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Verbatim Tuff-Clip USB Drives Keep Their Grip

Verbatim's Tuff-Clip USB drives feature a rugged design and a carabineer-style clip for latching on to belts, packs, and straps.

Spielberg Eying Halo Movie?

Now that the high-profile Halo movie deal with Peter Jackson has fallen through, reports have Steven Spielberg looking at taking on Master Chief.

Publicis Buys Microsoft Digital Agency Razorfish

Turns out the rumors were true: Microsoft has sold off its recently-acquired digital marketing agency Razorfish to France-based Publicis for $530 million.

Tr.im Gets Snipped

Nambu Network is discontinuing the URL-shortening service tr.im, saying it can't foot the costs to run the service and efforts to sell it didn't work out.

Malaysia Ponders Mandatory Internet Filters

Following in the steps of China's now-postponed Green Dam, Malaysia is considering mandating Internet filtering software, ostensibly to block pornography.

Americans Viewing More TV and Movies via Internet Streaming

In the last six months, Americans have started watching far more movies and TV via Internet streaming - especially young adults aged 18 to 24.

Target Plans to Separate Web Store From Amazon

Target is the second largest discount retailer in the United States...and now it's planning to break off ties with Amazon to launch its own Target.com in 2011.

TiVo Adds Support for Video Podcast Subscriptions

TiVo has announced Series3, TiVo HD, and TiVO HD SL units can now tap into free Web videos...and video podcasters can push new episodes directly to subscribers.

BenQ Dials in E Series High-Def Displays

BenQ's new E Series displays feature 1080p resolution, Senseye 3 calibration technology, and ports out the wazoo.

Sprint Gets Eco-Friendly with Samsung Reclaim Phone

The case on Samsung's Reclaim phone uses 80 percent recyclable materials and bio-plastic made from corn...and every purchase helps fuel the Nature Conservancy.

Optoma Debuts 1080p Home Theater Projector Under $1,000

Optoma's HD20 DLP projector delivers 1080p resolution, 1,700 lumens, and a 4,000:1 contrast ratio...for $999.

News Corp Planning to Charge for News Web Sites

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's New Corp is seeing revenues decline...and has apparently decided to start charing for access to news Web sites by mid 2010.

Newton Trots Out MoGo Mouse for Netbooks

Newton Peripherals has unveiled a version of its low-profile MoGo mouse specifically aimed at netbook users.

Sony Party-shot Collects the Evidence (So You Don’t Have To)

Sony's new IPT-DS1 Party-shot camera dock can pan 360 degrees and tilt 24 degrees to capture all the debauchery at your next event - and you don't have to lift a finger.

Pentax Takes the Plunge with Waterproof Optio WS80

Pentax has three new Optio cameras: the waterproof Optio WS80 with a 10 megapixel resolution and 2.7-inch display, plus the E80 and P80 point-and-shoots.

¡Bienvenido a México, iTunes!

Apple's iTunes store is finally open for business in Mexico - more than six years after opening in the United States.

New Sprint Mobile Hotspot Taps Both 3G and WiMax

Sprint's new 4G Mobile Broadband Router can put multiple Wi-Fi devices on the Internet by latching on to either 3G or WiMax networks.

Google Sells Radio Ad Placement Business

Hey, remember when Google planned to extend AdSense into radio advertising? Not everything Google touches turns to gold.

TiVo Dealt Setback Over Time Warp Patent

TiVo's time-warp patent is at the heart of its DVR technology and a lucrative infringement suit against Echostar...and there's just been a preliminary ruling rejecting the patent as invalid.

Sony Takes on Amazon With Cheaper Readers and eBooks

Sony is going up against the Kindle, announcing two new Sony Reader devices - one for just $199 - and book prices from the Sony eBook Store.

Khronos Aims at 2010 For In-Browser WebGL 3D Graphics

The Khronos Group - the same consortium that handles OpenGL - hopes to bring WebGL hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to Web browser in the first half of 2010.

NEC Goes for DisplayPort with MultiSync EA231WMi Display

NEC's 23-inch MultiSync EA231WMi display is its first with DisplayPort support - it also has a one-button Eco Mode for easy power savings.

Panasonic Viera Cast Blu-ray Players Tap Into Amazon Video on Demand

Promised earlier this year, Panasonic's Viera Cast Blu-ray players now have access to movies and TV shows via Amazon Video On Demand.

Nikon Packs Projector Into 12 Megapixel Coolpix S1000pj

Nikon has rolled out four new Coolpix digital cameras, including the 12 megapixel S1000pj with a built-in projector for sharing photos instantly.

FCC Opens Inquiry Into Google Voice Apps for iPhone

Apple has put the kibosh on iPhone apps using Google voice; now the FCC wants to know why, and AT&T is says they have nothing to do with it.

eBay Wrangles with Joltid Over Skype P2P Technology

After an ill-matched acquisition, Ebay is looking to spin off Skype...but now a battle over Skype's peer-to-peer technology may derail the deal.

StatCounter: Bing Gains Another One Percent

StatCounter says Microsoft's search engine Bing gained another one percent marketshare - and this time, Bing took it from Google.

Clearwire Bringing WiMax to 10 New Markets

Clearwire has announced its bringing its Clear-branded WiMax service to ten new markets - but they aren't exactly big metropolitan areas.

Nintendo Brings Facebook Photos to DSi

Do kids need to push photos to their Facebook profiles? Nintendo thinks so...and a new Nintendo DSi Camera application lets them do just that.

Google’s Schmidt Leaves Apple Board

Citing potential conflicts of interest, Apple has announced the Google CEO is resigning from the company's board of directors.

Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Down Almost 11 Pct

Research firm IDC finds that the worldwide market for mobile phones is fell 10.8 percent in the second quarter, with small signs of improvement in smartphone sales.

VoloMedia: All Your Podcasts Are Belong to Us

Software house VoloMedia has been granted a U.S. patent that the company claims covers the basics of podcasting and syncing podcasts with a portable device.

AGF Offers Some Armor for your iPhone

If wrapping those flimsy rubber things around your iPhone isn't cutting it, AGF's clip-on hardshell case promises tons of protection...and "style."

LG Shows Off New Edge-to-Edge HDTVs

LG's new SL80 and SL90 series HDTVs feature edge-to-edge class and a super-slim bezel...and the SL90s also sport LED backlighting technology.

iPhone Vulnerability, Mac OS X Rootkit Debut at Black Hat

The annual Black Hat security conference is underway in Las Vegas, with researchers demonstrating how to take over iPhones via SMS...along with a Mac OS X rootkit.

Sony eReader Plugs In to Google Books

Not to be outdone by the likes of Barnes & Noble, Sony has announced more than 1 million public domain books from Google Books are now available in its eBook Store.

Flagging Wii Sales Drag Nintendo Profits Down 61 Pct

The bubble looks to have finally burst on Nintendo's Wii game console: a sharp fall in global Wii sales helped drag Nintendo's profits down 61 percent last quarter.

Samsung Launches 8500-series LED HDTVs

Samsung has announced its new 85000-series HDTVs, featuring local-dimming LED backlighting and Yahoo's Widget Engine for accessing Internet-based content.