Apple unveils Apple TV guided tour

Apple has posted a guided tour of iTunes movie rentals on Apple TV, introducing visitors to the set top box media device. The tour covers Apple TV's new user interface that eases the process of renting movies, delving into the various options for viewing trailers as well as previously rented movies and sorting titles. Viewers will get first-hand lo...]]>

CleanApp 3, uninstall tool, gets new UI

Synium Software has introduced CleanApp 3, a new version of the uninstaller and system management tool, as a public beta. The tool allows you to delete cache files, applications and other items wasting drive space. The new release is fully compatible with Leopard and features a completely redesigned graphical user interface. The logging service has...]]>

Intel begins phasing out 65nm high-end CPUs

Intel on Friday said it had already begun dropping its older performance 65-nanometer processors only shortly after the unveiling of its complete 45-nanometer line. The change will start with the company's more affordable workstation processors, including dual-core Xeon 3000-series workstation chipsets ranging from 1.86GHz to 2.66GHz; a better-equ...]]>

Italian parliament to legalize music sharing?

The Italian parliament may be on the verge of legalizing peer-to-peer music sharing, local paper La Repubblica reports. Already approved by both houses of the legislature, a new law allows open sharing of any images and music on the Internet, so long as the material is degraded and used solely in non-profit scientific or educational contexts. The...]]>

Sony showcases 24MP flagship SLR prototype

Sony on Friday removed more of the mystery surrounding its 24.8-megapixel pro digital SLR by showcasing a prototype model that reveals some additional information about the camera. The Japanese firm refers to the new top-end model only as the 'flagship' Alpha but notes that the actual camera will shoot at a slightly lower 24.6 effective megapixels...]]>

Yahoo deal really Microsoft threat?

Microsoft may have made its Yahoo buyout offer public as part of a threat to push Yahoo into a deal, says tech journalist Kara Swisher of the Wall Street Journal. While Microsoft has characterized its discussions with Yahoo as 'off and on' and suggested only that Yahoo turned down an offer roughly a year earlier, sources inside Yahoo claim that Mi...]]>

Flash price tumbles, to spur SSDs, phones

Prices for flash memory have dropped steeply enough in recent months that they should drop the price of solid-state drives (SSDs) at the same time as they increase capacity, according to new statistics collected from DRAMeXchange. Prices for a four gigabit (1 gigabyte) memory chipset have dropped by approximately 75 percent over just five months, ...]]>

Site sneaks in preview of Windows Mobile 6.1

A Portugese website claims to have acquired an advance version of Windows Mobile 6.1, a revision of Microsoft's portable operating system due sometime early this year, possibly as soon as the 3GSM conference in Barcelona on February 11th. Version 6.1 is reportedly better optimized than v6.0, resulting in faster menu loading, a common complaint wit...]]>

Firm tests Wi-Fi on moving San Francisco trains

Overcoming what it says is a key obstacle to getting Internet access into public transit, Wi-Fi Rail today revealed that it has finished installing and deploying one of the first truly functional underground Wi-Fi systems for trains. In testing since the summer, a system deployed at four stops along the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) network in San...]]>

FDA study: iPods safe with pacemakers

A new study conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggests that iPods are safe to use with pacemakers. The study, which included a variety of iPods, showed that the devices did not emit enough of an electromagnetic field to interfere with pace makers, according to Reuters. The experiment used a saline-filled bag to simulate the h...]]>

Ericsson would consider Moto phone biz buy

Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson is contemplating buying a spun-off Motorola mobile business if it becomes available, company chief Carl-Henric Svanberg said today at an investment analyst conference. The official, whose company forms half of cellphone giant Sony-Ericsson, explained that it would be 'cautious' about buying any mobile division that w...]]>

Google's Schmidt: iPhone 'first of a generation'

The iPhone is just the 'first of a whole generation of products' that will exploit search technology, says Google CEO Eric Schmidt. The phone is already getting more traffic from the iPhone than any other mobile device, a fact commonly attributed to the direct integration of Google Maps and YouTube, as well as an easier interface and the availabil...]]>

MacBook, MacBook Pro 8x SuperDrive upgrade

MCE Technologies today debuted a new slim slot-loading 8X SuperDrive upgrade (site not updated) for Apple's MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks. The drives write to DVD+R DL (Double Layer) as well as DVD-R DL, and are designed to replace the original 4X and 6X SuperDrives in Apple's stock systems. Built to accommodate the slender form factor...]]>

PhoneValet 1.1 boosts audio quality

Parliant has released the v1.1 update to PhoneValet Home Edition, its Mac telephony program. The program acts like a complex switchbox, screening telemarketers, announcing callers out loud, and playing unique ringtones. The program can also dial outgoing calls, and distribute incoming voicemail messages to individual people through e-mail. The l...]]>

STM unveils small rogue laptop backpack

STM has unveiled a new backpack dubbed the small rogue designed to protect and carry most laptops with screens up to 13-inches, including Apple's MacBook and new MacBook Air. STM's small rogue backpack conceals the laptop compartment from view, hiding the device with an internal wall of the bag. The pack features high density padding as well as a f...]]>

O2 attaches 'Bolt Ons' to iPhone plans

Following the recent announcement of upgraded iPhone plans, UK carrier O2 has revealed a series of Bolt On packages meant to address limitations of the default voice and SMS packages. Each of the main Bolt Ons costs Ł7.50, and offers a choice of unlimited O2-to-O2 calls, weekend calls, or fixed-line calls; alternately, subscribers can graft on 200...]]>

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