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Yahoo Mail Gets a Facelift

In the face of increasing competition from Hotmail and Gmail, Yahoo Mail will get free text messaging to cell phones, integrated IM clients, and a host of other new features.

A Small MP3 Player with a Small Price

SanDisk's Sansa Clip delivers 1GB of storage, FM radio, voice recording, and a display for under $40.

Hanspree HANNStime.square

The Hanspree HANNStime.square television features a built-in hygrometer, thermometer and clock.

Manhunt 2 Lands a Mature Rating

Rockstar's gory horror title has been back to the ESRB and returned with an M stamp of approval, triggering its US release.

PlayStation 3 Sales Spiked in July

Newly released sales figures show Sony's struggling console made a strong kick for the finish line in July, but still finished on the heels of the Xbox 360.

Sony’s Sugar-Powered MP3 Player

Taking a cue from the way living things power themselves, Sony has developed a bio-cell battery that can run on fuel as simple as a sports drink to produce usable electricity.

Microsoft Reassures Windows Gamers

The company played up its commitment to PC gaming at the German Games Convention with a handful of announcements.

BlueAnt Z9 Headset Goes on Sale

Noise reduction is the name of the game for BlueAnt's latest headset, which the company boasts it took two years to develop.

Razer Announces Lachesis Gaming Mouse

If you demand a little more out of your mouse than selecting the right cell in a spreadsheet, the Razer Lachesis may deliver.

Bexy Unwires iPod Dock Control

The iMirror dock loads all of your iPod's content data into a remote for wireless browsing and selecting from the couch.

Epson Introduces LED-Powered Scanner

The Perfection V500 targets amateur photographers, graphic designers and other creative consumers with high resolution and a smattering of pro-level features.

Panasonic Launches LIFI Projection TVs

Projection's not dead yet. Panasonic's new LIFI technology extends bulb life, cuts warm-up time and enhances colors at prices less than plasma.

Training Your Brain with Online Games

Happy Neuron claims its games can help strengthen five major cognitive functions of the brain and ward off dementia.

Lexmark Unveils Wi-Fi All-In-One Printers

Printing, scanning, copying and faxing can all be done from afar and from multiple computers with Lexmark's latest Wi-Fi machines.

Planar Intros Three Widescreen Monitors

The newest monitors in Planar's PX line are big enough to rival small TVs, allowing users to open more than one application side-by-side to work.

Dice Electronics iTPA-220 iPod Tube Amplifier System

The Dice Electronics iTPA-220 gives your Apple iPod a retro-chic look and sound with its' tube amp.

Canon’s SX100 IS Packs 10X Zoom at $299

The first camera in the company's affordable new SX line will put amateur sideline photographers right on the field.

Augmentix Unveils Rugged XTG630 Notebook

Inside, the XTG630 is just another Dell laptop. But on the outside, serious hardware upgrades make it the Hummer of the notebook world.

Eidos Announces Conflict: Denied Ops

The fifth game in the Conflict series will place players in control of an elite paramilitary team with access to specialized weapons and tactics, plus fully destructable terrain.

DirecTV Sat-Go

Take your DirecTV satellite service with you on the go, with the new portable Sat-Go system.

MTV Lays Out $500 Mln for Games

The youth-oriented TV market will continue its expansion into different markets with a heavy investment in games for both die-hard and casual players.

iPhone Touch Keyboard Lags Behind QWERTY

A new study shows QWERTY phone users took about twice as long to enter text on the iPhone when first introduced to it.

Virgin Mobile Welcomes Ultra-Basic LG Aloha

The first LG phone in Virgin's line-up won't buy you any street cred with the Blackberry crowd, but it's only $34.99, so you might just be able to buy yourself something else.

AOL Rolls Out New Video Search

With the launch of a redesigned Truveo.com, AOL hopes to establish itself as a leader in video search.

Command & Conquer 3 Expansion Announced

Command and Conquer 3: Wrath of Kane brings players through 20 years in the C&C universe in all-new single-player missions.

German Developer Releases Skype for iPhone

A version of Skype that runs in Safari allows iPhone users to tap Wi-Fi or their unlimited data plans for calling.

Microsoft Bumps Hotmail to 5GB Free Storage

The latest round of upgrades for Microsoft's web mail client include more storage, new languages, better performance, and other goodies meant to appease advanced users.

Facebook Potential Hotbed For ID Theft

A new report shows that 41 percent of Facebook users gave away personal information to strangers when prompted, potentially putting themselves at risk for identity theft.

Facebook Source Code Leaks to Blogs

Bits of revealed source code have users worried that the site could be prone to attacks, but Facebook reps aren't worried.

Yahoo Edges Out Google in Satisfaction

Survey results from the University of Michigan show Yahoo has a slight edge when it comes to customer satisfaction.

Nokia Recalls 46 Mln Cell Phone Batteries

About 15 percent of batteries manufactured with the BL-5C label are defective in a way that could cause them to short out and overheat while charging.

The Incredible Machine Goes Mobile

The classic PC game gets a fresh breath of air for tinkerers on mobile phones.

Google Charges for Extra Storage Space

Users can now add storage to the already hefty allotments they get with Gmail and Picasa – for a price.

Microsoft Challenges FCC on White Space

The Redmond-based company claims its devices designed to use unused portions of the TV broadcast spectrum don't interefere with other signals.