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Electronics Arts Touts New Titles at E3

Game publisher Electronics Arts has outlined a spate of titles for the rest of 2007, leaving no platform untapped.

Summer Storms Spur Electronics Warnings

It's summer in the northern hemisphere, and time for another round of speculation about whether iPods - or cell phones - attract lightning.

Webcasters’ Royalty Rate Appeal Denied

Hundreds of U.S.-based net radio stations may go silent Monday, as an appeals court denies a motion to delay the onset of new, significantly higher royalty rates.

New Gateway Notebooks Sport HDMI, Webcams

Gateway's new T-series and M-series notebooks sport Webcams and HDMI interfaces - with the option for true 1080p viewing on the M-series systems.

Pentax Intros Two 8 Megapixel Optios

Pentax's new Optio E40 and Optio M40 digital cameras pack 8 megapixel resolutions and features aimed at entry-level and snapshot shutterbugs.

Sony Unveils Redesigned PSP

Sony has unveiled a redesigned PSP which is one third lighter, sports a 4.3-inch display, and includes video output.

Myvu Offers Personal Viewscreen for iPods

So the idea of wearing an LCD display around your head might not appeal to all, but Myvu's personal headsets do enable private iPod video viewing.

Nintendo Intros Specialized Wii Controllers

Nintendo has announced three new controllers for its Wii gaming console: a Wii Wheel, a gun-like Zapper, and a groovy Balance Board.

Nokia N800 Gets Skype

Nokia has brought Skype to its N800 Internet Tablet, enabling VoIP calling anywhere users can get a wireless Internet connection.

Google Mapplets Plot Personalized Data

Google has officially launched its Mapplets add-on to Google Maps, letting users layer data and information on Google Maps - and save the results to a personal library.

TiVo Users Get Direct Amazon Unbox Access

TiVo has enabled used to order Amazon Ubox movies directly from their TiVO DVRs rather than forcing them to do the ordering through a computer.

Chinese Teen Pregnancies Blamed on Internet

A Chinese doctor is saying nearly half of Shanghai's pregnant teens meet their partners via the Internet.

EA Reveals Glimpse of Spielberg Games

EA's heralded - and no doubt costly - relationship with film director Steven Spielberg may finally bear fruit, as EA discloses brief details of two games in development.

Disney Delays Pirates MMO Game

Although it's been in beta for a while, Disney Online has pushed back the release of its Pirates of the Caribbean MMO game to pack in some additional development.

Developers Can Get OpenMoko Neo 1973 Phone

If the limitations of the Apple iPhone have got you down, then the OpenMoko's Linux-based, carrier-independent Neo 1973 might be just the ticket.

Commodore to Launch Gaming PCs in U.S.

They're back! Commodore Gaming has announced plans to launch four gaming PCs in the U.S., marking the return of one of computing's original brands.

Netgear Launches Storage Central Turbo

Netgear has updated its popular consumer network-attached storage (NAS) devices to accommodate 2 SATA drives and offer gigabit Ethernet.

Beejive Brings IM to iPhones

BeeJive has launched an open alpha of its Web-based instant messaging gateway specifically designed for the Safari browser in Apple's iPhone.

Cowan Ships iAudio7 Media Player

Cowan has shipped its iAudio 7 portable player, featuring 4 to 8 GB of storage, a 1.3-inch display, and up to 60 hours of music playback time.

Last.fm Makes Music Deal with Sony

Social music service Last.fm has entered a music deal with Sony which will make the entire Sony BMG catalog available to Last.fm users.

Real Networks, iriver Launch clix Rhapsody

Real Networks and iriver have launched the clix Rhapsody, a version of iriver's clix portable media player with integrated Rhapsody support.

Spyro Legend Continues with Eternal Night

Sierra has announced The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, continuing the dragon's adventures and featuring the voices of Elijah Wood and Gary Oldman.

Apple Faces iPhone Battery Replacement Ire

Apple is facing a new round of criticism about the iPhone: it seems replacing the battery means paying $79 and going without the phone for three days.

Music CD Sales Still Dropping

New figures from Nielsen SoundScan have sales of music CDs dropping almost 20 percent during the first half of 2007, while digital sales have increased 60 percent.

iTunes Offers Lower Album Prices

Apple's iTunes may still (barely) be holding onto uniform pricing for music tracks, but it's introduced new $6.99-and-under pricing to promote selected albums.

Fujitsu-Siemens Intros Business Notebooks

Fujitsu-Siemens is going after the entry- and mid-level business user with its new lightweight Esprimo notebook computers.

U.S. Broadband Adoption Slowing

The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that almost half of U.S. residents have broadband Internet access at home, but adoption is slowing down.

Samsung Launches Mobile Music Service

Samsung is partnering with MusicNet to provide its own mobile music subscription service in Europe.

Wise Up with Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree

Nintendo has launched Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree for its Nintendo Wii console, offering multiplayer challenges to keep players' minds sharp.

Verizon Gets Chocolates in Cherry and Mint

Verizon Wireless is offering the LG Chocolate music phone in two new "flavors:" Black Cherry and Blue Mint.

LG Files DVD Patent Suit Against Quanta

South Korea's LG Electronics has filed suit against Taiwan's Quanta, one of the world's largest computer makers, claiming Quanta infringes on four LG DVD patents.

Transcend Offers 32 GB ExpressCard SSD

Transcend Information is offering a 32 GB solid-state disk (SSD) drive as an external storage device with an ExpressCard/34 interface.

Nokia Talks Up Bluetooth Speakerphone

Nokia has introduced a hands-free, Bluetooth-driven speakerphone designed for hands-free use in and outside the car - with up to 20 hours of talk time.

Monsoon Hava Video Placeshifters Hit Retail

Monsoon Multimedia's Hava Gold and Hava Platinum HD Windows-friendly video streaming and placeshifting devices are now available at retail.

Deutsche Telekom Gets iPhone in Europe?

A report in a Germany daily paper has Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile unit clinching a deal to offer Apple's iPhone in Europe starting November 1.

Fujitsu Offers 300 GB External Drive

Fujitsu has packaged its 2.5-inch 300 GB hard drive into an external case aimed at mobile professionals.

LG To Offer YouTube on Mobile Phones

LG Electronics has announced it will offer handsets with a built-in YouTube client, beginning later this year.

Nokia To Groove with Immersion’s VibeTonz

Nokia has licensed the VibeTonz tactile feedback system from Immersion in order to add some shake, rattle, and rumble to mobile devices.