Acer to push desktop PCs in consumer market

Microsoft to bring new TV shows to MSN

Microsoft is increasing its presence in the online video market, with an announcement this week that it has signed a deal with a production company for new web-only shows on MSN.

LG cools off with HDTV refrigerator

At an event in Las Vegas, LG Electronics today unveiled a refrigerator with a built-in HDTV, fixing the previously mutually exclusive combination of getting food and watching Legally Blonde in HD.

Demand for WVGA 7" digital photo frame panels estimated to exceed one million units in 2008

Scientists double the capacity of rechargeable lithium batteries

New research results presented today could bring companies such as Intel much closer to that goal of offering notebooks that achieve a battery running time of 8 hours and more.

TBN, History Channel, Discovery to move to HD space

Today was a big day for news about new high definition TV channels, with announcements and reports of six new networks headed to HD.

Wal-mart stores going solar

The world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart is converting some of its stores to solar power.

15% of Americans without Internet or cellphone

Despite the continued rapid expansion of networked devices, there remains a substantial share of Americans that so far has not yet taken advantage of technologies such as the Internet or cellphones, according to a new report published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Architectural trade show hits Second Life

Last year's American Institute of Architects (AIA) expo was held in Los Angeles. This year it's expanding to the virtual world of Second Life.

High school student arrested for posting YouTube murder hit

16-year-old Matthew Pacelli hates math and hates his math teacher even more.

European GPS rival transmits first navigation data

Bangalore (India) - Galileo, a European project that aims to create a civilian global navigation infrastructure, has reached a major milestone as the European Space Agency (ESA) today reported that the Giove-A satellite has transmitted the first navigation message.

Barack Obama shuns biggest MySpace supporter

Barack Obama's campaign team has ignited a bit of a fire on MySpace, after they kicked out the man who started up Obama's online profile.

India working on $10 laptops

The ambitious one laptop per child (OLPC) project may actually have some competition, thanks to an Indian alternative that wants a price tag of $10 for each computer.

Rest in peace: Yahoo Photos

Another admittance of defeat for Yahoo came late yesterday after the site announced it will shut down its photo sharing service.

The UMPC dies. And no one notices.

Background - We just started to like the concept of the UMPC. But the truth of the matter is that the UMPC, at least in the shape we saw these little computers over the past year, will join the Tablet PC in a niche, far away from the eyes of the mass market. The UMPC will disappear from our radar as quickly as it surfaced.

TFT monitor sales stay flat, notebooks reach record high

In spite of a 28% year-to-year growth for TFT LCD shipments in Q1 2007, revenues stayed relatively flat, showing an increase of just 1% over 2006.

Steve Jobs promises a “Greener” Apple

Apple chief Steve Jobs is promising a more environmentally friendly Apple in a new open letter title “A Greener Apple ”.  He says the company will eliminate toxic chemicals such as lead, cadmium and arsenic from its consumer electronics, monitors and computers.

Notebook with 3D LCD panels to arrive in 2007 or 2008

Digital photo frames offer LCD panel makers new market

More than half of new notebooks to use flash drives by 2010, says iSuppli