there are some important differences. Plus: Online help for voters and some Halloween fun at WFAA.com in this week's edition of Comptuer Corner.

You don't need a portable music player to listen to your personal digital music collection. All you need is a connection to the Internet.

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Fast-developing technology is giving almost anyone with a cell phone the power to let others keep track of their movements via the World Wide Web.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are being barraged by e-mail messages from constituents wishing to weigh in on the proposal to bail out the financial industry. The House Web site has struggled to keep up with the onslaught.

Lots of Americans have strong opinions about the proposed bailout of the financial sector. Find out how to share your thoughts online with your elected representatives. Plus: A tiny new way to buy music and a new cell phone with a surprising heritage.

This week from Channel 8's Computer Corner, we look at a new mini-notebook computer that could bring the Internet to a whole new generation of users in this country and around the world. Plus: Apple unveils new iPods and the first U.S. city turns off analog TV.