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Microsoft Wins Reversal of $388 Patent Infringement Penalty

Microsoft has convinced a judge to throw out a jury verdict that awarded Uniloc $388 million for infringing on antipiracy patents in Windows XP and Microsoft Office.
Computing News

Pioneer Rips Out 12x Blu-ray Disc Burner

Got content? Pioneer's BDR-205 Blu-ray writer writes to single- and dual-layer BD media at 12x speeds.
Computing News
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EA Ships Dead Space Extraction for Nintendo Wii

The Nintendo Wii isn't known for its rated "M" game library...but EA has just pushed its sci-fi terror title Dead Space Extraction to the Wii.
Gaming News

Intel Putting CPUs in TVs with Atom-based “Sodaville” Chips

Intel wants to jumpstart interactive TV - along with 3D gaking and high-definition audio and video - with a new Atom-based system-on-a-chip dubbed Sodaville.
Computing Best Ofs

Toshiba Planning to Show Cell-Powered TV Next Month

Toshiba is planning to show its first television with an embedded Cell processor for handling upscaling and DVR tasks...but not PlayStation games.
Audio / Video News
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Nintendo Packs Two MotionPlus Add-ons into Wii Sports Resort

Nintendo is launching a limited-edition version of its Wii Sports Resort title for Wii, packing two MotionPlus accessories to encourage more people to play.
Gaming News
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Google Chrome Goes Beta for Mac and Linux

Google has launched beta versions of its Chrome Web browser for Mac OS X and Linux...but Macs still lack features and extensions.
Computing News
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Google Takes Chrome OS Open Source

Google has revealed details of its upcoming Chrome OS...and launched an open source Chromium OS to encourage developers and partners.
Computing News

Google Polishes Up Internet Explorer with Chrome Frame

Curious about Google Chrome but wary of leaving Internet Explorer? Google Chrome Frame puts Chrome's rendering engine and JavaScript inside IE...and it's not even a hack.
Computing News

Sony Planning to Move on PS3 Motion Controller

Sony has announced it plans to release a motion controller for the PlayStation 3...but it's not going to land until early 2010.
Gaming News

Honda Unveils U3-X Personal Mobility Device

Does Segway need any competition? Honda seems to think so, showing off a new U3-X personal mobility device with the world's first omni-directional drive wheel.
Smart Home Products

ATI Rolls Out Radeon 5800 Graphics with DirectX 11 Support

AMD has rolled out the first video card to support Microsoft's DirectX 11 built into Windows 7...and they also pack 2.72 teraflops of processing power.
Computing News
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China to ‘punish’ Baidu, others for illegal music downloads

China's ministry of culture is set to "punish" Baidu and other Web sites for providing links to illegal music downloads.
Computing News
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China’s Baidu removes millions of pirated works

In a massive sweep, Chinese search operator Baidu says it removed almost 3 million pirated items from Baidu Library's "literary works" service.
Web News
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U.S. calls out Baidu, Pirate Bay, Taobao for piracy

A report on "notorious markets" calls out China's Baidu and Taobao as well as The Pirate Bay as top markets for pirate and counterfeit goods.
Computing News
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Hewlett-Packard Buying 3Com for $2.7 Billion

Another day, another megadeal: this time it's HP taking on Cisco with a $2.7 billion acquisition of network gear-maker 3Ccom.
Computing News

Best Buy Gets Behind iRex Digital Reader

Best Buy has announced it will soon offer the iRex digital reader for $399 - including ties to Barnes & Noble digital books and 3G service from Verizon and Vodafone.
Emerging Tech Deals

Alienware Debuts New Gamer Notebook, Desktops

Dell's boutique gamer brand Alienware has introduced a new 15-inch notebook with a mobile Core i7 processor, along with four new desktops designed to blow the pixels off your opponents.
Computing News
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Video Game Sales Break Records in December

New figures from NPD show December 2009 was the video game industry's biggest month ever, although sales for the years were still down 8 percent compared to 2008.
Gaming News
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Nintendo Preparing to Drop Wii Pricing to $199?

