What good is it to have the best line-up of product bloggers around if they can t help you pick out holiday presents? With that in mind, we tapped our crack crew to help us help you find the year s best tech gift ideas. We ll run the gamut from those of you who actually have some money to spend this year (see Adrian Kingsley-Hughes best high-end hardware) to those of you feeling a tad more frugal (see Matthew Miller s best free cell phones), and everyone in between. Be sure to check back between now and the holidays, as we ll keep adding more lists between now and then. Happy shopping... and happy holidays. Go to Holiday Gift Guide 2008 ??

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sales of once-hot gift cards are expected to fall nearly 6 percent this holiday season as shoppers try to stretch their dollars by buying discounted merchandise, according to a survey released by the National Retail Federation on Tuesday.

Michael Ausiello s gift to fans: This special moment airing Thursday. See how it relates to recent spoiler

Australian sailors have received an early Christmas gift with the announcement that all non-essential naval staff will be placed on two months’ paid leave over the holidays.

They probably expected a goody bag of some sorts as a going home gift after the primary school trip to Sainsbury s.

Pregnant women who smoke are to be offered gift vouchers and beauty treatments to encourage them to quit.

Pregnant women who smoke are to be offered gift vouchers and beauty treatments to encourage them to quit.

Facebook is experimenting with small ads that build on the site s conventions, such as virtual gift-giving and the news feed.

The late author s gift for page-turning thrillers like Jurassic Park made him a go-to guy in Hollywood

While Britain s military is bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan, Australia s navy has just been awarded a big Christmas gift this year: two months paid vacation.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fewer U.S. shoppers plan to use credit cards to buy gifts this holiday season and the majority of them have yet to complete their gift buying, according to a new survey from the world s largest retail trade association.

Lists ... if there s one thing that people seem to what at this time of year it s lists. Over the next few weeks I ve planned on posting several kit lists for the Holiday season covering a wide variety of different kit. To kick off the lists, I thought I d start by getting the big numbers out of the way first and look at high-end hardware! The top-end, sky s the limit stuff that, if nothing else, is cool to look at and fantasize about (and in a few months be able to pick up for a middle-of-the-road price!).

Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin square off for a Senate seatWHEN I saw the small striped tent advertising a “free story” and a “free gift,” I suspected that the story would be about Jesus and the gift, eternal life. This was, after all, a state fair in central Georgia. But you have to see where events take you, and so I ducked inside and sat down with an old man named Bud Snow. I introduced myself as a journalist working on a story about Georgia’s Senate race and the upcoming presidential election. Would this red state go blue for either? “I ain’t tellin’ anything about the election. I’m talking about Jesus,” he says. ...

This year, give a gift that will save a loved one or friend some money all year long.

Formerly known only to truckers and more adventurous shoppers at roadside gift shops, unapologetically lewd country singer Larry Pierce has been getting his first taste of cult celebrity since the crowd-pleasing documentary Dirty Country took his strange tale to the big screen last year.

Justice Secretary Jack Straw was today facing an official investigation over claims he failed to declare a £3,000 donation from an international energy company.

Newly elected Speaker of the House Dave Clark of Santa Clara emerged from his election with a clear message: Ethics reform is a top priority.     Clark laid out an eight-point plan that included gift bans, the elimination of personal use of campaign funds, quicker financial

Call it a gift of the garb: thanks to the soft economy, plenty of clothing bargains are in the offing at department stores this fall. And for the lowdown on the hottest looks for women, the place to go is fashion magazines. Here s a look at some of...

The gift baskets at television shows like "The Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show" pose interesting ethics questions for the public officials who appear on them.

A legally-blind Staten Island father who celebrated his son s gift of a kidney by completing the last four New York City Marathons suffered an apparent heart attack and died just hours after Sunday s race. Joseph Marotta, 66, a retired pharmacist...