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Sony Ericsson posts first-quarter loss
Stockholm (dpa) - Mobile telephone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday posted a loss for first-quarter...
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Google CEO Addresses Newspapers, Fair Use Issue
Google’s chief executive officer spoke on Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Newspaper...
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FTC Requires Better Internet Privacy Policies
Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission reprimanded Internet companies for the fact that they had...
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Bob Marley’s Likeness to Appear on All Kinds of Products
Bob Marley’s likeness, trademark and themes may soon appear on various retail products...
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Vicks VapoRub Might Harm Your Child!
No kid under the age of four should be given the controversial cough and cold medicines, the...
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The Sun Isn’t Always Shining on Apple’s Side
According to the latest retail numbers from the NPD Group for the second month of the December...
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Microsoft Adds Social Features To Windows Live
Microsoft has announced a number of
upgrades to the Windows Live service, which will add a social...
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Update: Report Seriously Questions FDA Ruling On BPA Safety
An expert panel asked by the Food and Drug Administration to
review its way of handling of the...
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Esther Dyson Latest of Techies Headed for Space
Journalist, successful investor and philanthropist Esther
Dyson is the latest in the growing line...
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Cough, Cold Meds to Have New Labels Banning Use in Kids under 4
No kid under the age of four should be given the
controversial cough and cold medicines! At least...
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How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?
A 20-year, landmark study involving 10,000
participants, funded by a research group and three...
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FDA Postpones Decision To Ban Kid’s Cough Medicine
The US Food and Drug Administration needs more data on whether over-the-counter
cold medicines are...
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Eat Smart at Breakfast! Popular Cereals Might Not Be the Best Choice
Everyone knows that breakfast is the most
important meal of the day. A new study shows that...
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FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks
A preliminary report by the FDA declared
the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
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Chemical In Plastics Could Cause Heart Disease, Diabetes
Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby
bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
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Baby Bottle Chemical Bisphenol A Once Again under Fire
The Department of Health and Human Services’ National
Toxicology Program on Wednesday released a...
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Baby Bottle Chemical Bysphenol A Is Safe, FDA Report Says
Bisphenol A, the chemical found in polycarbonate plastic,
including baby bottles, is safe at...
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Keep Your Kids Away from Fast Food Meals! Too Many Calories!
The latest analysis of fast foods sends parents a simple but
clear message: if you want your kids...
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Kevin Martin Plans to Sanction Comcast for Imposing Web Restrictions
Kevin Martin, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said that he will ask the...
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FDA Requests Black Box On Antibiotics Warning About Tendon Ruptures
Makers of fluoroquinolone antibiotics are strongly requested
by the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Salmonella Scare Prompts Tomato Withdrawal Nationwide
Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s tomato
warning, more restaurants and grocery...
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Consumer Group Presses FDA for Birth Control Patch Withdrawn
A consumer advocacy group petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday for the...
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Beware of Comp Keyboards! They Could Be Dirtier than a Toilet!
It turns out that computer keyboards are more dangerous than
a toilet seat when it comes to...
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Aston Martin and iPod Are The “Coolest Brands” in UK
According to the research group Superbrands, Aston Martin is
the coolest brand in UK
for the...
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Google’s Bid for FCC's 700MHz Spectrum Still Possible
Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed the company’s intention to pursue its interests in the upcoming...
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Health
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Six Manufacturers Announce Decision to Stop Selling Baby Bottles Containing Bisphenol A
Baby bottles containing bisphenol A, a controversial chemical widely used in plastics but...
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Obama and His Plans Regarding Some Changes Inside the FDA
President Obama has said in a televised interview that his administration will conduct a complete...
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Coca-Cola Faces Suit over VitaminWater
Nutrition advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest sued Coca-Cola on Thursday for...
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FDA Allows Drugmakers to Advise Doctors on Off-label Uses
Just days before the Bush administration turns over power to President-elect Barack Obama’s...
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California Supreme Court Bans Doctors' Billing
The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that emergency room doctors who think a patient's...
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New Ratings System for U.S. Nursing Homes
Federal officials hope the new rating system for nursing homes across the country will put...
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FDA Seeks to Change Consumer Advice on Fish
Since March 2004, the federal government has urged women of childbearing years, pregnant women,...
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Generic Heart Drugs As Effective As Brand-Name Counterparts
Brand-name drugs used to treat heart
disease aren’t better than generics, a new analysis shows....
