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Yahoo delivers Search Toolbar via Software Packager

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By Eric Auchard

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has inked a deal to expand distribution of its Web search services on personal computers via a pact with software packaging firm Acresso Software, the companies said on Thursday.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:39:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

VIA unveils Mini-ITX 2.0

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VIA Technologies announced a new standard for Mini-ITX boards: Mini-ITX 2.0.

At the core of the VIA Mini-ITX 2.0 is a high performance yet power efficient x86 processor, such as the VIA Nano processor announced last week, to provide all the horsepower necessary for running the latest applications and operating systems in a space-constrained environment. To maximize flexibility in configuring mini PC systems for today's increasingly immersive graphics and high definition visual computing environments, such as advanced DirectX 10 graphics and Blu-ray Disc playback, Mini-ITX 2.0 also defines a 16-lane PCI Express slot as a prerequisite, enabling the integration of a high performance graphics add-in card. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Jun 2008 02:27:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

VIA Nano CPU revealed

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Today VIA Technologies announced the new VIA Nano processor family based on the VIA Isaiah Architecture. The VIA Nano is aimed to compete with the Intel Atom CPUs.

The VIA Nano processor family offers as much as four times the performance within the same power range of the VIA C7. The VIA Nano is pin compatibility with VIA C7 processors, which will ensure a smooth transition for OEMs and motherboard vendors, and provides them with an easy upgrade path for current system or board designs. Read more

Posted on Thu, 29 May 2008 03:46:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

VIA Announces OpenBook Mini-Note Reference Design

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VIA pulled the wraps off its new OpenBook mini-notebook reference design today. The ultra mobile platform is powered by the VIA C7-M ULV processor and the new all-in-one VIA VX800 IGP chipset. The screen for the reference design is 8.9-inches and the device weighs a bit over 1KG.

A flexible internal interface allows the design to use a wide variety of broadband wireless connectivity options like WiMAX, HSPDA, and EV-DO. VIA says that it is also providing OEMs with CAD files for the exterior of the device to allow them to customize the external looks of the machine. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 May 2008 12:50:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

3G iPhone arrived already in Millions via Container Shipments?

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ImportGenius is a U.S. Customs Database search company and it looks like they have a "Genius" in marketing. On a new blog entry on their site they analyzed U.S. Customs data to identify the possible shipments of 3G iPhones from Asia to the United States.

Apparently Apple important millions of units of a product declared as "electric computers" starting in mid-March from Quanta. If it is the 3G iPhone is just a guess, it could also be a new product category - maybe the rumored Apple MID. Read more

Posted on Sat, 24 May 2008 00:45:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

IBM to offer Business Intelligence via BlackBerry

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BOSTON (Reuters) - IBM said on Wednesday it has started selling software that lets customers access its Cognos business intelligence software via BlackBerry mobile devices.
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Posted on Wed, 14 May 2008 12:23:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Order Godiva Chocolate via Your BlackBerry

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What if you are out and about and you get a serious hankering for some Godiva Chocolate? You can hunt around or possibly settle for lesser chocolate from a gas station. But if your palette is just too refined for mortal Hershey’s and you have a BlackBerry phone you are in luck.

Godiva has announced a new mobile application that you can download for your BlackBerry phone. The application is called Godiva Mobile and is powered by Digby. The application allows you to get quick access to Godiva’s best sellers, complete shopping transactions in less than 30 seconds, and read product descriptions and get full color images. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 May 2008 14:00:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

WD Caviar RE2 GreenPower 1TB HDD Review

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Hothardware published a review of the Western Digital Caviar and RE.2 GreenPower 1TB hard drive.

Quote from the review: "In addition to their large capacities, these drives offer a number of proprietary features designed to lower their power consumption and acoustic profiles, like IntelliPower, IntelliSeek, IntelliPark, and in the RE.2's case RAFF (Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward). Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Western Digital Caviar RE2 750GB Review

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Hothardware published a review of the Western Digital Caviar RE2 750GB hard-drive.

Quote from the review: "Western Digital’s latest RE2 disk currently tops out at a peak capacity of 750GB, which is a full quarter less than Seagate’s competing ES2 lineup that is available at 1TB. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone SDK Rumor: Apple policing App Distribution via iTunes

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Apple announced an iPhone SDK event to take place on March 6th and as anticipated rumors will fly high the next week on what the iPhone SDK will be like.

iLounge has it that Apple will control the iPhone application distribution via the iTunes store. Apple would be the Gatekeeper for 3rd party iPhone applications. Read more

Posted on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:32:41 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Deadline in Viacom, Google Copyright Suit extended

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A deadline for Google Inc to turn over documents in Viacom Inc's $1 billion copyright lawsuit against the Web search leader has been extended by two months by a federal judge. Read more

Posted on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:56:30 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

ACECAD Digital Notepad Sends Email Via Cell Phone

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ACECAD introduced an interesting new device today called the DigiMemo with Bluetooth Transmitter. The gadget is a standalone notepad with memory and can send email or MMS messages written on paper via Bluetooth connectivity to an email enabled smartphone.

