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HP Unveils New Special Edition Pavilions

HP has rolled out two new Pavilion notebook special editions, featuring powerful graphics, sturdy processors, entertainment capabilities...and those unique cases.

Microsoft Sends Suite Magellan to Portugal

Microsoft has made a deal with Portugal to put Windows XP and Office 2007 on inexpensive notebooks aimed at Portuguese primary and junior high school students.

Senator Urges Google, Yahoo Deal Monitoring

The chairman of the U.S. Senate's antitrust committee is recommending any deal between Google and Yahoo receive ongoing scrutiny from the Department of Justice.

Clothing Syncs Up with Mobile Lifestyles

Argentine clothing line Indarra DTX hopes to offer practical, everyday clothing with a twist: it can totally plug into modern mobile technology.

Microsoft Wooing Users with SearchPerks

As Microsoft watches is small share of the Intern search market shrink even further, it's hoping to woo new search users with...prizes.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Touts Touchscreen

Nokia has launched its first touchscreen phone in the form of the 5800 XpressMusic...and landed record label EMI for its Comes With Music service.

Blizzard Wins $6 Mln in MMOGlider Case

Blizzard has won a $6 million judgment over MMOGlider, a program which can automate the actions of players in the popular World of Warcraft online game.

Fujitsu LifeBook A1110 Takes The Lid Off

Fujitsu is looking to add a dash of color to notebook users' lives, offering three design-forward lids that can snap onto its LifeBook A1110 notebook.

Take-Two to Go It Alone

After a festering, unsolicited takeover attempt by Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive has decided to foreswear any buyouts or mergers and remain independent.

Nintendo DSi to Tout Camera, Music Features

Nintendo's new DSi handheld gaming device, offering a slim profile, music capabilities, two built-in cameras...and it goes on sale in Japan November 1.

Acer’s Predator Gaming Rig Stalks into U.S.

Acer has brought its Predator gaming desktop to the U.S. market, sporting Core 2 Quad CPUs and Nvidia GeForce 9000 graphics...and non-stratospheric prices.

Web Makes Men Happier than Women

An Australian survey dubbed the "Happiness Index" finds surfing the Internet makes men happier than women, who prefer time with family and pets.

GameStop Buys Micromania for $700 Mln

Video game seller GameStop is getting set to invade Europe, buying French game retailer Micromania for some $700 million.

Video to Slide into Facebook

Social media developer Slide - best known for poking people and throwing sheep - has made a deal with major media companies to bring video content to Facebook.

Netflix to Stream Starz Movies

Netflix and Starz have announced a deal that will make about 2,500 titles available for instant streaming by Netflix subscribers.

MPAA, Real Networks Sue Over Real DVD

Just as RealDVD hits the streets, the MPAA and Real Networks have filed lawsuits against each other. Guess who claims the DVD-copying application is illegal?

Dell Offers to Pre-Load Iron Man Movie

Folks who are uncontrollably compelled by Robert Downey Jr's performances take note: for $20, you can get Iron Man and extras preloaded on a new Dell computer.

WD ShareSpace Aims at Small Offices

Western Digital is offering its first storage solution aimed at small offices: the WD ShareSpace four-bay storage system with capacities up to 4 TB.

ATI Debuts Radeon HD 4550, 4350

ATI takes aim at mainstream graphics users with its new Radeon HD 4550 and 4350 graphics cards, offering DirectX 10.1 support and affordable prices.

Survey Ranks U.S. Cities with Home Networks

A research paper from MultiMedia Intelligence ranks U.S. cities on their adoption of home networking, with San Francisco, Miami, and LA topping the list

OLPC Fires Up Give One, Get One Round Two

OLPC is firing up its Give One, Get One program again this year in association with Amazon.com beginning November 17.

BioShock Coming to PS3 October 21

2K Games has announced it's gone gold with BioShock for the PlayStation 3, and the game will hit retailers October 21...and that's October 17 overseas.

Apple Faces iTunes Challenge in Norway

Apple's market-leading iTunes/iPod combination is facing a challenge in Norway, which feels tying iTunes purchases to Apple devices and software violates consumer rights.

Nero Brings TiVo to Ordinary PCs

Nero's new LiquidTV/TiVo PC software promised to bring TiVo set-top box capabilities to ordinary PCs, and includes a TV tuner and remote control.

Alcatel Loses $1.5 Bln Microsoft Judgement

A U.S. appeals court has ruled Microsoft doesn't have to pay a $1.5 billion penalty for infringing on MP3 patents.

Venezuela Inks Deal for 1 Mln Classmate PCs

Venezuela has made a deal with Portugal for one million Intel Classmate PCs.

Sprint Lights Up WiMax in Baltimore

Sprint has opened up its 4G Xohm WiMax wireless data network in Baltimore, with service plans running $30 a month.

Nintendo DS to Add Music and Camera?

A report in Japanese media has Nintendo prepping a refresh of its popular Nintendo DS handheld...adding music playback and a camera.

Flash Flaw Exposes Amazon Video to Piracy

A security issue in Adobe's Flash server software potentially enables pirates to record and copy all the video they want from Amazon Video on Demand.

Griffin Joins iPod Dock, Card Reader, Hub

Griffin's new Simplify accessory reduces clutter by combining an iPod dock with media card slots and a USB hub in one.

Toshiba Announces 256 GB Solid-State Drive

Seems like just yesterday Toshiba announced 256 GB 1.8-inch hard drives; now the company says it's sampling 256 GB solid-state drives.

Sprint Brings Paypal to Mobile Phones

Just in time for America's economic collapse, Sprint's new MyMoneyManager lets users access bank accounts and send money using PayPal.

EA Faces Class Action Suit over Spore DRM

The limits enforced by DRM technology in EA's popular Spore game irritate many gamers...and now a suit has been filed challenging the technology itself.

Windows 7 Gets Pre-Beta Release in October

Microsoft has announced attendees of two forthcoming developer conferences will get "pre-beta" versions of its forthcoming Windows 7 operating system.

Skyfire 0.8 Beta Open to All

Skyfire has announced they're opening up registration for the 0.8 beta of their Skyfire browser for Windows Mobile phones to...everyone.

Dell Lights Up 0.8-pound SVGA Projector

Dell is getting into the mobile projector business, introducing a 0.8-pound SVGA unit with 800:1 contrast, plus DLP and BrilliantColor technology.

Panasonic Lightens Up Toughbooks

Panasonic has updated some of its ruggedized Toughbook notebooks - and the results are surprisingly lightweight.

Toshiba Pushes 1.8-Inch Drives to 250 GB

Toshiba has pushed 1.8-inch hard drives - the kind found in media players and ultra-portable notebooks - to the quarter-terabyte mark.