Pandigital debuts $200 multimedia e-reader

Forget the clunky Nook! Yes, Pandigitial has introduced a sleek, 7-inch multimedia eReader priced at a cool $200.

Rooted HTC Evo 4G spotted in the wild

Three hackers have managed to successfully root the HTC Evo 4G 11 days before the smartphone's official release date.

Intel says "thin is in"

Are you tired of lugging around a heavy laptop that offers sub-par performance and an all-too short battery life? 


Seagate touts SSD-HDD hybrid for laptops

Seagate has debuted a 2.5-inch laptop PC hard drive that combines SSD-like performance with the capacity and price points of traditional HDDs.

App aims to de-Bieber the web

A new app aims to fix one of the most annoying features of the web - unwanted mentions of Justin Bieber.

ACLU pledges to help keep Twitter users anonymous

The American Civil Liberties Union is to help two Twitter users fight to keep their identities secret after they tweeted criticism of Pennsylvania attorney general Tom Corbett.

Weird and wonderful: top ten new species announced

A deep-sea worm that fires luminous bombs and a snigger-worthy fungus are among the top ten new species for 2009 picked by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists.

Internet retailer 6pm.com makes expensive mistake

Someone in the merchandising team at 6pm.com has a red face this morning - on Friday, the internet retailer mistakenly priced almost all its products at $49.99.

Earth may be approaching super-hot gas cloud

The Earth may be about to move into a million-degree cloud of interstellar gas, according to Polish and US scientists.

Square Enix's "Nier" was originally Xbox 360 exclusive

Here's a change of the tides - Square Enix, which decided to turn the PS3-exclusive Final Fantasy XIII into a multiplatform game, has now placed an Xbox 360 exclusive on the PS3.

Aoson MID runs 8 operating systems

Aoson has introduced a versatile MID that is capable of running 8 operating systems without modding, hacking, rooting or jailbreaking.

No More Heroes video game inspires lingerie collection

Video game characters aren't usually known for their awe-inspiring fashion. And when you think of sexy lingerie, do video games come to mind? Well, maybe they should.

Nvidia's PhysX joins the Mafia

2K Games has recruited Nvidia's PhysX technology for its gritty, film-noir Mafia II video game.

PS3 3D patches will be free

A handful of first-party PS3 games will be the first to incorporate the new stereoscopic 3D standard, and gamers should be happy to know that those 3D updates won't cost a thing.

Nokia and Yahoo to announce big new partnership

Nokia and Yahoo, two powerhouse companies that have been blindsighted by emerging technologies around them, are apparently working on something big.

HP recalls 54,000 Lithium-ion notebook batteries

The US CPSC puts customers of HP and Compaq notebooks on notice adding to 70,000 batteries previously recalled last May.

Cnectd: FB, Twitter, and Match.com can kiss its a**

We're tingling for a new app on iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and Symbian devices.

Apple decides to accept cash for iPads...wow, how nice

Most retailers cheer at the sight of cash for purchases, because they don't have to pay any of the fees associated with a credit card transaction. But apparently US currency just wasn't good enough for Apple, until recently.

3D porn is on the way

If there was any doubt as to whether or not 3D was the viable new medium, the questions are now answered - a 3D porn movie is already in the works.

Google acquires mobile ad group Admob, critics cry foul

Google today announced that its acquisition of leading mobile advertising firm Admob has been approved by the Federal Trade Commission, but some opponents of the deal disapprove of the FTC decision.