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Baby formula makers target Asian mothers after melamine scare
Hong Kong - An attractive, smiling, healthy-looking couple pose with their thumbs up in front of a...
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Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure
Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and
Drug Administration to ban...
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Update: Panel Calls FDA Ruling On BPA “Inadequate”
Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby
bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
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No Cold And Cough Medicines For Children Under 4
The manufacturers of cold and cough medicines announced Tuesday that they will no longer sale the...
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Pharmaceutical Industry Bans Cough, Cold Drugs For Kids Under 4
In response to fears that over-the counter cough and cold
medicines could harm children rather...
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Some Cereals Might Not Be As Healthy As Thought
Parents now have another thing to worry about. According to
Consumer Reports, some breakfast...
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Plastic Chemical Linked To Diabetes And Heart Disease
Although 9 out of 10 Americans have Bisphenol A in their bodies, the Food and Drug Administration...
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Baby Bottle Chemical Bisphenol A Linked to Heart Risk, Diabetes
Following the FDA’s report on bishenol A
(BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby bottles and...
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FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Say It Poses Health Risks
A preliminary report by the FDA declared
the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
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Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ad Campaigns May Be a Waste of Time, Money
The strategy of advertising directly to the final consumer of the product may not be the best way...
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Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Does Not Pay Off
A study published Tuesday in the online British Medical
Journal revealed that DTC drug marketing...
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Drug Ads: Expensive and Ineffective, Canadian Research Shows
New U.S.-Canadian research shows that direct-to-consumer
(DTC) advertising’s effects on drug sales...
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The FDA Allows Vegetables Irradiation
The Food and Drug Administration recently decided to allow producers
of fresh iceberg lettuce and...
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Consumer Group: Most Fast-Food Kid’s Meals Have Calories Above Limit
Parents should refrain from taking their children to eat at
fast foods or restaurants as most...
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Shower Curtains May Release Dangerous Fumes
The Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) alleges that their tests showed PVC shower...
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Public Citizen Calls for Ban of Birth Control Patch
Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, has launched a petition to ban the only transdermal...
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Analysis Warns on Deadly Risks Carried by Blood Substitutes
Researchers warned on Monday on the use of certain experimental hemoglobin-based blood substitutes,...
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Online Storage of Medical Records Raises Privacy Issues
Following Microsoft and Google’s intentions to enter the
medical field with programs designed to...
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Public Citizen Wants Stricter Botox Warnings after 16 Deaths
Public Citizen Health Research Group has petitioned the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration to...
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FDA Takes Action Against Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy
In a letter sent to seven pharmacy operations, the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) said...
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Injury Report Finds ATVs Not Safe for Children
Children riding ATVs seem to be more exposed to potentially
disabling injuries, a study reports....
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FDA to Investigate Claims of Lead-Contaminated Lipstick
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it would investigate recent claims from a...
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Video Games
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Video Game Sales Are Defying The Recession Trend
According to new data from NPD Group, a retail sales tracking firm, the video game market continued...
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National Geographic Launches First Title From Its Games Division
National Geographic found a new method to extend the
outreach of its mission to raise awareness on...
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Nintendo Rules When It Comes To August Gaming Sales
The never-ending battle between the game consoles makers
brings out the best from the companies...
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Game On! 72 Percent Of The US Population Does It
The NPD Group has just released a new report, "Online
Gaming 2008”, about the state of the...
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Xbox 360’s HD DVD Unit Officially Dropped By Microsoft
As Toshiba has finally acknowledged the defeat of its HD DVD
format, the fate of the external unit...
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Microsoft About HD DVD: We Wait
In an official statement, Toshiba announced that no decision
has been taken regarding the future...
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Microsoft Cuts The Price Of Xbox 360’s HD-DVD Unit
In an effort to help the embattled HD-DVD format, Microsoft
announced a new price for its Xbox...
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SCEA Unveils In-game Advertising Division to Rival MS’s Massive
In-game advertising looks like a lucrative market with great potential, if both Sony and Microsoft...
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Halo 3 Breaks Day One Sales Records
As anticipated, Microsoft’s “system seller” Halo 3 brought
the company more than $170 million in...
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SCEA Appoints Scott A. Steinberg As New Vice President of Product Marketing
In the text-gen gaming consoles battle Sony is still struggling
to close the gap that is...
