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Buffalo Launches 500 GB MiniStation Drive

The latest version of Buffalo's MiniStation TurboUSB offers 500 GB off storage on a 5,400 rpm drive, consumes just 2.5 Watts, and is just 0.8 inches thick.

Social Browser Flock Gains Users, Turns 1.1

The "social Web browser" Flock - based on the same Mozilla engine as Firefox - says it's gaining users...and version 1.1 adds support for Web mail, friend tracking, and Picassa.

Sprint Mogul Gets EV-DO Rev A

An upgrade lets users of the Sprint Mogul smartphone from HTC tap into EV-DO Rev A networks, doubling downstream bandwidth and boosting upstream throughput by five to seven times.

News Corp. Won’t Go After Yahoo

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has confirmed that News Corp. won't fight Microsoft for control of Yahoo, leaving Yahoo with fewer options to avoid a Microsoft takeover.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Smacks the Wii

The latest Smash Bros. installment adds online play, plus throws new Nintendo characters like Sonic the Hedgehog and Solid Snake into the fray.

LiveUniverse Offers $11 Mln for Stage6

LiveUniverse has offered $11 million to take over the assets of DivX's video sharing site Stage6...but DivX has already closed Stage6's doors.

Beatles Inching Closer to iTunes?

Reports in the British press have Paul McCartney inking a $400 million deal to put the Fab Four's back catalog on Apple's iTunes music store.

Iomega Rejects EMC Buyout Offer

Storage vendor Iomega has rejected an unsolicited $180 million takeover bid from information management and storage infrastructure firm EMC.

HP Narrows R&D Focus

Hewlett-Packard has decided to place its research and development efforts in a handful of "big bets" rather than funding numerous smaller projects.

OLPC Reorganizes, Seeks New CEO

The One Laptop Per Child is shifting away from academic roots and reorganizing as a commercial enterprise...and looking for a new CEO.

Google Yanks Street-Level Images for DOD

Google has pulled some images from its street-level map views at the request of the Department of Defense, who claimed they could pose a security risk to military bases.

Vigor Offers Dual Core 2 Extreme Colossus

Vigor Gaming has cranked up the high end of its desktop gaming rigs, offering two 3.2 GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9775 quad core CPUs in its Colossus tower.

Pioneer to Cease Plasma TV Production

Pioneer has announced it will cease production of plasma flat-panel TVs, instead re-branding plasmas from other makers and embarking on Kuro LCDs.

iPhone Gets SDK, Enterprise Support

Apple has announced support for Microsoft Exchange email on the iPhone, and outlined third-party development tools for the iPhone and iPod touch...including games.

Movie Studios Settle with Chinese Site

Five movie studios have reached a settlement with a Chinese company that let Internet cafe users watch pirated copies of Hollywood movies.

PhotoBucket Adds Image Editing

Image sharing site PhotoBucket has added an image-editor powered by FotoFlexer, enabling users to edit and add effects to their photos.

Casio’s Exilim EZ-Z9 Dials in YouTube

Casio's new Exilim EX-Z9 camera offers an 8.1 megapixel resolution, 2.6-inch LCD, a friendly price...and a YouTube Capture video mode.

EU Seen Approving Google-DoubleClick Merger

Reports have European Union regulators getting set to approve the pending merger between Google and DoubleClick next week...no surprise, since they didn't oppose it.

Maingear Unveils Axess HD Home Theater PC

Boutique builder Maingear has unveiled its low-profile Axess HD Home Theater media center PCs, featuring ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics and a Blu-ray drive.

Wikipedia’s Wales Wails Over Dirt, Expenses

Wikipedia founder Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales finds himself in hot water after breaking up with a political pundit Rachel Marsden and expenses allegations from a former Wikimedia employee.

LiveVideo Buys Revver

LiveVideo - a subsidiary of MySpace founder Brad Greenspan's Live Universe - has bought video sharing site Revver, reportedly for less than $5 million.

Yahoo Extends Board Nomination Deadline

Yahoo has extended the deadline for nominating directors to its board, giving itself some wiggle room in its efforts to evade Microsoft's $41 billion buyout offer.

IBM, Red Hat Partner on Microsoft-free PCs

IBM and Red Hat are partnering to produce a series of Microsoft-free PCs for the Eastern European market.

Dell Intros First Fully Ruggedized Notebook

Dell's new Latitude XFR D630 ruggedized notebook meets MIL-STD 810F specs for moisture, dust, and shock resistance, and for use in extreme temperatures and high altitudes.

Nokia Phones Getting Microsoft Silverlight

Nokia is broadening its partnership with Microsoft, announcing it will support Redmond's Flash competitor Silverlight on its S60 and S40 phones.

Pioneer Exiting Plasma Business?

Japan's Pioneer Electronics has announced it is "reviewing" its struggling plasma flat-panel television business, possibly prior to shutting it down.

Boost Lands the Motorola KRZR

Sure, Motorola rolled out the KRZR way back in mid-2006...but Boost Mobile is now offering it as part of its Unlimited By Boost lineup.

TomTom Intros GPS Units with IQ Routes

TomTom has unveiled new GPS systems that can calculate routes based on recorded driving speed data, rather than posted speed limits.

Dark Castle Returns to the Mac

Dark Castle was one of the first real games on the Macintosh; now the updated Return to Dark Castle runs on modern Macs and features new levels and minigames.

Mitsubishi Quits Cell Phone Business

Although its handsets are rarely seen outside Japan, longtime mobile phone maker Mitsubishi is getting out of the handset business.

Dell Pushes Penryn CPUs into Notebooks

Dell is gradually adding Intel's latest "Penryn" processors to its notebook lines, updating the Precision M2300, M4300, M6300 as well as the Latitude D630 and D830.

Students Slow to Embrace Campus Text Alerts

You'd think today's mobile generation would be hip to receiving vital news via text message. So why are students slow to take up text messages carrying campus safety alerts?

Shareholders Sue Yahoo Over Microsoft Offer

In a regulatory filing, Yahoo has revealed that seven groups of shareholders have filed lawsuits since it rejected Microsoft's unsolicited takeover bid.

Paramount, DreamWorks Dropping HD DVD Mar 4

Paramount Pictures and subsidiary DreamWorks Animation have wiggled out of their HD DVD commitments: their last HD DVD releases will land March 4.

Google Details Health Records System

Google CEO Eric Schmidt has offered a first glance at Google Health, the Internet giant's initiative to make health records portable...and in patients' control.

eBay Settles Patent Battle with MercExchang

Online auction house eBay has decided to settle a patent dispute with MercExchange dating back to 2001, buying all three patents for an undisclosed amount.

Survey Finds Online Video Users Multitask

A new survey finds that while most American Internet users access online video, tons of people are using the Internet while watching television.

Eidos Bringing Pacific War to Xbox, Windows

Eidos has announced it's bringing Battlestations: Pacific to Xbox 360 and Games for Windows, with both single-player and multi-player WWII naval campaigns.