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Sony Pictures Goes Gaga for Guba

First it was Warner Brothers, but now Sony Pictures has entered a deal to sell movies online via Guba.com.

iLive Takes iPod Line to Major Retailers

Who says the iPod isn't mainstream? Accessory maker iLive is taking its iPod docking solutions to major retailers like Sears, Kmart, and Best Buy.

WorldNav 3100 Offers GPS, Music, and Video

TeleType's new all-in-one WorldNav 3100 combines a GPS navigation system with a portable MP3 and digital video player.

Ricoh Offers to Support All Optical Formats

Ricoh says its developed an optical component which can read all optical disc formats - CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and HD-DVD - and writers shouldn't be far off.

Vonage: Three Patents and One More Lawsuit

Just as Vonage buys three patents to shore up its VoIP intellectual property, it's hit by yet another patent infringement lawsuit.

Digital Music Sales Looking Strong in 2006

According to figures from Nielsen Soundscan, music CD sales continue to slide, but online music sales are more than enough to offset the loss.

Atari Commandeers Age of Pirates Game

Arr! Atari plans to cash in on the pirate craze by distributing Playlogic's "Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales" for Windows.

eBay: No Sale for Google Checkout

eBay says they won't support Google's Checkout online payment service. Will that be enough to make Checkout check out?

New Mac OS X Feature Raises Privacy Concern

With Mac OS X 10.4.7, Apple introduced a new feature to verify the authenticity of Dashboard Widgets: now, its behavior is raising privacy concerns.

Lexar Recalls 66,000 USB JumpDrives

Lexar has issued a voluntary recall of some 66,000 JumpDrive FireFly and 1 GB Secure II storage devices due to overheating problems.

Squeezebox Waxes Rhapsodic

Slim Device's Squeezebox adds support for RealNetworks' Rhapsody digital music subscription service.

Google Says It Will Fight Neutrality Abuses

As net neutrality legislation is repeatedly quashed in Congress, Google warns it will pursue antitrust complaints against telecommunications companies if "bad" things happen.

Sophos: Home Users Should Consider Macs

Computer security firm Sophos says home users should consider switching to Macs to avoid the onslaught of trojans and malware aimed at Windows.

Samsung Announces N-Series Digital Cameras

Samsung has announced a new N-series of digital cameras, combining megapixels, zoom, cool features, and image stabilization in slim, somewhat pricey packages.

Apple Launches $899 iMac for Schools

Apple's finally done away with its CRT-based all-in-one eMac model in favor of a 17-inch, $899 iMac aimed at the education market.

Microsoft Faces Genuine Advantage Lawsuit

Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage has been hit with its first lawsuit, claiming the antipiracy technology violates spyware laws.

Transcend Launches T.sonic 530 Players

They might look like candy tins, but Transcend's T.sonic 530 512 MB and 1 GB players may appeal to casual listeners with built-in lyric display and FM tuners.

BenQ Blu-ray Burner to Ship by August

Taiwan's BenQ is aiming to be one of the first companies with a Blu-ray burner on the market, announcing its BW1000 will be available in August.

Klegg Mini V12s to Support Video

Klegg has announced its forthcoming Mini V12 players will start at less than $100, handle digital video, and the top-end 4 GB model will offer Bluetooth connectivity.

Don’t Dial and Drive

A new study from the University of Utah finds drivers who talk on their mobile phones are just as impaired as those driving drunk.

France’s Toned-Down iTunes Law Draws Ire

France is getting ready to pass a toned-down version of a law which would require Apple and others make their digital media technology interoperable.

Study: Women Rule Mobile Gaming

Electronic games are guy thing, right? A study from Parks Associates finds that 59 percent of all U.S. consumers who play games on a mobile phone are women.

MP3 Player Ownership Driven By Teens, Youth

If you're an American aged 12 years or more, the odds are one in five that you own a portable MP3 player, and one in twenty that you own more than one.

Atari’s Super Dragon Ball Z Goes Gold

If you're a Dragon Ball Z fan but wish the franchise's game titles more hard core combat, Atari's going to grant your wish.

Microsoft Postpones Office Until 2007

Ow! Those sharp teeth of irony! Three days after boldly inviting more users to try out Office 2007 Beta 2, Microsoft delays Office 2007 until...2007.

New MTV Networks Programming on iTunes

MTV Networks shows like South Park have been on iTunes a while; now new shows from Nick at Night, TV Land, Spike TV, The N, and flagship MTV are joining the party.

Klegg Kicks Plasma TVs Out to 63 Inches

Klegg's new Plasma HDTV line sports 42, 50, 55, and 63-inch sizes, HDMI and DVI inputs, and 1080i resolution.

Toshiba Tecra A8 Notebook All Business

Toshiba's new Tecra A8 notebooks offers a 15-4 inch screen, durability, and a variety of configuration designed to appeal to businesses and IT buyers.

Vonage Unveils USB V-Phone

VoIP provider Vonage has unveiled its V-Phone, a keychain-sized USB device a detachable earpiece enabling VoIP calling anywhere with a Windows machine and broadband.

Dell to Launch Global Recycling Program

Dell has announced it wil provide free recycling of any Dell-branded product to any consumer anywhere in the world. How's that for ambitious?

ReplayTV PC Edition to ‘Redefine’ DVRs

ReplayTV says its PC Edition is going to revolutionize DVR functionality on PCs, with new features, multiroom networking, and fast search capabilities.

California Mandates Cell Phone Recycling

As of July 1, California will have the first mandatory cell phone recycling law, requiring wireless retailers to set up collection and recycling programs.

Tower Records Launches Digital Music Store

Music retailer Tower Records has joined the online fray, selling 192 Kbps WMA song downloads for $.99 and albums for $9.99.

Cingular Puts Neopets on Mobile Phones

Did you forget to feed Fido this morning? No problem: with Neopets Mobile, you can take care of all your virtual pets anywhere you can use your cell phone.

Warner Bros. Selling Video at Guba.com

Warner Bros. is now selling time-limited and download-to-own digital movies and television shows via online video sharing site GUBA.

Toshiba Adds Convertible and Ultraportable

Aiming at students and small businesses, Toshiba has added a new ultraportable and convertible tablet to its Satellite line, but bearing Core Duo processors.

Alienware Laptops Go Core Duo

Alienware has announced three new Core Duo notebooks, with screens ranging from 14 to 17 inches and prices starting at $1,099.

Survey Finds Green Computing Gaining Ground

A survey conducted by Ipsos-Mori for Greenpeace International finds international consumers are willing to pay more for PCs friendlier to the environment.