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Microsoft Loses Second Appeal in Word Patent Case

Microsoft has lost a second appeal in its patent battle with i4i over technology it put into Microsoft Word...and now may be on the hook for that $240 million.
Computing News

Canon to Apply for Its Own Top-Level Domain

Like .com? How about .tv? Canon has announced its wants to make its name should become Internet canon with a .canon top-level domain.
Computing News
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Metro 2033 Lands on Xbox and Windows

Wanna run around Moscow's subway system blasting mutant monsters and carving out a future for a post-apocalyptic human race? Welcome to Metro 2033.
Gaming News

Intel X25-V Aims to Make SSDs Affordable

Intel's X25-V 40 GB SSD is priced at just $125...and Intel is touting it as a serious performance boost for PCs.
Computing News

Google Brings Nexus One To AT&T, Canada

Google has unveiled a new version of its Nexus One phone...and it works with AT&T's 3G network, as well as Canada's Rogers Wireless.
Mobile News
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Crowd Science: 39 Pct of BlackBerry Users Would Go iPhone

A survey finds 39 percent of BlackBerry users would buy an iPhone next...but fully a third would go for an Android phone.
Mobile

Get Ready for Twitter Everywhere…Er, @Anywhere

Twitter's @Anywhere will let sites embed Twitter functionality right on their site...so the service will be even more inescapable.
Computing News
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Windows Phone 7 Apps: Only from Microsoft’s Store

Windows Phone 7 apps will only come from Microsoft's store...with a possible exception for enterprise customers.
Mobile News

MSI GE700 Looms Large with 17-inch Screen and ATI Graphics

MSI's new GE700 notebooks sports a Core i5 processor, 17-inch display, and ATI Radeon HD5730 graphics with 1 GB of video RAM.
Computing News

Consumers Prefer Ads to Paying for Online News

A new report from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism finds Americans like online news, but few seem willing to pay for it.
Computing News

GDC Game of the Year: Uncharted 2

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves took home five trophies at this year's Game Developers' Choice Awards...including Game of The Year.
Gaming News
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Relax, Don’t Do It: ICANN Delays .XXX Domain

Oh, stop with the teasing! Earlier this week a .XXX top-level domain was up for consideration...but now things have gone limp again.
Computing News
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Xbox 360 Outsells Wii in February

February was a gloomy month for the video game industry, but Microsoft's Xbox 360 actually outsold the Nintendo Wii.
Gaming News
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Android Gains Smartphone Market Share Through January

New figures from comScore show Android made a huge leap in U.S. smartphone market share through January...mostly at the expense of Windows Mobile.
Mobile

OpenGL 4 Looks to Take on DirectX 11

The Khronos Group has unveiled the OpenGL 4 spec, which takes on DirectX 11 with hardware-accelerated tessellation and improved performance.
Computing News

Intel Debuts Six-Core Core i7 Chip for Gamers

Intel has officially rolled out its Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, sporting 6 cores and the company's latest 32nm architecture.
Computing News

Atom-Powered PeeWee PC Sports Touch Tablet and Webcam

Maybe it's never too early to get kids their first netbook: the new PeeWee Pivot Tablet Laptop sports an Atom process, tablet touch screen, and a $600 price tag.
Computing News

AMD Planning Netbook Processor for 2011

AMD seems to have decided netbooks are more than a fad...and is planning a chip for 2011 that will compete with Intel's Atom.
Computing News

Samsung E60 Ereader Ties to Barnes & Noble

Samsung's E6 ereader with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 6-inch Eink display is due to launch at Barnes & Noble "imminently."
Emerging Tech News

EA Sports Active 2 Coming Wii, PS3…and iPhone

EA Sports Active 2 fitness title will be launching this fall...and it'll be on the Wii, PlayStation 3...and the iPhone/iPod touch.
Gaming News
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Twitter, Facebook Ready Location-Aware Features

Twitter and Facebook are reportedly on the verge of launching features that let users broadcast their location...but is that something you really want to share?
Computing News
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iSuppli: Acer Has Almost Taken Dell’s #2 Spot

According to iSuppli, Dell is still the world's second largest PC maker...but Acer is just a hair's breadth behind it.
Computing News

New MySpace Co-Presidents Outline Makeover

MySpace is looking to re-invent itself with a new focus on games, movies, entertainment...and music.
Computing News

Dell Vostro 3000-series Notebooks Get Sleek and Powerful

Dell's new Vostro 3300, 3400, 3500, and 3700 series aim to bring power - and a touch of style - to business computing users.
Computing News

Sony to Start Selling 3D TVs in June

Sony will be launching its 3D televisions in Japan, the United States, and other markets in June.
Audio / Video Products

PlayStation 3 Will Ultimately Win Console Wars?

A new report from Strategy Analytics forecasts Sony's PlayStation 3 will become the largest game console platform globally by 2013.
Gaming News
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Panasonic Debuts Lumix DMC-G2 and DMC-G10 Micro Four-Third Cameras

Panasonic has rolled out two Micro Four-Thirds cameras: the Lumix DMC-G2 features a movable LCD viewfinder and the Lumix DMC-G10 claims to be the world's lightest.
Photography News

Pixel Qi: DIY Netbook Screen Replacements Coming Soon

Pixel Qi's Mary Lou Jepson says DIY screen replacement kits will be available in Q2: swapping screens only "slightly" harder than changing a lightbulb.
Computing News

U.S. OKs Exporting Internet Services to Repressive Regimes

The United States will permit export Internet services to Cuba, Sudan, and Iran to boost the free flow of information in those countries.
Computing News

EA Bringing DeathSpank to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network

EA has signed a publishing deal to bring Ron Gilbert's humor-laden RPG game DeathSpank to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live this year.
Gaming News

Samsung R80 Notebooks Coming to Best Buy

Samsung is bringing its Core i3/i5 notebook line to Best Buy, including Nvidia graphics, Blu-ray drives, and screens up to 17.3 inches.
Computing Deals

Adobe Lets Android Devs Tap into Photoshop.com Mobile Editor

Like editing photos on your phone? Android may have a leg up: Adobe is letting third party developers tap into Photoshop.com Mobile for Android.
Mobile
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Microsoft Phones to Launch on Verizon by Summer?

Reports are circulating that Microsoft is prepping to launch two of its own phones on Verizon Wireless in late spring or early summer.
Mobile News

AT&T Hits Heights of Summer – Or Darkest Winter – with Samsung Solstice

AT&T is rolling out the Samsung Solstice phone, featuring a 3-inch touch screen, virtual QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera, and social networking gizmos.
Mobile News

Kensington Dock Charges iPhone and Battery Pack

Kensington's new charging dock for the iPhone and iPod charges up not out the Apple device, but a mini battery pack for even more undocked time.
Mobile

PocketSurfer 2 Promises Internet Anywhere

DataWind's speedy PocketSurfer 2 mobile Internet device promises the full graphic impact of the Internet in the palm of your hand.
Mobile News

TiVo’s $200 Mln Win Against EchoStar Upheld

A federal court has upheld TiVo's $200 million contempt-of-court victory over EchoStar...but, no, the case isn't over yet.
Audio / Video News

Super Talent USB 3.0 SuperCrypt: Fast and Secure

If you've already sprung for USB 3.0 ports, Super Talent has an encrypted USB thumb drive for you with capacities up to 256 GB.
Computing News
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