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Halo 3 To Heat Up The Gaming Consoles War
Halo 3 is still one week away but the hype surrounding its
launch has started to build up already....
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Wii Tops Xbox 360 and PS3 in Worldwide Sales
Financial Times reports that Wii’s global sales have surpassed those of the Xbox 360’s, in a chart...
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Xbox 360 Is Now Officially $50 Cheaper
After more than 18 months of presence on the market, Microsoft’s next-gen gaming rig is getting a...
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Business
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US consumer confidence jumps in April
Washington - Consumer confidence in the United States surged in April as governments have begun...
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Sony Ericsson posts first-quarter loss
Mobile telephone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday posted a loss for first-quarter 2009 in line...
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Sony Ericsson lowers profit outlook
Stockholm - Mobile telephone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday said it expected to post a loss for...
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Trump Entertainment Resorts Files for Bankruptcy
Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. has filed for bankruptcy for a third time. Donald Trump’s...
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Microsoft Answers Sony's Statement
Earlier this week, Sony Computer Entertainment’s boss Kaz Hirai talked about the...
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Coca-Cola Faces Suit Over VitaminWater
Nutrition advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest sued Coca-Cola on...
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Blockbuster And Sonic Team Up In Order To Provide Online Movies
Movielink (now Blockbuster) and CinemaNow (now part of Sonic Solutions) are finally joining forces....
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Blu-ray Discs Are Slowly Taking Over The Market
2008 was widely considered a great year for the Blu-ray disc, which even...
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The USB Promoter Group Presents Its SuperSpeed USB 3.0
The USB Promoter Group managed to complete its work on the
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 which was presented...
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Ericsson Profits and Sales Increase in 3rd Quarter
Stockholm - Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson's pre-tax income for the third...
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RIM's Storm Is Just The Beginning
The hype created by Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Storm is
quickly spreading and the wireless...
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iPhone 3G Prompts Users to Switch to AT&T
Monday, NPD
Group, a company that offers marketing research services such as industry
tracking...
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Analysis: Bail-out marks first step in long road back for US economy
Washington - While US President George W Bush signed a much- awaited 700-billion-dollar rescue...
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Feds seize Washington Mutual in largest-ever US bank failure
New York - The fallout from the largest-ever US bank failure rippled through markets on Friday...
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Internet Providers Agree To New Behavioral Targeting Rules
During yesterday’s Senate committee hearing, AT&T and
Verizon, which are two of the country’s...
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US Stocks Rebound on AIG Hopes after Wild Trading Day
New York/Washington - US stocks made strong gains after a wild day of trading Tuesday, pulling back...
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Nintendo Rules When It Comes To Sales
The never-ending battle between the game consoles makers
brings out the best from the companies...
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Text Messaging Prices Raise Questions
Tuesday, Wisconsin
Democrat Herb Kohl, chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on...
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Comcast's Move Fires Up Controversies
Comcast’s decision to set limits on its customers’ broadband usage caused quite a hype in these...
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Sharp forecasts 100 million LCD flat-panel TV sales annually
Berlin - Japanese electronics group Sharp forecast Thursday that annual world demand for LCD...
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U.S. Video-Game Industry Slows In July, But 2008 Is Record-Breaking
Despite the fact that it slowed a bit in sales over the past
month, the United States
video game...
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FDA OK’s Bisphenol - Chemical Used in Baby Bottles
The concerned parents, consumer groups and politicians can
leave their worries aside as the...
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Gartner Reports: Apple Joins Dell, HP In Top 3 U.S. PC Vendors
The U.S. PC market brought a top three spot for Apple in
second quarter this year, reaching an...
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Dell Releases New Colorful Studio Notebook Line
Dell released yesterday its new Studio line of notebook
computers with a variety of colors meant...
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No More Book Searches For Microsoft
Microsoft Corp. announced its decision to pull the plug on two of its projects, the Live Search...
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EDS Confirms Advanced Talks with Hewlett-Packard
HP confirmed today is close to a deal to acquire the
Electronic Data Systems Corporation. The...
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iTunes is the New Leader in Music Retail
Apple's iTunes music store has managed to overcome retail giant Wal-Mart to grab the first place in...
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US Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply
The Conference Board confidence index fell to 64.5 this month, reaching a 5-year low. It is...
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The Winners of Airwaves Auction Revealed
The Federal Communications Commission made public the results of the 700-megahertz spectrum...
