Zune Expands to Other Countries and Debuts Multiscreen Service

From DailyTech: Microsoft has been working with its Zune media player and accompanying Zune software to win ground against Apple and its wildly popular iPod and iTunes music service. Apple still has the vast majority of the market and continues to dominate while Microsoft is a...

Internet Explorer 9 Beta Takes Off

From PC World: The Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) beta was downloaded more than two million times in the first 48 hours it was available--a significantly faster rate than the Internet Explorer 8 beta. The launch event and hoopla around the launch of the IE9 beta make it seem more like an...

MetroPCS launches first 4G LTE market and phone

From CNET News.com: MetroPCS launched the nation's first Long Term Evolution 4G wireless broadband networkTuesday in Las Vegas along with the first ever commercial LTE handset.

Like all MetroPCS services, the new 4G wireless broadband service is prepaid and it doesn't require a...

PS3 Blu-ray 3D playback now available

From CNET News.com: It has been a long time coming, but a firmware update is now available that enables PlayStation 3 owners to play Blu-ray 3D films.

The update was released yesterday, a day before it was expected. Upon downloading firmware version 3.50, people can watch the...

Apple acquisition could give iPhone face recognition

From InfoWorld: Apple could be preparing to enhance the iPhone's image search and video calling capabilities, or even add face authentication to the iPhone, say analysts and software usability experts.

The iPhone manufacturer is buying Swedish face recognition software company Polar...

Systems with Light Peak May Hit the Market in 2011

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has reportedly said that components for Light Peak technology would be available before the end of 2010, which means that already in 2011 systems with the optical interconnect technology may emerge commercially. Still, a big question is whether Light Peak...

Intel Becomes the World's Seventh Most Expensive Brand

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. rose two places on Interbrand's annual 100 best global brands list, ranking seventh and extending its streak of placing in the Top 10 since the list debuted in 2001. Intel’s brand value of $32 billion is a 4% increase over last year.

“In a year that saw...

Adobe moves up Flash fix, will patch bug today

From InfoWorld: Adobe has accelerated the delivery of a patch for a critical vulnerability in Flash and will ship the fix today, rather than next week as originally scheduled.

Chrome users, however, got the patch three days ago, one of the benefits of an April Google-Adobe deal...

PC Game Digital Downloads Dramatically Outpace Retail Sales

From PC World: More from 'the writing's on the wall' department, it seems digital download versions of PC games have roared past sales of physical retail units during the first six months of 2010.

We're not talking a couple hundred thousand gap, either. According to U.S. retail (and...

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