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Looking for an edge in high definition

Looking for an edge in high definition

roundup HD technology is set to take the world by storm. Can anything rain on the parade?

Xbox 360 lands <br />in Japan

Xbox 360 lands
in Japan

photos Microsoft brings its next-generation game console to the home turf of rivals Sony and Nintendo.
Photo: Xbox on wheels

Big battles <br />for big talent

Big battles
for big talent

year in review Concerns remain over outsourcing and guest workers, but hiring prospects have improved for skilled workers.

Adobe to put patches on a schedule

Fixes for PDF file reader and Flash player will be released on set dates so customers can prepare for them.

Massachusetts says it's open to multiple formats

State senators air the issues around its decision to use OpenDocument as the default desktop application format.

FCC chief backs Net phone taxes

Chairman Kevin Martin says a top 2006 priority is expanding controversial tax so anyone with a phone number pays it.

Apple settles with third alleged Tiger leaker

The Mac maker, which had sued three men over leaking prerelease copies of the OS X version, reaches a pact with the final defendant.

NTP signs license deal with Visto

Latest agreement gives Visto, a RIM rival, access to NTP's patents until they expire.

Google home pages get even more personal

Search engine offers third-party developers tools to help people spice up their Google home pages.

Vonage says it's E911 compliant

VoIP operator says all customer 911 calls will include caller's phone number and address, per FCC regulations.

Bringing prime time to video iPod

Small developer sees an opening in the lag for Apple to offer top-level TV shows at the iTunes store.

Is Stern worth his millions?

Satellite radio's soon-to-be biggest voice may well make back $500 million, but decency patter remains wild card.

Sun aims to bolster disaster warning systems

Server company teams with the Pacific Disaster Center to provide research, analysis and early emergency alerts.

The secret history of glaciers

Do glaciers really erode mountains faster than rivers? How fast helium-4 dissipates out of rocks may hold the answer.

Number of music file-swappers falls, study says

Fewer households are downloading music illegally, but hard-core swappers remain active, researchers say.

Start-up ideas: Cheap and ubiquitous

As tech costs decrease and Net use expands, entrepreneurs more easily start new online businesses, recycle ideas.

New 'Kong' monkeys with game industry

Peter Jackson's "King Kong" is latest to leverage advantages of releasing movie in conjunction with an associated game.
Video: Kong vs. T-Rex
Images: A beast of a game

Gates, Jobs top leadership list

A global survey of business types ranks the Microsoft and Apple honchos as most admired business leaders.

Briefly: Deal of the day: Digital photo printer for $13.49

Plus:  Norton software to ship with Linksys gear...  Quote of the day: 'Introverted and into technology.'...  Microsoft nemesis Monti joins investment bank...  HP to buy German digital-photo firm... 

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