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• Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free
  InformationWeek - 2 hours ago
  The company will also offer new price points to offset competition from Amazon.com and will let iPhone users buy songs over 3G networks.
  
• ABC News
  The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machine
  Macworld - 7 hours ago
  by Rob Griffiths, Macworld.com A couple years back, after the introduction of the iPhone at the January 2007 Macworld Expo, I penned a little reaction peace entitled iDisappointed, expressing my dismay at the lack of Mac hardware updates—it is, ...
  
• Legit Reviews
  Asus debuts S121 netbook with Windows 7 and 512GB SSD
  Computerworld - 57 minutes ago
  By Dan Nystedt Anonymous says: I suggest you try out windows 7 beta on an older machine at least once. Runs as well as XP... Anonymous says: Wow, why is it Linux fanboys find it impossible to believe it makes good business sense for hardware makers to.
  
• ABC News
  CES Likely To Offer Tech Evolution, Not Revolution
  InformationWeek - 4 hours ago
  In addition, CES has less star power with Microsoft founder Bill Gates no longer giving the opening night keynote, a job he filled for the last 11 years.
  
• Inquirer
  Apple Refreshes 17-Inch MacBook Pro
  InformationWeek - 2 hours ago
  The company's largest laptop is gaining an eight-hour battery, a faster Intel processor, and better graphics capabilities. By Antone Gonsalves Apple on Tuesday launched a refresh of the 17-inch MacBook Pro, giving the company's largest laptop an ...
  
• BBC News
  Twitter Hacks Attack Britney Spears, Barack Obama
  CRN - 12 hours ago
  Micro blogging site Twitter got hit hard with a major hack that left at least 33 accounts exposed, including those of pop singer Britney Spears, President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez and commentator Bill O'Reilly.
  
• Eye-Fi Card Review
  PC World - 58 minutes ago
  by Alan Stafford SD Card with Wi-Fi capability allows you to transfer photos wirelessly from a digital camera to your computer and to one of several online sharing sites.
  
• Multichannel News
  WiMAX goes live in Portland; Chicago delayed into 2H 2009
  Ars Technica - 1 hour ago
  By Glenn Fleishman | Published: January 07, 2009 - 06:20AM CT Clearwire opened its second WiMAX market in the US Tuesday in Portland, Oregon, a city where Intel and Clearwire have been in private testing for at least two years.
  
• TechGadgets.in
  Motorola Introduces Phone Made From Recycled Water Bottles
  AHN - 1 hour ago
  Las Vegas, NV (AHN) - Motorola Inc. introduced a cell phone made from recycled plastic water bottles. The MOTO W233 Renew's plastic housing is not only made of recycled material, but the company said the device is the first "carbon neutral" phone.
  
• MTV.com
  Microsoft layoff rumors swirl
  GameSpot - 15 hours ago
  By Tom Magrino, GameSpot Xbox 360 purveyor said to be reducing workforce significantly as early as this month; initial estimates of 15000 layoffs labeled "grossly exaggerated.
  
• ITProPortal
  The (Redmond) Empire Strikes Back
  InternetNews.com - 2 hours ago
  Microsoft brings back its 'Apple Tax' whisper campaign, claiming Macs are essentially glorified PCs with a very expensive paint job.
  
• PC World
  RIP Electronic Gaming Monthly, 1UP Sold to UGO
  PC World - 1 hour ago
  The good news is, no one blew up the planet. The bad news is, Ziff Davis perennial Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) is gone and online property 1UP is now "functioning" less 30 to 40 of its best and brightest, as a subsidiary of UGO Entertainment.
  
• ABC News
  Life after iPhone
  CNNMoney.com - 2 hours ago
  The device has been great for AT&T. What will the telco do for an encore? By Jon Fortt, senior writer AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has big plans for your mobile device.
  
• guardian.co.uk
  News from the American Astronomical Society meeting
  Ars Technica - 21 hours ago
  By Matt Ford | Published: January 06, 2009 - 10:57AM CT This week, the American Astronomical Society is hosting their 213th meeting in Long Beach, California, which will feature presentations from researchers in a variety of astronomical and ...
  
• ITBusiness.ca
  Windows 7 Beta On Tap for ...
  InternetNews.com - 55 minutes ago
  Beyond stirring up excitement about the latest version of Windows, though, Microsoft's CEO isn't likely to excite, sources say.
  
• CNET News
  Cisco adds social networking to its forte
  CNET News - 9 hours ago
  LAS VEGAS --Two years after it first started courting big media companies, Cisco Systems will finally launch a new product to help these companies harness the power of social networking and connect their brands to fans.
  
• Stuff.tv
  From Toys to Technologies: WowWee Expands and Diversifies Product ...
  FOXBusiness - 12 hours ago
  HONG KONG, CHINA, Jan 06, 2009 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) ----Editors Note: 4 photos are included with this press release. WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ: OPMR), announced its newest line of innovations scheduled for release in 2009, ...
  
• infoSync World
  BlackBerry Curve, Bold, and Storm Fuse Into Curve 8900
  PC Magazine - 7 hours ago
  by Sascha Segan LAS VEGAS - AT&T has the Bold. Verizon has the Storm. Now T-Mobile has their very own next-generation BlackBerry: the BlackBerry Curve 8900, which combines some of the top features from previous BlackBerry lines.
  
• ABC News
  VixML Lets iPhones Flirt With Each Other
  InformationWeek - 13 hours ago
  Viximo's platform will let developers use HTML and XML to create content for Apple's App Store in a few hours. By Marin Perez Apple's App Store has been a wild success, and it has brought mobile applications to the forefront.
  
• Los Angeles Times
  Increase of sick brown pelicans baffles experts
  The Associated Press - 4 hours ago
  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Wildlife experts are trying to figure out why sick, disoriented and bruised California brown pelicans are being found in record numbers along more than 1000 miles of coastline.