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As requested Car Reviews, here's your monthly update from ConsumerReports.org, your go-to place for information on the products and services you use every day. This month, we're featuring content from the brand-new February 2011 issue of Consumer Reports, which along with the articles below offers investigations of product downsizing and the problems with product recalls, a taste test of chicken wings just in time for the NFL playoffs, tips on how to lose weight and keep it off, and much more. Subscribe today and get access to our new Consumer Reports Mobile™ program. Personal Finance Start off the new year on the right financial foot. Our experts have put together a list of 15 ways to never run out of money. Also learn the secrets of successful savers, and check out our analysis of free online retirement-planning tools. Electronics Early January marks the annual International Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest consumer-technology tradeshow. Our Electronics team was in attendance in full force at the 2011 show in Las Vegas, covering the latest innovations in televisions; laptop and desktop computers, and netbooks, as well as tablet computers; cameras and camcorders; cell and smart phones; and much more. Cars Electronics is hardly the only product area with a major trade show this month. Check our Cars team's coverage of the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. If you're in the market for a new SUV, be sure to read our new review of luxurious barges, sporty models, and family haulers from Chevrolet, Ford, Infiniti, Jeep, Lincoln, and Porsche. And to be sure you stay safe on wet winter roads, use our primer on how to avoid hydroplaning. Home & Appliances If you're looking for a new snow blower or replacing an old one, use our buyer's guide to snow blowers, which includes our recently updated Ratings (available to subscribers). Our advice will help you size up your needs according to how much you need to clear and your storage space for the snow blower. Beyond snow, other winter woes include colder weather and dry air. Use our buyer's guides to space heaters and humidifiers. Or warm up your morning with a new coffeemaker or toaster/toaster oven. And don't miss our lineup of all-star appliances, which features the best of the hundreds of models we test each year. Finally, look for our coverage of this International Builders' Show. Health & Fitness Get fit in 2011. Our guide to diet and exercise features new Ratings of treadmills, ellipticals, and heart-rate monitors, as well as a listing of changes you can make now to keep off the pounds, and details on why a safe weight-loss pill is still elusive. Take our healthy-eating quiz and find out what we learned when we taste-tested a week's worth of foods from the Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem diet plans.

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