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ColorWare Brightens Up the iPhone

If you're willing to subject your iPhone to aftermarket customization - or buy a modded iPhone outright - ColorWare offers 29 color possibilities.

Kanguru Announces Power Saving Hard Drives

Kanguru's new Eco Drive external hard drive is RoHS-compliant and offers three power saving modes, making for a greener computing experience.

Google Commits $4.6 Bln to Wireless Auction

Internet giant Google has promised the FCC it will bid at least $4.6 billion in the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction - if the FCC adopts four openness principles.

Integra Intros DTR-7.8 AV Receiver

Integra's new DTR-7.8 home theater A/V receiver is THX Ultra2 Certified, handles HDMI 1.3a, 7.1 surround, and offers oodles of options for custom installers.

Everex Impacts Wal-Mart for Under $300

Wal-mart is targeting back-to-school buyers with a sub-$300 Everex Impact PC which touts Vista Home Basic, Open Office 2.2, and no bloatware.

Toshiba Recalls 10,000 More Sony Batteries

Toshiba has announced a recall of 10,000 more Sony-made laptop batteries shipped in its Satellite A100, A105, and Tecra A7 notebooks.

LaCie Takes Big Disk Extreme+ to 2 TB

LaCie has unwrapped its Big Disk Extreme+, sporting a 2 TB capacity, three interfaces (FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and USB), and bundled Retrospect backup software.

Disney Tries to Enrich Music CDs with CDVU+

Disney wants to increase CD sales with its new CDVU+ format, packing lyrics, images, and exclusive digital content onto traditional music CDs.

Nokia’s A-GPS Reduces Time to First Fix

Nokia's new A-GPS service can reduce the time to first fix (TTFF) by enabling operators to provide their own regional A-GPS services.

JVC Intros 3 CCD GZ-HD3 Hard Disk Camcorder

JVC has announced its hard disk-based, 3 CCD GZ-HD3 camcorder, capable of capturing high definition 1,440 by 1,080 video to an internal 60 GB drive.

Tivo Series3 ‘Lite’ Details Leak?

TiVo promised it would offer a lower-priced high-definition DVR later this year; now, possible leaks from retailers point to a tantalizing $299 unit coming soon.

Sony Intros iPod Clock Radio and Boombox

Sony continues to expand its product offerings for Apple's iPod music player, adding a clock radio and a boom box to the already-crowded iPod accessory market.

Google Starts Selling Newpaper Print Ads

Google has expanded its Print Ads program, enabling Google AdWords customers to put adds in 225 U.S. print newspapers.

Get on YouTube with Sony Net-Sharing Cam

Sony's new Net-Sharing Cam can capture VGA video at 30 frames per second...and format and uploads your video antics to YouTube or Crackle.

Sanyo Brings Easy Street GPS Units to U.S.

Sanyo is launched its touchscreen Easy Street NVM-4050 and NVM-4070 GPS systems in the U.S., adding mid-tier and top-of-the-line models to its GPS lineup.

Xbox Chief Peter Moore Leaves Microsoft

In a bizarre swap, a former EA exec takes over Microsoft's Xbox and Games for Windows efforts, while Xbox boss Peter Moore takes over EA's Sports label.

More Spin From High-Def Disc Camps

The Blu-ray promotions group disputes HD DVD's claims about being tops in Europe; meanwhile, HD DVD says its sales growth is outpacing Blu-ray.

Sprint To Offer loopt Social GPS Service

Sprint has announced plans to offer loopt's GPS-based social mapping services on its wireless network, supporting dozens of phone models for $2.99 a month.

Zvue 260 Hits Wal-Mart for Under $100

The Zvue 260 portable media player sports a 2.5-inch screen and SD card storage: and a Walmart.com price under $100.

VoIP Provider SunRocket Flares Out

Folks familiar with the myth of Icarus may not be too surprised: VoIP provider SunRocket has apparently shut down without any warning to its customers.

New PSP Gets Launch Date and Price in Japan

Sony says it will begin offering its slimmed-down and updated PlayStation Portable (PSP) in Japan on September 20 for about $162.

Trekstor Unveils 1 TB External Hard Drive

The field of companies offering 1 TB or more of hard disk storage just increased, as Trekstor unveils its DataStation duo w.u external hard drive.

TiVo Takes StopWatch to Commercials

TiVo wants to make friends with television marketers by launching a new ratings service which provides second-by-second data on live and time-shifted ads.

Survey Finds One in Three Crave an iPhone

A new survey from Lightspeed Research finds that 32 percent of U.S. respondents plan to buy an Apple iPhone.

LaCie Revs Up Porsche Mobile Hard Drives

If you've gotta go, go in style: LaCie's mobile hard drives designed by Porsche Designs now go to 250 GB, offering sleek portable USB 2.0 and FireWire connectivity.

Sprint Unsheathes Two New Katanas

Sprint has unsheathed two new Katana phones from Sanyo, available in fashion friendly colors, improved storage capabilities, and attractive pricing.

Netropa Intros Two New Intellinav GPS Units

The Intellinav 2 and 3 systems combine portability with new convenience features designed to make the GPS units indispensable.

Net Radio Compromise Invokes DRM

Online radio webcasters have a bit of reprieve, but SoundExchange wants stations to use DRM technology to qualify for more-reasonable royalty rates.

Google Still Tops, But Apple Cracks Top 10

New Web site rankings from comScore list Google as the top online property for May 2007...but Apple was the fastest-growing property for the month.

Intel Joins OLPC Board

The One Laptop Per Child project, aimed to put $100 laptops in the hands of children, has signed on an unlikely new board member: Intel Corporation.

Sony BMG Sues Mediamax Developer

Record label Sony BMG has filed a lawsuit seeking $12 million in damages from the company which developed its exploitable Mediamax copy protection software.

SoundExchange Won’t Enforce Rate Hike?

SoundExchange's executive director says his organization won't enforce a new royalty scheme while it works out a solution with online broadcasters.

Nyko Invites Wii Gamers to Party

Nyko's Wii Party Station invites Wii gamers to get social, offering cup holders, a bowling lane-style hand cooler, and...a chip bowl?

JVC Intros Posh Noise-Canceling Headphones

One problem with noise canceling headphones is that they're often...not great headphones. JVC wants to change that with its new HA-NC250s.

Ubisoft Goes for War World…and Girls

Ubisoft's announcements at this year's E3 conference have the game publishing opting for War World and girls - in that order.

Unreal Tournament 3 Goes to PlayStation 3

Midway, Epic Games, and Sony have announced that the PlayStation 3 will be the only game console to get Unreal Tournament 3 - unless you want to play it on a PC.

THQ Looks to Adventurous 2008

At this week's E3 Expo, THQ announced a spate of new games due to ship in 2008, including the open world action-adventure title Darksiders: Wrath of War.

Konami Revs Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill

Konami has announced updated to two of its major franchises, Silent Hill and Metal Gear Solid - and MSG4 will be exclusive to the PlayStation 3.