The device uses plain paper and electromagnetic technology to write in standard ink on the digital pad. Notes and messages are stored digitally along with drawings, charts and sketched in the 32MB of internal memory. Read more

Posted on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:04:49 CST | by Shane McGlaun

11 new Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs in F1, J1, V1 and M1 Series

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Sony announces today 11 new BRAVIA LCD TV sets in Japan.

The new Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs feature improved feature set and performance. Sony adopted recycled plastic materials and lowered the power consumption to make the new LCD TVs shine in "Green". Read more

Posted on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:30:50 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Amy Winehouse to perform at Grammys via Satellite

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Troubled British pop singer Amy Winehouse will perform at Sunday's Grammy Awards live via satellite from London, after the U.S. government rejected her visa application to attend the music industry's biggest night of the year in Los Angeles, organizers said on Friday. Read more

Posted on Fri, 8 Feb 2008 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony BRAVIA XDV-D500 and XDV-D200 portable TVs

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Sony introduces two BRAVIA branded portable TVs in Japan.

The Sony XDV-D500 features a 3 inch wide LCD screen, DMB TV, FM Tuner, 10 hours TV watching and 27 hours radio listening. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 Feb 2008 01:25:02 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Realeyes3D Provides Barcode Scanning Via Cell Phones

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Realeyes3D has announced a breakthrough in the ability to allow digital cameras on cellular phones to read standard 1D barcodes. Realeyes3D says that until now decoding barcodes has required a dedicated optical reader.

The new one-click technology from Realeyes3D claims to allow any wireless phone with a camera on the market today to read standard barcodes. "Our technology dramatically increases both the number of camera phones that can be used for 1D bar code scanning and the decoding performance of any camera phone, by increasing the number of bar code pictures that can be read," said Benoit Bergeret, founder and CEO of Realeyes3D. "Our unique deblurring technology enables mobile 1D bar code scanning to considerably expand its scope and accelerates the introduction of one-click m-commerce applications for the benefit of all camera phone users -- not just for high-end users anymore." Read more

Posted on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:32:11 CST | by Shane McGlaun

VIA Announces new x86 Processor Architecture

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VIA announced details of its new Isaiah Architecture for x86 processors. The new architecture combines the latest advances in x86 processor technology including 64-bit superscalar speculative out-of-order microarchitecture, high-performance multimedia computation and a new virtual machine architecture.

VIA says the first generation of Isaiah processors will be pin-compatible with the VIA C7 processor family. The first parts produced will use 65nm technology in the production process. The Isaiah architecture was designed by VIA owned Centaur Technology Inc. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:53:59 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Latest USB Missile Launcher works via MSN Instant Messenger

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We first reported about the USB missile launcher in 2006. You could launch missiles only from the connected PC. The latest USB MSN Missile Launcher actually can be remote controlled via the MSN messenger software and has an integrated webcam for aiming at your remote target.

Of course you should get at least two MSN USB Missile Launchers and give one to your friend, else you cannot remotely attack him or her. Read more

Posted on Fri, 4 Jan 2008 04:27:53 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Hypersonic Notebooks to be Sold Via Online & Retail

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OCZ announced today that notebooks computers from its recent acquisition; Hypersonic will now be available via online and retail outlets. Gamers will still be able to custom configure notebook systems through the Hypersonic online store as well.

“Hypersonic has long been known for delivering premium gaming mobile products, and while we remain committed to unique customized solutions in our boutique business we are also excited to introduce new retail performance notebooks for gamers looking for quality gaming on the go,” commented Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. “These new Hypersonic solutions deliver an unprecedented balance of performance and solid value to gamers looking for a truly immersive gaming experience on a retail ready laptop.” Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Dec 2007 08:41:23 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Viacom sees distributing 1.3 million ''Rock Band'' Games

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc said on Monday it will ship 1.3 million copies of its music-based video game "Rock Band," within the fourth quarter.

"We're selling out everything we can make," Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman said at the UBS media and communications conference in New York. Read more

Posted on Tue, 4 Dec 2007 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony to sell Auto Programs to PS3 users via Web

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it plans to sell auto-related programs such as the BBC's Top Gear series to users of its PlayStation 3 via the Internet, strengthening the game machine's appeal as a gateway to the Web. Read more