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Microsoft Sued over Dirty Search Thumbnails

A porn publisher alleges Microsoft has infringed on its intellectual property by displaying thumbnails of stolen images and linking to pages that host full-size stolen content.

EA and Hasbro Strike a Deal for Games

The rights to make video games based on classic board games like Monopoly and Scrabble now belong to Electronic Arts' new casual gaming division.

Halo 3 Hits 1 Million Preorders

Retailers say anticipation for the new game may make it the strongest-selling preorder ever, and a wave of other businesses are also attempting to cash in.

Amazon Backs Popularity-Based Music Pricing

AmieStreet.com, a music-selling startup with a unique pricing model, completed its first round of financing with major support from the goliath online retailer.

Speed Racer Game in the Works

Warner Brothers Interactive will publish a Speed Racer game alongside the upcoming Speed Racer movie in 2008.

Social Networking Not that Bad For Kids?

A new study shows that only a tiny fraction of school-age children have ever met people they know from the Internet in real life, or have even been asked to.

Mattel Dolls up Barbie for the 21st Century

A new Web site and doll attempt to bring Barbie and her young fans onto the Internet - safely.

Samsung’s Blast Phone Slides onto T-Mobile

The SGH-T729 has a QWERTY-like keypad that Samsung says should speed up text input without bulking up the phone.

Pressure Mounts to Ban Texting and Driving

A new study shows that 91 percent of drivers would compare texting behind the wheel to drinking and driving.

Apple Sued Over Touch-Screen Keyboard

SP Technologies claims that the iPhone's touch-screen keyboard violates a patent it holds.

Nokia’s Prism Phones Catch the Spotlight

Sure they make phone calls, but Nokia's latest phones are designed with one purpose in mind: getting some attention.

Sun Rolls Out UltraSparc T2 Processers

Sun calls its latest line of processors for servers "the world's fastest."

Press Informant Outed at Defcon Conference

A reporter for Dateline NBC was publicly exposed and forced to leave for violating the rules of convention, much to the amusement of attendees.

Id Software Gets On Board with Steam

The developer announced Friday that its entire catalog would be for sale through online downloads.

Samsung Power Outage May Raise Flash Prices

A dip in production at the world's largest Flash memory supplier could echo far and wide.

Transcend T.sonic 840

The Transcend T.sonic 840 MP3 player uses a flash GUI and has controls on the edge of the player.

MLB Power Pros Headed to the U.S.

An announcement from 2K Sports and Konami confirmed details of the popular Japanese game's U.S. release.

Google Working on Its Own Cell Phone?

Despite company denial, a host of insiders say Google is attempting to roll out its own cell phones as platforms for mobile advertising.

Mini Blu-ray Discs Serve Up HD to Go

Verbatim will be the first to manufacture the discs in their miniature three-inch form factor, which will hold 7.5GB.

Copyright Language Called Deceptive

Google, Microsoft and other major tech companies allege that many copyright warnings go too far, and scare consumers away from legal activity.

U.S. Customs Conducts Mod Chip Raids

Chips that allows consumers to bypass copyright protection were the latest contraband targeted by the federal agency.

Eminem Sues Apple over iTunes Offerings

The rapper's management claims Apple never received permission from them to distribute his music.

Free Games Get Kids Into Nanotech

One company wants to battle student apathy over science and technology with video games that liven up the subject.

Apple Takes Heat for iPhone Battery Life

A lawsuit and a letter from New York State's Consumer Protection Board are alerting Apple that consumers may not swallow the iPhone's $79 battery replacement without complaint.

Unreal Engine 3 Gets Serious

Virtual Heroes Inc., a developer of serious games for training and simulation purposes, has licensed Epic's Unreal Engine 3 for its upcoming titles.

Iomega Adds Three New StorCenter Models

The 500G, 750GB and 1TB networked storage boxes provide plenty of storage without the hassle of running a file server.

PS3’s Cell Processor Faces Patent Challenge

Grind up your PS3, a California company says it was the first to patent the concept behind the Cell processor and wants Sony's allegedly infringing systems gone.

Open Source Search to Compete with Google

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has taken his sights off the Britannicas and Encartas of the world to aim squarely at search giant Google.

Xerox Rolls Out Reams of Eco-Friendly Paper

The company's latest paper uses half the amount of trees as traditional paper and is compatible with digital offset printers.

YouTube Tightens Up Copyright Checking

A new system will identify and remove copyrighted content as soon as it is uploaded, perhaps preventing future infringement fiascos.

Sony Elevated Standard ES Receivers

The new Sony ES receiver line embraces technologies like video up-converting and MP3 player input.

MySpace Resurrects Comic Book Staple

Dark Horse Presents will see new life on MySpace.com, as both a way to draw new fans to the art form and a podium for new artists to show off their work.

Sony Signs Exclusive Game Developers

The guys behind games such as Twisted Metal, God of War and Warhawk have formed their own studio and signed on with Sony.

Target Will Only Stock Blu-Ray Players?

The nation's second largest retailer delivered yet another jab to the HD-DVD camp by announcing it will exclusively stock stand-alone Blu-Ray players.