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Internet giant Google is teaming with athletic shoe titan Nike to prepare the field for soccer fans worldwide with a new multi-language site that coincides with this summer's World Cup competition in Germany. Dubbed "joga.com," joga being Portuguese for "play," the new site will allow players and fa...
Blogs are providing an unprecedented look inside organizations in the Internet age. Via blogs run by current and former employees and associates we can now see aspects of major technology companies that otherwise would only be visible to a few insiders. While it is fun to position these companies...
Moving closer to the long-expected smackdown between the Blu-ray and HD-DVD high definition product standards, Sony has announced several new product releases designed to support the Blu-ray camp. The company plans to ship its new Bravia flat-panel televisions with full high-definition capabilities ...
About a month ago, a bi-partisan group of senators released a statement supporting cable franchise reform. Now key members of the House of Representatives appear to agree. At this rate, consumers might actually see national reform that will slash cable bills and make video service more innovative ...
Microsoft is introducing an entertainment franchise including games and television programming featuring characters that appeal to young consumers. The software giant on Wednesday revealed plans for a new entertainment franchise called "Viva Pinata." More than just a video game title, Microsoft plan...
For more than a decade, marketers have promised that the Internet was going to be a key way that consumers would experience their brands -- someday. Someday has finally arrived. The potential of Internet advertising is truly starting to be realized, experts tell me. "The media landscape has clearly ...
After weeks of speculation and to no surprise, Sony confirmed this week its next-generation PlayStation 3 console will not ship this spring, but instead it will be delayed until the end of the year. The announcement means added pressure for the electronics giant, since the postponement lengthens Mic...
More than half of American high school students say they have at least one symptom of hearing loss, and many of their problems are directly attributable to the use of iPods and other portable music players, says a new study. Teenagers aren't the only ones at risk, however. Technology that provides a...
Let me set the record straight. I've never been a fan of tablet computers. If the urge to write on an LCD strikes me, I've always found my Palm Tungsten handheld sufficient for that desire. Nevertheless, when Motion Computing of Austin, Texas, introduced the LS800 tablet, it tantalized me. For one t...
The battle over the next generation of DVD players just got another entrant: the virtual multilayer disc. VMD is a high quality format with built-in copyright protection designed for next-generation optical media. New Medium Enterprises demonstrated its VMD technology at the CeBIT trade show in Germ...
Higher data rates and sophisticated features such as digital cameras, mobile video and advanced gaming mean that more on-the-go functionality is now available to cell phone users. These advances come with a dark side, however, as consumers are struggling to make sure that their phones have enough ba...
Last week, Intel held its Developer Conference, an annual event where the company showcases the changes it plans to make in its next-gen products. With Microsoft's new operating system due to hit the market in a few short months, Intel planned more dramatic changes this year than would typically be ...
Europe is feeling pressure to boost its efforts to speed the global adoption of radio frequency identification, a wireless technology already used by U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart for much of its merchandise and shipping operations. European Commission officials indicated at the CeBIT technology confer...
The recent news that AT&T made a deal to acquire BellSouth has elicited two reactions: one, an assumption that communications prices will go up; and the other, an assumption that prices will go down. It's always tough to predict exactly what will happen in the marketplace, but the best money w...
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is expected to demonstrate the company's first wave of Ultra-Mobile PCs at the CeBIT information and telecommunications trade show in Hannover, Germany, on Thursday. Developed under the code name Origami, the portable devices will be available next month at prices rangi...