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Microsoft Releases Vista to Businesses

Microsoft launched Windows Vista for business customers today and claimed more than 200 million people will be using its new products by the end of 2007.

AMD Launches Quad FX Processors

Aiming to reclaim ground from Intel, AMD is targeting enthusiasts with its Quad FX processors, featuring "megatasking" power and upgradability to eight cores.

Kutaragi Leaving Day-to-Day Sony Games Role

Sony Computer Entertainment is reshuffling its senior management, taking Ken "Father of the PlayStation" Kutaragi out of day-to-day running the games unit.

Keep Your Second-Gen iPod nanos Dry

If you just can't keep out of the water - and can' do with your tunes - maybe you need a waterproof case from Otterbox and H2O Audio for your second-generation iPod nano.

Mvix Takes HD Video Wireless

The new Mvix Wireless HD Media Center offers wireless streaming and storage of high-definition video.

Wal-Mart Slides into Video Downloading

If you buy a DVD of the movie "Superman Returns" from Wal-Mart, the giant retailer will offer to let you download the movie for use on a PC or media player. Does anyone care?

Nokia and Yahoo Extend Mobile Pact

Yahoo and Nokia have announced they're extending their mobile Internet partnership to add email and messaging services to new Nokia phones.

JVC DLA-RS1 Projector: 15,000-to-1 Contrast

JVC's new DLA-RS1 home theater projector supports 1080p high-definition video and offers a native contrast ratio of 15,000:1.

Scarface: 1 Million Hits and Counting

Sierra Entertainment says no one has bragging rights on Tony Montana: it's sold more than 1 million copies in October 2006 across PlayStation and Xbox platforms.

Nike Rolls Out iPod Backpack, Sport Remote

Nike has expanded its line of iPod accessories to include a backpack wit integrated iPod controls and a Bluetooth wrist-borne remote control.

Verizon Takes YouTube to Mobile Phones

Verizon Wireless has announced its V CAST video service will start carrying video from YouTube in early December.

Nintendo: 600,000 Wiis Sold in Eight Days

Nintendo pats itself on the back, claiming to have sold more than 600,000 Wii video game consoles in the system's first eight days of availability.

Nokia Blasts Out Four New Phones

Nokia has announced four new mobile handsets for early 2007, targeting mid-range and entry-level phone buyers.

Lenovo Goes Wide with T60 Notebook

Lenovo's new widescreen edition of its T60 notebook lets business users treat themselves to 15.4-inch screens at resolutions up to 1,680 by 1,050 pixels.

JVC Unfolds Noise-Canceling Headphones

JVC's new HA-NC80 closed-ear headphones offer dual-mode "wide" and "low" noise reduction in an inexpensive, folding design.

Epson Debuts 1080p Home Projector

Epson's forthcoming PowerLite Pro Cinema 1080 home projector will offer 1080p resolution, 12,000:1 contrast, and a $4,999 price tag.

Sony Recalls Some Cyber-shot Cameras

Sony is offering free repairs for selected Cyber-shot cameras having problems with their built-in LCD screens.

MyTVPal.com to Offer 1080p IPTV Streaming?

MyTVPal.com claims to be the first to offer a 1080p IPTV video streaming service in the United States. What 1080p video would that be?

LG enV Lands at Verizon

Verizon Wireless is rolling out LG's enV mobile phone, featuring a QWERTY keypad, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and all Verizon's wireless content services.

VidaBox Stealth Media Center Goes Quiet

VidaBox's tiny new Stealth media center offers up to 1,500 GB of storage, a dual-layer DVD burner, dual tuners, HDMI 1.3, and silent operation.

Web Second Only to TV for Science Info

The Pew Internet and American Life Project finds the Web is second only to television as a source of science information - and if you have broadband, it's dead even.

Gears of War Hits 1 Mln Copies Sold

Despite the bizarro-world TV ads featuring music by Gary Jules, the Xbox 360 action-shooter game Gears of War has already sold more than one million copies.

YouTube Brings CBS Online Video Success

Maybe online video isn't the bane of television: CBS's recently-launched YouTube channel has spawned some of the site's hottest videos - and boosted the network's ratings.

Fujitsu’s Stylin’ with ST5100 Tablet PCs

Fujitsu has announced its Stylistics ST5111 and ST5112 Tablet PCs, delivering Core Duo processors, long battery life...and some significant price tags.

U.S. Web Users: 80 Pct to Buy Gifts Online

AOL and Zogby find that four out of five U.S. Web users plan to buy holiday gifts online this year - and nearly one in four plan to spent most of their holiday budget online.

Quanta Builds First 1,000 OLPC Laptops

Shanghai's Quanta Computer has rolled the first 1,000 XO computers for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) off the assembly line for testing.

Sony Releases Version 3 Firmware for PSP

Sony's version 3.0 firmware for the PlayStation Portable enables Remote play of media stored on a PS3, adds PS3-mediated download support for original PlayStation games,and improves

Berggi Bringing Email to Low-Cost Phones

Think you need a smartphone to be an mobile email demon? Berggi aims to bring email, instant messaging, and other text communications to low-cost mobiles.

Creative Brings on Zen Speakers

Creative has launched three new speaker systems for its Zen portable media players, including one sporting its "beyond CD quality" X-Fi technology.

In-Stat: HDMI Looking Up, DVI To Decline

Market research firm Instate reports that te market for HDMI-equipped devices will expand through the year 2010, while the market for DVI gear will start to decline next year.

Cingular Packs TeleNav for Nokia E62

Cingular has jammed Telenav GPS Navigator into the Nokia E62 smartphone, offering 3D moving maps and a "fuzzy search."

Dell Goes the Distance with Sprint

Just got to get out of this place? B'bye now! Dell has added integrated mobile broadband options from Sprint to Latitude, Precision, and XPS notebook models.

Yahoo Forms Ad Pact with Over 150 Papers

Yahoo has announced more than 150 daily newspapers will use its technology to sell advertising and offer Web-based search capabilities.

Nintendo Launches Wii Game Console

Nintendo has launched its underdog Wii next-generation video console to enthusiastic (yet polite!) gamers.

BenQ Rolls Out the LCDs

BenQ has added four new LCD monitors to its professional display series, with sizes from 17 to 22 inches, dual input designs, and snazzy price tags.

Universal Music Sues MySpace

Universal Music Group has sued Fox's popular social networking Web site MySpace over thousands of music videos uploaded to the site by MySpace users.

G-Tech Fabric Keyboard Hits CompUSA

Who says you can't roll it up and take it with you? G-Tech's wireless fabric QWERTY keyboard is now available through CompUSA.

MySpace Tool to Flag Copyrighted Video

In a move to appease copyright holders, MySpace will roll out a tool which will let authors and publishers quickly remove unauthorized content from the site.