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Panasonic, Google Team on Internet TVs

Google and Panasonic have teamed up on televisions that will directly access Internet content like YouTube and photo-sharing service Picasa.

Sirius S50 to Store Broadcasts, Needs Dock

Sirius Satellite Radio has announced the tiny S50 portable player which, with a separate dock, can store radio broadcasts as files which can be transferred to PCs or CDs.

SanDisk Rolls Out 4GB SDHC Memory Card

All those high-resolution still and video cameras really chew up the memory, don't they? Never fear: SanDisk is here with 4 GB SDHC memory cards.

And How Does Blogging Make You Feel?

A survey conducted for AOL finds most bloggers aren't aspiring cyber-journalists or political activists. Instead, blogs are a form of (get ready...) therapy.

Gears of War Takes Top GDC Honors

Epic Games' blockbuster Xbox 360 title Gears of War takes three top honors at the Game Developers Choice Awards...but other game makers weren't exactly left in the cold.

Nielsen: Video Yet to Score with iPod Users

A new study of iPod users finds that they listen to music and podcasts, but have yet to embrace digital video.

Yahoo Claims Largest Search Catalog

Leading Internet portal Yahoo! now claims its Web, image, and media search feature encompasses over 20 billion items, substantially more than the 11.4 billion managed by Google.

Yahoo Buys Del.icio.us, Offers Movable Type

Online giant Yahoo has snatched up del.icio.us, a social networking and bookmarking service, and plans to offer Movable Type blogs for small business.

Get Your Wire Service on the Wii

Moving the Wii one step closer to the center of users lives, Nintendo plans to launch the Wii News Channel featuring AP news stories and photographs.

GTA Sales Halted In Thailand After Murder

A Thai video game distributor has halted sales of Grant Theft Auto after a teen confessed to robbery and murder recreating a scene from the game.

Apple Sues Creative for Violating Patents

It's like an Old West gunfight: word comes that on the same day Creative sued Apple over the iPod interface, Apple sued Creative for violating four of its patents.

Velocity Micro Goes Core 2 Extreme

Custom PC builder Velocity Micro has added Intel's new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 and Xeon 5300 processors to its gaming and workstation systems.

TRUSTe to Certify ‘Trusted Downloads’

Truste and corporate partners have announced a new Trusted Download Program to certify software is non-invasive and can easily be uninstalled.

Toshiba, Sony Give Up Unifying DVD Format

Media reports from Japan indicate Toshiba and Sony have broken off talks intended to produced a unified next-generation DVD format.

AOL Wants Parents to Be Smarter about Games

AOL has launched PlaySavvy.com in an effort to help parents keep up with the PC and console games their kids might be playing.

Monster Ships iCarPlay 250 for iPod, iPhone

Monster has shipped its iCarPlay 250 FM transmitter for iPods and iPhones, enabling users to play and charge their Apple devices from a car outlet...or USB.

EU Considers 6 Month Data Retention Rule

European regulators are considering putting a six-month limit on how long search engines and other Internet services can hang on to personal data.

One Third Vista PCs Downgrade to XP?

Data from the exo.performance.network purports to show that 35 percent of PCs that shipped with Vista have been downgraded to Windows XP.

OLPC Delays Angering Donors

The OLPC's Give One, Get One program launched to an enthusiastic response...now production delays and delivery problems are raising ire amongst some donors.

Nvidia Launches New GeForce 7900 Cards

Nvidia's new GeForce 7900 GS and 7950 GT graphics cards deliver high performance at prices which won't have you skipping meals or taking out a second mortgage.

NBC Universal to Buy iVillage for $600 Mln

NBC Universal has struck a deal to acquire the iVillage network of Web sites aimed at women for $600 million.

Amazon Reportedly Prepping iTunes Rival

According to the Wall Street Journal, online retailer Amazon.com is in talks with four major music labels to launch its own digital music service this summer.

LG Bringing Netflix to HDTVs

LG has announced new "Broadband HDTVs" that can stream video from the Netflix rental service without any add-on devices.

Yahoo Launches Front-Page Overhaul

Internet giant Yahoo is launching a substantially redesigned home page, putting personalization features front and center.

AMD Taps New Chairman, Spins Off GlobalFoundries with Hector Ruiz

AMD has spun off its factories into the new GlobalFoundries, with former AMD leader Hector Ruiz as its chair, and named Bruce Clafin as the new AMD board chairman.

More Evidence of Comcast Internet Filtering

New allegations have cable operator Comcast deliberarely disrupting file-sharing systems other than BitTorrent, and even Lotus Notes.

Month of Apple Bugs Releases QuickTime Flaw

The Month of Apple Bugs project promised to unveil security flaws in Mac OS X and Apple programs during January...and it's started with a Mac and Windows QuickTime bug.

The Aliens are Landing

High-end custom computer builder Alienware is opening its own retail location in Miami's Dadeland Mall.

Microsoft Seeks Allies for Yahoo Breakup?

According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft has approached Time Warner and News Corp. about partnering to buy Yahoo - and part it out.

Maingear Aims Mainstream with Dash PC

Boutique computer maker Maingear has introduced the Dash Friends and Family PC, offering small-maker quality and customer service at an affordable price.

Microsoft Patches Cover 3 Critical Flaws

Microsoft has released security patches for Windows and Internet Explorer which mend eight vulnerabilities, three of which are rated "critical."

Sixty Percent of Humanity Has a Cell Phone

New estimates put the number of active mobile connections worldwide at about 4 billion - meaning, in theory, about sixty percent of all humanity has a cell phone.

Gov’t Agencies Banning Vista

The National Instrument of Standards and Technology has become the latest federal agency to ban Windows Vista...at least for the moment.

Google Earth Looks to the Skies

The free Google Earth mapping service has added a new "Sky" feature, encouraging users to explore over 100 million stars and 200 million galaxies, as seen from Earth.

Gateway Spurns Retail Buyout Offer

Gateway is turning down a $450 million offer from eMachines's founder for the company's retail business.

Jupiter: Price Drives TV Service Switches

JupiterResearch finds over half of consumers would switch TV services to pay less for channels they currently receive, while few want high-def or video-on-demand programming.

Microsoft Sets Free Virtual PC 2004

Thinking of trying out virtual machines but don't know where start? Microsoft hopes you'll start with them, by giving away Virtual PC 2004 SP1 as a free download.

Westinghouse Asks What’s Next for HDTV

Westinghouse Digital Electronics polled 1,200 consumers to ask what features they want in future digital televisions. Would you believe voice recognition made the list?