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Onkyo ups Ante With New TX-SR503 Receiver

Onkyo has introduced the TX-SR503 A/V receiver, improving upon the company's popular TX-SR502 with upgraded processing, improved connectivity, and a seventh amplifier channel.

Panasonic Unveils Solid State HD Camcorder

Panasonic Broadcast introduced today at NAB 2005 the AG-HVX200, the world's first 1080i/720p/480i multi-format camcorder.

SmartDisk Debuts FlashTrax XT Media Player

SmartDisk Corporation today introduced FlashTrax XT, a handheld portable device for storing, playing and sharing digital images, video and music.

PC Makers Start Selling Dual-Core Systems

Alienware, Dell and Velocity Micro today started selling desktop PCs and workstations based on Intel's first dual-core processor-based platform.

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia for $3.4B

Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion.

Symantec Releases Anti-spyware Beta

Symantec today released the public beta version of its integrated Internet security solution that provides broad protection from spyware and adware to home users.

Two New Codecs Chosen for Blu-Ray Format

have been approveDolby Digital Plus and MLP Lossless audio technologies d for the next-generation Blu-ray Disc.

iAudio M3L MP3 Player Review

HWZone reviews the iAudio M3L MP3 player and comes to the conclusion that its better than the iRiver H-120 MP3 player.

Meedio Celebrates 200 Media Center Plugins

Meedio, the popular Media Center software now has over 200 plugins available for use.

U.S. Video Game Sales Up 32% in March

Due to games like Grand Turismo 4 and the launch of the new Sony PSP, a new report shows game sales are up by as much as 32% for the month of March.

Canon Leads in Digital Camera Sales

In a report by research firm IDC, Canon held a slight lead in digital camera sales followed by Sony.

JVC to Release 3CCD HDD Video Camera

JVC will launch the GZ-MC500, a new Everio series video camera product, which records MPEG-2 format video files onto a 1-inch CompactFlash type hard disc drive, in Q3 2005.

New Creative Web Cam is Wide Angle Ready

The Creative Webcam Live Ultra and Webcam Live Ultra for Notebooks both use wide angle lens and support USB 2.0 for fast frame rates.

CEA Changes Home Theater Color Coding

The CEA today announced the publication of an updated Home Theater Color Coding standard, designed to simplify consumers' installation of home theater systems.

Comcast Offers Refund for Outages

We reported two days ago that Comcast was experiencing problems with their broadband internet service. A spokseman says they are offering refunds to customers.

Alienware Announces Dual-Core Intel Systems

Select Alienware systems will soon offer the dual-core Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840 using the Intel 955X Express chipset.

Wireless Subscribers to Increase Through 09

Research firm IDC is forecasting that consumer and business wireless subscriptions will trend upwards through 2009, but will slow as the adoption rate hits the 75% percent mark.

AMD Mobile AthlonTM 64 processor 3700+

AMD has announced their new Mobile AMD AthlonTM 64 processor 3700+ for full-size notebooks.

Sony Says They are Serious About LCD TVs

At a press event in Europe, Sony Europe Chris Deering told the press that Sony plans to dominate the LCD market by incorporating Sony technologies into their LCD TVs.

Microsoft Could be Downsizing TabletPC

Mary Jo Foley, editor at Microsoft Watch.com says a new mini Tablet PC prototype is floating around the Redmond campus and could just be the next big thing.

MP3 Player Shipment to Reach 18M in 2005

JupiterResearch forecasts portable MP3 player shipments to achieve 'Critical Mass' reaching 18 million in 2005.

Palmone Introduces New Tungsten E2 Handheld

The Tungsten E2 has the additions of a brighter color screen, flash memory, Bluetooth wireless technology and a more powerful battery and will be priced at $249.

Paid Music Downloads Continue to Grow

While Peer-2-Peer and piracy issues have not entirely disappeared, consumers are showing heightened awareness and interest in legitimate online music services, reports In-Stat.

Consumers Demand Digital Cable-Ready HDTVs

According to the CEA, Seven in 10 consumers plan to purchase a digital cable-ready (DCR) high-definition television (HDTV) as their next TV.

US Mobile Phone Adoption Continues to Climb

Two-thirds of US households have at least one mobile phone, according to a new 5,600 household survey from Forrester Research, Inc

All Smartphones to Support E-mail by 2008

Gartner has released a study saying that e-mail will be a built-in application on all Smartphones by 2008.

Toshiba DLP Projector With Document Camera

Toshiba's new TDP-SC25U mobile projector features a detachable document camera and will be priced at $1,199.

Neonode announces WLAN Mobile Phone

Swedish Neonode develops a mobile for the broad consumer’s market that makes it possible to call and transfer data for free over the Internet.

Users Have Mixed Feelings on Phone Features

A report by In-Stat suggests that users are interested in WiFi, mapping and Skype features, but do not care for using their cell phone as a wallet or watching TV.

Jade Empire Hits North America

BioWare’s highly anticipated martial arts masterpiece is now available in stores for $49.95.

IGN Launches In-Game Advertising Technology

IGN Entertainment is extending its technology platform to serve dynamic content and advertising in video games.

Blogs to Reach 53.4M by Years End

Perseus Development estimates that 31.6 million blogs have been created on services such as LiveJournal, Xanga, MSN Spaces etc. and predicts more than 50 million blogs by years end

Samsung Elected to WiMAX Forum

Samsung Electronics was elected to the Board of Directors of the WiMAX Forum, the highest body of the broadband wireless nonprofit organization.

Google Adds Local Services to Mobile Apps

Google's new local services enable people on-the-go to quickly and easily connect to the information they want from their mobile phones or wireless device.

Satellite Radio & Podcasting Gain Momentum

Forrester Research has published a report proclaiming that digital audio formats that can be played via MP3 players, are picking up popularity.

HP Introduces New Apple iPod photo

HP has announced two additions to its Apple iPod from HP line of digital music players; 30GB and 60GB Apple iPods.

Apple to Ship Mac OS X ‘Tiger’ on April 29

Mac OS X version 10.4 'Tiger' will go on sale Friday, April 29, beginning at 6:00 p.m. during special events at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

Netgear Router Follows Apple Design Queue

Netgear's new WPGS606 wireless 54G router with print server is available in white and comes with an affordable $99 dollar price tag.