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Microsoft, Gateway Resolve Antitrust Claims

Microsoft and Gateway will resolve legal issues between the two companies and work together on the marketing and development of Gateway personal computing products.

Microsoft Teams with MTV for Xbox 2 Preview

Microsoft teams with MTV to provide exclusive sneak peek at the debut of the next-generation Xbox.

Dell Intros Dual-CPU Systems

Dell announced that its workstation and consumer desktop lines will be among the first to include the enhanced performance enabled by Intel's new dual-core processor technology.

Ericsson Launches Interactive Mobile TV

Ericsson is demonstrating how an existing interactive TV format can be fully aligned with mobile devices with multimedia capabilities

Samsung Shows Off New Satellite DMB phone

Samsung Electronics will showcase its third satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) phone (SCH-B200) at MIPTV/MILIA in Cannes, France.

Regal Upgrades Theater Video and Audio

Regal Entertainment Group has placed a major order for DTS XD10 Cinema Media Players and XD10P Cinema Audio Processors and will upgrade their theaters across the U.S.

Gateway Debuts Spring Line of Desktop PC’s

The new line-up includes the new Gateway 832GM desktop PC that is optimized for Microsoft Media Center Edition 2005 and features a quiet and cool BTX design.

AOL & XM Satellite Create Radio Service

America Online and XM Satellite Radio today announced that they will join forces to create a new online radio service combining content for both companies.

IBM and SANYO Demo Fuel Cell Batteries

IBM and SANYO Electric today unveiled initial plans for a prototype micro direct methanol fuel cell system for IBM ThinkPad notebooks.

Seagate’s Barracuda 7200.8 Hard Drive

What would you do with 400GB of hard drive space? Store music, movies and other stuff? The Tech Report reviews the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 400GB hard drive.

Will Sony Crack Down on PSP Hacks?

TechnologyReview.com has an interesting story that talks about Sony's reponse to hacks and modifications on their PSP.

The LG Super Multi DVD recorder

The Super Multi DVD recorder, model RCS 7700, supports all storage standards for DVD±R/DVD±RW and DVD-RAM, and eliminates limitations in recording formats.

Portland, Philadelphia to Get WiFi

An article at MSN by Newsweek says that both Portland OR, and Philadelphia will get city wide WiFi by the end of next year.

More Nvidia nForce4 SLI Chipset Coverage

There are still several sites putting out coverage of Nvidia's new SLI Intel Chipset and we have the scoop.

Telecommuting in Style

Futurelooks has a guide for those that plan on telecommuting from home. The guide covers desks, office chairs and more.

Siemens to Enter IPTV Business

Siemens has acquired leading Internet protocol television software company Myrio to increase its commitment to the rapidly growing home entertainment market.

Mitsubishi Introduces new Televisions

Mitsubishi announced today their new television line which includes several new LCD HDTV's, plasma HDTV's and DLP microdisplays.

Etymotic ER-6i Canal Phones Review

If you have a portable audio player like the Apple iPod, then the Etymotic ER-6i cabal phones are the perfect campanion and offer plenty of bass for the audiophile in you.

Dell: PC Industry Growth Slower Than Hoped

Reuters has a story in which Dell reports that the PC industry is growing at a slower rate than the company had hoped for.

Hitachi Lays Groundwork for 20GB Microdrive

New technologies will set the stage for ultra-high capacities such as a 20-gigabyte* Microdrive or a one terabyte 3.5-inch hard drive.

I/OMagic Set to Ship New GigaBank 6.0

I/O Magic's GigaBank features 6GB of storage in a tiny external drive that interfaces with your PC using USB 2.0.

More American Women Than Men Go Online

A study by eMarketer predicts women will represent 52.6% of U.S. Internet users by 2008.

Nero Adds Dolby Digital 5.1 Into NeroVision

Nero announced today that Dolby(R) Digital 5.1 sound creation has been integrated into NeroVision Express 3.

NY Times Reviews new Panasonic Batteries

Panasonic's new Oxyride batteries are supposed to last up to twice as long as traditional Alkaline batteries, and NY Times David Pogue puts them to the test.

Nokia Introduces Stylish 8800 Phone

Nokia's new 8800 phone was inspired by modern watchmaking and jewelry techniques making this phone a piece of art.

iPod #1 with American Teens, Survey Shows

According to analysts at the investment firm Piper Jaffray & Co., the Apple iPod is mainly purchased by teenagers.

E3 Sneak Peak at CNN.com

CNN's Chris Morris gives a preview of this year's E3 (Electronics Entertainment Expo) show including information about the new game consoles expected to be unveiled.

Mandrakesoft Changes Name to Mandriva

Mandrakesoft has decided to change their name to Mandriva due to the recent merger with Conectiva. Mandrakesoft is known for their version of the Linux operating system.

AOL Introduces AOL Internet Phone Service

America Online announced they would be entering the VoIP space with their new Internet Phone Service which begins rolling out this week.

Microsoft Debuts Messenger & Blog Services

Microsoft's MSN began rolling out the latest versions of MSN Messenger and MSN Spaces (blog service) in markets around the world.

British Company to Design Apple Media Chips

Chip designer Alphamosaic based in the UK, has been contracted by Apple to develop media chips for the company.

NEC Develops Wireless HDTV Tranceiver

NEC's compact 60-GHz-band wireless transceiver transmits uncompressed high-definition television (HDTV) Signals.

Integra Debuts NAS-2.6 Audio Server

The NAS-2.6 stores and streams up to 2,600 hours of audio to four independent analog zones and up to 12 Net-Tune clients.

Google Announces new Mini Search Product

Google today announced that their integrated search appliance called 'Google Mini' now has twice the search capacity at an even more affordable price.

Direct-Mail DVD Subscribers on the Rise

Direct-mail DVD subscription services such as Netflix are now used by more 4.3 million US Internet households, about 12% of the 36 million US Internet households.

Velocity Micro Unveils Dual-Core PCs

Velocity Micro announced its new DCX line, equipped with Intel's Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 840 processor running at speeds of up to 4.0 GHz.

Syntax Debuts 42′ LCD With ATSC Tuner

The new 42-inch LT42HVi Olevia widescreen HD built-in LCD TV, is the company's first model to include ATSC+HDMI as well as NTSC TV tuners.

IBM Introduces New ThinkPad X41

IBM today announced the ThinkPad X41 ultraportable notebook -- its lightest and smallest ThinkPad with a built-in fingerprint reader.