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NHJ MPM-201 Portable Media Player Review

Never heard of the NHJ MPM-201 Portable Media Player ? Well your not alone. DAPReview reviews this Archos competitor.

Dell Debuts Budget Latitude D510 Laptop

Dell announced their new Latitude D510 laptop system designed for small businesses on a budget with a starting price af $929 dollars.

FujiFilm FinePix Z1 Camera Review

LetsGoDigital.com reviews the very stylish new FujiFilm FinePix Z1 digital camera featuring a 2.5-inch LCD display.

Samsung to Ship Hybrid Hard Drives in 2006

Samsung's new 'hybrid' hard drives will feature a one-gigabit OneNAND flash chip inside the drive to help speed up access times and provide better power management.

Nokia, Symbian Dominate SmartPhone Market

EETimes is reporting that Nokia and Symbian dominate the Worldwide SmartPhone market although Palm is doing well in the U.S..

Adelphia to Pay $715M in Charges

Audio Video Revolution is reporting that Adelphia settled with the US government to pay $715 million in order to avoid criminal charges for accounting fraud.

More IE 7 Details Leaked Through Users Blog

A blog over at MSDN.com gives more details on what Internet Explorer 7 will have in the way of features, including PNG support.

DirecTV to Launch new HD Satellite

The new Spaceway F1 HD satellite capable of delivering hundreds of HD signals, and is the first of four next-generation satellites to be launched over the next two years.

Firefox Doubles Its Browser Market Share

Janco's second quarter 2005 Browser Market Share Study finds that Firefox has doubled its market share to grab more than 10% percent of the browser market.

LiveJournal Users Get Mobile Sharing

SixApart and Nokia today announced that users of Six Apart's LiveJournal online community can easily post text to their diaries using Nokia Lifeblog software on their Nokia phone.

Toshiba Demos Cell Processor

The new cell processor co-developed by Toshiba and Sony can simultaneously decode 48 SDTV format MPEG-2 streams.

Microsoft Sued Over JPEG Patent

PCWorld is reporting that Forgent Networks which owns the JPEG patent, has added Microsoft to the list of companies they plan to sue.

Panasonic and Philips Join DVD Talks

We reported last week that Toshiba and Sony were in talks to develop a unified DVD format. Now Panasonic and Philips have joined in the discussions.

Microsoft Launches 64-bit Windows

News.com has the news first, Microsoft will announce their 64-bit Windows operating system later today.

iTunes Mobile 1.0 Slated for June

ThinkSecret is reporting that Apple's iTunes Mobile 1.0 music download service for your cell phone is set to launch this June.

WiFi Market to Reach $29.3 Billion by 2008

Wi-Fi and WiMAX infrastructure revenue is expected to reach $5.2 billion and $115 million respectively in 2005, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association.

Newegg Announces New Website Design

Newegg.com, one of our advertisers and favorite places to buy consumer electronics, has launched a new website design. If you have some time, check it out.

Nikon Debuts D70, D50 Digital Cameras

Nikon has announced their new D50 and D70 digital cameras featuring improved enhancements and capabilities.

AMD Debuts 64-bit Dual Core Processors

AMD launches Dual-Core AMD Opteronâ„¢ processors for server and workstations and unveils AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 X2 Dual-Core processor for consumers and business users.

Star Wars Battlefront II Announced

LucasArts has announced Battlefront II which will feature content from the new Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Film.

Opera 8 Gets 600K Downloads in 48 Hours

Demand for the new Opera 8 web browser was so great that the company's servers had trouble handling the load with more than 600K download sin the first 48 hours.

AOL Fights Phishing

AOL members finally get a sigh of relief as the company declares they will be blocking sites that use the common hack called 'phishing' to illegally gather people's information.

Verizon, Sprint Pass on iTunes Phone

Both Verizon and Sprint claim they are not interested in the new iTunes phone being developed by Apple and Motorola. Too much trouble? We think so.

Syntax Groups Rises to Number 3 Spot

Syntax Groups Corporation one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of LCD TVs, rose to the number three market position in North America during Q4 2004.

Toshiba Introduces New Laptops

Toshiba has announced three new laptops today including the Tablet PC M4, the mini-notebook libretto U100, and the Ultra-Portable Portege R200.

CEA Asks for Analog Cut-Off Date Support

CEA CEO Gary Shapiro asked broadcasters to support an analog cut-off date at the NAB conference this week in Las Vegas.

Sonic Unveils eDVD 4

Sonic has introduced eDVD 4, the latest version of its software solution for dramatically extending the interactivity of DVD-Video titles.

Samsung Develops 4Gb OneNAND Flash

Samsung has developed a 4Gb (GigaBit) OneNAND Flash memory device for multimedia phones, featuring micro-compact dimensions, low power consumption and high performance.

Nintendo Debuts ‘Electric Blue’ DS Color

'Electric Blue' debuts in June and will become a permanent color in the Nintendo DS palette, joining the original silver-and-black model, named 'Titanium.'

Kyocera Terminates Contax Camera Line

Kyocera is closing its Contax camera business but will support its customers with Contax branded cameras.

Hitachi 32HDL51 LCD HDTV Review

Mark Fleischmann has just finished reviewing the Hitachi 32HDL51 LCD television over at Home Theater Magazine and is impressed with it.

Compromise Unlikely in HD Disc Battle

We repoted last Wednesday that Sony is open to avoiding a DVD format war, however sources at PC World are now suggesting Sony will unlikely compromise.

Two Different Xbox 360 Console Versions

According to Gamesindustry.biz two different Xbox 360 bundles to hit retail in time for Christmas with WebTV supposedly being integrated into the high-end version.

Wireless Details for Nintendo’s New Console

Broadcom will be providing wireless technology for Nintendo's next generation gaming systems.

Opera 8 Web Browser Released Today

Opera Software today launched the new version of its browser, Opera 8 for Windows and Linux.

Sonic Introduces Blu-ray Creator

Sonic Blu-ray Creator is a commercial authoring system to enable high-end production facilities and major motion picture studios to create titles for the Blu-ray Disc format.

LG to Build a Second DTV Plant in Poland

LG Electronics is pushing to build a second digital TV plant in Mlawa, Poland, aiming at vigorously penetrating Europe’s plasma and LCD TV markets.

Intel Announces WiMAX Availability

Intel Corporation today announced the availability of its first WiMAX product and will begin commercial trials shortly.