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1. Apple remains a money-making machine, thanks to iPod touch and Macbooks

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... consensus) sent fiscal 2008 Mac sales to nearly 10 million. These results surprised investors frightened by gloomy reports. For instance, NPD said Mac sales remained flat in November while Windows PCs ...

2. Up next for OS X: An Apple-branded gaming console?

   (Opinion/Opinion Features)

   ... in the weeks following WWDC 2008. In addition, another trademark was filed in Asian trademark office in November 2007. The timing of the original Tobago and Trinidad filings isn't coincidental: It was ...

3. Playstation Home beta to launch tomorrow

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... Microsoft's overhauled Xbox Live service unveiled on November 19, gamers can communicate via voice or IM and team up for online gameplay.   Sony said the service is primarily aimed at networking and ...

4. CherryPal: Vaporware? Or just delayed?

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... and where those buyers are.    Last week, when I wrote that the CherryPal PC had begun shipping on November 4, I had still yet to receive my own PC, and I also noticed that individuals who ...

5. Oprah pitches Amazon Kindle

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

   ... a free Kindle and all Oprah viewers get a $50 discount on the $360 device until November 1, simply by entering a promotional code. Buyers will also get 10% off the price of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. ...

6. Will Microsoft's Xbox 360 kick the Apple TV out of your living room?

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... said the updated service will include more social networking options and a broader focus on all forms of entertainment, not just games. The service is scheduled to go live on November 19 in 26 countries ...

7. Blu-ray on the cheap: Memorex has a $269 player

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   ... MVBD-2510 is advertised as a “full-featured” Blu-ray player that will sell for $269 MSRP beginning in November. The outside appearance somewhat hides the low price with brushed metal accents and a white ...

8. Bill Gates Milestones: Part 2 (1980-1990)

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... production facility in Ireland in 1985. The company released the first version of Windows just three months after it partnered to work on OS/2 with IBM. Released on November 20, 1985 Windows 1.0 was unable ...

9. Microsoft says on track to ship Visual Studio this month

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... by the end of November. Visual Studio is Microsoft's flagship software tool for PC programmers, containing Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual C#, and ASP.NET.  The 2008 edition focuses on making ...

10. DARPA Urban Challenge Race Blog - update 1:56 PM

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... 7:45 AM Pacific November 3 2007 The horses of the Marine Corp Mounted Color Guard momentarily got spooked coming into the area.  Maybe the laser or radar beams scared the horses. After a few minutes, ...

11. What it takes to become a DARPA urban challenge contender

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... feat.  Bletsis was very clear that all of the teams deserve much credit. The official event is slated to take place on November 3, 2007 at a remote area in the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, ...

12. New Zunes to zoom into stores November 13

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... date for the new Zune models, scheduling it just one day ahead of the original device's one year anniversary. Amazon.com is listing the launch date for the second generation Zune devices as November ...

13. Million Zunes? – Not Yet…

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... Podcast here.  Microsoft’s Zune has been on the market for about six months and was launched on November 14th 2006.  Bach is Microsoft’s President of the Entertainment and Devices ...

14. Microsoft takes Zune website live

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... artists promoting the upcoming device. We hear that Microsoft will be publishing more details about the Zune U.S. launch on November 10 on Zune.net. So, just in case you can't see Apple's Ipod anymore, ...

15. Wal-Mart lowering prices on gadgets

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... attract modern shoppers and adds, "From iPods to the soon to be released PS3 GameSystem, to the newest HDTV's, we have all the coolest electronics at the best value." The cuts will be phased in from November ...

16. Save your $$$: November gets gadget-filled release docket

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Big November consumer electronics releases are to be expected, with the looming holiday season and almost guaranteed attention to products even from those who know nothing about electronic gadgets. However, ...

17. Nvidia expected to launch Geforce 8800 on 8 November

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    November will be one busy month for gadget lovers and gaming enthusiasts. November will be one busy month for gadget lovers and gaming enthusiasts. Add to the introduction of the Nintendo Wii, the Playstation ...

18. Microsoft's Zune to hit retail on 14 November for $250

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Microsoft today announced the official launch its Zune media player. The device will go head-to-head with Apple's video Ipod starting on 14 November and will sell for a lower than expected retail price ...

19. TG Video - Futuremark shows off mobile benchmark on phones and PDAs

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... mobile benchmark has been around for a while, but Sarkkinen told us that it has taken a while for phones and PDAs to catch up and play the benchmark effectively. "The benchmark has been around since November ...