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Microsoft Acquires Rapt
The Redmond
company continues its acquisitions of Web and media companies. After last year
bought...
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Technology
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Facebook users revolt against site's redesign
San Francisco - More than 1.7 million Facebook users have joined a protest against another redesign...
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Large-display laptops offer energy-saving alternatives
Laptops have made leaps and bounds in speed and memory capacity in recent years, threatening the...
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EU Regulators: IE – Windows Bundle Inhibits Browser Competition
Microsoft has received yet another hit from the European Commission over its...
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Blockbuster and Sonic Team Up In Order to Provide Online Movies
Movielink (now Blockbuster) and CinemaNow (now part of Sonic Solutions) are finally joining forces....
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The Crowd At CES - Not As Big As Expected But Apparently Enough
The general belief about this year’s International Consumer Electronics...
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Windows 7 Beta Downloads Crush Microsoft Servers
The release of the first beta of the Microsoft’s next OS, Windows 7, has determined a very...
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Panasonic Unveiled Several New Products At The CES
Known as an event filled with innovations and prototypes, the International...
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Ballmer’s Attempt To Convince Us That Windows Is Always The Best Choice
The 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show debuted Wednesday with Microsoft CEO Steve...
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Microsoft Announces Public Beta Release of Windows 7
Yesterday, at the Consumer Electronics Show, Steve Ballmer, CEO at Microsoft, announced that...
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CES: Ballmer Confirms Windows 7 Beta, Let The Downloads Begin!
Steve Ballmer took the stage at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to talk...
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Welcome to The Annual Consumer Electronics Show
The annual Consumer Electronics Show takes place in Las Vegas this week. But because of the...
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More States Cut to Low-Income Health Care Programs
More and more states are making hopeful attempts to salvage their budgets. The latest news...
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BlackBerry Storm: Epic Fail To Impress
When you think 'BlackBerry', you think 'touch-screen'… Wait a
minute, there’s something wrong with...
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Intel and Micron Put 34nm Flash Chips into Production
Intel and its partner Micron Technology announced on Monday
that they’ve begun to mass-produce...
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Microsoft Makes Windows Live More Social
Microsoft has announced a number of
upgrades to the Windows Live service, which will add a social...
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iPhone Top-Selling Handset, Most Reliable Smartphone
The iPhone is continuing its glorious path as it became the top-selling mobile phone, ousting...
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iPhone Skyrockets To No.1 Past RAZR in Q3 Consumer Purchases
The iPhone has taken the top-selling spot on the mobile
phone market in the third quarter of 2008,...
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Sprint WiMax Policy Allows for Bandwidth Limitations
Sprint Nextel, the carrier who recently launched their WiMax
wireless broadband service in...
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DECE Guidelines To Put Apple Under Pressure
Media industry giants, including tech leaders Toshiba,
Microsoft, Philips, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco...
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New Digital World from DECE
The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, a group of
media industry companies, wants to build a...
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Zoho and Zooos Are Competing With Microsoft’s Office Products
During the
third annual 2.0 conference, which is scheduled to start on Thursday, two new...
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Study: DVR Indispensable Item and Relationship Savior
A recent study concluded that the digital video recorder (DVR) is regarded by those who use it as...
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Speech recognition software: Good supplement to keyboard
It may have sounded like science fiction 20 years ago, but it's now reality: computers listen to...
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Canon Unveils 1.5-Megapixel EOS 50D Camera For Enthusiast Photographers
This week, Canon came up with a new solution for advanced
amateur photographers, amid increasing...
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TV and Internet Join Forces
Intel, in partnership with Yahoo, has announced its new Widget
Channel this week. It will be...
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FDA Says OK For Using Ionizing Radiation On Spinach and Lettuce
The federal government has decided to allow fresh iceberg lettuce and spinach producers to...
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Intel, Yahoo Blend Internet And TV In The Widget Channel
Intel and Yahoo are planning on breaking the boundaries
between TV and Internet with a new...
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New location technologies worry privacy guardians
San Francisco - Location, location, location - that's been the time-honoured mantra for property...
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AMD Delivers World’s Fastest Graphics Card
AMD revealed yesterday first details about the world’s
fastest graphics card, ATI Radeon HD 4870...
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Intel Rolls Out Its New System-On-A-Chip Technology
On Thursday, Intel addressed the embedded market with the first eight products of its...
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