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Gaming League Announces Salaries, Draft

$5 million will be available to gamers in the Championship Gaming Series in its first year.

MacLockPick Pulls Private Data Via USB Port

Uncle Sam has a new way to pry into your data, and it's as simple as popping in a thumb drive.

Maxell’s 160GB DAT Tapes Will Sell in May

High-end backup solutions have long passed the 160GB mark, but the new size is a landmark for the DDS format.

Joost Signs on 32 Advertisers for Launch

TV wouldn't be TV without the commercials - not even when it's on your computer. Joost has found a slew of big companies to provide the buck behind the bang.

Nintendo Cites Wii, DS for Surging Profits

The company announced its net profits have climbed 77.2 percent from last year, thanks mainly to the popularity of its Nintendo DS and Wii.

Rewind History with All-Pro Football 2K8

2K Sports' latest football game will allow players to pick up the controller as legendary athletes like Rice, Unitas, Butkus, and Singletary.

New Wario Game To Launch in Europe

Nintendo's conniving hero takes a trip to the dressing room for Wario: Master of Disguise.

PS3s Put a Dent in Research Data Crunching

Participation in the Folding@home project by PS3 owners has doubled the computing power at its disposal.

MySpace Announces Political Reality TV Show

The show INDEPENDENT will pit candidates against one another for the support of online communities and viewers for a one-million-dollar prize that comes with a catch.

Avid Technology Unveils Pinnacle Studio 11

The latest version of Pinnacle's editing suite will offer high-def video editing for the low-budget crowd.

Manners Lacking When it Comes to Technology

A recent survey found that insensitive technology use in public is widespread, and most people don't know how to deal with offenders.

HP Introduces Cheaper Ink-Jet Cartridges

The price of retail ink cartridges has had consumers in a bind for years. Hewlett-Packard is responding to their woes with a line of cartridges that may drop the price of printing.

Frucall Offers Price Checking Via SMS

Consumers can perform online comparison shopping anywhere, using a barcode and a text message from their cell phones.

Documentary Tackles Issue of Internet Porn

"Traffic Control" will address the problem of minors accessing internet pornography, and what can be done to restict availability without infringing on free speech.

Dual-Core CPUs Come to Consumer Electronics

Renesas' latest microcontrollers for embedded systems are applying the same dual-core technology many modern PCs use.

Privacy Conference Aims to Prevent Stalking

The Safety Net Project will aid victims of domestic violence by helping them cover their "electronic footprints" on the Internet.

Football Manager Live Breaks MMORPG Mold

Football Manager Live will allow soccer fans to build and management their dream teams in a persistent online world.

New Web Site Offers Drinks Through E-Mail

BuyYourFriendADrink.com allows people to catch up over a cold one... sort of.

Consumers Focus on Security Brand Names

For most people, online security boils down to whose software you're using.

Gateway Introduces Compact E-155C Tablet PC

Weighing in at 4.5 pounds and measuring 1.17 inches deep, Gateway's new E-155C is designed for portability.

Microsoft, Samsung Share Patent Portfolios

The industry leaders will benefit from each others' research and design capabilites with a cross-licensing agreement.

HP Shoots for Style With New Desktops

The latest line of HP Pavilions try to ditch their T-shirts and jeans for tuxedos by going stylish.

ICQ Releases Latest Version of IM Client

ICQ 6.0 introduces a cleaner interface and additional features such as tabbed browsing of conversations.

Blinkx Offers Advanced Video Search Engine

Blinkx Remote allows users to search by content, not just keywords.

Intel Rolls Out A System-on-a-Chip

The Intel CE 2110 promises to be a jack of all trades for consumer electronics.

Nvidia Introduces Low Cost GeForce 8

The latest GeForce 8 models make high-end graphics and features available to non-gamers.

SanDisk MP3 Player Targets Tween Market

The SanDisk Shaker sports a variety of features that will appeal to kids and is also price sensitive.

Adobe Launches New Video Player

Adobe Media Player will attempt to strengthen Flash's existing hold on web video.

Xbox Live Contest Promotes Indie Television

Microsoft gives would-be TV producers a shot at big audiences through the Xbox 360.

SanDisk and Sony Announce SxS Flash Cards

The newest cards will harness the ExpressCard port on laptops to move data faster, and in a smaller package.