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EA Unwraps Three New Need for Speed Games

The age-old series will get three new titles this year, including a free racing MMORPG.

TomTom GO 730 GPS Navigator Review

The GO 730 offers a less expensive, but still capable alternative to its big brother the GO 930.

Canton Reference Loudspeakers

Exotic tweeters made of incredibly hard aluminum oxide ceramic make Canton's latest speakers unique.

Swiss Nab Pot Farmers Using Google Maps

A facade of corn plants couldn't hide two acres of marijuana from Google's eye in the sky.

HydraCoach Intelligent Water Bottle

Fitness fanatics can control their hydration to a tee with HydraCoach?s computerized water bottle.

EU Wants PC Buyers to Pick a Browser?

Microsoft says the European Commission may force consumers to choose which browser they want on new computers before buying them.

TechCrunch’s Arrington Takes a Break

After having his life threatened and getting spat on in public, Michael Arrington will step down from his online podium for some rest.

Tonium Pacemaker 2

Thought you needed giant headphones, a $3,000 mixing board and a spiky haircut to be a DJ? Not so.

T-Mobile Revises Shadow, Adds Nokia 7510

A more compact Shadow and budget phone with a fashionable bent join T-Mobile's line up for early 2009.

Acer Elbows into Smartphone Market

The company will debut its first smartphone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Bill Would Ban Silent Camera Phones

Fears of child exploitation have spawned a bill that would legally mandate all cell phone cameras to make a shutter noise when taking pictures.

Sanyo PLC-XTC50L Runs for 8 Months Straight

Sanyo's latest commercial projector uses dual lamps on an automatic switching mechanism to extend nonstop run time.

MSI Drops GeForce 9800M-Equipped GT627

MSI's family of gaming notebooks just picked a new model with parts from Nvidia's top tier of mobile GeForce cards.

Western Digital Produces Largest Hard Drive

Western Digital's new 2TB Caviar Green drive is the largest 3.5-inch drive ever produced, with a whopping 2TB of capacity.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 Rugged Camera

The first rugged camera from the makers of the ToughBook doesn?t care whether you use a wrist strap.

Buggy Storms were Pushed out the Door

Interviews with RIM execs confirm that the Storm's development was rushed to meet deadlines.

iLife ’09 Ships Tuesday

Apple has reworked its popular software suite for 2009, including major updates to iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand.

LCD TV Prices Fell 13 Percent in 2008

Figures from DisplaySearch indicate that the average LCD television was 13 percent cheaper in December than it was one year prior.

Digg Prunes Staff in Push for Profitability

The company will lay off 10 percent of its small workforce, but take on a new direct sales team to focus on bringing in ad revenue.

Acer P244W Review

Acer's P244W makes a large and capable desktop monitor that might be a good fit for someone outfitting a home office on a budget, but probably not much more.

YouTube to Let Partners Sell Their Own Ads?

Rumored policy changes at YouTube could allow it to lure in more big copyright owners, posing a potential threat to sites like Hulu.

Verizon Hub Home Phone

Verizon's do-it-all home phone delivers weather, traffic, a calendar and more.

Glu Mobile Unveils a Slew of Mobile Games

The popular mobile developer offers a peak of what's to come, including a mobile Age of Empires game and another based on the Watchmen franchise.

BFG Begins Shipping $8,000 Phobos Systems

BFG Tech's upmarket Phobos gaming system has made it off the CES show floor and into homes in record time - for those who have the dough.

Using the iPhone to Track Carbon Footprints

A new application for the iPhone automatically tracks a person's movement throughout the day to calculate and track carbon output.

Kensington Power Booster

Tap a pair of rechargeable AAAs to power up any product with a mini-USB connector.

Specs Leak on New Intel Atom CPUs

The rumored Pineview chipset will make a number of improvements to Intel's already-popular Atom.

Google Continues Gobbling Ad Dollars

New numbers from Efficient Frontier show no end in sight to Google's death grip on search advertising spending, but Yahoo has begun to creep up.

Travel Tips: Keeping Electronics and Gadgets Safe

The right mixture of accessories and common sense can help keep your electronics safe away from home

Nintendo Wii Sells 10.17 Million in 2008

The latest numbers out of Nintendo show the Wii breaking one-year sales records in 2008, with over 10 million sold.

Panasonic Offers Two New Budget Lumix Cams

The DMC-FS7 and DMC-FS15 both bring high-end features downmarket to the sub-$200 price point.

Kogan Agora Android Phone Hits Major Snag

The Australian company has indefinitely delayed its Agora handset after encountering problems due to its smaller screen size.

Victorinox Presentation Pro Swiss Army Knife

With a fingerprint scanner, laser pointer, and Bluetooth, this isn?t your grandpa?s knife.

Travel Tips: Finding an Internet Connection

Staying in touch from the road can be a headache, but not with the right hardware and techniques.