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Sony NWZ-W260 water-resistant Walkman headphones

Sony debuts one-piece, water-resistant Walkman music player

Sony's new Walkman NWZ-W260 series music player aims at sports enthusiasts with a one-piece, wrap-around, water-resistant design.
Emerging Tech News
Google Voice

Google Voice adds spam filter

Google Voice can now automatically redirect spam calls, texts, and voicemail to users' spam folders, based on Google's own antispam tools and user feedback.
Mobile News
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Comscore: Americans streamed over 6 billion videos in June

New figures from Comscore find 178 million Americans watched online video content in June, averaging almost 17 hours per viewer.
Audio / Video News
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Google adds achievement badges to Google News

Google is gamifying Google News with more than 500 badges so users can rack up status and show others how they do (and don't) follow certain topics.
Computing News
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Oracle wants to question Google CEO Larry Page on Android

Oracle has submitted a request to depose Google CEO Larry Page in the company's patent dispute over Android.
Mobile
Apple A5 chip

Reports: Apple testing Taiwan’s TMSC as new chipmaker

Apple is reportedly conducting trials for future iPhone/iPad processors with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...perhaps with an eye towards ditching Samsung.
Tablets Mobile
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RIM has six months to prove co-CEOs need to be chairmen

Northwest & Ethical Investments has given RIM six months to make the business case its co-CEOs also need to be chairman of the board...or it's going to try again to split the roles.
Mobile News
Apple App Store volume licensing

Apple announces bulk App Store purchases for businesses

Apple is taking its App Store to businesses, enabling businesses to buy applications in volume, along with custom B2B apps.
Tablets
Apple iPhone 4

Apple pays $945 penalty in South Korea iPhone tracking suit

A South Korean court ordered Apple to pay a man who sued over his iPhone keeping track of his location. The penalty: 1 million won, or under US$950.
Mobile
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Wikileaks Assange continues to fight extradition to Sweden

Julian Assange is back in court, arguing he can't be extradited to Sweden because he hasn't actually been accused of any crime.
Web News
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BlackBerry App World hits 1 billion downloads

RIM says customers have downloaded more than 1 billion apps from BlackBerry App World, and continue to pull down more than 3 million apps a day.
Mobile News
Amazon Kindle with Special Offers

Kindle 3G with Special Offers now $139, sponsored by AT&T

Amazon's ad-running Kindle 3G with Special Offers now costs just $139 - and it comes with AT&T as its very own corporate sponsor.
Emerging Tech News
AMD Radeon HD 6990M

AMD claims Radeon HD 6990M offers world’s fastest notebook graphics

AMD says its new Radeon HD 6990M GPU is the world's fastest mobile graphics processors...and that's a direct snub at Nvidia's GeForce GTX 580M.
Computing News
Cisco CEO John Chambers

Cisco preparing for massive layoffs?

Networking giant Cisco is expected to cut thousands of jobs as the company tries to slash its operating expenses by more than $1 billion.
Computing News
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EU court finds eBay must do more to protect trademarks

The European Court of Justice has ruled online marketplaces like eBay could be liable if they don't do more to protect trademark abuse on their site
Web News
AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G, USBConnect Momentum 4G

AT&T announces first LTE devices

AT&T's first 4G LTE devices are a USB modem for notebook computers and a mobile hotspot.
Mobile News
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Pandora claims more than 100 million users

Newly-public online streaming service Pandora says it has more than 100 million registered users and 36 million active listeners each month.
Computing News
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OSCE: Internet access is a fundamental human right

A new report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says Internet access should be a fundamental human right, like freedom of expression.
Web News
DHS Greg Schaffer

DHS aware of imported electronics pre-loaded with malware

A DHS official has gone on the record that some electronics imported into the U.S. are being preloaded with malware and spyware.
Web News
eric schmidt unfazed by apple and facebooks growth

Schmidt excited about his “next decade” at Google

Outgoing Google CEO says he plans to be with the company another ten years...oh, and Google plans to hire more than 6,200 people this year.
Computing News
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz

Yahoo loses major investor Einhorn over Alipay dispute

Greenlight Capital's chief David Einhorn has unloaded his entire stake in Yahoo in the wake of Alibaba's spinoff of online payment company Alipay.
Computing News
Call of Duty: Black Ops

NPD: Video game sales boosted by content purchases

NPD says video game spending increased slightly in the first quarter, aided by sales of downloadable games and virtual content.
Gaming News

Germany’s T-Mobile to Debut iPhone Nov 9

Another day, another European partner for Apple's iPhone: this time it's Germany's T-Mobile, launching the 8 GB iPhone November 9 for 399 euros.
Mobile News
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Apple asks ITC to block imports of Samsung Android devices

Apple has asked the U.S. ITC to block imports of Samsung Android devices it believes infringe on its patents.
Mobile
fcc files net neutrality rules sets stage for legal fight

FCC files net neutrality rules, sets stage for legal fight

The FCC has sent its new net neutrality regulations to the Office of Management and Budget - meaning the legal fight is about to get serious.
Computing News
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Visa shuts down WikiLeaks donations via Iceland’s DataCell

For a short time Icelandic hosting company DataCell was able to accept WikiLeaks supporting donations via Visa...but no more.
Computing News
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Germany issues alert over iOS jailbreak; Apple promising fix

A new iOS jailbreak based on a PDF exploit has prompted Germany to issue a consumer alert - and Apple is promising a fix.
Mobile
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EBay buying mobile payments provider Zong for $240 million

Online auction giant eBay already has PayPal: now it's spending $240 million to acquire mobile payments provider Zong.
Mobile News
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Apple’s App Store: 15 bln downloads, $2.5 bln paid to developers

Apple launched its App Store in 2008; today, they announced customers have downloaded more than 15 billion apps and developers have been paid over $2.5 billion.
Tablets Mobile
Gateway ID47 notebook

Sleek Gateway ID and NV-series notebooks sport USB 3, HDMI output

Gateway's new ID- and NV-series notebooks offer new designs, second-gen Intel Core processors, HDMI output, USB 3.0, and dedicated social networking tools.
Computing News
Pioneer SE-CL331 water resistant earbuds

Pioneer SE-CL331 earbuds keep music in, water out

Pioneer's new SE-CL331 water resistant earbuds aren't meant for swimmers, but aim for outdoor types and folks who get caught in the rain.
Emerging Tech News
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AOL launches Huffington Post in the UK

AOL has launched the Huffington Post in the United Kingdom, entering its first market outside North America.
Web News
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VeriSign gets no competition renewing .net contract

VeriSign will continue operating the .net top-level domain through 2017...and no one else even bothered to bid for t
Computing News
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Reports: Nokia dropping smartphone prices in Europe

Industry reports have Nokia taking up to 15 percent off smartphone prices in Europe in hopes of competing better with Android and the iPhone.
Mobile News
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Verizon dropping unlimited smartphone data plans

As expected, Verizon Wireless is shifting from unlimited data for smartphones to tiered data plans starting at $30/month for 2 GB.
Mobile
sony brings qriocity playstation store back to japan

Sony brings Qriocity, PlayStation Store back to Japan

Two and a half months after suspending service due to a massive data breach, Sony is bringing Qriocity and the PlayStation Store back to Japan this week.
Gaming News
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Cisco: Spammers shifting to targeted attacks

Cisco says the amount of money attackers earn from bulk spam has declined sharply...so they've shifted towards targeted, personalized attacks.
Computing News
Zune Originals

Microsoft stops offering customized Zunes

Want a customized case design for your Zune? Get out the engraving pen: from now on, you'll have to do it yourself.
Emerging Tech News
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