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Microsoft Pushes Web Phones for Offices

Microsoft's new Office Communications Server wants to unify email, instant messaging, and phones calls - and replace the standard office telephone.

Mitsubishi Intros 8 LCD, 9 DLP High-Def TVs

Mitsubishi apparently doesn't believe in announcing products a few at a time, today unveiling no fewer than eight LCD HDTVs and nine DLP HDTVs.

Firm Issues Threats for Ignoring Their DRM

Media Rights Technologies has sent cease and desist letters to Microsoft, Apple, Real Networks, and Adobe, claiming their media player products violate the DMCA.

Investors Hand Joost More Money

Nascent online television provider Joost has raised another $45 million from five major investors - now, can the service convert that money into users?

iPods Can Cause PaceMaker Malfunctions?

A study presented by a 17 year-old high school students finds that electrical interference from iPods can disrupt with pacemaker telemetry, and maybe even cause them to shut down.

One in Ten Web Pages Malicious, Says Google

An analysis of 4.5 million Web pages by Google researchers found 450,000 could install malicious software.

Vonage Working Around Verizon Patents

In its quarterly earnings report, VoIP provider Vonage says it'll soon be ready to deploy workarounds for key Verizon patents it was found to be infringing.

Garmin Upgrades Rino GPS Radios

Garmin's new Rino 520HCx and 530Hcx integrate two-way radios with the company's GPS and mapping technology, improving accuracy and adding an microSD slot for maps.

Carcaterra to Pen Atari’s Alone in the Dark

Atari has tapped crime writer Lorenzo Carcaterra to craft the script for its upcoming Central Park-based apocalyptic game, Alone in the Dark.

Hitachi’s Fast Notebook Drives Hit 200 GB

Hitachi is now shipping its 200GB, 7,200 RPM, 2.5-inch TravelStar notebook hard drives, including a version with hard-disk level encryption.

Nokia to Add Energy-Saving Alerts

Nokia wants mobile phone customers to save energy by unplugging their phone chargers when they're not in use.

Microsoft to Offer 100 Simpsons Xbox 360s

D'oh! Microsoft plans to help promote the upcoming Simpson's movie by giving away 100 Simpson's-yellow Xbox 360 consoles.

PayPal Adds Markets, Language Support

PayPal has extended its reach to include 190 national markets around the world, and its main site is now available in Spanish, French, and simplified Chinese.

Motorola Planning Movie-Capable Phone

Motorola CEO Ed Zander says his company is set to unveil on a mobile phone capable of playing full-motion feature films stored on SD memory cards.

LOTR Online: One Game to Rule Them All

Midway's Lord of the Rings Online looks to be the top-selling PC game in North America and Europe.

Tiberium Wars Hits the Xbox 360

EA's third installment of its Command & Conquer real-time strategy franchise, Tiberium Wars, has landed on the Xbox 360.

Let a Professional Sing in Your Shower

Kohler's SoundTile bathroom speaker system offers to let family (and neighbors!) hear professionals singing in your bathroom - instead of you.

New Pioneer TVs, Components Go High End

Pioneer is looking to reinvent itself as an elite brand, and is trotting out a new Blu-ray player, AV receivers, and flat panel TVs to back that up.

Microsoft Releases iPod Eject Fix for Vista

When Windows Vista shipped, Apple took it on the chin for iPods getting wiped out by ejecting or "safely removing" their iPod. Now Microsoft has released a fix.

Lexmark Targets Wi-Fi Printing

Lexmark is looking to lower the price tags associated with wireless printing, new inkjet models sporting friendly features...and one with an $80 price tag.

The Gavel Comes Down on Yahoo Auctions

Yahoo has announced it will shut down its North American online auction site on June 16th.

EA Warns on Earnings, Spore Delay

Massive video game studio Electronic Arts has posted a larger-than-expected quarterly loss and lowered earnings forecasts with the delay of its anticipated title, Spore.

Intel Launches Centrino Pro Platform

Known by its codename Santa Rosa, Intel is officially unveiling its Centrino Pro notebook platform, and many computer makers are already touting Centrino Pro systems.

Amazon.com, IBM Settle Patent Dispute

Amazon.com will pay an undisclosed sum to IBM to settle patent disputes between the two companies.

Study: Two Year-Olds Regularly Watch TV

A new study finds that 40 percent of infants under three months - and 90 percent of children under age 2 - watch television regularly.

SED Lawsuit Against Canon Dismissed

Canon has announced that the patent infringement case brought against its SED TV operation has been dismissed with a ruling Nano-Proprietary sustained no damages.

Sony Ericsson Announces Nature-Themed S500

Sony Ericsson has announced its S500 slider phone, with a design based on the materials, colors, and cycles found in nature.

MySpace Acquiring Photobucket?

Despite a technical spat last month, reports have social networking site MySpace in a tentative deal to acquire image-sharing service Photobucket for around $250 million.

Pew Breaks Down Tech Users

The Pew Internet and American Life Project finds 8 percent of Americans are deep tech users, but nearly half of all Americans have little connection to modern gadgetry.

NBC Also Takes Dim View of YouTube

NBC Universal hasn't filed its own suit against YouTube - yet - but in a separate case makes clear it isn't happy with NBC content appearing on the video sharing service.

Canon to Offer HR10 AVCHD DVD Camcorder

Canon's first entry into the AVCHD camcorder market captures high-definition video to 3-inch DVD discs.

Samsung Intros Q1 Ultra UMPC

Exactly a year after introducing its Q1 UMPC, Samsung is upping the ante with the Q1 Ultra, with wireless networking, Windows support, a split keyboard, and a $799 price tag.

Akimbo Shuts Down Set-Top Boxes

Akimbo has announced it is no longer selling its IPTV set-top boxes - and will shut down service to existing systems - in favor of a Windows-based client.

Warner Bros. Television Joins Joost

The new IPTV service Joost has bagged another partner: Warner Bros. plans to launch science fiction and celebrity channels later this month.

Dell Joins Microsoft-Novell Linux Pact

Shortly after announcing it will offer Ubuntu Linux on selected systems, Dell agrees to support and promote Microsoft and Novell's SUSE Linux project to enterprises.

Comcast Integrates Email, Voicemail, and IM

It's a triple play: U.S. cable operator Comcast has announced a new SmartZone dashboard application which will integrate email, voicemail, and instant messaging.

Activision Spins Out Spider-Man 3

Activision's Spider-Man 3 vdeo game lets players leap into the black-suited Spidey on PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, Windows PC, and Nintendo DS systems.

Netgear Buys Infrant for $60 Million

Networking purveyor Netgear looks to boost its business storage offerings by acquiring enterprise storage company Infrant for $60 million in cash.