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[From Keith Seydon] Google Checkout is live! Web sites and merchants can integrate Google Checkout into their sites as an alternative payment processing method to existing checkout and credit card processing systems.
Three computer experts have been arrested over an alleged international plot to spread viruses via e-mail. Police say the viruses run without the knowledge of the computer owner and allow criminals to access any stored private and commercial information.
PDA phone shipments to Hewlett-Packard (HP) are expected to help Quanta Computer fulfill 80% of its handset shipment goal for 2006, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times.
Toshiba has been quietly undercutting the US, SD card market for years hawking their wares under the brands of PNY and Dane-Elec among others. Now, they've stepped out from behind the curtain with their new, self-branded, 4GB SDHC (SD 2.0) cards which will initially feature a minimum write speed of 4MB/s (class 4) with the promise of 32GB cards in the coming years.
As with many things when it comes to AppleCare support, your mileage may vary, but AppleInsider apparently started to receive word that the Macbook discoloration issue is starting to result in some few-or-no-questions-asked returns, Apple simply offering up whole laptop replacements just like that. Engadget for more.
12GB iPod Nano coming in Q4? Gartner tends to think so.
T3 has put together a list of five iPod alternatives. Check out our definitive list for the finest mp3 players outside the ranks of Apple's iPod army!
[From Deane] Drool-worthy photos of the Sidekick 3 are now showing up on Hiptop3.
Not sure whether this is hip or not, we will see anyhow I spotted on PopGadget. Don’t mind being a walking clock yourself ? Or desperately looking for some attention ? Then dress-up for the occasion with the digital clock T-shirt. This amusing unisex T-shirt has 4 AAA batteries that are within a hidden, washable battery compartment. The batteries last from 12-36 hours depending on whether you are operating in the digital clock or stop-watch mode.
This is cool I caught on Ubergizmo. We first have the Superman Returns product line from Alienware, and XtremeMac decided to give the iPods some Man of Steel lovin' have come up with a new iPod case featuring the now-classic S-shield logo as part of the company's Iconz line.
[From Rich Kendrick] I saw this little gadget mentioned in my newspaper this morning. The Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder enables you to effortlessly capture content from any analog video source, including cable or satellite television, DVD players, VCRs, camcorders, and PVRs such as Tivo™. The video content is saved as MPEG-4 video files, eliminating the hassle of proprietary file formats.
MobiTV is now available for Windows Mobile 5.0 handhelds and smartphones. The Microsoft platform is fast-gaining in popularity with enterprises and consumers, as operators continue to release a number of high-profile devices like the Motorola Q.
This week, several users and websites distributed an early build of Skype for OS X that supported video conferencing. The beta also supports the iSight that is built into all of Apple's new Intel-based notebooks -- the MacBook Pro and MacBook families. Skype however, made an announcement today that users should avoid the floating build due to extreme instability and bugs.
Toshiba has announced a new microSD card family for use in mobile phones, with initial capacities of 256MB, 512MB and 1GB. The microSD card, with approximately one-fourth the cubic measure of a miniSD memory card, is currently the smallest memory card available worldwide.
SoftRISC says its Echo Canceller software will provide Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) capabilities on future Windows Mobile computers from Symbol Technologies.
A new category of PC called the "Ultra Mobile" has generated a lot of interest, enthusiasm and scorn, depending on your point of view. Positioned halfway between a notebook and a PDA, the Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) bears a striking resemblance to the "tablet" PC. Does this remind you of the Apple Newton?
The world's biggest phone manufacture company Nokia had devised a mobile handset that can also double as a metal detector, enabling the owner to look for concealed guns, bombs, hidden electrical cables and lost car keys.
Sony Releases UX90 UMPC-like Device with 16GB Flash Drive and Mobile TV
The latest portable satellite radio from Samsung offers live broadcasts in your pocket and the ability to record up to 50 hours of content. Is it time to toss out your iPod?
The Prime AP255 is the most advanced translator yet. This is the first time I've heard of an electronic dictionary with dual core technology. The AP255 from Prime seems to throw down 512MB of built-in memory and also rocks an integrated MP3 player and allows for expansion via the included 256MB SD.