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eBay Buyers Save Billions?

A study from the University of Maryland suggests eBay buyers save billions of dollars every year by purchasing via online auctions rather than conventional retailers.

Palm Shutters Retail Stores

In a bid to to streamline its operation, Palm Inc., is closing down its retail stores, but swears the move won't impact corportate customers.

Gartner Forecasts Blu-ray Victory in 2008

Research firm Gartner says that by the end of 2008, Blu-ray will have won the high-def format war and HD DVD's price cuts are merely "useless resistance."

ICANN Makes Case for Independence

The organization which oversees the Internet's addressing system -ICANN- says it's ready to be operate without the oversight of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Sony Launches mylo 2 Personal Communicator

Sony is finally rolling out a new version of its mylo personal communicator...but will the enhancements be enough to make the product catch on?

Sharp Rolls Out 20 New Aquos LCD TVs

Sharp has taken the wraps off 20 new Aquos LCD televisions, including a new X-series thats slimmed down to less than 1.5 inches...but they're on sale only in Japan.

More YouTube on More Phones

YouTube has launched a new mobile version of its video sharing service that should work on devices used by up to 100 million phone users around the world.

Sprint CFO Leaves in Exec Shakeup

Sprint has announced that CFO Paul Saleh and two other senior executives are leaving the company as Sprint tries staunch subscriber losses.

Sony Debuts Eight New Cyber-shot Cameras

Sony has unveiled eight new Cyber-shots covering the range from entry-level point-and-shoot camera to a pro-sumer model with a 3.5-inch LCD display.

MPAA Admits Errors in Movie Piracy Study

Since 2005, the MPAA has famously blamed college students for a big portion of illegal movie downloading; now, the organization is admitting its numbers were wrong.

Dell and Microsoft See (RED)

Dell and Microsoft are partnering to offer a PRODUCT (RED) computer, donating $80 from each sale to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Sony Delays Skype on PSP in Japan

Although Sony planned to roll out Skype VoIP support for its PSP game systems in Japan this month, plans are now on hold as the company retools its microphones.

NPD: Blu-ray Sales Soar with Warner Aboard

New figures from market research firm NPD find sales of standalone Blu-ray disc players soared in the week after Warner Brothers' announcement it would go exclusively Blu-ray.

Apple Pinks Up the iPod nano

Apple's line of 8 GB iPod nanos are now available in black, silver, green, blue...and pink.

Sanyo Sells Phone Business to Kyocera

Sanyo is selling its mobile phone business to Kyocera for $375 million, with Kyocera inheriting Sanyo's North American operations and 2,000 employees.

Yahoo Planning Job Cuts?

Yahoo is apparently planning job cuts to make its bottom line more appealing to investors and stockholders...but will the number be in the hundreds, or thousands?

Microsoft Permits Vista Virtualization

A year after the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft has lifted its ban on virtualizing Vista's Basic and Premium editions.

Report: eBay CEO Planning Departure

According to the Wall Street Journal, eBay CEO Meg Whitman is preparing to leave the company she's shepherded for the last ten years.

HP Takes Blackbird Game System Quad Core

Get your frag on: HP's new Blackbird 002 alpha gaming system (and selected Voodoo Omen systems) now feature 45nm Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad core processors.

Guitar Hero Franchise Hits $1 Bln Mark

According to NPD, the Guitar Hero video game franchise has set an industry record with North American sales over $1 billion in 26 months.

Lenovo Outsourcing Notebook Production?

Chinese computer maker Taiwan has announced it will be outsourcing production of all its notebook computers...to Taiwan.

FaceBook App Vendor Slide Raises $50 Mln

Social application vendor Slide - which makes some of Facebook's most popular applications - has raised $50 million in an institutional financing round.

Turkey Blocks Access to YouTube…Again

Earlier this year, a Turkish court blocked access to YouTube because of videos allegedly insulting the country's founder. Now, it's happened again.

DLO HomeDock HD Upscales iPod Video

If watching lo-res video from your iPod is a drag, DLO's HomeDock HD will upscale your iPod video to 1080i or 720p...and even includes an HDMI port.

Sprint Cutting 4,000 Jobs

In the wake of subscriber losses, Sprint has announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs and close 125 retail locations in a move to streamline operations.

Surprise: The Wii Ruled 2007 Console Sales

The video game industry's sales in 2007 were higher than any other year at almost $18 billion...and, surprise surprise, the NIntendo Wii took honors as top-selling console.

Rock Band Sells 2.5 Million Songs

The numbers are surprising even MTV: in just eight weeks, the play-along video game Rock Band has sold more than 2.5 million songs to wannabe rock stars.

IMDb Acquires Film Service Without A Box

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) Amazon subsidiary is acquiring Without a Box, a service that connects indie filmmakers to film festivals.

Google.org Puts $25 Mln Toward Philanthropy

Google's philanthropic organization Google.org is expanding beyond funding alternative energy development towards battling poverty and climate change.

Etailers Ringing Up Alternative Pay Systems

A new study from market analysis firm Brulant shows mainstream online retailers are starting to embrace alternative payment methods like Paypal, Bill Me Later, and Google Checkout.

LaCie Offers 1.3-inch Portable Hard Drive

LaCie has collaborated to Samsung to pack a 30 and 40 GB 1.3-inch hard disk drives into its Little Disk form factor.

NEC Keeps Showing Its Curves

Shown at CES and again at Macworld, NEC is showing of its double-WXGA 42-inch curved display, using DLP technology to delivery ultra-fast response times, high contrast, and a huge color range.

Yahoo Gets Behind OpenID

Yahoo has announced support for OpenID 2.0, a standard aimed to let users access multiple online services from different companies using the same login credentials.

PC Shipments Climbed at End of 2007

PC shipments saw a double-digit increase at the end of 2007...and saw Dell back in the top position for U.S. sales.

AT&T to Replace U-Verse Batteries

Now that's a hot service: AT&T has said it will replace 17,000 batteries used for backup power in cabinets housing gear for its U-verse television service.

Savage 2: A Tortured Soul Available for PCs

S2 Games has shipped Savage 2: A Tortured Soul for PCs, a multiplayer combat game that pits man against beast - and it's a free download.

Digeo Loses CEO, Half Its Staff

Digital media developer Digeo - which hopes to compete with the likes of TiVo - has sacked half its staff and announced its COO will be taking over the CEO chair.

Fox DVDs Get iTunes Digital Copy

Fox and Apple have announced iTunes Digital Copy, enabling purchasers of Fox DVDs to transfer movies to iTunes for viewing on an iPod, iPhone, computer, or an Apple TV.