To try to stem declining revenue and profits, the PC maker will change its business sales and marketing approach from a regional to a global strategy.

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Ironically, text messaging has exploded in the last few years and has become a significant revenue generator for wireless carriers.

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Sun Microsystems' xVM VirtualBox 2.1 is commercial-grade, no-cost, open-source desktop virtualization software that rivals VMware Workstation. The latest version includes support for hardware virtualization (Intel VT-x and AMD-V) on Mac OS X hosts, among other enhancements.
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Acer is quick to unveil a system with the new quad-core processor. Also out from Intel: additional mobile Core 2 Duo processors.(author unknown)

Viewers will need to pay to see some of the new programs, while others will be offered free of charge and accompanied by advertisements.

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In the second month of a campaign against fake security software, Microsoft has booted the rogue application "Antivirus 2009" from almost 400,000 PCs, the company recently...

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YouTube announced Thursday that it has launched a new landing page to corral all the high-definition video uploaded to the site.

Along with the new page, YouTube's HD player now launches in a widescreen window that takes up the majority of the browser window. YouTube posted an FAQ on how to how to encode HD videos and how to avoid "windowboxing"--images that are surrounded by black bars.

The video-sharing site quietly rolled out HD-enabled videos earlier this month by adding a "watch in HD" option where the "watch in high quality" option usually appears. Last month, the site began expanding the viewable width of all videos appearing on the site, creating an image like that of a movie theater screen or high-definition television.

The site is also testing three new landing pages dedicated to the popular categories of news, movies, and music. Each page will be populated with the most popular content on the site related to that category, YouTube explained on a company blog:

The news page will be populated with breaking stories from around the world as well as news drawn from the Google News service; music will feature rising videos alongside playlists dedicated to different genres; movies will showcase some of the most popular short and full-length movies on YouTube today.

The popular "Where the Hell is Matt?" video looks stunning in HD:

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Steven Musil

We'd heard Toshiba was working on 512GB SSDs back in April, and the company's delivering right before CES. The industry-first half-terabyte drive is the highlight of Tosh's new line of 43nm MLC drives, which also includes 64GB, 128GB and 256GB units in both 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch form factors -- just right to pudge out your laptops and netbooks. No word on price, but you've got plenty of time to save up, as these won't hit mass production until at least April.

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Toshiba announces 512GB SSD, other smaller SSDs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nilay Patel

It looks like RIM's virtualization software is getting close to materializing for end users on Windows Mobile, a bold statement by the company that it's not the least bit afraid that extending the BlackBerry ecosystem to WinMo devices in a far more rich, attractive, and useful way than BlackBerry Connect ever could won't risk cannibalizing sales of its own devices. Shots of the so-called BlackBerry Application Suite running on a Fuze have shown up, looking darn near as polished as a native RIM handset -- except you won't find anything like this form factor from RIM, now will you? All told, that makes it a good option not just for folks that are stuck to Windows Mobile, but also to anyone looking for their nonexistent QWERTY slide BlackBerry. Unforutunately, there's no telling when this thing is going live, but hey, at least it isn't vaporware.

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BlackBerry Application Suite for Windows Mobile spotted virtualizin' in the wild originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple has been gradually expanding the number of outlets for the iPhone 3G since its release in July.

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Wi-Fi service has been introduced in fits and starts in recent years, and most U.S. domestic airlines are now launching the service.

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Microsoft issues warning of a nefarious Internet Explorer 7 exploit that is making the rounds, which carries the potential of installing malware onto users' computers.(author unknown)

Without the fix, hackers have the potential to access a computer's memory space, causing IE to exit unexpectedly, in a state that can be exploited.

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The newly merged operations of Sprint's Xohm WiMax division and Clearwire sets sights on Portland, Ore., as the second city to be wired for WiMax, which allows for the delivery of last-mile 4G wireless broadband access. The open all-IP network provides customers with average download speeds initially of 2-4 megabits per second and peak rates that are considerably faster.
- With one WiMax outpost established in Baltimore, the newly combined Clearwire and Sprint Nextel Xohm WiMax division have put a west coast footprint in Portland, Ore., as the next step in their plans to build a nationwide 4G wireless network. The Jan. 6 debut will be first citywide effort markete...

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This one's been around the block a time or two, but sadly, it still won't be available for use as an in-law stocking stuffer. Black & Decker's $39.99 TLD100 Thermal Leak Detector packs an infrared sensor that can detect where cool air is being let in around older windows, doors, etc. You simply aim it at a suspect area on your wall or molding, set the threshold for temperature change and comprehend the readout on the LCD screen. Too bad this will be way less useful when it launches in the Spring, but Old Man Winter's never too far out.

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Black & Decker TLD100 Thermal Leak Detector finds draft areas in your abode originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Darren Murph

It's actually kind of amazing how much dough Microsoft has spent over the past little while in an attempt to polish its image in the minds of the general populace, and as if those "I'm proud to be a PC" and completely incomprehensible Gates / Seinfeld spots weren't enough, the Redmond-based outfit is about to roll out its own clothing line (dubbed "Softwear") this month. And no, we're not kidding. Not even a little. Microsoft has purchased the assistance of Crispin Porter & Bogusky in order to ensure the results are actually desirable, and it has also hired rapper Common as a spokesman. We can't definitively say the shirt you see above is as fly as Pharrell's Gizmondo Enzo tee, but we'd rock it. We'd rock it hard.

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Microsoft to push cool factor with retro-inspired clothing line originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Darren Murph

Yieldex, a service that forecasts online ad inventories and aids publishers in making their systems work smoothly, took the top prize in Amazon's second annual Web Services Start-Up Challenge.(author unknown)

The problem started Nov. 9 when AVG released a virus signature update that misidentified the user32.dll file, a core Windows XP file, as a Trojan.
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While there are some doctors who are pushing to make internet addiction an official disorder, most folks recognize that internet addiction has been shown not to be a clinical addiction, but rather a sign of problems elsewhere (depression, family problems, etc.). However, over in China, where folks have been treating internet addiction with shock therapy for years, it appears that the government is getting set to officially recognizes internet addiction as a disorder. However, the definition is raising some eyebrows, as apparently it's based on some "research" that says someone who spends more than six hours a day online is an addict.

Of course, it's worth pointing out that the Chinese doctor who set the definition that the government is expected to approve just so happens to have built China's very first internet addiction center. In other words, he stands to personally benefit quite a lot by having internet addiction made official, as it will drive "business" to his treatment center. It's difficult to see how you can claim that an addiction is based solely on the amount of time one spends online as well, considering that plenty of people have to spend that much time (or more) online for work, and others spend much more time online but don't have it negatively impact other areas of their life. Once again, this seems like an attempt to call something an addiction just because it helps get some doctors business, rather than a real attempt to look at the underlying issues of said "addicts."

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The bare-bones voice and video-conferencing service is no Skype, but it's simple to install and use, and is a very good addition to Gmail.(author unknown)