Pioneer Rips Out 12x Blu-ray Disc Burner- Digital Trends News - September 30, 2009
- Folks who have to archive serious amounts of content pour a lot of money into hard drives—but in many cases it would be handy to be able to move some of that content to less-expensive media, like Blu-ray discs. One problem, of course, is that b...
Swordfish N1012 Netbook Packs Dual Atom Processors- Digital Trends News - September 30, 2009
- It's no secret that Intel's Atom processors don't back enough punch to keep up with the big chips in desktops and gaming rigs—but then, they weren't supposed to, either: instead they're intended to bring enough oomph to handle common communicat...
Motorola Cliq Android Phone Landing at T-Mobile October 19- Digital Trends News - September 30, 2009
- Back in September Motorola showed off an upcoming phone based on Google's Android platform: it was called the Cliq and featured MotoBlur, a communications solution that brought together email, messaging, social networks, photos, and more from a varie...
Dramatized Ads Weave Plot Lines Around Products- Digital Trends News - September 30, 2009
- In television's latest quest to discourage viewers from skipping ads, actors from NBC and ABC shows are appearing in character in commercials to interact with products in parallel story lines. This new kind of commercial further blurs the line betwee...
LaCie Blows Out the Jams with New Sound2 Speakers- Digital Trends News - September 30, 2009
- Accessory and peripheral maker LaCie has announced its new Sound2 Speaker system designed for use on Macs, PCs, or any other A/V device (like, say, a media player) that needs some premium quality audio output without a ton of bells, whistles, and bli...
US to Share Internet Review Amid Worldwide Growth- Digital Trends News - September 30, 2009
- As Internet use expands worldwide, the United States said Wednesday it will give other governments and the private sector a greater oversight role in an organization whose decisions affect how computers relay traffic such as e-mail and Twitter posts....
Microsoft CEO's Compensation Down 6 Percent in '09- Digital Trends News - September 30, 2009
- The value of the compensation package granted to Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer fell about 6 percent in fiscal 2009, a year in which weak computer sales cut into the software maker's profits.Ballmer received a pay package valued at $1.28 million f...
GM's Trial Program Selling Cars on eBay Set to End- Digital Trends News - September 29, 2009
- General Motors Co. said Tuesday that it is concluding its partnership with eBay Inc. in which the automaker used the auction site to sell new cars through California dealerships, as it shifts focus to broader, national marketing programs.GM and eBay ...
Warner Music Buries Hatchet, Bring Music Videos Back to YouTube- Digital Trends News - September 29, 2009
- Late last year, Warner Music demanded all its music videos be removed from the video sharing service YouTube in a licensing spat: although Warner was one of the first big content providers to partner up with YouTube—dating back to before the si...
Hard Graft Headwear- Digital Trends News - September 29, 2009
- The talented folks over at Hard Graft are expanding into headwear and to do this they've teamed up with Mühlbauer, a family-owned Austrian millinery that has been making hats since 1903. As with all their accessories the line is carefully const...
iLuv Shares Its i1166 9-inch Portable Media Player- Digital Trends News - September 29, 2009
- It's been a long time coming but iLuv's 9-inch i1166 portable media player is reaching the market, offering a consolidated way for video fans to watch their favorite content anywhere they go on a screen slightly larger than a postage stamp. The i1166...
Toshiba Satellite T100 Notebooks Slim Down with Windows 7- Digital Trends News - September 29, 2009
- Computer and electronics maker Toshiba is looking to get a jump on the Windows 7 launch hoopla with its new Satellite T100 series of lightweight notebook computers. The systems port Intel's ultra low-voltage (ULV) processors to offer up to 9 hours of...
Zipcar App for iPhone- Digital Trends News - September 29, 2009
- As if the Zipcar service wasn't convenient enough, they've just released an iPhone App that will find you a car, book it, and unlock it right from your phone. The app uses the iPhone's GPS to locate cars closest to you and when you reserve your vehic...
Vodafone Joins UK iPhone Spree- Digital Trends News - September 29, 2009
- O2 has been Apple's exclusive UK carrier for the iPhone since 2007, but yesterday Orange announced that it had managed to break that exclusive stranglehold and would begin selling the iPhone in the year future. Today, it's Vodafone's turn: today the ...
Land Rover LRX- Digital Trends News - September 29, 2009
- Its safe to say that the Land Rover lineup has been a little stale since the introduction of the Range Rover Sport. That should all change soon with the 2011 introduction of the tentatively-named LRX, a two-door Range Rover based on the much talked a...