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JBL Intros Control Now Speakers

JBL's new unusually-shaped Control Now loudspeakers offer serious flexibility for custom audio installation, both inside and outside the home.

WD Ships Scorpio Black Notebook Drives

Western Digital is shipping its 7,200 rpm, 2.5-inch Scorpio Black SATA notebook drives, with capacities up to 320 GB.

Dish, Echostar Sue TiVo on DVR Patents

In an ironic twist, Dish Network and Echostar have filed a DVR patent suit against TiVo - but they're seeking to prove their new tech does not infringe on TiVo patents.

Best Buy Tests Free E-Waste Recycling

Some 117 Best Buy locations are testing a free e-waste recycling program, letting consumers bring in up to two unwanted electronics items per day for free recycling.

Sharper Image Shutting Down Stores

The Sharper Image is calling it quits, shutting down its remaining 86 gadget and lifestyle stores...and blowing out $50 million in inventory.

Akamai: China and U.S. Lead in Net Attacks

Akamai's first "State of the Internet" quarterly report finds China and the U.S. account for about 30 percent of Internet attack traffic...but the U.S. lags behind others in broadband penetration.

Time Warner Cable Wants to Put Web on TV

Time Warner Cable plans to let subscribers tap into Internet video on their TVs...and offer wireless in-home networking via a cable modem.

Griffin Launches Dual iPhone/iPod Charger

If you have more than one iPod - or an iPhone and an iPod - the Griffin PowerDock 2 can charge both at the same time.

Seagate Plans to Enter SSD Market

After poo-poo-ing the market for SSD drives - and then suing an SSD maker to patent infringement - Seagate CEO Bill Watkins says Seagate will do SSDs. But he still doesn't get the appeal.

AOL Backs Google’s OpenSocial

AOL has decided to support Google's OpenSocial, a platform that lets developers built online applications for a range of social networking services.

iPhone Goes to Macao

Hutchison Telecommunications has inked yet another deal to bring the iPhone to an international market: this time, it's Macao.

Dual CableCARD Media Centers from Cannon PC

Cannon PC has entered a partnership with Microsoft to produce dual CableCARD media center PCs, with quad-card systems coming in the near future.

SanDisk Pushes Memory Sticks to 30 MB/s

SanDisk's new Extreme III Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo will make photographers happy, with read and write speeds of 30 MB per second.

BenQ Again Claims Slimmest 8 MP Camera

BenQ is again laying claim to the "world's slimmest 8 megapixel camera" title with its T850, packed with consumer-friendly point-and-shoot features.

Harmon/Kardon Intros Three New AV Receivers

Harmon/Kardon has rolled out three new, checkbook-friendly AV receivers, each with HDMI 1.3a, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, and an improved iPod interface.

BioShock Coming to PS3 in October

2K Games has announced it will ship a version of its award-winning BioShock for the PlayStation 3 in October 2008, adding new features and content.

Iomega Pushes eGo Hard Drives to 1 TB

Iomega's new "Super eGo" external hard drive is certainly full of itself: after all, the new desktop model has a 1 TB capacity.

Samsung L870 Sports Safari Browser?

Samsung's S60-based L870 phone sports Apple's Mobile Safari browser - just like the iPhone.

Companies Adopt Two-Way CableCARD Standard

Sony and the leading U.S. cable operators have adopted a CableCARD that permits two-way communication between customers and service providers.

Borders Cuts Loose from Amazon

After seven years, bookstore Borders taken back its online book store from Amazon.com. But can they make it on their own?

Judge Finds Dell Engaged in Deception

A New York judge has found that Dell engaged in deceptive advertising in promotional credit and warranty offers...and will have to pay restitution.

Hypersonic Avenger AG2 Packs Performance

Who says high-performance notebooks have to be bulky? The Hypersonic Avenger AG2 packs up to a 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 4 GB of RAM into a portable powerhouse.

LG Rolls Out New Home Theaters

LG is now selling five new home theater audio systems, ranging from high style to no-fuss, each tuned by audio expert Mark Levinson.

AT&T’s Pantech Breeze Makes Calling Easy

AT&T is now offering the Pantech Breeze, a simple back-to-basics mobile handset ideal for first-time mobile phone users—or cell phone vets just fed up with it all.

TeliaSonera Makes iPhone Deal

In the latest iPhone market expansion deal, Sweden's TeliaSonera has announced a deal to bring the Apple iPhone to Baltic and Nordic countries.

Westinghouse Packs DVD into 40-inch HDTV

Westinghouse's new VK-40F580D offers a 40-inch LCD HDTV with a built-in slot-loading DVD player, and two auto-sensing HDMI inputs.

Yahoo Nominates Board, Postpones Meeting

Yahoo is putting off a showdown with mega-investor Carl Icahn by re-nominating directors to its board...and postponing its annual meeting (again) until the end of July.

Google Co-Founder Touts White Space Plan

Google co-founder Larry Page met with members of Congress and FCC officials to promote the idea of short-range, unlicensed use of "white space" between TV channels.

Bridge Offers Five Miles of Wi-Fi

Need to connect networks at two locations but can't install a hard link? HD Communications' HD26200 wireless network bridge might do the trick...for just $318.

BitTorrent and Orb Partner on Streaming

BitTorrent and Orb Networks have announced a partnership to bundle the BitTorrent client with the Orb PC application to push users' media to any device.

Office 2007 SP2 to Include ODF Support

Microsoft has announced Office 2007 will gain support for Open Document Format (ODF) and PDF in the first half of 2009.

Alienware Bumps Area-51 ALX to 4 GHz

Alienware has revamped its high-end Area-51 ALX desktop system to include an Intel Core 2 Extreme CPU overclocked to 4 GHz.

NPD: Apple Rules High-End Retail Computers

A new report from the NPD Group concludes Apple has captured two thirds of the retail market for computers costing $1,000 or more.

Set-Top Boxes May Anchor Home Networks

Research firm Gartner says in the future, PCs aren't likely to be the hubs of most home networks in the future.

Negroponte Outlines OLPC XO-2

The OLPC project has had its share of stumbling blocks, but MIT's Nicholas Negroponte is already talking about the XO-2 notebook, a dual-screened, one-Watt wonder.

Wind River, Intel Brining Linux to Vehicles

Wind River and Intel have announced a partnership to bring Linux-based "infotainment" to vehicles using Intel's Atom processor.

Time Warner Spins Off Cable Unit

Time Warner has spun off its cable television and broadband unit into a separate business that will have to fend for itself, in a deal worth $10.9 billion.

Microsoft Live Search Offers Cash Back

Microsoft is seeking to increase its share of the online search market by offering Live Search users a shot at getting cash back on purchases.