Setback for TiVo in long-running patent dispute

From CNET News.com: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday rejected a claim by TiVo that it owns the patent on time-warp DVR technology.

TiVo released this statement Tuesday: "While TiVo is disappointed with this recent PTO office action, this is just one of several steps...

Google's new search index Caffeine goes live

From CNET News.com: Google has finally released the awaited update to its search indexing technology, providing a jolt of Caffeine to the search industry.

The company announced the release of its Caffeine indexing technology--which it has been testing for almost a year--in a blog...

Sony Debuts New A390, A290 D-SLR Cameras

From DailyTech: About this time last year Sony, unveiled three new entry-level D-SLR cameras called the A230, A330, and A380. Today Sony has unveiled a pair of new D-SLR cameras called the A290 and A390. Both of the cameras are aimed at the first time D-SLR buyer and both have 14.2...

Apple Introduces iPhone 4; Priced at $199/$299, Available June 24

From DailyTech: When it comes to the looks of the Apple's latest iPhone, everything seems old hat. The exterior of the phone was revealed nearly two months ago when Gizmodo gave a full shakedown on the device. While the fallout from that incident could be talked about for another 2...

Nintendo 3DS Game Console Said to Be More Powerful than Wii

From X-bit Labs: Nintendo 3DS has been expected to feature advanced hardware inside and has been confirmed to be a completely new generation portable video game system from Nintendo. Although few know the actual facts about its performance and capabilities, according to unofficial...

Safari 5 browser to add Safari Reader, extensions, more

From InfoWorld: Steve Jobs's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote was not without its share of glitches, and bad luck continued to plague Apple on Monday as what appeared to be a prematurely released press release dished the features on the latest update to the company's...

Microsoft Bing Turns One: What's Next?

From PC World: When the Bing search engine was unveiled on May 28, 2009, Microsoft hoped for an alternative -- if not an answer -- to the all-powerful, all-knowing Google. Now that Bing has passed into its first year, it's time to ask: where are you going, where have you been? Here's...

Lightroom 3 gets new core, features

From CNET News.com: Adobe Systems plans to release Photoshop Lightroom 3 late Monday, swapping in a new engine and bolting some significant new photography extras onto a user interface that largely remains the same.

Available for Windows and Mac, highlights of the new version...

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