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Maingear Shifts High Performance Computing into Gear

Boutique computer maker Maingear's new Shift PS pulls out all the stops, packing Core i7 processors, vertical airflow cooling, and massive expandability.

Amazon Puts a Bow on Zappos Acquisition

Amazon has completed its acquisition of online footwear retailer Zappos...but will Zappos still be free to walk its own path?

Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z Brings All-in-Ones to Businesses

Lenovo hopes businesses are ready to embrace all-in-one computers, offering up the ThinkCentre A70z and promising snappy start-up and shut-down times.

Sprint Lights Up WiMax in New Markets, Rolls Out Dell Mini 10

Sprint has fired up WiMax 4G service in North Carolina, Dallas-Ft. Worth, and Chicago - and offers a subsidized Dell Mini 10 that hooks into its 3G network.

iLuv iMM183 Dual-Dock Clock Radio Gets Emergency Weather Info

iLuv's new iMM183 pulls in NOAA/SAME emergency weather alerts...and sports two iPod/iPhone docks, a huge display, and dual alarms.

Sprint Expands Android Family with Samsung Moment

Sprint has launched the Samsung Moment, a new Android-based phone with an AMOLED display, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a 3.2 megapixel camera.

Nvidia Suspends Work on Chipsets for Intel Processors

The licensing battle between Nvidia and Intel is escalating, with Nvidia saying it has suspended development work on chipsets for Intel CPUs.

Maingear Claims Most Powerful Gamer Notebook

Maingear's new eX-L 18 sports dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M GPUs, up to a 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad CPU, and an 18.4-inch display.

iBuypower CZ-10 Gamer Notebook Gets Accident Protection

iBuypower's Battalion 101 CZ-10 Premium notebook sports a 15.6-inch display, ATI Radeon 4650 graphics, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor...and accident protection.

AMD Overclocks ATI Radeon HD 4890 Graphics Past 1 GHz

Although gamers have been overclocking their graphics cards for years, AMD is now offering the ATI Radeon HD 4890 with a world's first: a 1 GHz clock speed.

Studios Launching Epix High-Def Movie Service for FiOS Customers

Movie studios are lighting up their Epix high-definition movie service this weekend...but, for now, you have to be a Verizon FiOS customer to get it.

GM Expands Dealer-Installed Wi-Fi Hotspot Offerings

GM is making an onboard Wi-Fi Internet routers available as a dealer-installed option on selected Buicks, Cadillacs, Chevrolet, and GMS vehicles.

Rockstar Premieres Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City

Rockstar is concluding its Grand Theft Auto IV franchise with two add-on games: The Lost and The Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony for the Xbox 360.
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Sony and Vizio Settle Patent Battle

Sony and Vizio have settled their patent dispute with a a cross-licensing agreement: the companies are now licensees of each others' digital television patents.

Nintendo DSi LL Coming to Japan with 4.2-inch Screens

Nintendo is cranking up its DSi handheld line with the DSi LL, coming to Japan on November 21 with 4.2-inch displays.
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Amazon PayPhrase Tries to Simplify Online Shopping

Can you imagine doing your online shopping with just a PIN number and a easy-to-remember phrase? Amazon - and its partners - sure hope so.

MSI Wind Top AE2220 Uses 21.6-inch Touch Screen

MSI's new Wind Top AE2220 all-in-one PC features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Nvidia graphics, Windows 7...and a 21.6-inch touch panel display.

Ask.com For Sale? Jeeves’s Services May No Longer Be Required

IAC head Barry Diller says he may be open to selling Ask.com, the struggling search engine that's always lagged far behind Google, Yahoo, and even Microsoft.

Astak’s Mole IP Camera Digs into Internet Video

Thought about an Internet cam but were daunted by the tech details? Astak's "The Mole" promises setup so simple it can be managed from a mobile phone.

Microsoft Backs Out of Sponsoring Family Guy Special

Microsoft has withdrawn from sponsoring a television comedy special featuring Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane...because it didn't like the content.

Google Voice Lets Users Add Voicemail to Existing Phone Numbers

Google Voice now enables users to tap into voicemail features without changing their phone number.

Roku Introduces Two New Streaming Video Players: The Roku SD and Roku HD-XR

Roku was the first out the gate with Netflix streaming...now they're offering two new Wi-Fi enabled models...one with HD capability.

Barnes & Noble Confirms Que proReader for January

Bookseller Barnes & Noble has confirmed it will be offering the Plastic Logic Que proReader in January...and Barnes & Noble is powering the bookstore too.

Dell’s Latitude XT2 XFR: Rugged Tablet with Multitouch Display

Dell's new Latitude XT2 XFR 12.1-inch convertible tablet is ruggedized for field work, and is also the company's first with a multitouch display.

U.S. Justice Department Probing Sony’s Optical Drive Unit

Sony's optical drive unit has attracted the attention of U.S. antitrust regulators looking into the state of competition - or lack thereof - in the optical disc drive business.

Lenovo Fires Off Windows 7 Notebooks and Desktops

Lenovo has unveiled its first round of IdeaPad notebooks and IdeaCentre desktops, aiming to appeal both to professionals and everyday computer users.

Bluetooth Headsets Shipments Down Sharply in 2009

A new report from Strategy Analytics forecasts sales of Bluetooth headsets will shrink 28 percent in 2009 - maybe going wireless isn't so necessary after all.

Hitachi, Phoenix Offer Remote-Erasable HDDs

Hitachi and Phoenix have announced a new technology that can enable a PCD owner to track and, if necessary, cryptographically erase their notebook hard drive.

Cheetah 15K.5 Perpendicular 3.5-Inch Drives

Seagate has announced its Cheetah 15K.5 hard drives featuring perpendicular recording technology for improved performance and storage density.

Amazon Cracks Open Kindle App for Windows PCs

Amazon's forthcoming Kindle for PCs lets folks buy and use their Kindle electronic books on their PCs - and they can save and sync bookmarks across all their Kindle devices.
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Palm Pixi Coming to Sprint November 15

Sprint will start selling the Palm Pixi smartphone on November 15 for $99.99...with a two year contracts, and $150 worth of rebates.

Netflix Streaming Coming to the PlayStation 3

The Xbox 360's exclusive deal to bring Netflix streaming to gaming consoles is over: starting in November, Netflix movies and TV shows come to the PlayStation 3.

Billionaire Carl Icahn Leaves Yahoo’s Board

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has stepped down from Yahoo's board of directors, expressing confidence in new CEO Carol Bartz.

Fujitsu Flips Out FLEPia Color Ebook Reader – Should the Kindle Be Quaking?

Watch out Kindle: Fujitsu's FLEPia ebook reader sports an 8-inch display that can handle 260,000 colors.

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane – It’s Limited!

Alienware's taken the wraps off a limited number of Superman-themed desktop and laptop systems. X-ray vision sold separately.

CSI: Round Rock – Dell Launches Digital Forensics Service

Dell is looking to help law enforcement quickly collect and analyze digital evidence via a new data-center and cloud-based Dell Digital Forensics Solution.

Acer Goes Large – and Small – with New Notebook PCs

Thinking big? Or thinking small? Acer is bringing its 13.3-inch Aspire 3935 to the U.S., along with the gigantic ASpire 8935 this June.

Hot Wheels: Belkin Recalls TuneBase In-Car iPod Adapters

Belkin is voluntarily recalling all TuneBase Direct with Hands-Free, TuneBaseFM with Hands-Free, and TuneBaseFM with ClearScan in-car iPod dock sold since April 1, 2009.