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Yahoo! Launches Music Unlimited Service

Yahoo! is going head-to-head with the likes of Napster and Apple iTunes with the announcement of their new new music subscription service, Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

New VoodooPC Aria Makes DVD Images

VoodooPC's latest Media Center PC will back your DVD's up onto the systems hard drive, including movie box covers.

Microsoft WinHEC 2005 Wrap-up

The Tech Report has an article covering this years Microsoft WinHEC 2005 show. Looks like Microsoft is showing off some cool new products.

Your Next PC Could Use Netscape

Netcape has signed a deal to have their browser distributed to all HP and Compaq consumer desktop and notebook PCs.

More Users Down on Microsoft Longhorn

Our buddy Chris Pirillo writes about why he thinks Microsoft's next operating system just plain sucks.

Google Pulls Plug on Accelerator Downloads

According to News.com, Google has stopped allowing downloads of their new Accelerator program, citing they have 'reached maximum capacity' of downloads.

Bluetooth Could Hit Home Audio

According to Extreme Tech, Enhancements to the Bluetooth core specification will help the technology expand into personal audio, home automation and global navigation systems.

Apple’s Tiger OS Rolls Into Stores

Mac OS® X version 10.4 'Tiger,' will go on sale Friday at 6:00 p.m. at participating Apple Authorized Resellers and Apple retail stores worldwide.

Apple Uses ATI Graphic in New G5 Line

ATI graphics are now available in the iMac, eMac, Mac mini, PowerBook, iBook and PowerMac.

Apple Reduces Prices on Cinema Displays

Apple has the price of the 20-inch model to $799 and the 23-inch HD model to just $1,499.

Apple and Intel to Become Buddies?

Reuters is reporting that Apple and Intel are in talks regarding the use of Intel processors in new Apple computers. Will Steve Jobs have it his and get special treatment from Intel

Comcast Turns Names Over to RIAA

According to Arstechnica and Reuters, Comcast turned over names of its customers to the RIAA without a court order or without telling their customers.

Tweeter and Monster End Relationship

The two companies are butting heads resulting in the retail chain Tweeter dropping Monster products from their stores.

World of Warcraft Launches in China

The popular MMORPG title has officially launched in China this week. Blizzard is working with Chinese company The9 for the infrastructure.

Apple Could Launch New IPod Product In June

Forbes is reporting that several analysts expect Apple to introduce a new iPod product around June to help stimulate demand.

iRiver Moves U.S. Operations to Washington

iRiver plans to relocate its American unit to Vancouver, Wash., from Milpitas, Calif., The Columbian newspaper reported Thursday.

Blockbuster to Offer PSP Game Rentals

If you have a Sony PSP gaming handheld, you will get to rent games from Blockbuster Video starting May 17th.

Xbox 360 Demos Running on Macs

News.com is reporting that at least the majority of game demos you are seeing for the Microsoft Xbox 360 are coming from Apple G5 systems.

Sony’s New Camera Comes With a Photo Album

Sony has announced the Cyber-shot DSC-N1 8-megapixel camera with a 3-inch touch-screen display.

Hardware MPEG2 TV Tuner Round-up

The Tech Report has a great article that compares various TV tuner cards for your PC. If you are thinking about building an HTPC, this article is worth a look.

Music Subscription Prices Need to Drop

A report by Parks & Associates suggests that portable music subscription services will need to drop below $10 dollars, for people to be interested.

Video Game Sales Up 23 Percent

Research firm NPD Group says that video game sales are up 23 percent for the first quarter of 2005 totaling more than $2.2 billion.

Mitsubishi 2005 Line Show Coverage

We have just posted our Mitsubishi 2005 Line Show wrap-up which shows off Mitsobushi's new home video products.

Plasma Display Demand Roars

EETimes is reporting that with plasma prices falling and there still being an oversupply of plasma panels, demand is better than ever.

Apex Debuts DivX Certified DVD Players

Apex is releasing its first DivX Certified home DVD player which also supports MP3 and WMA audio formats.

Pioneer to Open Retail Stores in U.S.

Apple, Sony and Dell have all done it. Now Pioneer will be jumping into the game by opening their first retail store here in the U.S.

Skype Releases New Software Version

Skype has released a new software version for Windows that offers users a number of new features.

Xbox 360 Might Not be Backwards Compatible

There is a great article over at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that says Microsoft will not release whether their new Xbox 360 console is backwards compatible with older Xbox games

iRiver E10 Unlikely to Hit U.S. Shores

If there ever was an Apple nano killer, the iRiver E10 would likely be it, unfortunately it will unlikely see the U.S. - at least for a while.

Sony PSP as Personal Media Player

MP3NewsWire reviews the Sony PSP as a portable media player, rather than a game machine. This is a good read for those curious about its media abilites.

321 Studios DVD X Copy Software Review

Monster-Hardware has a review of the new controversial DVD copying software DVD X copy.

New Winamp Player Emerges

AOL has debuted their new Winamp media player, this time with support for pictures, video and other AOL services.

Microsoft to Add Black Box to LongHorn

News.com is reporting that Microsoft will add the equivalent of a 'black box' to their new OS to record errors so they can be fixed.

2K Games’ E3 2005 Product Lineup

2K Games as released the list of their new games at this years E3. Among the new games are The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and Serious Sam II. We have the complete list inside.

What to Expect at This Year’s E3 Show

A flurry of new games and technology is expected to be announced at this years' Electronic Entertainment Expo.

5 Simple Steps To A Quieter PC

Big Bruin.com has a quick and easy guide to making your computer system more quiet. They don't show you how, but they tell you what makes your system louder, and how to prevent it.

Do Developers Prefer Apples or Androids?

We talk to a number of developers and ask whether they like Androids, or Apple's platform best.
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How Digg is Reinventing Itself

With Digg CEO Jay Adelson stepping down and founder Kevin Rose taking the reigns, Digg has some innovative changes coming out in the months ahead.