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Garmin Trots Out New Wearable Navigation Aids

Garmin's new Foretrex 301 and 401 wearable navigation devices aim at hikes, campers, skiers, and others who could use a little guidance on their wrist.

BlackBerry Tour Aims at Both Consumers and Business Users

RIM's new BlackBerry Tour falls between the corporate BlackBerry Bold and the consumer-friendly BlackBerry Curve...and it's travel-ready, to boot.

Jabra Bets Simpler is Better with BT2080 Bluetooth Headset

Jabra's new BT2080 Bluetooth headset is just the basics - on, off, volume, and status - and maybe just the thing for first-time headset users.

Samsung Introduces New Media-Centric Omnia Phones

Samsung has taken the wraps off its new Omnia II Windows Mobile smartphone, along with the OmnniaPro B7610, OmniaPro B7320, and OmniaLite phones.

Jammie Thomas and The RIAA Go Back to Court

Jammie Thomas' guilty verdict for copyright infringement for sharing music files was thrown out...and today she goes back to court with sharp new lawyers.

Nokia Intros New XpressMusic Phone, Updates E71 Business Phone

Nokia is continuing to push its XpressMusic handsets, introducing the new touchscreen-powered 5530 XpressMusic, plus the E72 business phone.

Virgin and Universal Launching Unlimited Music Download Service

UK cable operator Virgin Media is getting set to launch an unlimited music download service with Universal Music for 10-15 pounds a month.

AACS Finalizes Managed Copy for Blu-ray Discs

The AACS licensing authority has finalized specs that would let consumers make legit copies of Blu-ray content...but it'll require all-new hardware.

AOL Buys Startups Patch and Going

AOL might be spinning out of Time Warner, but the company is still buying up smaller outfits: today, it's local news and events services Patch and Going.

Yahoo Appoints Cost-Cutter Tim Morse as CFO

Yahoo has appointed Altera's Tim Morse as its new chief financial officer...and he's best known as a cost-cutting specialist.

The Clock Runs Out on U.S. Analog Television

The United States shuts off analog television broadcasts tomorrow - and recent estimates still have millions of people being left in the dark.

Dell Download Store Gets Microsoft Software

Dell's Download Store has become the first non-Microsoft service to offer unboxed versions of Microsoft software for paid download.

OCZ Gets Affordable with Agility Series 2.5-inch SSDs

OCZ Technology has introduced a new Agility series of 2.5-inch SATA II solid-state drives that can be used as drop-in upgrades...and they're affordable.

iHome Hooks Up with LifeWorks on Accessory Line

Peripheral maker iHoe is teaming up with LifeWorks to push a new line of computer and media accessories, including keyboards, stands, and docks.

Casio Exilim EX-H10 Packs 10x Zoom and 1,000 Shots Per Charge

Casio's new Exilim EX-H10 camera packs a 12.1 megapixel resolution and 10x optical zoom...and can take up to 1,000 pictures on a single battery charge.

Palm Appoints Jon Rubenstein to CEO Job

Palm has appointed former iPod developer Jon Rubenstein as CEO, replacing Ed Colligan just days after the company rolled out its pre smartphone.

And the Millionth English Word is…Web 2.0?

The English language has always boasted a high wordcount...and today the Global Language Monitor declared "Web 2.0" the 1 millionth English word or phrase.

Over 40 Percent of Consumers Eyeing Smartphones as Next Mobile Device

The Yankee Group reports that some 41 percent of consumers are looking at smartphones as their next mobile device..and that's going to change how OEMs and operators relate.

Verizon Wireless Rolls Out 5.1 Megapixel Casio Exilim Phone

Verizon Wireless is now offering the ruggedized Casio Exilim phone, featuring a "professional" 5.1 megapixel camera and a 180-degree rotating display.

Eye-Fi Pro SDHC Card Enables Ad-Hoc Wi-Fi Networking

Tired of sideloading photos from a camera to a computer? The Eye-Fi lets you do it wirelessly - and if you have Internet access, you can send images straight to photo sites.

New Toshiba Regza HDTVs Offer Localized-dimming Backlights

Toshiba's latest Regza HDTVs feature new FocalLight LED backlighting technology with local dimming for contrast ratios up to 2,000,000:1.

NEC Sharpens Up With 24-Inch Pro LCD Displays

Sure, sometimes a pixel is just a pixel, but graphics pros know color accuracy and calibration is all-important...and NEC is there to help with two new 24-inch displays.

Western Digital Drops 4 TB into My Book Studio Edition II

Got gigs? Western Digital has pushed the capacity of its My Book Studio Edition II dual-drive storage solutions to 4 TB.

Nokia N97 Lands In the United States

Nokia is offering its highly customizable "living device" N97 phone in the United States, sporting a 3.5-touch screen, 5 megapixel camera, widgets out the wazoo, and a $699 price tag.

Magellan Trips Out the RoadMate 1475T

Magellan's new RoadMate 1475T GPS features a new 4.3-inch WQVGA display and real-time traffic information without a subscription fee.

New from Apple at WWDC: The iPhone 3G S

Apple's World Wide Developer Conference kicks off today...and, as usual, the company has a few surprises up its sleeve - including the brand-new iPhone 3GS.

China to Mandate Internet Filtering Software on PCs

China is reportedly mandating that all new PCs sold as of July 1 be equipped with filtering software designed to block access to Web sites.

Studios Get Into HD Movie Streaming with Epix

Film studio are banding together to create Epix, a way to let cable companies and ISPs stream HD movies to their customers before they come out on DVD.

Panasonic Puts High-Definition Video in Small Packages

Panasonic's forthcoming HDC-S10 and HDC-TM10 are among the lightest HD camcorders on the planet, recording to SD/SDHC media and offering a 16x optical zoom.

Vizio Launches a Fleet of New HDTVs

Just in time for America's DTV transition, Vizio has launched a whopping 31 new HDTV models in its XVT, M, and E lines, ranging from 19 to 55 inches.

Twitter: Where the Elite Mete Neat Tweets

A Harvard study finds that an elite 10 percent of Twitter users create 90 percent of all tweets...and the median number of tweets over the lifetime of a Twitter account is just one.

Bing Search Engine Off to Strong Start

According to StatCounter, Microsoft's new Internet search service Bing has - at least temporarily - taken over the number-two spot in the search engine wars.

Chinese Firm Stuffing Windows XP into a Phone

Is it a phone, or a MID? China's In Technology plans to start selling an AMD-based phone with a 4.8-inch screen and QWERTY keypad...running Windows XP.

Report: Jobs Headed Back to Apple CEO Role

Following a six month leave to cope with a "hormone imbalance," reports have Apple CEO Steve Jobs energetic and ready to take back the reins of the company he co-founded.

Pioneer Brings Three New Blu-ray Players to U.S. Market

Pioneer is launching its BDP-120, BDP-320, and Elite BDP-23FD Blu-ray players in the U.S. at prices ranging from $299 to $599.

Sony Joins Universal in YouTube Music Video Site Vevo

Sony Music Entertainment has announced it will join Universal in Vevo, the premiere music video site being developed by YouTube.

Intel to Buy Embedded Systems Maker Wind River

Intel has inked deal to buy Wind River for $884 million, making a major play in the embedded systems market.

LaCie Introduces New LaCinema Black Home Media Servers

LaCie's new LaCinema Black Play and LaCinema Black Record are designed to pop right on your home network...and plug into your HDTV.