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Time Warner Mulls Sale of AOL Units

Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes has been in the chair for only a month, and has already floated the notion of selling off AOL's operating units.

Sirius-XM Merger Gets Antitrust Approval

Sirius Satellite Radio's proposed $4.6 billion purchase of competitor XM Satellite Radio has been approved by the Justice Department.

Velocity Micro Goes Retail

Velocity Micro has moved its NoteMagix L80x Ultra into select Best Buy stores, chock full of Core 2 Duo goodness and Nvidia graphics.

Atari’s Godzilla Unleashed Goes Gold

Atari's video game Godzilla Unleashed has gone gold, and should land at retailers in time to wreak havoc this holiday season on the Wii, PS2, and Nintendo DS.

Samsung Considers Swinging Both Ways

What if you threw a format war and nobody came? Samsung is apparently considering making an HD player compatible with both Blu-ray and HD DVD.

Delay on Order To Disable EchoStar DVRs

A judge ordered satellite television provider EchoStar to disable most subscribers's DVRs and pay TiVo almost $90 million in damages - but now the injunction is on hold.

HBO, AOL Team for Comedy Web Site

HBO and AOL plan to take on Comedy Central and TBS with This Just In, a comedy Web site set to launch in January 2007.

Best Buy Stops Selling Analog TVs

The United States is scheduled to shut off analog TV broadcasts on February 17, 2009 - and to get consumers ready, Best Buy has stopped selling analog televisions.

Samsung Announces 256 GB SSD

Samsung continues to push the capacities of solid-state storage, announcing a super-fast 256 GB, 2.5-inch solid-state drive with an SATA II interface.

LaLa Relaunches with 10-Cent Web Songs

Music service Lala.com is relaunching, offering ad-free streaming of songs users own, plus 10-cent "Web songs" users can access online.

Toshiba Pulls Back HD DVD Launch in the US

On the heels of Intel and Microsoft backing its HD DVD format, Toshiba says it's holding back the U.S. launch of HD DVD players until early 2006.

AOL Cuts 2,000 Employees

AOL is reducing its workforce by 2,000 employees - 1,200 in the United States - as it continues to transition into a provider of free, advertising-driving online services.

Bill Would Keep Kids Off MySpace

A Pennsylvania congressman has introduced legislation which would ban minors from social networking sites like MySpace and Friendster. (lol! r u kidding?)

Next-Gen DVDs to Boom Despite Format War?

A report from the Santa Clara Consulting Group claims next-generation DVDs market will pull in $2 billion in 2006 and $28 billion by 2010, format war or no.

Group Says HD DVD Beating Blu-Ray In Europe

The European HD DVD Promotional Group says HD DVD players are outselling Blu-ray systems in Europe by three to one.

BitTorrent Inks New Content Deals

Filesharing phenomenon BitTorrent has announced new licensing deals today with Fox, Viacom, and others to power a new video downloading service in 2007.

Fox, MySpace Go with Google for $900 Mln

In a big move, Google will pay Fox some $900 million to be the exclusive search and keyword advertising provider for Fox Web sites: including MySpace.

Intel vs. AMD Pushed Back to 2010

The trial date for AMD's long-running antitrust case against chipmaker Intel has been pushed back to February of 2010, as both companies move to depose witnesses.

Netflix Adds $1/Month Charge for Blu-ray

Netflix subscribers who've been getting their high-definition fix by renting Blu-ray disc through the service will now have to pay $1 more per month for the privilege.

Surprise! Teens Prefer IM to Email

Like, OMG? A new poll conducted for AOL and the Associated Press finds teens send more instant messages than email.

Toshiba Announces First HD DVD Recorder

Toshiba plans to launch the first HD DVD recorder in Japan July 14...and it's a heavyweight, high-priced monster with 1 TB of storage, 1080p support, and Ethernet.

eMachines’ Holiday Line Aims at Pocketbook

Gateway's eMachines today unveiled a line of five PCs, one notebook, and one LCD display that - with prices as low as $339 - are specifically aimed at consumers' holiday budgets.

U.S. Leads World In Hosting Phishing Sites

The anti-phishing group PhishTank finds some 24 percent of all confirmed phishing sites were hosted in the Unites States during October, 2006.

U.S. DTV Transition May Be Delayed?

President elect Barack Obama has floated the idea of delaying the U.S. transition to digital TV broadcast, since the voucher program has run out of money.

SpiralFrog Gets Music from Sony/ATV

Ad-supported music service SpiralFrog has announced an agreement with Sony/ATV which will make the publisher's music available for free via its Web site.

BenQ Launches 13 LCD Displays

Electronics maker BenQ has launched 13 new LCD displays with multimedia functions and ambient LED lighting.

Konami Bringing Contra IV to Nintendo DS

Konami plans to expand its decades-old Contra franchise on the Nintendo DS with Contra IV, with multiplayer capability and a grappling hook.

Study Finds Pervasive Movie File Sharing

A new research study from the Solutions Research Group finds American consumers are tuning into downloadable films...and don't consider illegal downloads a serious offense.

Sharp Makes a Million-to-One Shot

Electronics maker Sharp has announced it has developed an LCD display with a mind-blowing one-million-to-one contrast ratio.

Yahoo Announces Digital Time Capsule

Yahoo is soliciting digital submissions from around the world for what it's calling the world's largest time capsule.

CinemaNow Offers Download-To-Burn Movies

CinemaNow may have scored a major coup with its new Burn To DVD service: subscribers can download movies via the Internet and burn them to standard DVDs.

AT&T Wi-Fi Officially Comes to Starbucks

Coffee chain Starbucks has officially rolled out AT&T Wi-Fi access, offering up to two hours per day of complimentary connectivity.

MySpace, 49 States Reach Online Safety Pact

MySpace has reached an agreement with 49 states that will see the site implementing a broad range of changes to enhance minors' online safety.

Dell Restating $92 Mln in Earnings

Two months after an audit concluded Dell executive had padded the company's numbers, computer maker Dell is restating over $92 million in earnings.

Tune Into GoogleTube

Sometimes rumors do come true: Google announced it is acquiring online video powerhouse YouTube for $1.65 billion.

Warner Pulls Music from Last.fm

Warner Music Group has pulled its content from CBS's music streaming service Last.fm - and, of course, it's all about money.

Toshiba Intros 200 GB PMR Laptop Drives

Toshiba has extended its perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology to smaller units aimed at laptops with a new 200 GB 25-inch drive.

TiVo Testing Internet-delivered Television

TiVo has rolled out a trial program with the Independent Film Channel to transmit several of the channels shows to TiVo customers via broadband Internet connections.