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HP Battery Recall: Prevent Fire or Injury
HP has expanded a recall of batteries that may pose a fire or injury hazard.News
Intel Seeks Reboot in Television Market With Google TV
UPDATE: Intel hopes to find success in pushing its chips to TVs and overcome past failures with Google TV.News
HP Wants Palm OS for Web-connected Printers, Hurd Says
HP is buying Palm because it wants the company's operating system to use in Web-connected printers, Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd said on Tuesday.News
GM’s Latest Electric Car, the EN-V, Can Drive Itself
General Motors' EN-V (electric networked vehicle) has a battery that can be charged using ordinary outlets and a maximum speed of more than 24 miles per hour.News
5 Things You’ll Actually Like About the New Hotmail
Microsoft will launch an update of its e-mail service this summer with some innovative and useful features.News
Future 3TB Seagate Drive Won’t Support 32-bit Operating Systems
3TB of storage coming at you this year–as long as you don't have XP.News
DuPont Develops Printing Process for OLED Next-Generation Displays
A new DuPont technology can print large OLED displays, and may improve performance and reduce OLED costs.News
Fujitsu’s Plasma Tube Array Screen Bends For Innovative Displays
Fujitsu's Plasma Tube Array Screen has hundreds of millimeter-high plasma tubes that can be gently bent to curve in a single direction.News
WiGig Group Steps Closer to Making 7 Gbps Wireless a Reality
The Wireless GigaBit Alliance officially releases its specifications Monday, paving the way for wireless gadgets capable of data speeds 10 times what's currently available.News
Surround Vision Hopes to Change TV Viewing Experience
Surround Vision allows TV viewers to explore more content than can be shown on the main screen.News
A Handheld Box Designed to Allow a User to Examine Objects in 3D
The pCubee is a personal 3D cubic display that consists of five small LCD panels in a box shape.News
The iPad Can Run Norway, Still Can’t Multitask
Norway's Prime Minister was stranded at a New York airport and resorted to using his iPad "run" his country.News
Google Drafts Cloud Printing Plan for Chrome OS
Google has released details of a project to let Chrome OS users print documents to any printer from any application.News
Google Wants to Put Printing In the Cloud
Google Cloud Print would support printing from Google Docs to the printer of your choice (and access).News
Microsoft Research’s Gesture-Controlled Projector Creates an Indoor Planetarium
Microsoft Research shows off its omnidirectional prototype projector that can be controlled by simple hand gestures.News
PCubee Creates Virtual, 3D Display Case
pCubee is a box with five LCD panels that makes it look like there's a 3D object inside.News
Luminos Blocks Add 3D to Microsoft Surface’s Capabilities
Researchers develop building blocks called Luminos that can be stacked and have their height optically recognized by a tabletop running Microsoft Surface.News
Talk About Touch Interface: Turn Your Body into an Audio-Based Input Device
Skinput is a new concept that uses your forearm as an audio-based input device for a PC, cellphone or music player.News
Apple Updates MacBook Pro Family
Apple has updated the 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models with Intel's Core i5 and i7 processors.News
Multitoe Project Offers New Touch Interface
Researchers have developed a new way to interact with touch screens using feet.News
On Your Side: Laptop Repair Service Refused
An extended-warranty agreement falls through. Plus: an Internet-connection rate hike, and a power-pack recall.News
Modern Warfare 2 Download Shatters Sales Records
Activision's downloadable multiplayer map pack for first-person shooter Modern Warfare 2 has been downloaded over 2.5 million times since debuting last week on Microsoft's Xbox 360.News
USB 3.0: First Hard Drives Arrive
We give the inside scoop on USB 3.0: its real benefits, where to get it, and how to avoid rip-offs when shopping for these next-gen products.News
iPad’s Lasting Impact? A Mixed Bag
Apple's iPad is being seen as both the tablet computer hero and villain.News
Sharp Thinks Small for 3D Screens
Coming this year: 3D displays for cellphones and other small devices with no special glasses required.News
iPad’s App Store Launches — And So Do the Prices
If you're patient, iPad apps will increase in selection and drop in price, as Apple device apps usually do.News
Waterproof Hard Drive Promises to Save Your Files From the Elements
Silicon Power's new portable hard drive claims to be water resistant, impact resistant and vibration resistant. That's a whole load of resistance.News
iPad Mania Brings Scams, Dubious Offers to Web
Swirling in the hype for Saturday's release of Apple's tablet, related scams and inflated claims are sure signs that iPad mania has arrived.News
Apple May Ship Up to 10 Million iPads In Calendar 2010–Analyst
Morgan Stanley analysts are reporting that strong consumer demand is spurring Apple's suppliers to increase their iPad build rates.News
10 Downloads to Power Up Your Printer
Improve your productivity, save ink and paper, and enhance your creative projects with these printing-focused downloads.News
Google Stops Censoring in China
UPDATE: Google has made good on its promise to stop censoring its results on Google.cn in China.News
HP Settles Cases With Inkjet Cartridge Vendors
HP settles with inkjet vendors for selling products that allegedly violated patents.News
Apple’s Ban on Screen Protectors Makes (Some) Sense
Apple is pulling screen protectors from its online and retail stores — because screen protectors stink.News
Sanyo Opens Green Electric Bicycle Rental Facility
Sanyo's Eneloop bicycles are available for hire and are recharged by solar panels on the roof of the Tokyo parking structureNews
SXSW: Pandora in the Car Could Kill Sirius
Pandora is moving quickly to get its app into cars, and its app will give drivers more choice and control over their music, probably for less money.News
iPad Buyer be Aware: $99 Replacement if Battery Dies
It may take a few years before the iPad battery begins to decline; does that mean several models will be available at once?News
SXSW Apps: Tungle.me, Huddlehub and Phonebooth
I've been cruising the exhibit hall looking for cool apps (and free beer), and found a little of both.News
iPad Swapped if its Battery Fails, Apple Says
Apple will exchange iPads with dud batteries for a whole new new device for $99 (data backup not included).News
The Energizer DUO Trojan: What You Need to Know
Users of Energizer's USB charger are at risk of a security breach, so here's how to protect your system.News
Skinput Transforms Your Body Into a Touch-Sensitive Input Device
Touch your arm to continue: A Carnegie Mellon University-Microsoft partnership produces "Skinput," an input method prototype that turns your skin into a touchscreen of sorts.News
Asus Unveils its First E-Reader
Asus unveils an electronic book reader with a 9-inch touch-sensitive display.News
It’s Conclusive, Claims Professor, Violent Video Games Make Us Aggressive
An Iowa State psychology professor claims his latest study offers conclusive evidence that violent video games increase aggressive behavior in players, but a Texas A&M psychology professor says the study gets it wrong.News
TigerText: The App for Spies and Cheaters
Want to ensure all evidence of an affair self-destructs? There's an app for that.News
Homebuilt Glove Mouse: The Power Is in Your Hand
DIY hack puts mouse innards on the outside of a glove, allowing you to mouse around without a mouse.News
Why Apple’s Porn Purge is a Smart Move
Apple is looking at the big picture: What other hardware runs App Store apps, and who uses them?News
Did a School Use Webcams to Spy on Students at Home?
A high school is accused of using school-issued laptops to spy on students — possibly even catching them unclothed or in other "compromising" positions.News