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Tweeter and Monster End Relationship

The two companies are butting heads resulting in the retail chain Tweeter dropping Monster products from their stores.

World of Warcraft Launches in China

The popular MMORPG title has officially launched in China this week. Blizzard is working with Chinese company The9 for the infrastructure.

Apple Could Launch New IPod Product In June

Forbes is reporting that several analysts expect Apple to introduce a new iPod product around June to help stimulate demand.

iRiver Moves U.S. Operations to Washington

iRiver plans to relocate its American unit to Vancouver, Wash., from Milpitas, Calif., The Columbian newspaper reported Thursday.

Blockbuster to Offer PSP Game Rentals

If you have a Sony PSP gaming handheld, you will get to rent games from Blockbuster Video starting May 17th.

Xbox 360 Demos Running on Macs

News.com is reporting that at least the majority of game demos you are seeing for the Microsoft Xbox 360 are coming from Apple G5 systems.

Sony’s New Camera Comes With a Photo Album

Sony has announced the Cyber-shot DSC-N1 8-megapixel camera with a 3-inch touch-screen display.

Hardware MPEG2 TV Tuner Round-up

The Tech Report has a great article that compares various TV tuner cards for your PC. If you are thinking about building an HTPC, this article is worth a look.

Music Subscription Prices Need to Drop

A report by Parks & Associates suggests that portable music subscription services will need to drop below $10 dollars, for people to be interested.

Video Game Sales Up 23 Percent

Research firm NPD Group says that video game sales are up 23 percent for the first quarter of 2005 totaling more than $2.2 billion.

Mitsubishi 2005 Line Show Coverage

We have just posted our Mitsubishi 2005 Line Show wrap-up which shows off Mitsobushi's new home video products.

Plasma Display Demand Roars

EETimes is reporting that with plasma prices falling and there still being an oversupply of plasma panels, demand is better than ever.

Apex Debuts DivX Certified DVD Players

Apex is releasing its first DivX Certified home DVD player which also supports MP3 and WMA audio formats.

Pioneer to Open Retail Stores in U.S.

Apple, Sony and Dell have all done it. Now Pioneer will be jumping into the game by opening their first retail store here in the U.S.

Skype Releases New Software Version

Skype has released a new software version for Windows that offers users a number of new features.

Xbox 360 Might Not be Backwards Compatible

There is a great article over at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that says Microsoft will not release whether their new Xbox 360 console is backwards compatible with older Xbox games

iRiver E10 Unlikely to Hit U.S. Shores

If there ever was an Apple nano killer, the iRiver E10 would likely be it, unfortunately it will unlikely see the U.S. - at least for a while.

Sony PSP as Personal Media Player

MP3NewsWire reviews the Sony PSP as a portable media player, rather than a game machine. This is a good read for those curious about its media abilites.

321 Studios DVD X Copy Software Review

Monster-Hardware has a review of the new controversial DVD copying software DVD X copy.

New Winamp Player Emerges

AOL has debuted their new Winamp media player, this time with support for pictures, video and other AOL services.

Microsoft to Add Black Box to LongHorn

News.com is reporting that Microsoft will add the equivalent of a 'black box' to their new OS to record errors so they can be fixed.

2K Games’ E3 2005 Product Lineup

2K Games as released the list of their new games at this years E3. Among the new games are The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and Serious Sam II. We have the complete list inside.

What to Expect at This Year’s E3 Show

A flurry of new games and technology is expected to be announced at this years' Electronic Entertainment Expo.

5 Simple Steps To A Quieter PC

Big Bruin.com has a quick and easy guide to making your computer system more quiet. They don't show you how, but they tell you what makes your system louder, and how to prevent it.

Do Developers Prefer Apples or Androids?

We talk to a number of developers and ask whether they like Androids, or Apple's platform best.
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How Digg is Reinventing Itself

With Digg CEO Jay Adelson stepping down and founder Kevin Rose taking the reigns, Digg has some innovative changes coming out in the months ahead.

Back That Data Up!

Learn how to back up your data the right way - before you lose important data.

How to Reset Your iPhone or iPod Touch

Learn how to do a hard and sort reset your iPhone or iPod Touch without using a sledgehammer. It’s simple, really.

EarthLink Wireless Debuts BlackBerry 7250

Earthlink Wireless announced they will be carrying the Bluetooth-enabled BlackBerry 7250 wireless handheld.

ATI To Show Off 512MB Video Card

At this years Ultimate LAN held at the Texas Gaming Festival in Dallas, February 25th to 27th, ATI will show off the world's first 512MB video card.

VisionTek Radeon X800Pro Review

VisionTek's new X800Pro video card evaluated using seven popular game titles while focusing on real-world gameplay performance and image quality.
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iPad not charging? Simple tips for charging the iPad via USB

If your iPad is not charging via USB, try these simple tips for charging the iPad even when you encounter the dreaded “not charging” message.

Anthem Unveils New High- End AV Preamp

The D1 is designed and built in North America on the same platform and incorporating the same operating system as Anthem’s award-winning AVM 20.

Samsung buys color “E Ink” firm Liquavista

The race for the next generation e-Reader picks up steam as Samsung purchases color e-ink company Liquavista.

Living microorganisms used to make video games

A professor and physicist at Standford University has figured out how to have single cell organisms imitate classic video games like Pinball and PacMan.

More than 4 million Honda and Acura owners e-mail addresses stolen

Silverpop, the company responsible for holding the e-mail addresses of 2.2 million Honda and 2.7 Acura owners has lost the valuable information through what looks like a site hack.

Logitech suspends Revue shipments, waits for Google app store

Logitech is halting all Revue shipments until Google gets their act together with the Google TV OS and marketplace.

Nemesis electric sports car hits 170 MPH

Tesla has nothing on Nemesis, a UK-based electric sports car that can fly to 100 MPH in just 8.5 seconds.