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Oregon Questions RIAA Legal Tactics

The state's Attorney General has cast some doubt on whether the RIAA can legally pursue college students the way it has gone about doing it.

Game Goliaths Blizzard and Activision Merge

An $18.9 billion deal will combine two companies with strong game portfolios and profits, presenting a challenge to former king of the jungle Electronic Arts.

Apricorn Launches 128-Bit Encrypted Drives

The Aegis Vault line of mobile USB-powered drives feature hardware encryption and shock mounting to keep data safe.

Cell Phone Burns Mask Accidental Death

A death at first suspected to be caused by an exploding cell phone was actually caused due to a job site accident.

PS3 Outsells Wii in Japan

In a sign of what may be to come for the United States, the Sony PlayStation 3 has finally outsold Nintendo's cheaper rival unit in the native country of both companies.

Zonbu Brings Subscription Model to Notebook

The makers of the original subscription-based PC have brought out a notebook that can be had for $279 with a service contract.

Sony Unveils Extended-Life PSP Batteries

The new PSP Extended Life Battery Kit includes both a larger battery and new plastic covers to make room for it.

Wii Sales Stay Strong, Shortages Predicted

If the spike in Wii sales last week is any indication, Nintendo's Wii could be a hard-to-find item for the second holiday season in a row.

"GDrive" on the Way?

Google's long-rumored online storage project may be nearing completion.

Samsung Pushes Out Dual-Format Player

You can't run down to the department store and snare a BD-UP5000 just yet, but pre-ordering pages have finally cropped up at at many retailers.

Upcoming XP Service Pack Boosts Performance

Benchmarks show Windows XP with Service Pack 3 delivering a 10 percent speed increase, with all versions of XP destroying Vista in time comparisons.

German iPhones Unlocked via iTunes

Those who shell out to buy an iPhone that will work on any network merely sync the phone with iTunes to free it.

Hollywood Chases Chinese Piracy Site

Five major movie studios are demanding nearly half a million dollars in damages from a Chinese Web site that allegedly distributed pirated movies to an Internet café.

Optimus Keyboard Finally Materializes

The LCD wonder isn't exactly on store shelves yet, but it will hit widespread availability in February, with preordering open now.

Live Documents Challenges Google, Microsoft

Rather than attempting to develop a unique set of replacement tools for Microsoft Office as Google has done, InstaColl built Live Documents to latch on to Office.

North American PS3 Sales Confirm Growth

Sony systems are starting to move off shelves at a much faster pace thanks to an early-November price cut.

Sony PlayStation Store Opens to PCs

Rather than having to use a PlayStation 3, PCs can now be used to download and transfer games to the Sony PSP.

Google Maps Lets Users Play with Addresses

Misplaced address markers on Google Maps can now be dragged to the correct locations, thanks to a dose of Wikipedia-style user editing.

Haier Wi-Fi Enabled MP3 Player Hits US

The ibiza Rhapsody comes in capacities up to 30GB and offers a slew of content options via the Web.

BenQ Joybook R43 Evokes Urban Imagery

With a skyline design etched across its lid and embedded lights to recall a city's atmosphere, BenQ's latest laptop makes an appeal to those who yearn for the concrete jungle.

Wolf King Drops Circular Gaming Keyboard

You might not want to try to teach Grandma how to type on this thing. The Warrior Xxtreme features two circular slabs of keys, arranged for gamers.

AMD Reveals Spider Platform

Comprised of new AMD processors, GPUs and a chipset, the Spider platform will form the basis of future AMD-based gaming rigs.

Cheaper SDK Lures Developers to PS3

In an attempt to get more developers on board with the PS3, Sony has lowered the price of the console's software development kit.

South Korean Camp Frees Internet Addicts

The "world's most wired nation" now uses fresh air and outdoor activities to snap Internet fiends out of their crippling cyberspace addictions.

Carmack Rips Apple Over Gaming Support

Lead iD Software programmer and game guru John Carmack doesn't believe Apple is making an effort when it comes to gaming.

Apple Releases First Leopard Patch

Major issues in Finder and Time Machine have been resolved, along with a basket of other annoyances.

Bango Button Pushes Content to Mobiles

The Bango button makes it easier for Web site creators to offer mobile-optimized content at the click of a button.

Folding Keyboard Liberates Laptop Users

Matias' USB Folding Keyboard would be nearly indistinguishable from an ordinary desktop keyboard when sitting on a table, except for the discrete center hinge that allows it fold down into an easily portable package.

Apple Releases Final Cut Express 4

Continuing to bridge the gap between dumbed-down editing applications and bank-breaking professional ones, Final Cut Express 4 brings a handful of new features down to the consumer level.

AMD Debuts ATI Radeon HD 3800 GPU

The latest Radeon HD offers support for DirectX 10.1 and ATI CrossfireX, plus improved energy efficiency and prices in the $200 range.

Nokia Launches N82 Convergence Device

Like its predecessor the N95, the N82 gets a full 5-megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi and more.

SanDisk Vaulter Takes New Approach to SSDs

Rather than using flash memory to completely take over for a traditional hard drive, the Vaulter Disk offers a few gigabytes of fast storage for commonly used files.

MadCatz Acquires Saitek for $30M

The maker of console peripherals will soak up Saitek's line of PC peripherals to expand its own product portfolio, and leverage Saitek's global presence.

Panasonic Debuts 7 Series Toughbooks

The latest "business rugged" Toughbooks aren't ready for the battlefield, but they'll do just fine in the boardroom, where they'll stop cup after cup of coffee.

PlayStation 3 to Get DivX Support

Media downloaders rejoice: the PlayStation 3 will finally play your videos thanks to upcoming DivX support.

Northeastern University Sues Google

Google's popular search engine allegedly uses technology invented by a Northeastern professor and patented by the university back in 1997.

FCC May Clamp Down on Cable Television

It isn't violent or explicit content that the FCC is worried about, but the business practices of the cable companies themselves.

M-Audio Releases Studiophile Q40 Headphones

Larger drivers enable M-Audio's latest headphones to achieve better low-frequency response, allegedly putting sound quality on par with studio monitor systems.