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Google Hopes App Users Want to Team Up

The new Team Edition of Google Apps lets users work on the same documents and calendars at the same time.

Vodafone Makes Friends with Facebook Mobile

Mobile operator Vodafone has made friends with Facebook, becoming the first operator to sign on to Facebook's platform for mobile operators.

Explay Intros oio Battery-powered Projector

Israeli company Explay has announced a new version of the oio companion, a stand-alone, battery-operated projector for mobile devices that can fit in your pocket.

Garmin Navigation is Ford Tough

Ford will be offering Garmin navigation technologies in its F-150, F-Series Super Duty trucks, and commercial E-Series vans.

Lenovo Offers One Adapter to Rule Them All

Lenovo's New 90W Slim AC/DC Combo Adapter will drive Lenovo notebooks...but also charge cell phones and PDAs.

Few Consumers Recycle Their Old Cell Phones

Market analysis firm iSuppli says less than one in ten U.S. consumers recycled their old mobile phones during the fourth quarter of 2007.

EA’s First Spielberg Game: Boom Blox

Back in 2005, Electronic Arts teamed with Steven Spielberg to create three new game franchises. Today, the company announced the first game to ship under that deal: Boom Blox.

Nokia Launches N-Gage Preview

Nokia has launched a preview version of its renewed N-Gage mobile gaming service for N81 owners, with a full service launch expected soon.

PS3 Claims 1 Million Folding@home Users

Sony says more than one million PlayStation 3 owners have registered for the Folding@home distributed computing project.

Record Labels Go After Baidu

By way of the IFPI, Warner, Universal, and Sony BMG want Chinese search engine Baidu - and Yahoo China - to stop linking to illegally distributed music files.

Toshiba Adds Penryn-powered Notebooks

Toshiba has added Intel's Penryn-class processors to selected Satellite notebooks, offering gamers and road warriors more pure processing power.

Audio Technica Intros USB Turntable

Think vinyl's great but MP3s are more portable? Convert your LPs and singles to digital audio without intervening pre-amps and gear with Audio Technica's USB turntable.

Magellan Gets Primordial Off-road Routing

"Turn left at the really tall cliff!" GPS maker Magellan is teaming with Primordial Inc. to enable off-road and outdoor enthusiasts to map natural and man-made obstacles.

Microsoft Taking Xbox 360 Arcade to Japan

Microsoft has announced plans to introduce the cheaper, hard drive-free Xbox 360 Arcade in Japan - the question is, will the Japanese care?

Ericsson and Lenovo Doing Mobile Broadband

Swedish wireless company Ericsson has announced a new deal with China's Lenovo to supply HSPA mobile broadband mobiles for Lenovo notebook computers.

GE Introduces Nine New Digital Cameras

GE is sticking with the digital camera business, offering nine new models including a 10.1 megapixel shooter with HDMI output.

Appeals Court Upholds TiVo Win Over Dish

A federal appeals court has upheld TiVo's patent victory over Dish Networks, meaning Dish Network DVRs could be ordered to go black.

iPods Found Compatible with Pacemakers

A research study has found that low level emissions from iPods pose no risk to users with pacemakers.

Motorola Mulls Selling Off Phone Business

A couple years ago, Motorola's handset business - led by the RAZR - was the envy of the industry; now, the company is considering selling it off.

Sony’s Games Division Gets Into the Black

After hemorrhaging money for nearly a year, Sony's games division is finally earning money, and says it sold almost 5 million PS3s in the last quarter of 2007.

So You Want to Play Ender’s Game?

Undertow developer Chair Entertainment has announced it has acquired video game rights to Orson Scott Card's famous sci-fi novel Ender's Game.

Dell Closes 140 Kiosks

Dell has announced it is closing 140 kiosk showcases it ran - mostly in shopping malls - to focus on selling PCs in traditional retail stores.

Kodak Unveils 10 Megapixel EasyShare Z1012

Kodak has taken the wraps of it's new EasyShare Z1012 camera, offering a 10 megapixel resolution and a 12x optical zoom.

Apple TV Software Update Delayed

Apple has delayed its promised Apple TV software update by a "week or two" to work out final kinks.

Sony Expands Alpha DSLR Camera Line

Sony has added two new Alphas to its DSLR camera line, the 10.2 megapixel A300 and the 14.2 megapixel A350.

Sprint, Clearwire Talking WiMax Again?

After publicly cutting ties on a planned partnership to roll out WiMax service, reports have Sprint and Clearwire talking about giving it another go.

MySpace Preps to Launch Developer Platform

Promised back in October, MySpace's developer platform is scheduled to go live February 5.

Judge Extends Microsoft Oversight to 2009

In an unexpected move, a judge has extended the federal government's oversight Microsoft's business practices until November 12, 2009.

Panasonic Updates Lumix Camera Line

Panasonic has rolled out seven new additions to its Lumix camera line, including the FX35, which sports a 25mm wide-angle lens.

Dell Pumps Up the Pixels in the XPS M1730s

Dell has announced that its XPS M1730 gaming notebooks will soon be available with an option for Nvidia 8800M GTX dual SLI graphics.

Man Arrested for Selling Archives on eBay

A New York state employee has been arrested for stealing hundreds of historic documents from government archives and selling them on eBay.

iPhone, iPhone, Wherefore Art Thou, iPhone?

An apparent discrepancy between the number of iPhones Apple says it's sold and the number of iPhones AT&T says have been activated has some analysts all abuzz.

Sky Dayton Steps Down as Helio CEO

Sky Dayton is stepping down as CEO of youth-oriented MVNO Helio to become non-executive chairman; Helio's new CEO will be former president and COO Wonhee Sull.

Paramount Gets in the Habbo

The movie studio Paramount has announced it'll start marketing virtual goods based on its movies in the teen-oriented virtual world of Habbo.

Nikon Intros Coolpix Cameras and D60 DSLR

Nikon has rolled out six new consumer-friendly Coolpix cameras plus a new D60 DSLR for the serious photography crowd.

Ezmo Lets Phone Users Tap Music Collection

The new Ezmo online music player enables users to tap into their entire music collection via mobile phones...of course, data transfer fees may apply.

Qtrax Ad-Based P2P Music Service Hits Snag

The ad-based P2P music service Qtrax was supposed to have the backing of major music labels...but major labels say they have not agreed to participate.

Sony Ericsson Pacts with 10 Music Labels

Sony Ericsson says it has brought 10 music labels into its over-the-air music service PlayNow.