Ask Santa for new tech stuff and, most importantly, ask for a techno-wizard elf to keep your stuff running.

Google has started shipping a larger version of its Nexus tablet computer, one that comes closer to competing with Apple’s full-size iPad and other tablets. Here’s a look at how the Nexus 10 compares with other tablets with similar screens.

Google has started shipping a larger version of its Nexus tablet computer, one that comes closer to competing with Apple’s full-size iPad and other tablets. Here’s a look at how the Nexus 10 compares with other tablets with similar screens.

Paula Owens’ book, “The Power of 4,” has been rated No. 1 in the Health, Diet and Fitness category on Amazon.com. Owens has been an Ahwatukee Foothills resident for 20 years. She is a nutritionist, fitness and fat loss expert and natural health practitioner.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple's iPad Mini will bring a lot more excitement and a little more confusion to the holiday shopping season.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple Inc. on Tuesday revealed a smaller version of its hit iPad tablet computer that will start at $329 and comes with a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple introduced a smaller iPad, as expected, but also updated its full-sized one. It also unveiled new Mac computers, including a 13-inch version of a MacBook Pro with sharper, "Retina" display.

NEW YORK -- Those who follow Apple believe they have figured out most of the particulars of a smaller iPad expected to be revealed on Tuesday. One big question remains, though: What will it cost?

In an increasingly digital world, aspiring authors have more options — and cheaper ones at that — for self publishing. But with self publishing also comes different challenges, said a new Mesa author.

Apple Inc. is set to reveal a smaller, cheaper version of the iPad at an event on Oct. 23, according to several reports published Friday.

NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble is rolling out two new versions of its Nook tablet with sleek new hardware and a sharper high-definition screen. The bookseller's move heightens the already intense tablet wars heading into the holiday season.

The East Mississippi Correctional Facility called. Prisoner Lloyd “Blackie” Cork wants to meet his victim’s granddaughter, Yvette Johnson. Cork is classified as criminally insane, and this scares Johnson. Nonetheless, the Ahwatukee mother is traveling to Mississippi to meet the man in October.

The East Mississippi Correctional Facility called. Prisoner Lloyd “Blackie” Cork wants to meet his victim’s granddaughter, Yvette Johnson. Cork is classified as criminally insane, and this scares Johnson. Nonetheless, the Ahwatukee mother is traveling to Mississippi to meet the man in October.

To most who know or have been trained by Shannon Sorrels, you know she isn’t a “pat-on-the-head” kind of trainer.

Q: How does Google’s new 7-inch tablet compare to the iPad, Kindle and Samsung tablets? — Roger

Q: How does Google’s new 7” tablet compare to the iPad, Kindle and Samsung tablets? -- Roger

The recent success of Amazon's Kindle Fire has given Google hope that the small-screen, inexpensive tablet market is worth pursuing. Google has set the tech world abuzz by announcing its new Nexus 7 tablet, the result of a partnership with ASUS, a multinational computer hardware and electronics company.

Chandler libraries are participating in a summer reading program for children 18 and younger, as well as adults.

While many kids are worrying about friends and school, 13-year-old Anivarya Kumar was working on publishing her first book.

I love watching “Seinfeld!” I can watch the same episode numerous times and never get tired of it. I especially like how they develop certain characters and phrases. One of my favorite phrases is “one of those guys” who do or say certain things that brand them as different from George and Jerry, such as a guy who can walk right up to a complete strange girl and ask her out. George and Jerry could never do that because they were not “one of those guys.”

In protest of what’s being called a monopoly by bookstores small and large, Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe will no longer offer books published by Amazon Publishing.

In protest of what’s being called a monopoly by bookstores small and large, Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe will no longer offer books published by Amazon Publishing.

Mesa’s libraries now have Nook e-readers available for checkout at the city’s four branch locations. Of the 38 Nooks, about half will have pre-loaded popular titles. Some e-readers will be empty so patrons can download the e-books of their choice, and several will have popular titles pre-loaded but can only be checked out for one week.