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Yahoo Readies Cheap Music Service

Internet powerhouse Yahoo is introducing an online music subscription service that will enable consumers to download thousands of songs onto their portable MP3 players for $60 annually, undercutting the prices of the current industry leaders by more than 60 percent. Add comment

AMD Preps To Switch To Socket S1, Socket M2, Socket F

Advanced Micro Devices is reported to be preparing three new types of sockets for central processing units in 2006. Add comment

ATI R520 To Be Launched Later Than Expected

Standing still and healthy in terms of profitability and offering the highest speed single-graphics card solution on the market may let ATI Technologies to extend the lifespan of its current RADEON X8 graphics processors on the top of the lineup and do not launch next-generation product code-named R520 within the next few weeks as expected. Add comment

UPDATED Omega Catalyst 5.4 v2.6.25a

A new set of Omega drivers based on ATI's Catalyst 5.4 driver suite has been made available for download. Add comment

NEW iTunes 4.8 Released

[url=http://www.apple.com]Apple[/url] have released a new version of their iTunes software. Add comment

Microsoft Xbox 360 Due In November, New Images Hit The Web

MTV, a launch partner of Microsoft for the Xbox 360 console, unveiled timeframe of availability of new games for the forthcoming Microsoft game machine, which are due in November. Also during the weekend a number of web-sites published photos of the game console itself as well as its controllers. Add comment

Retailers Sell AMD Turion 64 ML-40 Ahead Of Launch

AMD Turion 64 model ML-40 microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices are now sold in Tokyo, Japan, despite of not being launched officially. The chips are currently ranked as the fastest AMD Turion 64 offering. Add comment

Motorola Debuts Nano Emissive Flat Screen Display Prototype

Motorola Labs today unveiled a working 5-inch color video display prototype based on proprietary Carbon Nanotube (CNT) technology – a breakthrough technique that could create large, flat panel displays with superior quality, longer lifetimes and lower costs than current offerings. Add comment

FreeBSD Version 5.4 Released

The Release Engineering Team is happy to announce the availability of FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE, the latest release of the FreeBSD Stable development branch. Add comment

FCC’s Broadcast Flag Overturned

A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission's controversial broadcast flag mandate today, ruling unanimously that the FCC acted outside the scope of its authority when it adopted broadcast flag regulations. Add comment

Microsoft Readies New Mobile OS

Microsoft is set to unveil Tuesday the next version of its Windows Mobile operating system, codenamed Magneto, according to sources familiar with the situation. Add comment

4 Jailed From DrinkOrDie.com Warez Ring

Four U.K. men who formed part of the global piracy ring known as DrinkOrDie.com have been found guilty of theft and sent to jail. Add comment

High-Risk Flaw Found In VPN Security Protocol

An easy-to-exploit vulnerability in certain configurations of a widely used VPN protocol suite could allow malicious hackers to intercept network communications believed to be secure, according to a warning from a British security research outfit. Add comment

Exploit Code Chases Two Firefox Flaws

Two vulnerabilities in the popular Firefox browser have been rated "extremely critical" because exploit code is now available to take advantage of them. Add comment

Mac Malware Door Creaks Open

Dashboard, one of the much-publicized features of Apple Computer's latest OS, Tiger, could be ripe for exploitation by porn scammers. Add comment

Circuit City Sells Computer With Private Information

Imagine receiving a phone call from a stranger who knew your most private thoughts, knew what you looked like, knew your Social Security number, and even knew how much you make and where you work. That happened to a Colorado woman after she took her computer to a major electronics store. Add comment

Firefox 1.1 : Preview

After the very successful launch of Opera 8 a few weeks ago, more than a few Firefox aficionados have started to wonder if their fluffy open-source browser is headed for rough times. Add comment

Google Goes Down

Google died at the weekend. Well, google.com did anyway, as did co.uk, .fr, and seemingly all the other regional variants of the world's most popular search engine. Add comment

Logitech 64-Bit Software Put Off Until June

Peripherals manufacturer Logitech said Thursday that all of its mice and keyboards will operate at a basic level within Microsoft's new 64-bit OS. Specialized SetPoint functionality, however, is due in June. Add comment

Aspire X-QPack PC Case

The X-QPack PC case from Aspire is compact, lightweight and comes with, of all things, a carrying handle. Add comment

Aspire X-QPack PC Case

The X-QPack PC case from Aspire is compact, lightweight and comes with, of all things, a carrying handle. Add comment