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Nikon D90 Brings Video to DSLRs

Nikon's new D90 DSLR camera touts 12.3 megapixels, scene recognition, and high image quality...and did we mention it shoots movies?

FaceBook Pulls Scrabulous Internationally

Last month, Facebook yanked Scrabulous from its North American sites; now, it's gone from just about everywhere but India.

Sanyo Intros PLV-Z700 1080p Projector

Sanyo has announced its "entry-level" PLV-Z700 1080p projector, sporting a contrast ratio of 10,000:1.

HTC S740’s Got Your Numbers And Your QWERTY

HTC's new S740 Windows Mobile smartphone offers both a traditional telephone keypad and a slide-out QWERTY keypad for your messaging needs.

Nokia Debuts N79, N85 Smartphones

Nokia's high-end N79 and N85 smartphones feature 5 megapixel cameras and pre-loaded games.

Canon Intros EOS 50D, New Consumer Cameras

Canon has introduced its new EOS 50D DSLR camera, along with a bevy of compact cameras aimed at a broad range of photographers.

Broadcom Buys AMD’s DTV Biz for $192.8 Mln

Broadcom as closed a deal to acquire AMD's digital TV assets and business for $192.8 million in cash.

Mario Super Sluggers Slams Onto the Wii

Nintendo has shipped Mario Super Sluggers: can Mario, Luigi, and Daisy save Baseball Island from Bowser?

Olympus Rolls Out New Cameras

Never timid, Olympus has introduced five new digital cameras, including a semi-rugged model and on with a 20x zoom.

Amazon Aiming to Kindle Textbook Market?

Amazon is reportedly preparing new versions of its Kindle electronic reader, and looking at electrifying the academic textbook market.

Verizon Launches Blitz in Tween Market

Does a teenager need a smartphone? Maybe not, but the Verizon Blitz packs a QWERTY keypad, a 1.3 megapixel camera, and Web, email, and IM features.

iPhone 3G Hot in Germany, Going to Russia?

Apple's iPhone 3G is hot in Germany, where T-Mobile says it's moved 120,000 units...and now reports have the device going to Russia soon.

Sony Intros DJ-Style XROSS Fade

Ever want to be an iPod DJ? Sony's XROSS Fade music system offers dual iPod docks, cross-fading, and 450 watts of music-pumping power.

Comcast Testing Network Management Tech

After being officially ordered by the FCC to end discriminatory practices, Comcast is testing new networking management technology.

Niue Gives OLPC to Every Student

The tiny island nation of Niue has given an OLPC XO laptop to every primary and secondary school student: about 400 of them.

China Blocking iTunes Over Tibet Album?

iTunes customers in China are having trouble downloading songs...and speculation points to Chinese authorities having issues with a new Tibet-themed album.

Verizon, Google Near a Mobile Search Deal?

Reports have Verizon close to inking a deal to make Google the default search provider on Verizon phones in exchange for a slice of ad revenue.

Guitar Controllers Get Girly with Aly & AJ

PDP hopes to appeal to female gamers with two new feminine guitar game controllers aimed at wannabe teen pop stars.

Apple Faces First iPhone 3G Suit

Alabama resident Jessica Alena Smith has filed a lawsuit over Apple's iPhone 3G, claiming its 3G performance is abysmal. And she wants class-action status.

Intel, Yahoo to Build Internet into HDTVs

Yahoo has announced a new partnership with Intel to build support into HDTVs that embed Web-enabled "channels" that run alongside TV shows.

Sony Updates PlayStation 3, PSP

Sony has announced new editions of its PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable game platforms - and a wireless keypad for the PS3.

Microsoft Intros New Sidewinder Peripherals

Microsoft targets gamers with new entries in its resurrected Sidewinder line of peripherals: the Sidewinder X6 keyboard and X5 gaming mouse.

Novell, Microsoft Extend Linux Pact

Microsoft and Novell have extended their "interoperability relationship" on SUSE Linux, with Microsoft buying up to $100 million in support certificates.

American Airlines Debuts In-Flight Internet

American Airlines has announced in-flight Internet service on selected cross-country flights, powered by Aircell's Gogo service.

Sims 3 Coming February 20, 2009

Electronic Arts has announced the release date for The Sims 3 with its new, open neighborhood: February 20, 2009.

Palm to Launch Treo Pro with No Carrier

Palm has officially announced its Treo Pro Windows Mobile-powered smartphone - and will bring it to market without a carrier partner.

Archos Intros New Internet Media Tablets

The sixth generation of Archos' PMP line all sport Wi-Fi and video capabilities...along with versions with HSDPA and up to 320 GB of storage.

Google, Apple See Satisfaction Gains

The American Consumer Satisfaction Index shows consumers are happier with the likes of Google and Apple...and not so keen on Whirlpool and U.S. automakers.

Consoles Tease Instrument Compatibility

Sony says it controllers for upcoming music titles like Guitar Hero: World Tour will work with other music games - and it wants to make old controllers work too.

NPD: Americans Buying Fewer Cell Phones

The NPD Group says sales of mobile phones in the United States showed a decline of 13 percent per year during the second quarter of 2008.

Arbor: Nobody’s Transitioning to IPv6

Arbor Networks measured IPv6 traffic across more than 2,000 Internet backbones and routers at 87 ISPs...and found almost none.

Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 in Japan

According to ASCII Media Works, the role-playing game Tales of Vesperia pushed weekly sales of the Xbox 360 higher than the Sony PS3 in Japan for the first time.

EA To Let Take-Two Takeover Offer Expire

Game publisher Electronic Arts has decided to let its $2 billion takeover offer to Take-Two Interactive expire, after extending it five times.

TV Remains Top News Source

The Pew Research Center has released a new report that finds Americans still predominantly turn to TV for news, but online sources are growing fast.

Toshiba Launches Upscaling DVD Player

Still shunning Blu-ray, Toshiba claims its new upscaling XD-E500 DVD player "breathes new life" into existing DVDs.

Samsung Expands Eco-Phone Lineup

Samsung has added the E200 Eco to its lineup of phones that feature environmentally-friendly materials and manufacturing processes.

AOL Spammer Gets Seven Years

Infamous AOL spammer Michael Dolan has drawn the maximum sentence - seven years in prison - for pounding AOL users with fraudulent messages for over four years.

Windows 7 Details Coming in October

Microsoft has announced it will offer the first look under the hood of its forthcoming Windows 7 operating system at two conferences in October.