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Podcasting Numbers Were Overhyped

Pew Internet and American Life released a survey the other day claiming 30-precent of iPod owners have downloaded a podcast. Now they say those numbers are likely not accurate.

Businesses Wary of Service Pack 2

According to PC World, asset tracking company AssetMetrix of Ottawa found that only 24 percent of the systems running Windows XP actually have Service Pack 2 installed.

GoVideo Launches WiFi DVD player

GoVideo's D2740 Wireless Media Receiver and DVD Player, can stream music, movies, and pictures stored on the PC to the TV or home theater system.

Acer Desktop LCD Monitors Grow 87%

Acer announced today that they ranked fourth with 6.2% marketshare during Q4 2004 in the worldwide desktop LCD monitor market according to DisplaySearch.

Gateway Delivers Sub-$600 Gaming PC

Gateway's spring line-up of eMachines desktop PCs, including the eMachines T6212 gaming PC, are now available at leading retailers.

Nextel Launches the Motorola i265 Phone

The affordable Motorola i265 features GPS location technology for audible turn-by-turn driving directions, and a vibrant 65K color display and Java technology.

Consumers Demand Cable-Ready HDTV’s

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

Intel Agrees to Comly With JFTC

Intel announced they are accepting a recommendation from the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) dated March 8, 2005, although the company disagrees with the ruling.

Push-To-Talk Sees Slow Growth

The number of Push-To-Talk (PTT) and Push-To-Talk Over Cellular (PoC) subscribers will grow at a slow but steady pace in the next five years, reports In-Stat research.

Access MLB Broadcasts From Your Phone

MobiTV and Congular have launched a new service that les customers access live Major LEague Baseball broadcasts from their Cingular phones.

Gemstar-TV Guide to Come to Mobile Phones

Gemstar-TV Guide will showcase its new Java-based IPG application designed for mobile devices at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association's (NCTA) 2005 National Show.

iPod Shuffle Packs Quality Components

NEAsia has a great feature article up on their site where they disect an Apple iPod Shuffle and analyze the components inside.

Scientific-Atlanta Debuts New Media Center

Scientific-Atlanta has announced its new MCP- 100 Media Center DVR with a built-in DVD burner.

Dell Latitude D410 Laptop Review

Trusted Reviews tests the new Dell Latitude D410 laptop system based on Intel's new Sonoma chipset.

Kyocera FS-820 Review

Truste Reviews tests the new Kyocera FS-820 laser printer. And no it will not make wireless phone calls for you either hehe.

Speaker Placement Guides

eCoustics has a helpful guide that will show you how to setup your home theater speakers for best performance.

Best Buy to Eliminate Rebates

Like a child upset with their parents, Best Buy who was punished last year for not honoring rebates, has decided to eliminate rebates all together.

PSP Sales Not as Strong as Expected

CNN is reporting that Sony PSP sales are steady, but not nearly as strong as the company had hoped for with only a few retailers actually being sold out.

Toshiba’s New Satellite M35X Notebooks

Toshiba has introduced the Satellite M35X-S163 notebook, designed as an affordable mobile computer for first-time mobile computer buyers, students and home office workers.

Consumer Demand for Home Networks Declines

The Diffusion Group suggests that manifest or overt consumer demand for home networks is at an all-time low, having declined for each of the last three years.

Blockbuster Ordered to Give Refunds

Blockbuster's 'no late fees' campaign has backfired on the company and now Blockbuster has been ordered to refund customers that were charged various fees.

Pioneer Aims High in PDP Market

NE Asia Online is reporting that Pioneer plans on putting up a good fight to win the PDP market, the company said in a recent presentation.

Microsoft Debuts Mobile Video Downloads

MSN Video Downloads delivers Food Network, FOX Sports, children's programming, news and more for Portable Media Centers and select Smartphones and Pocket PCs.

Dell Unveils Super Light Latitude X1 Laptop

Dell's new Latitude X1 is the company's lightest laptop weighing only 2.5 pounds yet it still comes with plenty of features including a 1.1GHz processor and up to 1.28GB of memory.

Canton Debuts Improved LE 100 Speakers

Canton has introduced a new family of six moderately priced speakers for music and home theater.

Sony and Nintendo Battle for Gaming Share

Research firm In-Stat has published a report that says Sony and Nintendo will battle fiercely for market share while Nokia continues to struggle.

First Look: ABS Ultimate E2 Media Center PC

Senior Editor Nino Marchetti takes a first look at the new ABS Ultimate E2 Media Center PC. It looks very similiar to Alienware's MCE PC but costs several dollars less.

Adobe Announces New Photoshop CS2

Adobe has announced Adobe Photoshop CS2, a major upgrade to the professional industry standard for digital image editing and creation.

Read Manga and Books on Your PSP

1UP.com has an article that shows you how to use the image viewing capabilities of your new PSP to read Manga and other books.

Google Agrees to Acquire Urchin

Google Inc. today announced it has agreed to acquire Urchin Software Corporation, a San Diego, California based web analytics company.

Gamers Spend $700/Year on Games

Video and computer game enthusiasts are spending 700 dollars a year on games software, according to a recent study conducted by IGN Entertainment.

Samsung Adds File Browsing to Phones

Samsungs new 'file viewer' phones (models SPH-V6500 and SCH-V650) allow users to view documents and images over the mobile phone.

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Ships is now shipping to retail stores and will be available by March 31st.

iPod Cell Phone Still Evolving

The Boston Globe has a news story that talks about cell phones doubling as MP3 players and how they think an iPod-like phone will still come out shortly.

Sony PSP Screen Problem Upsets Customers

Sony's PSP is certainly a hot seller and for good reason, it kicks butt. However several people are reporting issues with their PSP screen ranging from dead pixels to trapped dust.

HDTV Service Now In 10 Million Homes

Research firm In-Stat says that 10 million homes around the world are watching HDTV content at home and expects that number to raise to 15.5 million by the end of 2005.

File-Sharing Case Worries Indie Artists

Yahoo! News has a great news story that talks about how P2P file sharing programs help indie artists, and if they are shut down that could mean less recognition.

Halo 2 Map Pack Set For June Release

Halo 2 fans can rejoice with an announcement that a multiplayer map pack for the popular game is set to be available sometime this June.