Saturday, January 5, 2008

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From sexy monitors to sleek laptops, from new tech for cars to new ways to watch your HDTV, the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has it all. 04-Jan-2008

Nova media has announced Fone2Phone for Mac OS X, a new utility that moves data from an "ordinary" cell phone to the iPhone or iPod. 04-Jan-2008

To make amends for trouble over the holidays, Microsoft will offer Xbox Live users a free game from Xbox Live Arcade. 04-Jan-2008

Google may have plans to expand its search engine beyond static text. 04-Jan-2008

Hitachi said it is phasing out its small hard disk drive business as competition heats up with flash memory chips. 04-Jan-2008

Wireless networking startup Meraki plans to deliver free wireless Internet access across San Francisco by the end of the year. 04-Jan-2008

Seagate doesn't make a removable hard drive - yet - but it's showing a removable cartridge drive as a concept at CES. 04-Jan-2008

The suit alleges that Apple has constricted the market by not enabling iPods to play content in the Windows Media Audio format, Microsoft's copy-protection technology. 04-Jan-2008

Sales of physical and digital albums tumbled to 500.5 million units, as the music industry was pillaged by piracy and competition from other forms of entertainment like videogames. 04-Jan-2008

Sirius added 2.3 million net subscribers in the year and its gross subscriber additions were the highest in the history of satellite radio. 04-Jan-2008

Microsoft will offer a free downloadable video game to users of its Xbox online gaming service after the network was plagued with connection troubles. 04-Jan-2008

Intel's resignation from the board of directors will have "no impact" on the group's operations, OLPC President Walter Bender said in an interview. 04-Jan-2008

HP introduced a multimedia notebook packed with high-definition features, including a screen that allows users to watch full HDTV movies. 04-Jan-2008

Eleven people were indicted for allegedly sending millions of unsolicited e-mails intended to inflate the price of Chinese penny stocks. 04-Jan-2008

Pinnacle Systems unveils Pinnacle Transfer Video, a mobile device capable of recording analog video onto iPods and other USB 2.0 storage devices without using PCs. 03-Jan-2008

If criminals were to target unsecured wireless routers, they could create an attack that could piggyback across thousands of Wi-Fi networks in urban areas, according to researchers. 03-Jan-2008

Intel today resigned from the One Laptop Per Child Project's board of directors after refusing a request to abandon its Classmate PC program. 03-Jan-2008

Researchers at security gateway vendor Fortinet uncover an adware-distribution scheme on Facebook, considered to be the first attack propagated on the wildly popular online portal. 03-Jan-2008

A serious flaw in how Firefox handles log-ons could be used by identity thieves to dupe users into disclosing passwords, a noted security researcher says. 03-Jan-2008

An Xbox 360 version of Metal Gear Solid 4 will be available about a year after the PS3 version. 03-Jan-2008

A U.S. Department of Treasury committee is reviewing the proposed acquisition of networking vendor 3Com by Bain Capital and Huawei Technologies. 03-Jan-2008

Lancor is willing to settle its patent suit against the One Laptop Per Child Association for $20 million. 03-Jan-2008

VoIP provider Vonage and Nortel Networks are coming close to a settlement in their patent dispute. 03-Jan-2008

Storage vendor Network Appliance is buying Onaro to boost its storage management offerings. 03-Jan-2008

Sega of America has developed the original Sonic the Hedgehog game for the iPod, iPod Classic, and iPod Nano. 03-Jan-2008

Amendments made to the UK's Computer Misuse Act of 1990 in 2006 but never implemented will soon be enforced. 03-Jan-2008

Chinese banks, an instant messaging service, and games topped the list of fastest-rising search terms on Google's Chinese Web site in 2007. 03-Jan-2008

Boston Power is ramping up production of its Sonata laptop battery, which charges faster and lasts longer than lithium-ion batteries. 03-Jan-2008

Talking on a mobile phone while driving isn't just dangerous, it makes traffic jams worse, study says. 03-Jan-2008

Netflix and LG Electronics are working on a set-top box that will let customers watch movies streamed from the Web to their TV. 03-Jan-2008

Slickly designed 22-inch Crystal display confirmed along with the new UltraSharp 3008WFP, a 30-inch model featuring DisplayPort connectivity. 03-Jan-2008

Asian computer makers like Acer, Asustek, and Lenovo are aggressively courting U.S. consumers with high-end laptops. 03-Jan-2008

South Korea's LG.Philips LCD will show a high-resolution 14.3-inch color electronic paper display at CES. 03-Jan-2008

Though CD sales are down in the UK, a large increase in music downloads is picking up the slack. 03-Jan-2008

Lenovo IdeaPad line of low-price consumer laptops is designed for gamers and home users. 03-Jan-2008