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Small and inexpensive "netbooks" were some of the most popular computers in the recession, wooing consumers with their portability and prices that were often below $400. Now with the economy improving, consumers will be asked to open their wallets to new styles of computers, including some costing a bit more. Full Story »
SEATTLE - Speculation intensified Monday that Apple Inc. will soon unveil a tablet-style gadget for consuming music, movies, books and other media. Full Story »
BERLIN - Millions of German bank cards have been affected by a "millennium bug"-like problem because they contain software that can't process the number 2010, industry groups said Tuesday. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO - Powermat USA helped consumers cut some power cords last year by selling mats that juiced up gadgets placed on top of them. They weren't seamless solutions, though, because they required add-ons such as special cell phone cases. Full Story »
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) - Apple has bought mobile advertising company Quattro Wireless as cellphone competition heats up between the maker of the iPhone and Internet giant Google. Full Story »
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AFP) - Google unveiled its new Nexus One smartphone Tuesday in a direct challenge to heavyweight Apple's iPhone handsets. Full Story »
Lenovo has taken the wraps off Skylight -- the PC maker's first machine based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipset for building always-on mobile computing devices called smartbooks. Designed to run for up to 10 hours off a single battery charge, the sleek and slim Skylight is designed to operate via AT&T;'s 3G network and 20,000 Wi-Fi hot spots nationwide. Full Story »
High-quality video calling, once available only to well-heeled businesses, could be coming to a computer or TV near you. On Tuesday, Skype announced support for video calls using 720p high-definition video. In addition, the company said its software will be embedded into various Net-connected HDTVs from several manufacturers. Full Story »
Game publishing giant EA says it'll stick with celebrity licensee Tiger Woods despite recent public scandals. That's the word from EA Spots prez Peter Moore, who blogs that the company was moving forward with its online version of the eponymous video game franchise for PC and Mac set to launch later this month. Full Story »
Interested in writing a successful iPhone app? Don't worry, you're certainly not alone. Publisher Apress, Inc might have a little something to help out, a book called iPhone Design Award-Winning Projects. Full Story »
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FRANKFURT (AFP) - Around 30 million high-tech German bank cards could leave owners high and dry, bank associations warned Tuesday as the feared Y2K computer bug cropped up 10 years later than expected. Full Story »
Symantec is warning that its Endpoint Protection Manager server product is erroneously marking signature updates issued this year as out of date. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Social networks will face increasingly sophisticated hacker attacks in 2010 but law enforcement is expected to make strides in fighting cybercrime, according to Web security firm McAfee Labs. Full Story »
Google Chrome hit a milestone over the weekend when it became the third-most popular browser after Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, according to metrics firm Net Applications. It controls just 4.63 percent of the browser market, but Chrome has made significant inroads against competing browsers, such as the former bronze medalist Apple Safari. Full Story »
Earlier today, WD announced the latest (and fastest) member of its popular My Book external drives, the My Book 3.0. The drive is available now in a 1TB configuration. Full Story »
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the earliest image yet of the universe — just 600 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was just a toddler. Full Story »
NASA's new planet-hunting telescope has found two mystery objects that are too hot to be planets and too small to be stars. Full Story »
Big automakers are glad to see the end of 2009, the worst year for U.S. sales in nearly 30 years. Full Story »
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