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iPass Offers Individual Plan for Wi-Fi, 3G

iPass has launched iPassConnect, a new program for individuals that combines Wi-Fi, 3G mobile, and backup dial-up Internet access.

BlackBerry Curve 8330 to Land at Verizon

Verizon Wireless will offer the BlackBerry Curve 8330 beginning in May, featuring a QVGA display, fully QWERTY keypad, and 2 megapixel camera.

Yahoo Takes a Shine to Online Women

Yahoo has unveiled "Shine," a new Web site for women 25 to 54 focusing on information relevant to their daily lives...and enabling advertisers to target them more accurately.

AT&T to Offer Sony Movies to Mobile Users

Last week, AT&T announced mobile TV offerings; now, the company says one of its exclusive channels will be PIX, offering full-length mobile version of Sony Pictures movies.

Digi Offers to Bridge Cellular and Wi-Fi

Digi's Wi-Point 3G combines a PC card-based 3G cellular router with Wi-Fi and Ethernet, building a broadband network bridge almost anywhere.

Third Largest Music Service: SpiralFrog?

Web-based, ad-supported music service SpiralFrog says it's now the third largest online music service with over 850,000 registered users.

VeriSign Raising Domain Registration Fees

VeriSign is activating terms of its operating agreement with ICANN and raising the fees for registering .com and .net domains by 40 cents each as of October 1.

Microsoft, Motorola Brands in Decline?

CoreBrands' survey on consumers' perceived power of brands finds, among tech companies, Microsoft and Motorola have seen significant erosion in the last four years.

Dell Inspiron 1525: Blu-ray Under $1,000

Dell has added the colorful Inspiron 1525 to its notebook line, offering a Blu ray-equipped, 15.4-inch notebook with 720p resolution for under $1,000.

AMD Introduces New Phenom Processors

AMD's new triple and quad-core desktop CPUs, which the company hopes will give it a boost against Intel's multi-core offerings.

WIPO Works to Wipe Out Domain Squatters

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) handled a record number of cybersquatting complains in 2007...and most contested domains got transferred to name holders.

Sony Warns of PlayStation Network Breach

Sony is warning PlayStation users of a security breach to its PlayStation Network that may have allowed unauthorized access to some users passwords.

Comcast to Stop Filtering Internet Traffic

Cable operator Comcast is reversing its controversial policy of blocking some P2P network traffic, saying it will treat all Internet use with equal priority.

Take-Two Urges Investors to Reject EA Offer

Take-Two executives are urging its investors not to take Electronic Arts up on its $26/share deal...at least until a better offer comes along and GTA IV is out the door.

Super Talent Claims Thinnest 256 GB SSD

San Jose's Super Talent says it's shipping 256 GB SSD drives...and at 12.5 mmm, they're the world's thinnest.

Verizon Wants FCC’s Help Wooing Cable Users

Verizon has petitioned the FCC to force cable companies to make it easier for consumers to switch away from cable to other video providers.

Xcor Blasts into Space Tourism

Xcor Aerospace hopes to enter the not-yet-born space tourism industry with the Lynx, a two-seater vehicle capable of 37-mile high suborbital flights.

Motorola to Split into Two Companies

Motorola has decided to cut itself in two, separating its money-losing handset division from the rest of its business.

ToughBook 19 Tablet Gets Core 2 Duo

Panasonic's Toughbook 19 convertible tablet PC now sports Core 2 Duo processor and expanded memory capabilities...and still lives for extremes.

Seagate Getting Testy About SSDs?

The CEO of storage vendor Seagate has started talking about potential patent infringement suites against SSD manufacturers.

Rock Band Coming to Wii June 22

Harmonix says its play-along music game Rock Band will be available for the Nintendo Wii on June 22...although it won't have all the features of its Xbox 360, PS2, and PS3 brethren.

Sony BMG Planning DRM-Free Music Service?

Sony BMG's CEO says the company is working on an online music subscription service that would be compatible with "all" music players.

Yahoo Backs Google’s OpenSocial

Yahoo, MySpace, and Google have announced a new non-profit OpenSocial Foundation to drive the development of platform-neutral social networking applications.

Solio Magnesium Lets the Sunshine In

Solio's new Magnesium edition solar charger lets users convert an hour of sunlight into 25 minutes of cell phone talk time or 50 minutes of music.

Gibson Extends Patent Suits to Rock Band

Remember when Gibson filed suit against partner Activision for infringing on a concert simulation patent involving a 3D headset? Now it's Rock Band's turn.

Fujitsu Announces 7,200 RPM 2.5-inch HDD

Fujitsu has announced what it claims to be the first 7,200 rpm, 320 GB 2.5-inch drive for use in high-performance notebook and portable systems.

Quanta and ooVoo Partner on HD Conferencing

Video conferencing company ooVoo is partnering with Taiwan's Quanta to bring video conferencing to high definition televisions.

Ectaco jetBook Reader Takes on The Kindle?

Ectaco - known for building handheld translators - has announced its jetBook portable reader with a 5-inch display...but where are the books?

OLPC Security Chief Resigns

OLPC's security chief has resigned his position, describing the organization's recent shifts as drastic, radical changes.

Sony Charging $50 To Leave Out Trialware?

Sony is offering a new $50 build-to-order option for selected Vaio notebooks leave off the largely unwanted demos and trialware...but says the fee will go away March 22.

Two Worlds Sequel Due This Fall

SouthPeak Games plans to ship a sequel to its Two Worlds open-world RPG this fall for Windows PCs and the Xbox 360, with all new combat and game engines.

MySpace Mobile Makes Friends with Sprint

MySpace has rolled out a new version of its mobile Web site, and Sprint is offering MySpace Mobile on all its customers' Web-enabled phones.

AMD Gets First DisplayPort Certification

VESA has award its first DisplayPort certifications, with the credit going to series of ATI's Radeon, FireMV, and AMD integrated graphics chipsets.

Classmate PC Coming To Developed Nations

Intel's low-cost Classmate PC, originally intended for use in schools in developing markets, will be available to companies who want to sell it in developed nations.

Dell to Push New Models to China, India

Dell says it plans to develop new computer models specifically for the Chinese and Indian markets...and buy more than $50 billion in Chinese components through 2009.

WD Takes 3.5-inch HDDs to 640 GB

Western Digital has expanded the capacity of its its two-platter 3.5-inch desktop hard drives, now offering 7,200 rpm drives with 640 GB of storage.

Adobe Pondering Flash for iPhone

Although Apple's Steve Jobs has downplayed the possibility of Flash for the iPhone and iPod touch, Adobe is pondering making Flash for the iPhone anyway.

Google Docs Spreadsheets Get Gadgets

Google is rolling out enhancements to Google Docs Spreadsheets that will enable users to embed gadgets in their documents, and visually display data in new ways.