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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.

Nokia Booklet 3G Available November 15th at Best Buy

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

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.

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.

Is the Internet Poised to Break?

Traffic volumes continue to soar in 2009 as just about every industry has turned out sharp increases in demand for bandwidth, raising concerns about whether capacity can handle the demand.
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Facebook Wins $711M in Spam Suit

Facebook said Thursday a California court has awarded the social networking Web site $711 million in damages in an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace.

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.

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.

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 […]

Nokia N97 Firmware 2.0 Now Available

Nokia has released the highly anticipated V2.0 Firmware for the N97 phone. Users can expect speed improvements, security fixes, Ovi Maps 3.1 and more.

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.

Ericsson to Supply Mobile Telecom System to KT

Ericsson, Sweden’s world-leading supplier in telecommunications, will make inroads into Korea’s fourth-generation cellular wireless (4G) market based on a deal with KT. This will likely spark competition among telecommunications equipment suppliers to grab a larger share in the country’s 4G market, and prompt service providers to introduce a 4G system. KT especially is reportedly considering […]

Newegg Files $175M IPO

Newegg finally goes public, with financial analysts expecting big things with the company's IPO of $175 million.

Croudsourcing Key to Netflix Contest Winners

Image used with permission by copyright holder If you procrastinate after three hours of work, imagine how hard it is to keep coming back to a project over the course of three years. Recommended Videos That’s exactly what seven engineers, researchers and scientists from around the globe did in an attempt to improve Netflix’s movie […]

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 […]

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

SATA II nightmares continue for MacBook Pro owners

Big Pharma Struggles With Balance in Social Media

Big Pharma is personal again. At least, that’s the goal. By expanding into the digital realm, companies such as GlaxoSmithKline are reaching out to their constituents through blogging and on Twitter.

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.

Motorola, in need of hit, shows off Android phone

Motorola reveals the Cliq, their first phone using Google's Android system.

Off to see “The Wizard” for free at Netflix Oct. 3

Netflix is streaming Dorthy, the Tin Man, and everyone else into living rooms all over.

Amazon.com makes its case against Google book deal

Amazon makes another desperate attempt to block Googles book deal in a 41-page brief to the judge.

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 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.

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.

Wal-Mart to sell goods from other vendors on Web

Wal-Mart will start allowing 3rd party retailers to sell new items through their website.

Swiss battery maker ReVolt picks Oregon as US base

Oregon has been chosen as the location for ReVolt's U.S. headquarters. The company specializes in making electric car batteries.

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.
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Mini Coupe Concept

BMW mini Coupe Concept While its design is sure to polarize the masses, in our opinion Mini’s Coupe Concept is quite possibly the best idea to come out of their design studio since the re-launch of the modern day Mini Cooper. The concept celebrates the 50th anniversary of the brand with a compact two seater […]