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New TV trends: Internet movies, 3-D, power saving (AP)
AP - TV makers are adding sexy new features like streaming Internet movies and 3-D capabilities this year, betting that they can keep consumers away from basic, no-frills sets, even in a weak economy.
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Imation Showcases Portable Media Player at CES (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Florida-based Imation Corp. used the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to launch a touchscreen portable media player called the TouchMP, as well as some other audio accessories.
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Palm Announces webOS and Palm Pre Smartphone (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Palm came out ready to fight in the war of smartphones, not only with a new mobile platform but a new smartphone. The company on Thursday announced the Palm Pre, a smartphone that will be available exclusively from Sprint and compete with Apple's iPhone 3G and Research In Motion's Black …
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Palm debuts "Pre" smartphone, operating system at CES (Reuters)
Reuters - Palm Inc took the wraps off its overhauled mobile operating system on Thursday and introduced a touch-screen phone, raising hopes the move can help it win back customers from rivals such as Apple Inc's iPhone.
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Palm unveils new smart phone, operating system (AP)
AP - Palm Inc. unveiled a new touch-screen smart phone and operating system Thursday, marking its latest attempt to catch up with competition from Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry and Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
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Dish Network DVR at CES has Slingbox technology (Reuters)
Reuters - Satellite television provider Dish Network Corp plans to introduce a new digital video recorder that lets people watch their favorite television shows on any Internet-enabled device.
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Nokia stops making only WiMax device (Reuters)
Reuters - The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday it had ended production of its only mobile device using the U.S.-centered WiMax technology, another blow for the struggling wireless technology.
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Free calls from Skype could come soon to iPhones (AP)
AP - Free calls over Skype, the Internet communications service, could be coming soon to the iPhone.
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CES: New Dish Network DVR has Slingbox technology (Reuters)
Reuters - Satellite television provider Dish Network Corp plans to introduce a new digital video recorder that lets people watch their favorite television shows on any Internet-enabled device.
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Red Hat to Host Second Life-like Virtual JBoss Trade Show (PC World)
PC World - Red Hat is stealing a page from the Second Life playbook and will host an online conference for users and partners of its JBoss Java-based middleware products in which people will have their own avatars and can virtually attend a conference as if it was a live trade show.
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Netflix and Film Independent launch filmmaking contest (Reuters)
Reuters - Online DVD provider Netflix Inc and nonprofit group Film Independent launched a contest on Thursday to award a first-time filmmaker $350,000 in cash and production support to make a movie.
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Ballmer Releases Windows 7 Beta -- with Problems (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Now that the premature leak of Microsoft's Windows 7 beta is over, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made the operating system officially available Wednesday -- but the release has a hitch. Ballmer announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that Microsoft was making the beta available immedia …
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Palm debuts smartphone, operating system at CES (Reuters)
Reuters - Palm Inc took the wraps off its overhauled mobile operating system on Thursday and introduced a touch-screen phone, hoping the move can help it win back customers from rivals like Nokia and Apple.
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CES showcasing slimmer, energy-saving TVs (Reuters)
Reuters - TVs, TVs everywhere but not a 150-inch in sight. With much of the world grappling with recession, technology giants at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas eschewed the one-upmanship that had characterized past gatherings and focused instead on unveiling slimmer, energy-saving …
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Obama team urges delay in digital TV transition (AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting.
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Yahoo Outlines Plans To Bring Internet to TV Sets (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Yahoo is making a bid for Internet television. The company's Connected TV group unveiled the next generation of technology and services for Internet-connected televisions, along with a slew of partnerships that promise consumers plenty of options.
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Sony unveils flexi-video screen, movie glasses at CES (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp introduced on Thursday a bendable video screen, a WiFi camera and eyeglasses that display movies, saying the industry must keep innovating despite a severe economic slump.
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Live blog: Palm keynote at CES (CNET)
CNET - LAS VEGAS--We're live at the Venetian Ballroom, moments away from the unveiling of the long-awaited new phone platform from Palm.
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Obama and Spider-Man appear in comic together (AP)
AP - Spider-Man has a new sidekick: The president-elect.
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Pocket-Size Sony VAIO PC Targets Women and Fashion (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sony is attempting to reinvent the mini-notebook with the introduction of a sleek and stylish machine that is small enough to easily slip into a jacket pocket or purse. Weighing just 1.4 lbs, the new VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC is roughly the size of a business envelope and as thin as a …
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