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Starbucks Settles T-Mobile Wi-Fi Suit

Starbucks has moved to quickly settle a lawsuit brought against it by T-Mobile over the way it transitioned management of its in-store Wi-Fi hotspots to AT&T.

Jillian Michaels Fitness Game Coming to Wii

Majesco Entertainment has announced Jillian Michael's Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for the Wii, bringing celebrity fitness training to Nintendo's popular game console.

Verizon Picks Up Palm Centro Smartphone

Verizon Wireless is going to start selling the low-cost Palm Centro smartphone - and Palm is predicting they will sell 2 million Centros.

InFocus Projectors Get DisplayLink USB

InFocus has added DisplayLink USB graphics capability to its IN1100 and IN3100 projectors, making PC connections a snap.

Toshiba Speeds Up 1.8-Inch HDDs

Toshiba's looking to fuel the high-performance mobile PC market with 80 and 160 GB 1.8-inch hard disks that run at 5,400 RPM.

Verizon Rolls Out Three New LG Phones

Verizon Wireless is hoping to fuel summer sales with the introduction of three new LG phones: the Dare, the Decoy, and the Chocolate 3.

Kaiser Permanente Partners with HealthVault

Kaiser Permanente, the largest not-for-profit health care plan in the U.S. - is partnering with Microsoft's HealthVault on a pilot project to transfer medical records.

Tech Workers Warm to Telecommuting

Dice Holdings reports that rising fuel costs are leading tech workers to consider telecommuting...even if it means a pay cut.

XM Radio Settles with EMI Music

XM Satellite Radio has reached a settlement with music label EMI over the Pioneer Inno, an XM receiver that could record XM broadcasts.

SanDisk Buys MusicGremlin

Memory and media player maker SanDisk has bought MusicGremlin to bolster its audio/video product development.

Iomega Offers 500 GB Drive for DVRs

If your cable company issues set-top boxes from Scientific Atlanta - or you own a TiVo Series 3 or HD - you may be able to add 500 GB of storage from Iomega.

Apple Touts iPhone 3G, iPhone Apps at WWDC

At WWDC, Apple touted its new iPhone 2.0 software with App Store and...the new iPhone 3G.

Microsoft Denies Xbox Blu-ray, Zune Phone

In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Microsoft's Robbie Bach again puts down speculation of a Zune phone and the Xbox 360 getting a Blu-ray drive.

Britannica to Embrace Content from…Users?

Wikipedia might bask in the online reference limelight - now the stalwart Encyclopedia Britannica wants to fight back with...user-generated content?

Nokia Planning New E-Series Phones

A Nokia executive says the company is planning a new E-series of enterprise-oriented handsets, following along the lines of the N96.

JetBlue Buying Verizon’s AirFone

Air carrier JetBlue's LiveTV unit is buying Verizon's AirFone network, enhancing its ability to offer inflight communications services.

Samsung Launches Omnia Smartphone

Samsung's i900 Omnia smartphone boasts a 3.2-inch display, up to 16 GB of flash memory, video and music playback, Windows Mobile 6.1...and a passing resemblances to the iPhone.

Vizio Sued Over MPEG Video Patents

Mitsubishi, Samsung, Sony, and Philips have joined a suit against low-cost HDTV maker Vizio, saying the company is violating 15 patents essential to the MPEG-2 standard.

Sony Intros XBR LCD TVs, Hooks Up YouTube

Sony has rolled out seven new Bravia XBR LCD televisions ranging from 30 to 70 inches, and announces YouTube is finally available via its Bravia Internet Video Link service.

Comcast: 100 Mbps Internet Coming by 2010

Comcast says by early 2010 it will be offering many cable Internet customers bandwidth up to 100 Mbps - and some markets may get it in 2008.

Hop-on Announces Six Handsets

Renegade handset maker Hop-on isn't happy with its $10 "anti-iPhone" - now it's introducing six new handsets, including a $125 PDA smartphone.

Microsoft Dodges $419 Mln Alcatel Suit

A jury has found that Microsoft's Xbox 360 doesn't violate an Alcatel-Lucent patent - and Microsoft doesn't have to pay $419 million in damages.

Polaroid PoGo Offers Snapshot Printing

Polaroid's portable PoGo printer offers off-the-cuff snapshot printing - and since it's PictBridge compatible, you can print directly from a camera or a phone.

Washington Post Opens Online Unit

The Washington Post has announced plans to develop a series of online-only magazines under The Slate Group, a new online publishing unit.

South Korea Fines Intel $25 Mln

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has fined chip-maker Intel $26 billion won ($25 million USD) for offering rebates in violation of antitrust regulations.

O’Connor Unveils Our Courts Video Game

Retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor has unveiled Our Courts, a video game designed to teach young people about the judiciary.

Verizon Wireless Buys Alltel for $28.1 Bln

The big keep getting bigger: U.S. mobile operator Verizon has announced it is buying Alltel in a transaction valued at $28.1 billion.

Klipsch Adds Image X5 to Headphone Line

Klispch has added a less-expensive - and slightly larger - set of earbud headphones to its Image line. And, yes, by less-expensive, we mean $250.

CBS Makes Video Pact with Yahoo

Yahoo has joined CBS's Audience Network, meaning it will now carry video of CBS network programming clips, and highlights.

Yahoo Sets Annual Meeting for August 1

Yahoo has called its annual shareholder meeting for August 1, 2008...and braces for a proxy battle mounted by billionaire investor Carl Icahn.

Activision Planning Guitar Hero: Metallica

Activision's next full-band Guitar Hero title will be Guitar Hero: Metallica...but will fans still dub the the band "unforgiven?"

Softbank Gets 3G iPhone in Japan

Japan's Softbank has issued a one-line announcement saying it'll offer the iPhone in Japan...and there's no way it's anything but a 3G iPhone.

Juice Bag ProFolio Lets The Sunshine In

Reware's new Juice Bag ProFolio attache lets road warriors recharge phones, PDAs, cameras, and other devices using solar power.

Plasma TV, Games Consoles Guzzle Power

Think your energy bill is too high? Australian consumer agency Choice finds that plasma TV sets and game consoles slurp up astonishing amounts of power.

SpiralFrog Gets EMI Music

The free, ad-supported music service SpiralFrog has inked a deal to offer EMI music and videos to North American users.

Report: Google, Amazon Internet’s Winners

A 310-page reports from wealth management firm Bernstein forecasts Google and Amazon are the Internet companies best able to weather the current economic downturn.

Microsoft Extends XP Lifespan for Nettops

Microsoft has officially extended the lifespan of its Windows XP operating system to support low-cost "nettop" devices, not just low-end notebooks.

Asus’s Eee PCs Get A 10-Inch Screen

Asus has updated its popular Eee low-powered, low-cost notebook PC, offering a screen sizes up to 10 inches and nearly 8 hours of battery life.