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Microsoft Releases Streets & Trips 2006

Newest version of travel planning software includes features such as voice prompted directions and a driving guide pane.

Apple Reports Record Earnings

For the April—June quarter, Apple took in $7.46 billion, with profits of $1.07 billion — a new record for the company.

IE8 Now Due In 2009

Microsoft won't meet its goal of releasing the new Internet Explorer 8 browser this year as it goes for another round of testing.

NASA Hacker Tries To Avoid U.S. Jail

His legal appeals exhausted, Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon has appealed to Britain's home secretary to serve his time in the UK.

80GB Zune Sells Out

The Zune is becoming the media player hit of the holiday season.

CES 2006 Profile: Logitech

Accessory maker rolls out a diverse 2006 portfolio, including an updated Harmony remote and mice specially designed for kids.

Alienware Debuts Light 14" Notebook

The new Sentia m3400 has a 14", 5:3 aspect ratio LCD screen, weighs 4.5 pounds and gets up to 3.5 hours of battery life, among other features.

Could An Attack Shut Down The Net?

Verisign’s chief security officer warns about dangerous denial-of-service attacks.

Creative Awakens The World With A New Sound

Creative announce the emergence of their new Sound Blaster X-Fi range of sound cards.

Major Retailers Pull GTA: San Andreas

Top retailers like Wal-Mart and Best Buy begin pulling controversial game after rating is changed by ratings board to adults only.

WoW Chinese Revenues Increase

Chinese revenues up 20% for the game in 2007, according to figures.

Alienware Pumps Up “Mobile Desktop”

Company's top of the line Area-51m 7700 laptop computer gains more multimedia bump with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.

Comcast Says Let’s Go Faster

Cable provider unveils two new speed tiers to most of their markets, which they say represents the third increase in how fast you can net surf.

IMDb Launches Streaming Service

Already the bible on movie data, the Internet Movie Data Base has now added video streaming to its arsenal.

Icahn Writes Open Letter To Yahoo

Carl Icahn, eager to oust the Yahoo board over its handling of the Microsoft bid, has written a stinging open letter to the board about their actions.

New LCD Remote Allows iPod Control

The Keyspan TuneView Remote, when used in conjunction with a special dock, allows for wireless control of Apple's music player.

Webby Award Winners Announced

The Web has celebrated its own equivalent to the Oscars with the 12th annual Webby Awards, and the winners include the New York Times, the Onion, and the BBC.

Kanguru Unveils SATA/USB 2.0 External Drive

The new Kanguru QuickSilver (SATA/USB 2.0) external hard drive is geared towards high end uses and offers up to 500GB of storage.

Fujitsu Announces LifeBook P7120

New ultraportable notebook weighs around three pounds, offers up a 10.6" widescreen display and has a special power saving mode for extended battery life, among other features.

Zvue Players from Handheld to Get Face Lift

Next generation of portable media players from Handheld Entertainment to have on-board flash memory in departure from memory cards for storage only.

iTunes: Over 1 Billion Served

Apple announces the one billionth song to be downloaded was "Speed of Sound" from Coldplay.

iSkoot Offers Mobile Voice to Skype Calls

Start up develops a peer-to-peer network for connecting cell phones to PC calls without using other equipment.

CES 2006 Profile: Linksys

Network hardware company's 2006 lineup includes a new media streaming device and a Internet video security camera.

Mobile Music Download Launches In Sweden

A new mobile phone download subscription music service has begun in Sweden, allowing users unlimited downloads for $4 a week.

Motorola, Cingular Debut V557

Latest flip phone from Motorola promotes a new push technology called SCREEN3 which brings news and other information in the form of a ticker to the V557's screen.

Legal Papers Served Via Facebook

In one of the most unusual uses of social networking ever, an Australian couple has been served with legal papers via Facebook.

Yahoo Refused Microsoft Last Year

Newly released court documents show that Yahoo turned down a $40 per share offer from Microsoft in January 2007 — well over a year before the big refusal.

DXG USA Ships DX-503 Digital Camera

New digital camera offers up a 5.1 megapixel sensor, 2" LCD display and 32MB of built-in memory, among other features.

The $100 Laptop Becomes $188

The cost for One Laptop Per Child continues to grow, making their $100 laptop goal seem further away.

EU Makes Net Safer For Kids

A new four-year program will target both inappropriate content and cyber bullying.

U2 Manager Wants ISPs To Help End Piracy

The manager of rock band U2 wants Internet service providers to take responsibility and help put an end to music piracy.

Google Rents From NASA

Google has signed a 40-year lease on land owned by NASA and will build a new campus there to hold the thousand of workers it expects to take on over the next few years.

Yahoo China Lawsuit Settled

Yahoo has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it by Human Rights USA regarding information that led to the jailing of two Chinese dissidents.

Reverse Vishing In China

Scammers have come up with a new wrinkle in China to hit the unsuspecting in two different ways - and it's ingenious.