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Zune HD v4.3 Firmware Now Out

Microsoft has released v4.3 Firmware update for the Zune HD Today. All three users rejoice.

AOL Layoffs Begin, Again

AOL has laid off 100 full-time employees today, before the spin-off from Time Warner

Google Will Offer Travelers Free WiFi This Holiday Season

Google will provide travelers with free WiFi this holiday season at a number of airports across the U.S.

Windows Update Security Fixes Pass up Windows 7

Windows 7 has dodged a bullet today as all of the operating system's updates are focused on non-security issues.

Esquire’s Augmented Reality Issue Hits Newstands

Esquire Magazines special Augmented Reality issue has hit newsstands and interacts with your PCs webcam.

How to Keep iPod Headphones From Tangling

Learn how to keep your iPod headphones from tangling so you can get them out and ready to use fast.

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Released Today

Apple released OS X 10.6.2 update today that fixes a number of major bugs.

Nokia Booklet 3G Available November 15th at Best Buy

The Nokia Booklet 3G will be available at Best Buy November 15th.

Tundra Midnight Rider Tailgater by Brooks & Dunn

Brooks & Dunn fans have another reason to celebrate: Their very own dedicated Toyota Tundra special edition.

BestBuy Gets Into Online Movie Rental Business

BestBuy is partnering with CinemaNow to offer movie rentals on all of the company's web-connected devices.

Users Demand Thinner, Lighter PCs and Multi-Touch

The PC is changing as consumer want smaller, thinner laptops with multi-touch features. Oh, and throw that CD drive away, we don't want it.

Leaked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Footage Highlights Terrorist Attack

Footage leaked from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" reveals that players of the upcoming video game can shoot innocent civilians in an airport in a realistic rendering of a terrorist attack.

North Korea Responsible for July Cyber Attacks

North Korea's Internet warfare unit is responsible for cyber attacks that took place in the U.S. and South Korea in July.

Apple iPhone Makes China Debut Without WiFi

Apple’s iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world’s most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models. Apple’s local service provider, China Unicom Ltd., hopes the iPhone will give it an edge against giant rival China Mobile Ltd., the world’s biggest phone […]

Nintendo Wii Sales Sink, Gamers Want Better Games

Nintendo's sales plummet 43% compared to 2008 sales for the same time period.

UK to Start Terminating Filesharers in April 2010

The music and film industry look to score major victory over public, law enforcement and ISPs

Google Android 2.0 Released Today

Google today released Android 2.0 (aka Eclair) to developers. The hyped up mobile operating system is expected to show up on the Motorola Droid smartphone (through Verizon) next week. Key features include Android Search which allows users to search their own phone and web at the same time, text-to-speech support which is supposed to be […]

Citigroup Loses Customers Information

If you have an account with CitiBank, it may be time to pay it off and close it down. Citigroup lost information for 3.9 million customers this week.

Gateway Profile 4XL

The 2.66GHz Pentium 4 CPU is miles ahead of the iMac's 800MHz CPU.

90% of Linux Systems Are Virus Free

Ninety two percent of survey respondents indicated that their Linux systems have never been infected with a virus, according to Evans Data's new Summer 2004 Linux Development Survey

802.11n Debate on Middle Ground

The 802.11n standard has not secured enough votes to move forward and falls back to square one according to ExtremeTech.com.

7-Eleven To Offer Music And Movie Downloads

Not to be left out of the digital media boom, 7-Eleven will begin testing music and movie downloads available at their convenience stores.

$5,000 Off Fujitsu 63-inch Plasma HDTV

Yes, you can now own the largest plasma in your state for a lot less, $5,000 dollars less to be exact.

300M Mobile DRM Phones to Ship in ’09

License revenues from DRM technologies will likely surpass $500 million by 2009, according to market research firm Digital Tech Consulting (DTC).

25% Of Cell Phone Customers Use SMS

A new study published released to the Associated Press reveals that only about 25% percent off cell phone customers are actually using SMS messaging on their phones.

2005 Home Entertainment Show Coverage

We have just finished posting our coverage of this years Home Entertainment Show. If you were not able to make it to the show, we have the next best thing!

2K Sports Announces Game Lineup

2K Sports sports has announced their new games lineup with five new titles slated to launch for the Microsoft Xbox 360 console.

25 CE Products Per Household

U.S. households now own an average of 25 consumer electronics products, according to a new study. We have all turned to couch potatoes.

10 Industries Battle For Your Digital Home

According to Forrester Research, ten industries, including consumer electronics, PC, content, games, telecommunications, and cable, are vying for control of the digital home.

Xbox 360 Not Fully Compatible?

Sorry for the confusion everyone, but we just found out that the new Xbox 360 might not be fully compatible with older Xbox games.

Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games

With new games and recent price cuts from Microsoft and Sony, the game industry is shaping up.

The Masterpiece, Magnacarta 2

There is almost no market existing for video games in Korea, in stark contrast to online games that have been booming for a long time. Nevertheless, there is some surprising news that one of the video games developed in Korea has emerged as a box-office hit. Magnacarta 2, called the team behind the original Magna […]

Gmail knocked offline for ‘majority’ of users

Google's Gmail service took a hit for two hours in an outage that affected the majority of its users.

Microsoft Research Shares Weird Mouse Concepts

Microsoft Research has been spewing out high profile prototypes — either in leaks or via official releases – in what’s likely in part an effort to grow the already substantial excitement surrounding Microsoft’s energized fall lineup which includes Windows 7. Last week details of a potential dual-screen tablet mini-PC emerged. Now Microsoft has given the […]
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Verbatim InSight Drives Show Name and Free Space – Even Unplugged

Verbatim's new inSight portable USB hard drives sport an LCD display with the drive's name and free capacity...even when the drive is unplugged.

13″, 15″ MacBook Pro Owners Still Plagued with SATA II Issues

SATA II nightmares continue for MacBook Pro owners

Microsoft cuts Japan price for Xbox

Microsoft will cut the price of their Xbox 360 in Japan by 25 percent in an effort to increase market share before the Holiday season.

Video Game Sales Slide Again in August

Video game sales are still on the decline while hopeful game makers look towards September for a pick-up.