Real Networks founder Rob Glaser has stepped down as CEO, just days after the company's COO left and a judge threw away its case against movie studios over RealDVD.
Square Enix - the same folks who did Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest - have inked a deal with Gamepot to bring the MMORPG Fantasy Earth Zero to North America...for free.
Facebook and McAfee are giving users discounts on security software...and users who's accounts are compromised will have to pass a scan before getting back in to Facebook.
After attacks on Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists, Google says it's done censoring searches on its Chinese service...and may leave the country entirely.
Despite proclaiming it wants to launch its own book digitization efforts to preserve French culture, France's culture minister says the country wants to work with Google Books.
JVC's new XS-SR3 iPod speaker dock has a unique wraparound design and promised Dolby Virtual Surround...and switch between landscape and portrait docking.
New data from NPD find consumer technology sales in 2008 were down less than 1 percent compared to 2008, with PCs and camcorders among consumers' top purchases.
Greenpeace has rolled out an update to its green electronics guide, with Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Apple all doing better...but Dell, Samsung, Lenovo, and LG taking a hit.
France is considering taxes on revenue generated from online advertising in an effort to support publishing and media industries hurt by online content distribution.
Nyko's Wand+ controller for the Nintendo Wii cuts down on the bulk by integrating MotionPlus technology...something Nintendo has yet to get around to doing.
Dell has taken the wraps off a 5-inch "companion" tablet concept, rolled out beefed-up Inspiron notebooks, and debuted the "all-powerful" Alienware M17x gaming notebook.
Toshiba has announced new additions to its Satellite, Qosmio, and Tecra notebooks with Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors...plus some big graphics, Blu-ray, and more.
Kodak's forthcoming Slice digital camera sports face recognition and innovative search feature that lets users quickly find and share exactly the photo they want.
LG has taken the wraps off nearly 40 new HDTVs at CES, and the emphasis is on slim designs, high picture quality, Internet connectivity (including Skype), and - yes -3D.