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Webaroo Aims to Offer Netless Surfing

Startup Webaroo aims to let you surf the Web even when you're offline. Maybe they're onto something: Acer plans to bundle Webaroo on notebook computers.

Popular Disney TV Shows to Be Free Online

Disney has announced that, for a two-month trial, it will be making episodes of popular shows like Desperate Housewives and Lost available for free on the Internet.

Jitterbug Phone Designed for Seniors

GreatCall's JitterBug phone will target seniors with big buttons and easy-to-read text.

BlackBerry Tops 5 Mln Subscribers

With the bitter patent-infringement battle finally behind them, Research In Motion reports its BlackBerry service has more than 5 million subscribers.

Major League Baseball Trades RealPlayer

Major League Baseball has sent RealPlayer back to the cactus leagues, opting for Microsoft Windows Media for streaming audio and video.

FDA Questions Cell Phone-Cancer Link

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has questioned a Swedish study which found a potential link between heavy cell phone use and brain cancers.

Land Rush for Personal ‘.eu’ Domain Names

More than 300,000 people applied for personal ".eu" domains in their first hour of availability.

Over 207 Mln U.S. Cell Phone Users in 2005

A study finds nearly 208 million Americans used cell phones in 2005, a record increase of 25.7 million.

U.S. Census to Count on Windows Mobile

The U.S. Census Bureau has ordered its field workers half a million smartphones powered by Windows Mobile.

Sprint Reaches 2 Mln Mobile Music Downloads

Sprint says customers have downloaded more than 2 million music tracks over-the-air since the service launched in October 2005.

BlogStar Celeb Content via Sprint Mobile

If you've gotta keep up-to-date on celebs, Sprint hopes you'll use your phone to check out their BlogStar's "mobile entertainment service."

SF Picks Google, Earthlink for Wi-Fi

San Francisco's narrowed down its initiative for city-wide Wi-Fi service to two companies: Google and Earthlink.

Slim Sony DSC-T30 Cam Offers 7.2 Megapixels

Sony's new Cyber-shot DSC-T30 offers new Super Steady Shot technology and a 7.2. megapixel resolution.

Verizon Refunds for Mis-identified Spam?

As part of a proposed settlement, Verizon is proposing to issue refunds to customers who had legitimate personal or business email blocked by the company's spam filters.

Netflix Sues Blockbuster Over Online Srvc

DVD-by-mail pioneer Netflix has filed a patent infringement suit against Blockbuster, claiming its online rental business stole NetFlix's business methods.

Microsoft Makes Hi-Def Mice More Affordable

Microsoft has added one optical and one laser High Definition desktop mice to its hardware lineup at prices starting at $30.

EA Ships ‘From Russia With Love’ for PSP

EA has shipped its first Bond game for the PSP, an eight-mission, multi-player capable, gadget-filled edition of "From Russia with Love."

Hitachi CinemaStar Drives Target Video Nuts

Capitalizing on consumers' hunger for digital video, Hitachi has announced new high-capacity 3.5-inch hard drives designed for DVR and media center use.

Survey Fingers ‘Must-Have’ Mobile Services

A new study finds mobile mapping, sending text messages, and the ability to take pictures top cell phone users' lists of "must have" features.

New PCs to Sport ‘Vista Capable’ Stickers

In an effort to reassure consumers new computers will be able to run Windows Vista when it finally ships, Microsoft has launched "Vista Capable" stickers.

Movies To Be For Sale Online at DVD Release

Movielink and CinemaNow have announced they will begin selling downloads of major Hollywood studio films the same day the films are released on DVD.

MapQuest GPS Navigation for Cell Phones

The forthcoming MapQuest Navigator aims to bring maps, navigation, and voice directions to cell phones as an alternative to in-car navigation systems.

XM Radio Passes 6.5 Mln Subscriber Mark

XM Radio says it's added more than half a million subscribers since the beginning of 2006.

Once More: Cell Phones and Brain Cancer?

A new Swedish study may have found a link between long-term, heavy cell phone use and the risk of brain tumors.

Toshiba Launches HD DVD Players…in Japan

Toshiba has released its first HD DVD players to consumers, marking the first next-generation DVD players which folks can set hands on. At least, in Japan.

NeoDigits Launches HD Upscaling DVD Player

NeoDigits has announced the Helios HVD2085, a DVD player which can upscale standard DVDs up to 1080p high-definition resolution.

Studios, Retailers Backing Away from UMD

A year after its U.S. launch, Sony's UMD movie format appears headed for the dustbin as studios scale back releases and retailers drop the format.

South Korea No Longer ‘Most-Wired’ Country?

A new survey from Ipsos Insight indicates, by some measures, South Korea has lost it's "most-wired country" title to Japan, Canada, and the United States.

Comcast Adds NBC Shows to Video-on-Demand

Comcast has struck a deal to make NBC shows like Law & Order and Sci-Fi's Battlestar Galactica available via its video-on-demand service.

Dell Latitudes Get Wireless Broadband

Dell's D620 and D820 notebooks offer Core Duo processors and optional wireless broadband connectivity from Verizon or Cingular in the U.S., or from Vodafone in Europe.

EU Warns Microsoft Over Vista Features

European regulators have warned Microsoft several features may need to be removed from Windows Vista if the company doesn't want it banned in Europe.

ABI: Mobile Music to Reach $9.3 Bln by 2011

A new report from ABI Research predicts the worldwide market for mobile music downloads will expand rapidly, reaching $9.3 billion by 2011.

PSP Gets Untold Legends: The Warrior’s Code

Sony has followed up on Brotherhood of the Blade by shipping shipped Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code fantasy RPG for the PSP.

Matrix Online Gets Combat Revision 2.0

Sony Online has rolled out its first major update to its Matrix Online game, changing combat so players can focus on the fight rather than indicators.

Panasonic Announces 58-Inch Plasma TVs

Panasonic's "ninth-generation" TH-58PX600U and TH-58PX60U 58-inch flat panel plasma TVs will sport 29 billion colors and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio.

UWB Bluetooth Picked to Link Home Devices

Two electronics industry associations have settled on ultra-wideband Bluetooth technology to send high-quality video and other data between home devices.

Cosmo, Seventeen, CosmoGIRL For Mobiles

Like, omigawd! Volantis has launched editions Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, and CosmoGIRL! for mobile phones.

Free Download and Game Play for Savage 2

S2 games says Savage 2: A Tortured Soul will be available for free download, and will offer free LAN, tutorial and AI play.