Nintendo hasn't yet said anything definitive, but reports have Nintendo dropping the price of its Wii gaming console to $199.99 at the end of the month.
Gaming News

EU Approves Microsoft-Yahoo Search Partnership

The European Commission has granted its unconditional approval to Microsoft and Yahoo's search partnership, meaning the long-term deal has cleared its last major regulatory hurdle.
Computing News

Yahoo: We’re Still in the Search Business

Yahoo says it hasn't ceded Internet search to Google or Bing, and will come out swinging with new features soon.
Computing News

Yahoo to Tighten Facebook Integration

Yahoo has announced Facebook users will be able to access their streams and update their status right from the Yahoo home page.
Computing News
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Yahoo Looking to OneRiot to Offer Real-Time Search

Yahoo might be partnering with Microsoft on search, but the company is looking to forge a partnership to offer real-time search for things like Twitter.
Computing News

Yahoo, Microsoft Still Working Out Search Deal Details

It's been almost three months since Yahoo and Microsoft buddied up on Internet search...but the companies are still trying to dot the i's and cross the t's.
Computing News

Yahoo Ditches Poison Pill Severance Plan

Yahoo has settled a shareholder lawsuit by revising a so-called "poison pill" severance plan that was a major sticking point in Microsoft's abortive takeover attempt.
Computing News

Yahoo Sells Off $150 Million of China’s Alibaba.com

Yahoo has sold off a portion of its stake in China's Alibaba.com for $150 million...but says Alibaba is still Yahoo's gateway to the Chinese market.
Web News

EU Details Intel Practices that Led to Antitrust Fine

EU regulators have released a provisional, non-confidential version of its May 2009 ruling against Intel, detailing business practices they claim violate antitrust regulations.
Computing News

More Numbers Show Bing Chipping Away at Google

Search market analysis numbers from Comscore and Nielsen find Microsoft's Bing is gaining traction...and a small part of it is at Google's expense.
Computing News

Halo 3: ODST Assaults Store Shelves

Halo 3: ODST started out as an expansion pack for Halo 3 and morphed into a Master Chief-free standalone game...and Microsoft hopes you want to take part in the fray.
Gaming News

MSI Wind U110 Eco Claims 15-hour Battery Life

MSI's new Wind U110 Eco netbook claims to run for up to 15 hours on a single battery charge...at least on a 9-cell battery.
Computing News

Griffin MyPhones Look to Protect Kids’ Hearing

Griffin's new over-the-ear MyPhones are designed to prevent kids from blowing out their hearing by capping output at 85db.
Emerging Tech News

AT&T Readies In-Home 3G MicroCell

Following up on Sprint's and T-Mobile's in-home base stations, AT&T is getting ready to launch its own femtocell...with 3G data and multiline support.
Phones Mobile

The Palm Pixi: Thin Is In And Small Is All

Palm's follow-up to the Pre will be the Pixi, a small candy-bar phone running Palm's webOS, but still featuring a full QWERTY keyboard...and it'll be on Sprint.
Phones Mobile

AT&T Announces Plans to Double Mobile Data Speeds

AT&T has announced plans to deploy 7.2 Mbps HSPA mobile data services to 25 markets by the end of 2010...with six expected to be online by the end of 2009.
Phones Mobile

Asus Debuts Media-friendly N61, N71, and UL-series Notebooks

Asus's latest flurry of notebooks aim to offer both performance and top-flight media features...with screens ranging from 12.1 to 17.3 inches.
Computing News

Western Digital Drives Pack Backups, Hardware Encryption

Western Digital's new My Book Essential and My Book for Mac pack automatic backup software and hardware-based encryption for data security.
Computing News
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Google Maps Gets On Board with Ford Sync

Folks with Ford's Sync feature will soon be able to send destinations directly to their vehicles from Google Maps.
Cars Car News
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