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CapCom Ships Monster Hunter Freedom for PSP

CapCom has shipped the PSP edition of Monster Hunter Freedom, offering hundreds of hours of game play, expanded features, and multiplayer capabilities.

CinemaNow to Sell Disney Movies Online

Disney has inked an non-exclusive deal with CinemaNow to sell download-to-own versions of Disney films the same day they're released on DVD.

Apple Opens Recycling Program to PCs

Apple Computer has expanded its computer and monitor recycling program to monitors and systems made by any manufacturer.

XM Yanks Two Radios After FCC Ruling

XM Satellite Radio has suspended sales of two receivers - and is reviewing others - after a ruling from the FCC that they may interfere with other devices.

Lenovo Announces V100 Ultraportable

The Lenovo 3000 V100 weighs just 3.9 pounds and features a 12.1-inch wide screen and optional Intel Core Duo processor starting at just $1,099.

U.S. Middle Class Loves That Home Broadband

A new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds America's middle class adopting broadband in a big way in 2005 and early 2006.

Give Warner, Amazon Your Top Ten for DVD

Warner Home Video and Amazon.com have announced DVD Decision 2006, asking movie fans to select ten titles to be converted to DVD from a list of thirty films.

Polaroid’s Entry-Level 10 MP i1032 Camera

Think consumer digital cameras aren't about megapixels anymore. Polaroid disagrees, quietly rolling out the 10 megapixel i1032 for a mere $300.

Virgin Mobile’s Ad-Sponsored Calling Plan

Virgin Mobile is planing to roll out SugarMama, a plan to let mobile phone users earn talk time by watching youth-oriented ads and responding with text messages.

Aspyr Ships Call of Duty 2 for Macs

Aspyr has shipped Activision's World War II action game Call of Duty 2 for both Intel and PowerPC-based Macs.

Google Wins Bundling Deal with Dell

In what Google's touting as possibly the first of several agreements, Dell will bundle a number of Google desktop software products on its computers.

PopCap Pounds Out Hammer Heads

PopCap Games has launched Hammer Heads for the Web and PC. Think Whack-a-Mole with gnomes.

Canon Mulls Exiting Film Camera Biz

Japan's Canon had said it's considering stopping development of new film cameras, as the industry seems mainly concerned with digital imaging tools.

MSN Spaces Ranked Largest Blog Service

Somehow, comScore Media Metrix has ranked MSN Spaces as the most widely used blogging service, with more than 100 million unique visitors. Take that, MySpace!

Rand McNally Navigation for Cell Phones

Ever wondered why you need a expensive car GPS system when you've already got a GPS mobile phone? Rand McNally might have the answer for you.

Nintendo Wii Price: $250 or Less

Nintendo has confirmed its Wii gaming console will be priced at $250 or less in the U.S. market, much lower than rival systems from Microsoft and Sony.

Toshiba Intros 2 GB miniSD for Cell Phones

Toshiba plans to roll out a 2 GB miniSD card for cell phones this June, and at $109.99, it's a lot cheaper than a 2 GB iPod.

Sprint Fusic Phone Sports FM Transmitter

Sprint has rebranded the LG's LX550 phone as the Fusic: oddball name, but it's got a 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD expansion, and an FM transmitter for your car or stereo.

Kaiser: Parents Use Media to Cope with Kids

A new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that parents use electronic media for kids to manage schedules, ease routines, and, well...cope.

Korea Sticks By Microsoft Antitrust Ruling

The Korean Fair Trade Commission is sticking to its guns against Microsoft, refusing to act on Microsoft's request to throw out an antitrust ruling.

Samsung Q1, Q30 Sport Solid-State Storage

They're only available in Korea, but they're surely a sign of the future: the Samsung Q1 UMPC and Q30 notebook have no hard drive, instead sporting 32 GB of flash storage.

Dell Launches New Printers, Workstations

Dell decides to take on HP with a series of new laser printers, and cranks up the speed on Precision workstations.

Sony CD Copy Protection Case Settled

A judge has approved a final settlement for the Sony XCP and MediaMax copy-protection fiasco: customers get refunds or free downloads.

Clarion Car Stereo Supports USB Media

Clarion's DB365USB offers all the bass-boosting, crackling-treble, and blue lights you expect from a car system, direct support for music on USB media.

Samsung Prepping Hybrid Hard Drives

Samsung plans to demonstrate prototype flash-and-hard-disk hybrids next week at WinHEC, aiming to improve start/resume times and extend laptop battery life.

Blogger Launches Review of One-Click Patent

A New Zealand blogger and actor has filed for a re-examination of Amazon.com's "One-Click" patent, one of the most hotly-debated business process patents in recent history.

Nokia Offers E50 Candybar Business Phone

Nokia's new e50 phone is the smallest of its business-focused E-series line, featuring data, email, and quadband voice capabilities.

Gateway’s NS100X is Slim & Maybe Too Thin?

Gateway's unveiled an ultra-slim NX100X notebook less than one inch thich, only 3.15 pounds, and offers a 12.1-inch screen. But are the rest of its specs underwhelming?

Toshiba Tecra M6: Slim & Core Duo

Toshiba's Tecra M6 aims at the size-conscious business traveller, with a 12.1-inch screen, fingerprint reader, Trusted Platform Module, and spill-resistant keyboard.

Fuji Cranks Film Prices

Japan's Fuji has announced its first across-the-board price hike for film in 25 years, citing rising costs of silver and crude oil.

Top-level .mobi Domain Begins Launch May 22

The new top-level domain .mobi for mobile devices and services is set to join the ranks of .com and .net. But will it do anyone besides registrars any good?

Check Out Digital Trends’ E3 Coverage

If you missed any of Digital Trends' coverage of the E3 Expo last week, here's where to find images and coverage of the video game world's latest and greatest.

Bundles Improve Cable Users’ Satisfaction?

An update to the American Consumer Satisfaction Index finds consumers are thinking better of cable and satellite TV, but not because the service is cheaper or better.

Inmarsat To Offer U.S. Heavenly Broadband

Inmarsat has won FCC approval to offer its BGAN satellite-based broadband service in the U.S.: it's neither fast nor cheap, but...dang! It's the Internet! From space!

Record Labels Sue Over XM Inno Recordings

Some of the recording industry's largest labels have filed sued against XM Satellite radio over its Inno device which can record up to 50 hours of music.

ShieldZone invisibleShield for MacBook Pro

ShieldZone is shipping its invisibleShield protective covering for Apple's MacBook Pro notebooks, letting users both protect and show off those sleek metal cases.

Audiovox Stops Shipping XM Receiver

Audiovox says it has halted shipments of its Xpress Model XMCK10 XM satellite radio receiving after the FCC said it was out of compliance with Federal regs.

Nokia Brings Google Talk to 770 Tablet

Nokia announced a software upgrade which will bring Google Talk, new keyboard features, and VoIP to its 770 Internet Tablet this quarter.