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HP Rolls Out Bevy of New Notebooks…and an All-in-One Desktop

HP is getting ready for the end-of-year buying seasons with a slurry of new, thin notebook computers, a stylist nettop, and a new all-in-one PC.

Dell to Pay New York $4 Million to Resolve Fraud Charges

Dell will be paying New York State $4 million to resolve charges the company engages in fraud, deceptive practices, and false advertising.

HP DreamScreen Puts Music, Video, and Social Media in Photo Frame

HP's new DreamScreen does more than let users display photos over their home network: it also handles video, music, Web information, and social networking.

Pentax’s New K-x DSLR Handles HD Video…and Breaks the Color Barrier

Pentax's new entry-level K-x DSLR offers a 12.4 megapixel resolution, shoots high-definition video...and comes in body colors other than boring old black.

Adobe Buys Web Analytics Firm Omniture for $1.8 Bln

Software giant Adobe has announced a deal to buy Web analytics firm Omniture in a deal worth $1.8 billion - with plans to integrate tracking right into content tools like Flash.

Olympus E-600 Makes DSLRs Easier on the Wallet

Olympus's new E-600 DSLR has almost all the features of its well-regarded E-620 DSLR...but comes in $100 cheaper.
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Windows 7 Trial Period Can Run For Four Months

Reports claim that the 30-day trial period for Windows 7 can be extended three more times.

Orange Breaks O2’s Lock On The iPhone in the UK

Orange UK has announced it will sell the iPhone 3G and 3GS in the UK later this year, ending O2's exclusivity with the device. Might AT&T be next?

iTunes App Store: More Than 2 Billion Served

iPhone and iPod touch users have now downloaded more than two billion apps from the iTunes App Store...gosh, you think maybe Apple's on to something?

EU To Order Volume Limits on MP3 Players

In a move to preserve consumers' hearing, the European Union is revising its safety standards to limit default volume levels to 80 db.

FCC Opens Broad Wireless Industry Inquiry

Ever signed for a great mobile deal, then felt like you got the bait-and-switch when you saw the bill? The FCC plans to look into that - and a bunch of other things.
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Suit Up: Skype’s Founders Sue eBay for Copyright Infringement

The tussle between Skype's founders and eBay just went nuclear: JoltID is suing eBay and an investor group for damages of up to $75 million a day.

Palm Pulls the Plug on Windows Mobile Handsets

Palm says it won't be making any more Windows Mobile handsets; instead, all its efforts will be going into devices running its new webOS.

Microsoft Sues Over Malware-bearing Ads

Microsoft has filed five lawsuits against "malvertisers" buying online ads to distribute malware or lead users to malicious Internet sites.

Toshiba Cranks 2.5-inch HDDs to 7,200 RPM and 500 GB

Portable hard drives have always been smaller and slower than their desktop cousins, but Toshiba's new MKxx56GSY close the gap with 500 GB capacities and 7,200 rpm speeds.

Google: Apple Rejected Google Voice for iPhone

Contradicting Apple's claims that it was merely reviewing Google Voice, Google says Cupertino flat-out rejected its iPhone app.

PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies Invades Macs and PCs

Sometimes what you need is a little light-hearted zombie-fighting mayhem...and now PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies game has jumped from the Web to PCs and Macs.

EA’s Madden NFL 10 Hits Stores

Thousands of cough quarterbacks are blitzing retailers today for EA's Madden NFL 10, which aims to offer both a family-friendly and authentic football experience.

Disney Takes a Bungie Jump with Wideload

Disney Interactive has made a deal to acquire Wideload Games...headed up by Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian.

Do You Want to Know A Secret? Beatles Rock Band Is Out

Is the digital generation ready to embrace the Fab Four? Harmonix sure hopes so, with a $300 video game featuring remastered Beatles tracks.

Microsoft Pushes Zune HD Out the Door

Microsoft's Zune HD is on sale now - but will an HD radio receiver and gorgeous 3-inch OLED let it compete against the iPod touch and tens of thousands of apps?

Google Flips Out, Bing Goes Visual

Competition may be heating up in the search marketplace: Google is testing a new Fast Flip format, and Bing is looking at offering image-based search results.

Vuzix’s New Wrap 310 Video Eyewear Looks Like Sunglasses

Vuzix's forthcoming Wrap 310 video eyewear offer a 16:9 aspect ratio and claims to be like watching a 55-inch TV...while wearing sunglasses.

Microsoft Sues Over Malware-bearing Ads

Microsoft has filed five lawsuits against "malvertisers" buying online ads to distribute malware or lead users to malicious Internet sites.

Nielsen: Bing Continues to Gain Search Share

New figures from Nielsen show Microsoft's Bing search engine is handling more and more searches, and accounted for over 10 percent of the U.S. search market in August.

DXG-125V Camcorder Takes HD to the Great Outdoors

The new DXG-125V HD camcorder caters to outdoor sports enthusiasts with a ruggedized candy-bar design, MP3 player, and integrated carabiner and compass.

Epson Lights Up New Home Theater Projectors

Epson's new Home Cinema 705HD projector offers HD capability for a low price tag, while the MovieMate 60 packs a DVD player and stereo speakers.

Nielsen: Bing Continues to Gain Search Share

New figures from Nielsen show Microsoft's Bing search engine is handling more and more searches, and accounted for over 10 percent of the U.S. search market in August.

DXG-125V Camcorder Takes HD to the Great Outdoors

The new DXG-125V HD camcorder caters to outdoor sports enthusiasts with a ruggedized candy-bar design, MP3 player, and integrated carabiner and compass.

Google Releases Chrome 3.0, Vows to Double Market Share

Google has released version 3.0 of its streamlined Chrome Web browser...and says it hopes to double the browser's market share in the next year.

Suit Up: Skype’s Founders Sue eBay for Copyright Infringement

The tussle between Skype's founders and eBay just went nuclear: JoltID is suing eBay and an investor group for damages of up to $75 million a day.

NY Attorney General Sues Dell on Deception

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has sued computer maker Dell, alleging the company and its financial services partner engaged in deceptive business practices.

Blockbuster Planning to Close Nearly 1,000 Stores

The days of a Blockbuster on every corner may be coming to an end: the company is planning to close nearly 1,000 "unprofitable" stores by the end of 2010.

Casio Debuts Two Exilim Cams With Intelligent Autofocus

Casio's new Exilim Zoom EX-Z450 and Zoom EX-Z90 feature 12.1 megapixel resolutions and intelligent autofocus that track both human an non-human subjects.

Canon Debuts Touchscreen PowerShot Camera, Refreshes S-Series

Canon has taken the wraps off six new PowerShot digital cameras, including the 10 megapixel PowerShot G11 with a vari-angle LCD display.

Canon EOS 7D DSLR Touts 18 Megapixels and Handles High-Def Video

Canon's new EOS 7D DSLR offers an 18 megapixel resolution and shoots HD video...it'll also grab eight pictures a second and touts a 19-point autofocus system.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 Micro Four Thirds Camera Gets HD Video

Panasonic's new Lumix DMC-GF1 Micro Four Thirds digital camera sports a 12 megapixel resolution...and it'll capture high definition video.

Samsung Pushes LCD HDTVs to 65 Inches

Samsung has introduced a 65-inch LCD TV, featuring a 120 Hz refresh rate, 4ms response time, Internet connectivity...and a $6,000 price tag.