Sprint releases BlackBerry Curve 8330 into wild

May 9th, 2008
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330

(Credit: Sprint)

Just a quick heads up to all you Sprint customers: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 is now available for purchase. Yes, that’s right, the Curve can now be yours for just $179.99 with a two-year contract and after rebates and discounts. Like …

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Apple to issue refunds for Powerbook, iBook replacement power adapters

May 9th, 2008

If you bought a replacement power adapter for one of Apple’s Powerbook and iBook notebooks–and you managed to hang onto the receipt for all these years–you’ll soon be eligible for a refund.

Bloomberg notes that Apple has settled a lawsuit filed in 2001 over the tendency of power …

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Apple settles with Canadian iPod owners

May 9th, 2008

Apple is offering a $45 credit to Canadian owners of older versions of its popular iPod, a move that strikes of deva ju over a similar settlement agreement reached in 2005 with U.S.-based iPod owners.

Under the proposed settlement, as reported in the Montreal-based Gazette newspaper, Apple Canada …

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Report questions Sony's next-gen TV claims

May 9th, 2008

Sony appeared to be on the verge of starting the next revolution in TV technology last year when it introduced its first OLED television, most notable for its paper-thin screen. The display, which uses bright and low-power organic light-emitting diodes, appeared so promising that the prospects for LCD and plasma TVs

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Sony finally offers proper Skype headset bundle for the PSP

May 9th, 2008
PSP Skype Headset

The "new" PSP Skype Headset

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When we reviewed the Sony PSP Headset a few months ago, we determined that it worked perfectly fine with the console’s newly enabled Skype feature–so long as you scrounged up the accessory extension cable needed to enable the two-way communication

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Wii's success fills coffers of Japan's richest man

May 9th, 2008

A report out from Forbes magazine indicates that the tremendous popularity of Nintendo’s Wii video game console has filled the coffers of the company’s former chairman, Hiroshi Yamauchi and made him Japan’s richest man.

On Thursday, Reuters cited the Forbes study, and said that Yamauchi’s wealth …

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Microsoft denies putting 'copyright cop' in Zune

May 9th, 2008

The New York Times suggested Wednesday that future versions of the Zune might come with a tiny cop capable of catching digital lawbreakers.

And no, I’m not talking about some sort of bundled action flick.

In a blog, the Times‘ Saul Hansell said that, as part of Microsoft’s …

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Casio suckers bloggers into writing about upcoming G-Shock event

May 9th, 2008

(Credit: Casio)

I got an this e-mail Wednesday afternoon from the Casio PR team, suggesting that if I did a really good, creative blog post about Casio’s upcoming 25th anniversary G-Shock Watch event on May 14 in New York, I might win a prize. Here’s the whole tawdry

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Vizio keeps pressure on Sony, Samsung

May 9th, 2008

After a dramatic rise to the top of the LCD TV market last summer, Vizio seemed to have gotten a taste of reality as it settled back down to the No. 3 spot through the end of the 2007.

But it appears Vizio is ratcheting up the price pressure again …

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