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Panasonic Colors Up Toughbook eLites

Panasonic brightens up its Toughbook eLites, offering the rugged units in 11 colors.

Quad Core Servers, Workstations from Dell

Dell has announced its first quad-core server and workstation products, featuring Intel Xeon processors.

MacBooks Jump to Core 2 Duo

Apple has upgraded its consumer laptop line with Intel Core 2 Duo processors with speeds up to 2 GHz and prices starting at $1,099.

Contra Comes to Xbox Live Arcade

If you have fond memories of the side-scrolling shoot'em'up game "Contra," get thee to thine Xbox Live Arcade on November 8.

In-Stat: Users Pack Redundant Mobile Items

A new research report from In-Stat finds most wireless users carry redundant wireless devices, including music players and multiple mobile phones.

Kanguru USB Flash Drives Take Your Prints

Kanguru's Bio Slider II encrypted USB flash drives take the hassle out of passwords by authenticating users via fingerprints.

Adobe Contributes ActionScript to Mozilla

Adobe has contributed its ActionScript Virtual Machine to the open source Mozilla Foundation, hoping to create a standardized Web scripting language.

MySpace Launches in Japan

MySpace has announced a 50-50 partnership with Softbank to launch MySpace KK, MySpace's first joint venture and first entry into the Asian marketplace.

Gears of War Starts to Hits Stores

Epic Games' much-anticipated "Gears of War" action/horror game for the Xbox 360 makes its first appearance at retailers today.

NTP Files Patent Suit Against Palm

Fresh from its $612 million settlement with BlackBerry maker RIM, patent holding company NTP has slapped an infringement lawsuit on Palm Inc.

Web Shoppers Only Wait Four Seconds?

A study sponsored by Akamai technologies finds the average Web shopper will only wait four seconds for a page to load before taking their business elsewhere.

Google Testing Print Ads Service

Google has fired up a three-month test of a new Print Ads service, whereby Google advertising customers can buy ads in daily print newspapers.

Dell Rolls Out Value Notebooks

Dell sets its sights on holiday notebook buyers on a budget, rolling out new AMD-powered Inspiron and Latitude models for no-frills home and small business users.

iSkin Brings Vibes to 30 GB iPod

iSkin has updated its line of fashion-friendly tokidoki Vibes cases for Apple's 30 GB video-capable iPod.

Nvidia Buys PortalPlayer

Graphics chipmaker Nvidia today announced it is buying PortalPlayer, which builds system-on-a-chip display technology for cars and personal media players.

PayPal Offering $20 in Holiday Rebates

PayPal wants consumers to spend their holiday money online - and to encourage them, it's offering customers up to $20 cash rebates on purchases made via PayPal.

Midway Blitzes the Xbox 360

Just in time for the height of pigskin season, Midway has shipped its down-and-dirty football title "Blitz: The League" for Xbox 360.

Zune Marketplace to Supplant MSN Music

Microsoft plans to shut down music sales through its once-flagship MSN Music service once its Zune portable player goes on sale November 14.

Email Out, IM In Among Teens

New research from Parks Associates finds instant messaging has eclipsed email and the primary means of electronic communications amongst teenagers.

Cable Leads Telcos in Service Bundling

As communications companies compete for triple- and quadruple-play consumer service bundles, Knowledge Networks finds cable companies are way ahead of the telcos.

Apple Rolls Out 8 GB (RED) iPod nano

Apple has added an 8 GB model to its line of (PRODUCT) RED iPod nanos; $10 of the purchase price goes to the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa.

BenQ Brings Out Its 24-inch HDMI LCD

BenQ has finally brought its FP241W 24-inch widescreen LCD monitor to U.S. markets, boasting 1:000:1 contrast, WUXGA resolution, and HDMI input.

Verizon Unveils Games on Demand for TV

Verizon has announced Games on Demand, a Viiv-enabled way to play PC games on televisions - and set up private game servers through PlayLinc.

New Onkyo Stereos Go for The Value

Onkyo has unveiled two new receivers and a countertop stereo system which aim to show the company can deliver high quality and strong features at an appealing price.

V-Moda Hears Your Luxury Vibe

Lifestyle brand V-Moda has unveiled new all-metal Vibe high-definition earphones aimed at the active yet fashion-forward lifestyle.

Turner Taking Comedy to Super Deluxe

Turner plans to bring more comedy online with Super Deluxe, a free ad-supported broadband channel offering original comedy content and community features.

Wii to Launch at GameStop, Toys ‘R’ Us

Nintendo has picked retailers GameStop and Toys 'R' Us to host the launch of its new Wii gaming console on November 19th.

Cingular Launches Mobile Music Service

Cingular Music offers to put Napster, Yahoo Music, and XM Satellite Radio on your mobile phone - each for a monthly fee.

Voodoo Takes Omen to Extreme Quad Core

VoodooPC is taking its high-performance Omen desktop systems to Intel's Core 2 Extreme Quad Core processors starting November 14.

ABI: Zune Appeals to iPod Users

A new survey from ABI Research finds that more than half the folks who plan to buy an MP3 player in the next year think they might buy a Zune.

Consumer Groups Call for Online Ad Probe

Two consumer groups have called for the FTC to formally investigate the online advertising industry, citing threats to individuals' privacy.

Consortium Focuses on Wireless HD Video

Electronics manufacturers are banding together to develop and market a standard for short-range wireless streaming of high-definition video in the 60 GHz spectrum.

Logitech Gives Your Notebook a Boost

Logitech's Alto combines a full-sized keyboard with a notebook stand which raised the screen up to eye level.

Nintendo Announces Wii Launch Titles

Nintendo has announced the mix of new and classic game titles to be available for its Wii gaming unit and via the company's Virtual Console online store.

Need for Speed Carbon Speeds to Stores

The latest installment in EA's racing video game franchise brings canyon racing, police pursuit, and improved physics to console and handheld game systems.

Turn Your PSP Into A BattleZone

Atari has shipped a version of the arcade classic BattleZone for Sony's PlayStation Portable.

Neverwinter Nights 2 Comes to Stores

Atari has shipped Neverwinter Nights 2 for Windows, taking role-players back to the Dungeons & Dragons city of Neverwinter.

Apple iPod shuffle Set For Nov 3 Launch

Apple's newly revised, super-tiny 1 GB iPod shuffle music player is set to be available worldwide on November 3.