MacBook Pros Regain Matte Displays…At A Price
Apple is once again offering non-glare, matte-finish displays on some MacBook Pro models...but Mac loyalists will pay $50 extra for the privilege.
Netflix Gives $1 Million Prize to BellKor’s Pragmatic Chaos
Netflix has awarded $1 million to the team BellKor's Pragmatic Chaos for a 10 percent improvement to its movie recommendation engine...and now there's another $1 million up for grabs.
Logitech Debuts WiFi-enabled Squeezebox Touch & Radio
Logitech's new Squeezebox Radio and Touch make it easy to tap into Internet radio or your own music collection via Wi-Fi.
Samsung Pushes YouTube to Living Rooms with Blu-ray Players
Samsung has flipped a switch in some of its Blu-ray players, enabling them to tap into YouTube via a home broadband connection.
FCC Chair Proposes New Net Neutrality Rules
The FCC has proposed new rules to make sure network providers' data management practices are transparent, and don't discriminate between different types of traffic.
Toshiba Unveils First Blu-ray Player
Toshiba has come full circle in abandoning HD-DVD, debuting its BDX2000 Blu-ray player with BD-Live support.
Samsung Brings the Deep Zoom with HZ25W Camera
Samsung's HZ25W point-and-shoot digital camera offers a Schneider-Kreuznach lens with a 24x zoom - and it'll shoot 720p video.
TiVo Awarded Another $200 Mln in EchoStar Patent Suit
TiVo has been awarded another $200 million in damages in its long-running patent infringement suit with EchoStar, bringing the total to over $400 million.
Sony Brings the Bling with Swarovski Photoframe
Sony's new limited-edition S-Frame digital photo frame hopes to stand out from other holiday gift ideas...using Swarovski crystals.
LG Bringing 15-inch OLED Television to Market
LG has announced it plans to launch its gorgeous 15-inch OLEN television in Korea in November, and bring it to worldwide markets in 2010. But no one's talking about price.
Tritton Brings Its Gamer Headsets to Best Buy
Feel the need for pristine audio and trash talk? Tritton has brought its stereo AX180 and Dolby 5.1 AX720 gamer headsets to Best Buy.
Google Books Embraces EPUB Format
Google Books thrown its weight behind the the EPUB digital book format, essentially leaving Amazon's Kindle reader as the main holdout against a rising industry standard.
TiVo Sues AT&T, Verizon for DVR Patent Violations
As if TiVo's long-running dispute with Echostar weren't enough, TiVo is now suing Verizon and AT&T for violating three DVR patents.
Sony Intros a550, a550, and a850 ALPHA DSLR’s
Sony's three new alpha DSLR cameras sport fast shooting speeds and improved previews - and the a850 features a 24.6 megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor.
Sony Readers Get Price Drop
Sony has dropped prices on its Reader line, with the Reader Pocket Edition ereader with a 5-inch display now available for $149.
Hulu to Launch March 12 with Warner Bros.
NBC and Fox's joint venture Hulu is set to open the doors to its online video service March 12, and will now feature Warner Bros. television programming.
Pando P2P to Power NBC TV Downloads
Pando's peer-to-peer networking technology will push the pixels behind NBC Direct, a free high-resolution download service featuring NBC prime time programming.
NBC Takes TV Shows to SanDisk’s Fanfare
NBC has announced it plans to offer television shows like The Office and Heroes on SanDisk's Fanfare video download service.