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MySpace Donates Sex Offender-Tracking Tools

MySpace and Sentinel Technology are donating database tools to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help get sex offenders off online communities.

Apple Shuffles iPod Colors

Apple adds a (tiny) splash of color to our dreary lives, releasing blue, pink, orange, and green versions of its tiny iPod shuffle digital music player.

iSkin’s Got Your nanos Covered

iSkin's new Duo for iPod nano (Aluminum) gives music fans a choice of five colors to keep their second generation nanos safe, dry, and scratch-free.

Midway Declares Hour Of Victory

Midway has announced Hour of Victory, a new World War II first-person shooter for the Xbox 360 built on Unreal Engine 3.0.

Adobe to Release PDF as Open Standard

Adobe plans to release its PDF document format as an open standard to be administered by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). What will Microsoft do?

Lenovo Thinks Small with A55 Desktop

Lenovo's new ThinkCentre A55 desktop is 64 percent smaller than its transitional desktop computers, but with enough oomph to power Windows Vista.

Intel Announces 45nm Processor Breakthrough

Intel has announced it plans to build future processors on breakthrough 45 nanometer transistor technology - and leaves silicon behind.

Microsoft Launches Vista and Office 2007

It's literally been years coming: Microsoft finally launches Windows Vista and Office 2007 for everyday computer users.

Europe Eyes Old Birds for Satellite Radio

The European Space Agency has developed a prototype satellite video, radio, and data system built using aging television satellites.

Norway Sets iTunes Deadline

Norway has threatened to sue Apple Computer if it does not open access to its iTunes online store by October 1, 2007.

PalmOS to be Renamed GarnetOS

Access Company, current owners of the Palm OS, have announced Palm OS 6 will be renamed GarnetOS as part of a rebranding effort.

AACS: High-Def DVD Copy Protection Cracked

The AACS confirms that its copy protection scheme for HD DVD and Blu-ray content has been cracked, but says the system has not been seriously compromised.

IDC: A Billion Cell Phones Shipped in 2006

A new report from IDC finds cell phone shipments reached a new zenith during 2006: more than one billion units.

Google Video to Tie Into YouTube

Google wants to give its lagging Google Video a shot in the arm by letting it tie into YouTube content.

Vista Accused of Violating EU Regulations

The ECIS industry consortium has renewed its complaints with the European Commission that Windows Vista continues practices found illegal three years ago.

Get Away with the Matrox Extio F1220

The Matrox Extio F1220 will let you get your computer away - really far away - from your displays, speakers, FireWire, and USB devices.

Get Early Admission to Lord of the Rings

Turbine Entertainment and Midway Games are stoking up enthusiasm for their Lord of the Rings MMORPG by offering early admission and special items via a Founders Program.

Pioneer BDC-202 Blu-Ray Combo Drive for PCs

Pioneer has launched its BDC-202 Blu-ray combo drive for PCs, reading CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray disc and writing to standard DVD media.

PlayStation 3 Gets EU Launch Date: March 23

Sony has set March 23 as the European launch date for its PlayStation 3 gaming console - but only the 60 GB model will be available, with the 20 GB model coming later.

Burning Crusade Sets One-Day Sales Record

The World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade expansion pack has set a new one-day sales record in Europe and North America by moving nearly 2.4 million copies.

Olympus Announces Seven New Cameras

Olympus has introduced seven new digital camera models, including the SP-550UZ featuring a 7.1 megapixel resolution and a powerful 18x optical zoom.

Toshiba to Match Samsung’s 16 Gb NAND Flash

A few weeks ago, Samsung announced it was getting ready to ship 16 Gb NAND memory; today, Toshiba says it's in the game too.

U.S. Leads Spam, but China Leads Malware

Internet security firm Sophos finds that in 2006 the United States generated more spam than any nation on earth...but China was the biggest source of malware.

Broadband TV Draws Young, Smart, and Rich

Nielsen Analytics finds that TV networks who offer broadband video options draw younger, better educated, and more affluent audiences.

Nintendo Pumps Q1 Wii Lineup

Nintendo wants to make sure Wii enthusiasm continues unabated, so it's announced the new and classic titles should hit the Wii in the first quarter of 2007.

Mini-box.com Rolls Out Low Cost Car PC

Mini-box.com has introduced its VoomPC-2 low-power, low-cost PC designed to bring PC-based audio, video, and applications to your...car.

OtterBox Keeps Your BlackBerry Ripe

OtterBox has introduced ruggedized cases for the BlackBerry 8700 and 7200 series, making sure you have no excuse to be out of touch.

Toshiba Launches Dual HD Consumer Notebook

Although high-end notebooks have offered dual hard drives for a while, Toshiba is bringing the concept to the masses with its Satellite A135-S4499 notebook.

VidaBox: Soon with CableCARD

VidaBox has announced it will soon be offering CableCard options with its media center products: add that to HD DVD, Blu-ray, and oodles of hard disk storage.

Monsoon HAVA Gold Offers HD Place-Shifting

Monsoons's new HAVA Gold HD lets users stream video anywhere on their home network or from an Internet-connected PC - for just $129.

Plantronics Gets Into Quiksilver Apparel

Headset and telecommunications gear-maker Plantronics has inked a deal with Quiksilver to trick out outdoor apparel with Bluetooth headsets.

NeoDigits Now Helios Labs

Digital home entertainment maker NeoDigits, known for their Helios network media players, is changing their name: now, they're Helios Labs Technology, Inc.

MySpace to Carry Amber Alerts

MySpace is trying to position itself as a positive force in young people's online lives: it's going to start carry Amber alerts about missing children.

Toshiba’s Well-Armed TDP-SC35U Projector

Toshiba's new TDP-SC35U conference room projector comes with an extra appendage: an arm with a detachable camera enabling presenters to show photos, documents, and objects.

If You Had to Choose: Computer or Spouse?

A new study finds 65 percent of Americans spend more time with their computer than their spouse - and, on average, wastes 12 hours a month fixing computer problems.

Over One-Third Broadband Users Want IPTV?

JupiterResearch finds that 37 percent of broadband users are interested IPTV programming, but business strategies for delivering digital video remain elusive.

EU to See Zunes by the End of 2007?

Microsoft hasn't said when it plans to start marketing its Zune media players outside the United States...but Europe might see them by the end of 2007.

Merlin, Snocap Bringing Indies to MySpace

Merlin is a new licensing agency aiming to be the "fifth major," has teamed with Sean Fanning's Snocap to offer indie labels a chance to sell music via MySpace.