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ATI Launches 512MB X800 Video Card

ATI today launched its powerful new Radeon X800 XL 512 MB graphics card.

Bluetooth Makes Strides In Automotive

According to findings from ABI Research, many telematics and navigation systems over the past year have moved towards using Bluetooth as a wireless link to a driver's mobile phone.

Fujitsu LifeBook P7010D Review

The Fujitsu P7010D is the ultra-portable laptop you have been waiting for. It comes with an 80GB hard drive, 1GB of memory and every feature you can think of.

Daily Download: DisCat

DisCat software is a library system for organizing every byte of your data stored on CD's and DVD's.

Samsung Moves More Production to China

Digital Chosunibo is reporting that Samsung is rapidly moving more production to China in an effort to increase margins.

Gates Talks up Xbox 360 Media Capabilities

Gamesindustry.biz has a great news article that covers more of what Bill Gates has to say about their new Xbox 360 gaming console.

Xbox 360 Aims For Number 1 Spot

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says their new Xbox gaming console has a good chance at taking the number 1 spot from competitor Sony.

Sony MDR-NC50 Noise Canceling Heaphones

For the intrepid traveler, residents of a high-traffic homes or anyone wishing to avoid excessive noise pollution, Sony Electronics is unveiling the MDR-NC50 headphones.

LG Debuts Plasma With Built-In HD Recorder

LG Electronics today introduced the world’s first plasma integrated high-definition televisions (HDTVs) with a built-in high-definition digital video recorder (HD-DVR).

Sony Delivers 4X Dual Layer DVD Writer

Sony Electronics is expanding its lineup of award-winning DVD burners with a pair of new drives that support 4X DVD-R Dual Layer (DL) recording.

Home Photo Printer Market Booming

A 39% surge in photo printer shipments in 2004 drove an 8% increase in the overall home printer market, according to a new report from InfoTrends/CAP Ventures.

Apple Unveils New iMac G5 Line

The new iMAc G5 line features faster, 2.0GHz processors, built-in WiFi and BlueTooth connectivity and Apple's new Tiger operating system.

InFocus X3 Projector Announced

The versatile X3 projector can be used at work for presentations or at home for watching movies and playing video games.

VMD High Definition Disc Format Debuts

New Medium Enterprises has shown off its first High-Definition movie on Its Red Laser 20GB and 40GB Versatile MultiLayer Disc -VMD-.

Konica Minolta Debuts New Laser Printers

Konica Minolta is launching two new color laser printers this week, the 2450 and 5450.

Apple Cooks the Numbers, Again?

Sander Sassen of Hardware Analysis.com talks about why he thinks Apple's latest dual proc G5 benchmarks are made up.

AOpen Goes Chic With XC Cube PC

AOpen XC Cube Mini MZ855-II is a barebones PC with style. Just add your own components and you are ready to rock.

Lenovo Completes IBM PC Purchase

Lenovo Group is ahead of schedule, completing the purchase of IBM's PC unit Sunday in a $1.75 billion dollar deal.

Nextel and Motorola Launch Motorola i605

Nextel and Motorola today announced the Motorola i605, a rugged Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone.

Roku Offers Rebate on SoundBridge Product

Starting today, consumers can purchase the Roku SoundBridge M500 or M1000 from retail stores or online and receive a $50 rebate from Roku, making the price $149 and $199.

Daily Download: Simple DNS Plus

Host your own domain name, or simply speed up Internet access by running your own DNS server.

Logitech Harmony 676 Remote Control

FutureLooks reviews the new Logitech Harmony 676 universal remote control which you plug into your computer to program it.

Canon EOS 350D Review

Digit-Life reviews the new Canon EOS 350D digital camera and is impressed.

Longhorn Unlikely to Boost PC industry

Rick Merritt of EETimes was inpressed with Microsoft's new operating system code named 'Longhorn', but does not think it will boost the PC industry.

BSA, Intel Back Apple Trade Secret Suit

Earlier this week, the Business Software Alliance (BSA), Genentech and Intel filed briefs supporting Apple's lawsuit to protect trade secrets.

Polk Audio I-Sonic Entertainment System

The I-Sonic Entertainment System from Polk Audio is the first product to combine iBiquity's HD Radio technology with XM satellite radio capability and DVD/CD player.

Walmart Launches CD Music Service

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched an online music service that lets music lovers create personalized CDs without the use of a burner.

Convert DVD’s Without a PC

Sony's new DVDirect recorder lets you convert footage in real-time, from a digital camcorder to a DVD without using a computer.

Skype Beta Released for Smartphones

Beta News is reporting that Skype has released Beta software of their popular program for use with SmartPhones.

March DS Sales Top 5 Million

According to Gamesindustry.biz worldwide Nintendo DS sales topped 5 million as of mid-March besting Sony's PSP in overall sales.

Steve Jobs: Can’t Touch This

Apple it retaliating after an unofficial bios of Steve Jobs was released to bookstores by pulling the publishers tech books from their own Apple Stores.

Nokia N91 Multimedia Phone

Nokia today introduced their new N91 Multimedia phone along side their N70 SmartPhone/Camera phone.

Nokia N70 SmartPhone With 2MP Camera

Nokia today introduced the Nokia N70 multimedia 3G SmartPhone which features an integrated 2 Megapixel camera.

Onkyo Debuts DS-A1 Apple iPod Dock

Onkyo's new DS-A1 Remote Interactive Dock allows you to integrate your iPod into existing Onkyo receivers for iPod photo and music playback.

Apple Upgrades Power Mac G5 Line

Apple's new Power Mac G5 line features dual 64-bit PowerPC G5 processors running up to 2.7 GHz and including Mac OS X version 10.4 'Tiger'.

EA Reveals 2005 Mobile Games Line-Up

Electronic Arts today revealed the first eight of the 20 titles that will comprise its 2005/2006 mobile games line-up.

Samsung Ships Serial ATA II Hard Drives

Samsung is the first company we have heard of to be shipping Serial ATA II hard drives already.

Dell Inspiron 9300 Laptop Review

HardwareZone reviews the powerful Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop. We love the stylish lines and the silver casing.