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Rockers Want iPods with FM Tuners

The mullet vote is in: among listeners to rock-formatted radio, a third rank an FM tuner as the most important new feature they want in their next music player.

Online Video Captivates American Youth

Although television still holds prime real estate in young Americans' hearts, a new survey finds nearly 100 million have tapped into online video.

EMI Says Goodbye to DRM

In an announcement with Apple, record label EMI says it will offer its entire music library for sale on the Internet without digital rights management protection.

Online Readers Pay More Attention?

Think online readers have shorter attention spans that print readers? The Poynter Institute's EyeTrack07 study finds just the opposite.

HP’s 510 Notebook Keeps Wallets Happy

Looking for a notebook without all the bells and whistles, something that'll put words in a row and surf the Web on a decent display? HP's 510 might be for you.

DLO TransDock Puts iPod Video In Your Ride

DLO's latest TransDock lets users put their iPod music and video libraries on their in-car audio and video systems.

Kaleidescape Wins Narrow DVD Copying Case

Media server maker Kaleidescape has won a narrow victory over the DVD Copy Control Association in a lawsuit over ripping DVDs for personal use.

Dell Audit Finds Evidence of Misconduct

Computer maker Dell has admitted that an internal audit has turned up a number of accounting errors and evidence of misconduct.

Once Again, ICANN Rejects XXX Domain

Internet regulatory body ICANN has once again rejected a proposal to create a top-level ".xxx" domain for adults-only content.

Shareholders Defenistrate Take-Two Execs

Displeased Take-Two Interactive shareholders have thrown out CEO Paul Eibeler, appointing former Sony BMG exec Strauss Zelnick to run the troubled game publisher.

Gateway Intros Small Form Factor PCs

Gateway has introduced a new series of low-cost, small form factor desktop PCs aimed at education, business, and government customers.

PSP Firmware Update Opens T-Mobile Hotspots

PSP firmware 3.30 opens up T-Mobile's Hotspot network to PSP owners, granting six months of free Wi-Fi and, after that, a special rate on subscriptions.

Intel Details Next-Gen Core 2 Processor

Intel has unveiled details of its next-generation Core 2 processor codenamed "Penryn," sporting 45 nm tech, bigger caches, SSE4, and improved virtualization.

Quanta Mulling Commercial OLPC Laptop

Quanta Computer president Michael Wang says his company is planning to offer a computer like the OLPC XO in developed countries for as little as $200.

iTunes Adds Complete My Album Feature

iTunes' new Complete My Album feature offers customers 99 cents credit toward a complete album for every track they've already purchased.

Dell to Offer Linux PCs

Responding to customer requests, computer maker Dell says it will sell PCs with Linux pre-installed...it just hasn't decided what Linux that will be.

Sony Planning 80 GB PlayStation 3?

A day after Microsoft makes its 120 GB Xbox 360 Elite official, FCC filings indicate Sony plans to offer 80 GB drives in its Bluetooth-enabled PlayStation 3s.

Nokia Phones Target Music, Youth, Fashion

Nokia has announced three new handsets which target the music, youth, and fashion segments of the mobile phone market...but not the United States.

HP Launches AMD-based Business Notebooks

HP has rolled out two new AMD-based business notebooks under its Compaq brand, aiming to strike the right balance between performance, conservative design, and price.

Denmark Tops Global Tech Rankings

For the first time, Denmark has topped the World Economic Forum's ranking of countries' ability to leverage information technologies. The United States? Down to number seven.

Google Revamps Mobile Search

Google has rolled out changes to its mobile search, offering location-specific home pages and mobile-relevant search results...but still no GPS integration.

LG Goes Google, Virgin Picks Yahoo

The struggle for positioning in the mobile software market heats up, as LG picks Google for mobile applications, but Virgin goes with Yahoo.

Yahoo Plans Unlimited Email Storage

In another escalation in its battle with Google and Microsoft, Yahoo says it plans to offer unlimited storage to mail users beginning in May.

Caplio GX100 Powers Up Point-and-Shoots

Ricoh's Caplio GX100 camera bridges the worlds of point-and-shoot and DLSR cameras, offering 10 megapixels, simple operation, and power user features.

DLO Wants You To Get Your nanos in a Twist

If you're the sort who can get all bunged up about the look of their iPod nano's case, DLO has a two-for-one deal for you with its new Twister.

Mempile Promises 1 TB Optical Discs

Israeli storage developer Mempile has demonstrated it can read and record 300 GB using over 100 virtual layers on a DVD-sized optical disc - and 1 TB discs are in the offing.

TiVo Launches Home Movie Sharing

TiVo has launched a media sharing service letting Series2 and Series3 customers share home movies over the Internet with TiVo-owning friends and family...for a fee.

Best Buy Spends $97 Million on Speakeasy

Speakeasy opened in Seattle as one of the first Internet cafes; now, the DSL provider has been snapped up by Best Buy for $97 million.

Samsung Announces 64 GB Solid State Drive

Samsung is upping the ante in the solid state drive market, announcing it plans to ship a 64 GB, 1.8-inch model in the second quarter of 2007.

AT&T Signs Up For Mobile Banking

AT&T and Firethorn Holdings have announced a application that enables AT&T wireless customers to pay bills and manage bank accounts from mobile phones.

Motorola Announces Four New Mobile Phones

Motorola has announced new versions of its RAZR and ROKR phones, along with two new CDMA handsets aimed at the more budget-conscious among us.

Samsung Intros Upstage Music Phone

Samsung's Upstage music phone touts a dual-sided design: a phone on one side and an MP3 player on the other. And it's only available on Sprint.

Time Inc. Takes Life Magazine Online Only

Life changes, but Life goes on: Time Inc. announced it is ceasing publication of the iconic photojournalism magazine Life in favor of an online-only edition.

Dragon’s Lair To Be First Blu-ray Game

The 1980s animated arcade classic Dragon's Lair is coming to Blu-ray disc..and it's implemented in Blu-ray Java (BD-J), so it works on any Blu-ray player.

Mapquest Expands Free Mobile Offerings

Mapquest has announced a new service which can put maps and driving directions on any browser-equipped cell phone...for free.

HTC Gives Advantage to the U.S. Market

HTC is bringing its Advantage PDA to the United States after all - under its own name, rather than lashing it to a particular carrier.

Motion Brings Aero to Tablet PCs

Motion Computing's new LE1700 claims to be the first tablet PC to support Vista's Aero Glass interface; it also supports Motion's dual-mode write- and touch-input.

LG Announces New Clamshell Music Phones

LG has announced two new clamshell music-capable phones, one with a "shiny" brushed metal finish and the other with an integrated FM transmitter for in-car use.