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Nokia Aims at Emerging Markets, Cuts Jobs

Finland's Nokia is sharpening its focus on emerging mobile markets, at the same time it announces a small round of job cuts.

Yahoo and Google Reworking Ad Deal?

Yahoo and Google are looking at scaling back their proposed search advertising partnership in an effort to gain U.S. antitrust approval.

MySpace, MTV to Plant Ads in Pirate Video

MySpace and MTV are turning to Auditude to plant ads in video clips uploaded in violation of copyright - and let copyright holder earn money from them.

TV Watching and Net Surfing Go Together

Research firm Nielsen finds that over 30 percent of in-home online activity occurs while users are simultaneously watching television.

T-Mobile Launches 5MP Motorola Zine ZN5

T-Mobile has become the first U.S. mobile carrier to offer Motorola's Zine ZN5 cameraphone, featuring a 5 megapixel camera developed by Kodak.

Alienware Introduces M17 Gaming Notebook

Alienware's new M17 features a Core 2 Extreme processor, ATI CrossFireX graphics, dual hard drives...and prices starting at $1,399.

Panasonic Buying Up Sanyo?

The Nikkei Japanese business paper reports that Panasonic has reached a deal to buy rival Sanyo.

Circuit City to Shutter 155 Stores

Reports have electronics retailer Circuit City getting ready to close 155 stores before the holiday buying season in a move to restructure its business.

Trouble for Google-Yahoo Search Ad Deal?

The Wall Street Journal reports that Yahoo and Google are having trouble getting regulatory approval for their search advertising deal.

Nintendo DSi Launching Overseas in mid-2009

Japanese consumers will be able to set their hands on the Nintendo DSi starting tomorrow, and the company plans to launch the unit overseas in summer 2009.

PC Makers Recalling 100,000 Sony Batteries

Sony has launched another notebook battery recall, this time impacting computers made by HP, Acer, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Dell.

iSkin Has Your iPod Covered

iSkin has rolled out new Vibes and Duo cases for Apple's second-generation iPod touch and fourth-generation iPod nano.

Motorola Delays Mobile Division Spin Off

After posting a substantial loss for its third quarter of 2008, Motorola says it is delaying spinning off its mobile business...and betting heavily on Android.

eMachines Intros Budget eMD620-5777 Laptop

eMachines' new eMD620-5777 won't make gamers drool, but it'll keep up with nettops and offers a bigger screen, better graphics, Windows Vista, and a reasonable price.

Netflix, TiVo Team for Streaming Video

Netflix and TiVo have finally announced a deal that will let Netflix subscribers stream video content directly on their TiVo set-top boxes.

The Beatles to Go Digital with Rock Band

Apple Corps has struck a deal with MTV's Viacom to bring the Beatles into the digital age with a special edition of the popular Rock Band video game.

Nextar Announces Big-screen SNAP GPS Units

Nextar has announced new GPS units boasting 5- and 7-inch touchscreen displays, along with Tele Atlas maps of the U.S. and Canada.

Mitsubishi’s LaserVue HDTV Goes on Sale

Mitsubishi has started selling the world's first laser-powered television, with the 65-inch LaserVue starting at $6,999.

Motorola to Slash Jobs, Embrace Android?

Media reports have tech giant Motorola preparing to slash a large number of jobs...and bet heavily on Google's Android mobile platform.

HP Launches New Mini 1000 Netbook Line

Hewlett Packard has unveiled its new Mini 1000 netbooks, featuring Atom processors, a slim design, BrightView LCD displays...and one case design from Vivienne Tam.

New Xbox Experience Includes Netflix HD

The New Xbox Experience - the revised Xbox 360 dashboard due November 19 - will make the Xbox 360 the first system to stream high-definition content from Netflix.

Sony’s Rolly Adds More Bluetooth Control

Sony has unleashed a new version of its dancing Rolly music player, with expanded Bluetooth control so users can better boss it around with cell phones.

Tech Giants Agree On Free Speech Principles

Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft have agreed on a common set of principles designed to protect free speech online...and how they'll do business in nations that restrict it.

AOL Begins Unplugging Services to Cut Costs

AOL will soon begin informing customers its BlueString, Xdrive, and AOL Pictures services will follow AOL Hometown and AOL Journals into the dustbin.

Duracell Gets Into Flash Memory

The copper-top battery maker has decided to expand its brand to flash memory products, including USB drives and SD, microSD, and Compactflash cards.

Lenovo Rolls Out S10 Netbook for Education

Lenovo has introduced a new "e" version of its IdeaPad S10 netbook, aiming at K-12 schools as well as higher education.

Netflix Rolls Out Silverlight Movie Player

Netflix has introduced its second-generation instant-streaming media player, based on Microsoft's Silverlight technology.

Oprah Kuddles the Kindle

Oprah Winfrey has declared the Amazon Kindle e-reader her "favorite new gadget." Will her support push electronic readers into the mainstream?

Motorola Unveils Two New GPS Units

Motorola's new TN20 and TN30 portable GPS systems feature large touchscreens and Bluetooth connectivity...and they're only at RadioShack.

The Tweet Text of Terror

A U.S. Army intelligence report has identified potential some new terrorist tools, including GPS mapping systems, voice-alteration software...and Twitter.

Dell Introduces Inspiron Mini 12

Dell has debuted its Inspiron Mini 12 ultraportable notebook, featuring a 12.1-inch WXGA display, Vista, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 1 GB of RAM.

Cable Operator Cox to Launch Cell Network

Cable operator Cox Communications is revving up competition against wireless carriers with plans for its own 3G cellular network.

Report: Teen Faked Jobs Heart Attack Story

The SEC is reportedly looking at an 18-year-old as the originator of a false story earlier this month that Apple's Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack.

Rage Guitar Controller Recall

The Consumer Product Safety Commission wants to pry your PDP Rage wireless guitar controller from your hot, chemically-burned hands.

NEC Debuts Budget P221W Pro Color LCD

NEC's new P221W 22-inch LCD display may not carry gamer specs, but it covers 96 percent of the AdobeRGB color space without breaking the budget.

MySpace Music Adds More Indies

The Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA) has inked a deal with MySpace to add more than a million songs from independent artists to MySpace Music.

Dell to Offer Preloaded CinemaNow Movies

Dell has announced a new way to "jump-start" a digital media collection: preloading selected new computers with movies from CinemaNow.

Study Finder Gamers More Likely to…Date?

A study from Ipsos Media CT finds gamers don't really live up to the gamers stereotype: they're very social, and more likely to get out of the house than non-gamers.