20. Wii for November under $250, and it "won't have hidden fees or costs"

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

      There you have it folks, if there was even a shred of doubt that Nintendo might pursue the Xbox Live option of levying charges on (at least certain aspects of) online gameplay, the records been ...

21. Will Blu-ray sink the PlayStation 3?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... company's history in order to give it time to get one key component - specifically, Blu-ray Disc - ramped up and working properly, his plea for patience met with largely positive response. As the 17 November ...

22. Will Microsoft Origami be the first UMPC?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... to come ine at about $500 to $600. Interestingly, Origami was also the name of a handheld prototype that was shown by National Semiconductor at the Comdex Fall tradeshow in November 2001. The bright orange-colored ...

23. CES 2006 Preview: Will low-power, digital life, and rights management sell to consumers?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... November's blowup of the Sony BMG affair demonstrated the extent to which consumers will openly reject unwanted digital rights management in their computers, and in their lives. So are they ready for the ...

24. Aaron McKenna: Dell Should Get Into The Heating Business

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... cold and long winter for those of us in the British Isles this year. I don't know if it'll actually be any colder than other winters, but with the first snowfall arriving in late November when we usually ...

25. IBM's Xbox 360 processor enters mass production

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... cost $700 on November 22. Add a few games and gadgets and gamers will be crossing the $1000 mark. Consumers also put high expectations in new features for the online service Xbox Live, which appears to ...

26. Cat translation device in the works

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... Japan in November translates meows and purrs into human phrases such as "I can't stand it," although exact wording hasn't been decided yet, the Tokyo-based company said Wednesday." Read the entire story. ...

27. Cirrus' 802.11b Wireless Networking Toys

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... reference designs. Cirrus will be showing off Bodega at COMDEX in Las Vegas, November 12-16. I hope that Cirrus remembers that one of the key differentiators between consumer and enterprise products has ...

28. Dazzle 6 in 1 Card Reader

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... For newer operating systems like Windows Me/XP, the Dazzle 6 in 1 requires no additional software drivers to be installed. It will be available in November, 2001 at an MSRP of $69.99.  ...

29. Logitech's Digital Camera/Internet Video Devices

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... in U.S., Canadian, and European retail outlets, as well as online at Logitech's website in early November. The ClickSmart 510 has a VGA (640 x 480) sensor that allows a still image resolution up to 1.3 ...

30. 802.11a CardBus Cards at 100 Mbps

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... on creating ad-hoc networks. Proxim will ship the Harmony 802.11a Access Point in November of this year. 802.11a operates in the license-free 5 GHz band to avoid interference from 2.4 GHz devices such ...

31. Audiovox's First Pocket PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... of $599 (which actually does just about put it in the price range of a PC) and will be available in early November. The CASSIOPEIA E-200 uses Microsoft Windows-Powered Pocket PC 2002 software, which is ...

32. The CASSIOPEIA E-200 is a PDA

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... for the H3700 Series and in mid-November for the H3800 Series. Prices are $499 for the H3700 Series, $599 for the H3850 and H3835 (without Integrated Bluetooth capabilities), and $649 for the H3870 with ...

33. STM's PowerFLAT Chip-Scale Package

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... three PalmPak eBook Series Cards. The new cards are scheduled to be available in November. Palm's Universal Connector provides an additional expansion option for USB or serial synchronization that also ...

34. Fujifilm's FinePix 2800 Zoom

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... USB and PCI versions. Intel's 802.11a-based products will begin shipping in volume in November. Prices for the Intel PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter, LAN Access Point, and LAN PCI Adapter are $179, ...

35. Via Makes Bank in First Half of 2001

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... game console to 700,000 systems, and deliver them to store shelves on Sunday, November 18th, directly in advance of the key Thanksgiving shopping rush here in the States. Now the marketing wonks and PR ...

36. New Memory Technology for GAMECUBE

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Nintendo's long-awaited GAMECUBE should be arriving just a bit before the Xbox on September 14th 2001 in Japan, November 5th 2001 in North America, and early 2002 in Europe. Iomega stopped making ...

37. CES to usher in Web appliance fest

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... Microsoft has enlisted Acer and Philips to build the Web Companion devices. Compaq also showed a Web Companion prototype at Comdex/Fall last November. The Web Companion devices should begin shipping in ...

38. Gateway's Amiga prepares for return

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... on the company's site. A major effort to show off this technology will come around November, about the same time the company has said it will offer up a "multimedia convergence computer" for die-hard Amiga ...