Tag archive: Edition

Industry reports have discount megastore Wal-Mart lined up to become the second major brick-and-mortar retailer to offer the Apple iPhone 3G…and while wild rumor and speculation have had Wal-Mart angling for a special 4 GB edition of the iPhone it could offer for as low as $99, more credible sources have Wal-Mart putting the standard 8 GB edition on sale for $197—just $2 cheaper than everywhere else. Reports also differ on… Read More

Memory and storage manufacturer Kingston has has introduced a new 64 GB edition of its DT150 DataTraveler USB drive, offering a new capacious storage option for folks like digital photographers and videographers who need to carry significant amounts of data with them. The DT150 works with Windows 2000/XP/Vista as well as Mac OS 10.3+ and Linux 2.6+, and just pops into any available USB port. “The new 64GB DataTraveler 150 takes… Read More

Hewlett Packard has expanded its line of Atom-powered netbook offerings with the new Mini 1000, a sleek new nettop that weights less than two pounds, is less than an inch thick, and should appeal both to folks who can't bear to be offline as well as fashion-conscious women. “Staying connected to your world—however you define it—is increasingly important to people on the go,” said senior VP and general manager… Read More

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced the immediate availability of an 80 GB edition of its PlayStation 3 gaming console in North America, priced at $599 in the United States and at $659 in Canada. In addition to the console itself—and bundled Sixaxis controller—buyers also get a copy of the online-capable off-road racing game MotorStorm. “The 80 GB PS3 offers expanded options in the PS3 family of products for those… Read More

In a short amount of time the number of hard drive vendors offering 2 TB storage solutions to everyday consumers has grown from “barely any” to a respectable collection. That group is now even larger, as Western Digital announces that all its dual-drive My Book external hard drives are now available in 2 TB capacities. The dual-drive models are handily identified by the Roman numeral II after their name, so the models offering 2… Read More

Midway Games and video game developer Turbine Inc. today announced a special edition of their upcoming massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. This special edition of the game will price at around $60 and should be available April 24 at the same time the standard edition is released. The Lord of the Rings Online Special Edition will offer a wide array of extra goodies. Midway Games… Read More

Less than five months after introducing its PlayStation 3 video gaming console, Sony Computer Entertainment has officially discontinued the less expensive 20 GB version of the system in North America, leaving only the $599 60 GB edition available. “At launch, we offered two separate models of PlayStation 3 to meet the diverse needs and interests of our PlayStation fan base,” said Sony America's Dave Karraker in a… Read More

When Sony launched the PlayStation 3 gaming console in the United States in November, the company went to market with two editions: one with a 20 GB hard drive and a $499 price tag, and another with a 60 GB hard drive, wireless capabilities, and a $599 price. Although Sony says it hasn't discontinued the 20 GB edition, the company says users and retailers have always preferred the 60 GB edition—so much so that Sony only offered… Read More

Just a day after Microsoft officially announced its Xbox 360 Elite with a 120 GB hard drive and HDMI output, a required FCC filing hasrevealed that Sony is planning a new version of its PlayStation 3 gaming console with an 80 GB drive. Currently, the PlayStation 3 is available in two configurations: a $499 edition with a 20 GB hard drive and wired controllers, and a $599 edition with a 60 GB hard drive and Bluetooth wireless capability.… Read More

Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios today released more details on the upcoming Xbox 360 title Halo 3. Gamers will have their choice of Standard Edition ($60), Limited Edition ($70) and the Legendary Edition ($130). The Legendary Edition will be released in limited quantities and arrive in a Spartan helmet case, along with two bonus disks full of supplemental content. The first disk will provide exclusive, behind-the-scenes… Read More

We're not entirely sure what Samsung's obsession with super-slim phones might be—maybe they're offering shallow phones for shallow people?—but the company has proven it can shave off the millimeters at this year's 3GSM conferencein Barcelona, unveiling its new Ultra Edition II series of handsets, including its new U100 which has a depth of a scant 5.9 millimeters. “We believe that the Samsung Ultra… Read More

Finland's Nokia, the world's number-one mobile handset maker, announced today it has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to integrate Microsoft Live Search into Nokia's own Mobile Search platform for Nokia Nseries and S60 mobile devices. “Adding the advanced searching capabilities of Microsoft's Live Search to our Mobile Search platform provides our customers with unique and powerful new ways to search the… Read More

Kingston Technology yesterday introduced what they are calling the world's first secure USB flash drive targeted towards enterprise uses. The new DataTraveler Elite - Privacy Edition is available in storage capacities of 256MB ($48), 512MB ($75), 1GB ($119), 2GB ($222) and 4GB ($347). The DataTraveler Elite - Privacy Edition, said Kingston, secures data via 128-bit hardware-based AES encryption as well as a complex password… Read More

The launch of Microsoft TV Foundation Edition in Washington will support the advanced digital cable services that Comcast offers to more than 1 million cable customers. Today marks the first majorU.S. deployment of Foundation Edition and Comcast's launch of dual-tuner digital video recording (DVR) services in Washington. With the launch of dual-tuner DVRs supported by Foundation Edition, Comcast customers can enjoy the ultimate control… Read More

The black edition of the Digital Rebel digital SLR will be available at Canon U.S.A. authorized dealers and will sell with the digitally enhanced EF-S 18-55mm zoom lens kit for $999*.