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The Treo 700w: We Are Observing A Moment Of Silence

Yes, all the news of Palm teaming with Verizon is very exciting—which is why we wrote about it back in August. The addition of Windows Mobile is interesting, if troubling. But I guess it’s better to have Palm survive at all than to see it lose any more ground to the RIM Crackberry. https://gizmodo.com/is-this-the-palm-treo-700-116830 Palm … Continued

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XBox 360 US Launch Date is Nov. 22

Okay, so we were off by a few days — the official launch dates for the XBox 360 has been announced and here’s the scoop: It’ll be out in the U.S. on November 22, in Europe on December 2, and in Japan on December 10, which is definitely timed right for the holiday season. Some … Continued

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Breaking Spoofs: Xbox Portable!

Gizmodo is breaking the latest and greatest news regarding a product that is exploding onto the market. This is the Xbox Velocity, a mobile take on the modern Xbox. Sweet graphics, nice controls, touchpad, big screen and I bet it even plays Doom! https://gizmodo.com/itplaysdoom-com-is-live-116865 I’m just messing with you people! Did you honestly think our … Continued

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Microsoft NEK 4000 Review (Verdict: Takes Getting Used To, But Nice And Solid)

GearLive got their hands on Microsoft’s brand new Natural Ergonomic keyboard, the Microsoft NEK 4000, and put up the first review of it we’ve seen on the ‘net. The keyboard is split, much like its predecessors, but also has a front tilt plate so that the keyboard slopes downward (the tilt plate can also be … Continued

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EBGames Starts XBox 360 Pre-order

Alright, ladies and gentlemen, start your engines: EBGames has started taking pre-orders for the XBox 360 over here in the States. But before you go clicking on that link, take note that EBGames is apparently only selling the XBox 360 in “bundle” packs; there’s the Core Bundle, and then there’s the Ultimate Bundle. The Core … Continued

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HD-DVD: Screwed Again

Rumor has it that the Sony and Toshiba-led camps have once again failed to agree on a standard for next generation DVD products. The original end of August deadline has come and gone—and without the promise of joint development from the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps, we’re looking at another massive Betamax vs VHS battle (although … Continued

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Vista DRM Sounds Skanky

Five bucks says the plan to add something called Output Content Protection Management to Windows Vista is going to fail. The plan is simple—create an army of PCs and monitors that are compliant with High-Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection (HDCP). This copy protection allows premium, red-hot content to appear on an HDCP compliant monitor in all … Continued

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Heavy-Duty Vista Coverage

What is it about new OSes? They’re like ice cream or toys—you get so excited about them at first and then you’re sitting there staring into the Tiger Dashboard or the little shadow under the mouse pointer in XP and just ask yourself “I waited for that?” Anyway, Extremetech looks at the new gaming features … Continued

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It’s Not a Podcast. It’s a BLOGCast

This came out last week but warrants mention. Apparently in the halls of Redmond it is forbidden to speak the word “podcast.” It is, in fact, a “blogcast” and this “pod” thing is just clouding the issue. I mean the iPod and iTunes are not the only media combo out there. They’re just the best … Continued

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Microsoft On the Defensive Against Video iPod

The Microsoft Inferi are massing on a secret, uncharted island off the coast of Washington, arming themselves for the battle of the century. Bill Gates, disfigured from a recent run-in with Albus Jobs, stands at the head of the long hall, his wand at the ready. “We will not fail!” he screams. “We will not … Continued