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Panasonic releases $1300 BluRay player


BluRay is still an emerging technology, so of course we will have to pay a premium if we want to partake of the bleeding edge players released for it. But are the prices too high? Many thought it was ridiculous when Sams...
TechSpot

Tate Modern revamps Web site


Interactive tour lets art lovers plan their route through the gallery and gives non-visitors a glimpse of what they're missing.
CNET News.com - Entertainment &

Microsoft Unifies its Communications


At a strategy event in San Francisco Monday, Microsoft unveiled its new "unified communications" plan, which ties together the company's server and Office products to establish a single experience for instant messaging, e-mail, VoIP, conferencing and mobile calling.
BetaNews.Com IT News

HDMI 1.3 Finalized Finally, PS3 Onboard


One more standard for everyone...
AnandTech News Channel

Charge It Up, Please


The Brits have come up with a vending machine sporting 24 different chargers -- perfect for charging your mobile gadgets in malls, airports or train stations. The boxes are being deployed in East Asia and around the U.K. In Gear Factor.
Wired News: Gadgets and Gizmos

Intel releases Woodcrest-core Xeons this week


Ready to rebound from the bit of floundering they have done in the past 12 months in the server market, Intel has prepped the Woodcrest processor and is ready to release the new chip today. Claiming it is a chip specific...
TechSpot

Study: Cell Phones 'Excite' the Brain


Italian researchers have released data that seems to indicate that cell phone emissions do "excite" the brain, however it's not clear if they do any damage. The study has been published in the Annals of Neurology.
BetaNews.Com IT News

Adobe Acquires Photo Software Firm


In a move to bolster its RAW capabilities, Adobe on Monday acquired the assets of Pixmantec ApS, a Danish software company that develops the RawShooter product for digital photography. The technology will be integrated into Adobe's new Lightroom software, currently in beta.
BetaNews.Com IT News

Akimbo lands Cisco, AT&T as investors


Provider of set-top boxes, video-on-demand attracts funding from two companies with big IPTV ambitions.
CNET News.com - Entertainment &

Microsoft takes partners for communications push


SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O unveiled plans on Sunday to work with hardware manufacturers to deliver on the company's ambitions to use its software to simplify how workers communicate with one another.
Reuters: Technology

Intel says to ship new server chip XEON this week


TOKYO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. INTC.O, the world's largest semiconductor maker, said on Monday it plans to start shipping this week new processors for servers, aiming to fend off an offensive from rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) AMD.N.
Reuters: Technology

Cell phone signals excite brain: study


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cell phone emissions excite the part of the brain cortex nearest to the phone, but it is not clear if these effects are harmful, Italian researchers reported on Monday.
Reuters: Technology

Mobile phone boom eludes Zimbabwe as crisis bites


HARARE (Reuters) - It is a cold winter night in central Harare, but 100 people are willing to queue on the pavement until the shops open in the morning.
Reuters: Technology

Quitting politics Timor-style -- via SMS


DILI (Reuters) - When East Timor's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta resigned his government posts, he did so via a mobile phone text message.
Reuters: Technology