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ViewSonic VNB131 ULV Notebook Runs Up to 12 Hours

ViewSonic has rolled out its first ULV notebook, featuring a 13.3-inch display, 2 GB of RAM, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

New York Times Going Behind a PayWall in 2011

The New York Times has announced it intends to charge frequent readers for access to its Web site starting in 2011.

Walmart Buys Vudu: Will Online Video Streaming Go Mass Market?

Walmart is diving into the Internet video market with both feet, buying online movie service Vudu for an undisclosed amount.

Pentax K-7 DSLR Shoots for Silver

Pentax is rolling out a special silver limited edition of its K-7 DSLR camera - and once 1,000 units are sold, it's gone.

New Casio Hotshots Exilim EX-S7 and EX-Z35 Debut

Casio has introduced its new affordable Exilim EX-S7 and EX-Z35 compact cameras, featuring YouTube movie modes, face detection, and 12 megapixel resolution.

SanDisk Ultra SDXC Crams in 64 GB for $349.99

SanDisk's Ultra SDXC SD card offers 64 GB of storage for just $349.99.

Pentax K-7 DSLR Features HD Video, In-Camera HDR Imaging

Pentax looks to be making a major leap forward with its K-7 DSLR, offering high-definition video capture, in-camera high-dynamic range imaging, and much, much more.

U.S. Identifies Programmer Behind Google Cyberattack?

The Financial Times is reporting U.S. analysts believe they have identified the primary author of the "Aurora" cyberattack against Google's Chinese operations.

Bloom Box A Promising Leap for Green Energy?

A Silicon Valley startup wants to put power plants in people's back yards and take them off the electrical grid...and major corporations are already using it.
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Microsoft Blames Rootkits for Security Update Crashes

Remember when Microsoft's patch for a 17-year-old DOS vulnerability crashed some Windows XP machines? Microsoft says the problem was rootkits, not the security patch.

Joby Gorillapod Magnetic Tripod Helps Photographers Get a Grip

Joby's forthcoming Gorillapod Magnetic camera tripod not only offers flexible legs, but has strong magnets so it can glom onto any magnetic surface.
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Apple Moves to Bar “Overtly Sexual” iPhone Apps?

Reports have Apple removing "overtly sexual" applications from its App Store...despite that availability of 17+ age ratings.
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Windows Mobile 6.5 Will Become Windows Phone Classic

On the heels of unveiling its Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft says Windows Mobile 6.5 will stick around under the name Windows Phone Classic.

FCC Teases National Broadband Plan

The FCC has published a 56-page previous of its ambitious plan to boost U.S. broadband access and even create a nationwide wireless public safety network.

Nanofibers Woven into Fabrics Could Generate Power

Researchers at UC Berkeley have created nanofibers that can generate power from twists, stresses, and other stress...and they could one day be woven into clothes.

Monster Debuts Butterfly Premium Headphones

Monster's new "Butterfly" premium headphones sport a design that matches Vivienne Tam's Spring 2010 fashion collection...and carry a price tag to match.

Sony STR-DN1010 AV Receiver Is 3D Compatible

Itching to get your home theater ready for 3D? Sony's new STR-DN1010 AV-receive is meant to serve as a straightforward hub for high-definition, 3D capable setups.

Motorola Backflip Bringing Android to AT&T March 7

The Android-powered Motorola Backflip will go on sale via AT&T March 7, and it packs Motorola's Motoblur social networking and communications tools.

Amazon Brings Kindle to the BlackBerry

Amazon has launched a beta version of its Kindle application for BlackBerry, enabling BlackBerry users to view and sync Kindle titles with Kindle readers and PCs.
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Privacy Group Urges FTC to Investigate Google Buzz

The Electronic Privacy Information Center wants the FTC to investigate Google Buzz, saying it not only violates Google's own privacy policy, but may break wiretap laws.

Redbox Agrees to 28-Day Delay on Warner Bros. Movies

First Netflix agreed to delay Warner Bros. movies, now DVD kiosk company Redbox will hold off on Warner Bros. films until 28 days after their retail release.

Sony dash Personal Internet View Tunes into Netflix

Sony has cut a deal with video service Netflix to stream movies and TV episodes directly to its forthcoming dash personal Internet viewer.

New Figures Show 40 Pct of Americans Without Home Broadband

The line between the haves and the have-nots is distressingly close to mid-field: new Commerce Department data shows about 40 percent of all Americans have no broadband at home.

OpenPeak’s OpenTablet 7 Wonders Who Needs an iPad?

OpenPeak's OpenTablet sports a 7-inch touch screen display, two cameras, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI output...oh, and it works as a phone.

T-Mobile Announces HTC HD2, Packs in Mobile Media

T-Mobile is bringing the HTC HD2 to the U.S. this spring, and offering heaps of media to light up its 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen display.

Olympus Pops Out Stylus-7010, FE-series Cameras

Olympus has introduced its new 12 megapixel Stylus-7010 camera with 7x optical zoom, plus new budget-friendly FE-series compact cameras.

iLuv Busts Out Vertical iPod Speaker Set with CD Changer

Still have some old school CDs you'd like to mix up with tunes from your iPod? iLuv's iMM9400 combines an iPod dock, speakers, a four CD changer, FM Radio....and slotMusic.

Yahoo Buys Photo Organization Site Xoopit

Yahoo may be dancing around a deal with Microsoft again, but that isn't stopping the company from buying up stuff: today, it a deal to acquire photo organizational site Xoopit.
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Symbian^3 To Revs Up Graphics, HDMI, and Multi-touch

The Symbian Foundation has announced Symbian^3, bringing improved graphics, HDMI support, multitouch support, and more to the open-source mobile OS.

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series to Reinvent Windows Mobile

Say goodbye to Windows Mobile: Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series will be rewritten from the ground up and integrate with Zune and Xbox Live.

Veoh Online Video Service In Bankruptcy

Following an expensive copyright battle with Universal Music, online video service Veoh has gone bankrupt and will be selling off its assets.
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DOS Vulnerability Patch Leading to XP Crashes

Microsoft has issued a patch for that 17-year-old DOS vulnerability...and it seems to have brought the Blue Screen of Death to some Windows XP users.

Kingston SSDNow V-series Gain Speed, TRIM Support

Kingston's second-generation SSDNow V-series solid-state drives are faster and support Windows 7's TRIM functionality.

Windows Live Messenger Tops 300 Million Users

Which is bigger: the United States, or Windows Live Messenger? According to Microsoft, they've each got over 300 million people.

Van Natta Steps Down as MySpace CEO

Less than a year into to job, former Facebook exec Owen Van Natta was stepped down as CEO of MySpace...effective immediately.

Rhapsody to Spin Off as Separate Company

RealNetworks and Viacom are cutting the strings on music subscription service Rhapsody, shaking it loose to sink or swim as an independent company.

Micron to Buy Flash Maker Numonyx for $1.27 Billion

Micron Technology is going to plunk down $1.27 billion in stock to acquire flash memory maker Numonyx.

Warner Music Group Quits Free Music Streaming?

Like hearing Warner artists on things like Spotify and Last.fm? That might change: Warner Music Group says those kinds of free services are bad for the industry.