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TiVo Brings Customers Extra Cheese

Monday, November 17th @ 10:30am PST

If the coach potato in your life is starts looking even more tuberous, it might be because TiVo now lets customers order Domino's pizza right on TV.

Windows Live Adding Social Features

Friday, November 14th @ 9:30am PST

Microsoft wants Windows Live to be the center of user's online lives...so it's adding email, IM, photo-sharing, Web applications, and other social Web features.

Sharp, LG, and Chunghwa Admit Price Fixing

Thursday, November 13th @ 10:30am PST

LCD manufacturers LG, Sharp, and Chunghwa have pleaded guilty to conspiring to drive up LCD prices...and will pay $585 million in a plea deal.

Monster Unveils Turbine In-Ear Speakers

Thursday, November 13th @ 10:10am PST

Monster Cable is getting into the earbud business with its new Turbine In-Ear Speakers, designed to offer high-quality sound...and for $150, they'd better.

IBM Backs Broadband over Power Lines

Wednesday, November 12th @ 10:20am PST

A new deal between IBM and IBEC, a BPL provider, will bring BPL coverage to 340,000 rural homes, many of which currently have no access to cable or DSL broadband.

Staples Offers Free Dell Recycling

Wednesday, November 12th @ 10:15am PST

Dell and office supply store Staples have announced a deal enabling customers to recycle any amount of Dell gear free at Staples locations.

YouTube to launch Live Event Webcasting

Wednesday, November 12th @ 10:00am PST

Later this month YouTube plans to start Webcasting live events, featuring both YouTube and real-world celebrities.

Gibson Debuts New Dark Fire Robot Guitar

Wednesday, November 12th @ 9:45am PST

Folks cutting their teeth on Guitar Hero take note: Gibson's new Dark Fire robot guitar tunes itself faster, and sports a piezo bridge pickup.

Philips' iPill Has CPU, Can Dispense Drugs

Wednesday, November 12th @ 9:10am PST

Philips new "intelligent pill" contains a microprocessor, battery, a wireless radio, and a drug reservoir for releasing medication after it's been swallowed.

How Can You Get to Sesame Street? Online.

Tuesday, November 11th @ 8:20am PST

Venerable children's programming favorite Sesame Street is taking to the Internet, with episodes hitting iTunes and segments on YouTube and Hulu.

Court Bars Ex-IBMer from Position at Apple

Monday, November 10th @ 9:55am PST

An injunction has temporarily prevented Mark Papermaster from taking over as Apple's new chief of iPod design, until he sorts out matters with his former employer.

German Crackers Pry Open WPA Encryption

Monday, November 10th @ 8:55am PST

The once-venerable WPA-TKIP encryption standard used in wireless networking has been cracked, and the team responsible will release a tool for doing it later this week.