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EA Donates Copies of SimCity for Every OLPC

Fun it may be, but EA hopes its classic SimCity title can also help foster creativity and problem-solving in children.

Take-Two Offers Hot Coffee Settlement

After landing in hot water over Hot Coffee, Take-Two wants to offer offended consumers $35 or modified discs to avoid costly litigation.

Apple Sued for Monopolistic Practices

One man alleges that the happy relationship between iTunes and the iPod may be more than savvy marketing: It may break Florida antitrust and fair trade laws.

InFocus Releases a Projector for Gamers

The Play Big IN1 Game projector may not be the only unit suitable for gamers – pretty much any box will do – but its low price certainly sets it apart.

ALK Brings Intuitive GPS to Smartphones

CoPilot Live 7 tailors itself to drivers with multiple views, route planning, and on-the-fly directions, right from compatible smartphones and PDAs.

Harmonix Releases Phase for the iPod

Guitar Hero addicts can get their fix on the road (minus guitar controller) with Phase, a music game played used the iPod's click wheel.

Samsung’s Laser Printer Workhorse

The ML-03471ND prints 35 pages per minute, full duplexes and saves toner at the touch of a button.

HP Debuts Eight-Core Workstations

It's the kind of computer Tim Allen would love: two Intel Xeon Quad-Core processors in the same box. More power, indeed.

Phoenix Technologies Goes into HyperSpace

The company's new HyperSpace platform will allow custom-built applications to run directly from system start up, eliminating wasted time and improving energy efficiency.

Guitar Hero III Sells $115M in One Week

The success of Activision's latest title set company records for a single product launch and may bode well for the gaming industry this holiday season.

iRobot Scores Injunction in Lawsuit

A Massachusetts court agreeded with iRobot that competitor Robot FX used trade secrets in the design of its Negotiator bot, and barred the company from using them.

Windows Home Server Hits the Streets

HP's MediaSmart Server became the first Windows Home Server box to go on sale, but it won't begin shipping unti later this month.

HD DVD Players Dive to $99

Savvy consumers can pick up a Toshiba HD-A2 player for $99, if they act quickly.

PS3 Sales Closing in on Nintendo Wii

October's Japanese sales figures show the PS3 gaining headway, but game sales figures may be slipping to Nintendo if one company's estimates hold true.

Manhunt 2 Hack Unlocks Violent Features

It's Hot Coffee redux: Hackers have managed to enable violent features that were originally cut out of the game to score it a Mature rating from the ESRB.

Wal-Mart Carries $200 Linux Desktops

Everex's gPC may stand a chance at pushing Linux mainstream with a low price, widespread availability, and Google-centric operating system.

Samsung Intros Three Multimedia Monitors

The latest models in the SyncMaster series get built-in speakers, with sizes ranging from 19 to 22 inches.

Motorola’s ROKR T505 Taps into Car Speakers

Rather than relying on an wimpy built-in speaker, the ROKR T505 sends both music and voice from Bluetooth-enabled devices through a car's audio system for clarity and volume.

Folding@Home Goes Down in Record Books

Idle processing cycles from PlayStation 3 systems helped boost the distributed computing network's power to 1 petaflop, setting a Guinness world record.

Toshiba Adds to External HDD Offerings

The company's newest backup solutions offer capacities up to 250GB in a slim 2.5-inch form factor.

AT&T Adopts Samsung’s SGH-a737 Slider

The newest addition the the AT&T handset family will serve as an entertainment phone, with a compact sliding form factor and fast 3G Internet access.

Manhunt 2 Launches in North America

The dark, gory action game that Rockstar has struggled to publish for months has made it to retailers.

Sprint: Unlock Yourself on the Way Out

A class-action lawsuit may soon free Sprint phones from the Sprint network, when the company begins providing unlock codes with service terminations.

Xerox Phaser 6130 Cuts the Cost of Color

Filling out the bottom end of Xerox's color printer line, the Phaser 6130 delivers capabilities similar to its bigger siblings without the corresponding price tags.

T-Mobile Turns the Spotlight on the Shadow

T-Mobile wants buyers to think of its new Shadow as a stripped down smart phone: powerful, but without the suit and tie.

Mozilla Labs Demonstrates Prism

Prism allows Web 2.0 applications like Facebook and Gmail to run directly from a desktop shortcut as a traditional application would, without a browser window.

Google Maps Keeps Tabs on Wildfires

Residents in San Diego and Los Angeles can check Google Maps for updates on the wildfires raging in Southern California.

Intel Fires up Chip Production in Arizona

The new plant will employ 1,000 people to step up production of Intel's new 45nm chips.

Samsung Debuts 19-Inch LCD Display

Rounding out this week's display offerings, Samsung's 19-inch LCD offers advanced tuning options and a fast response time.

Gateway Intros Two New Widescreen Giants

Gateway now offers 22- and 24-inch displays with support for 1080p and 720p high-def video, respectively.

Facebook Gets Its First MMORPG

Oxygen Games' Duels allows Facebook users to challenge each other to battle, gaining experience and loot along the way.

Envision Launches Budget 20-Inch Monitor

The G2016wa brings the specs from a high-end 20-inch display down to a more affordable price.

EA Sends The Sims Bowling and DJing

The latest Sims titles invite step up to the lane or music booth with their virtual doppelgangers.

MSI’s GX600 Packs Turbo Power

No, not forced induction powered by exhaust gases - just overclocking at the touch of a button.

NBC Drops YouTube for Hulu

The upcoming video network will host exclusive content from both NBC and Fox, meaning both companies have had to kill their offerings elsewhere.

Microsoft Launches Xbox 360 Arcade

The newest low-cost version of the Xbox will come bundled with family titles in attempt to get Mom and Day buying for the holidays.

Hitachi Sets Hard Drive Efficiency Record

The Deskstar P7K500 uses up to 59 percent less power than comparable drives, according to Hitachi, making it ideal for building green PCs.

High-Def Projection for the Masses

Epson's PowerLite Home Cinema 720 balances price and performance by borrowing features from the more expensive Pro Cinema line.