- Web Watch: Wed, Sept 28th Edition
- Digital Trends News - September 28, 2006
- Computing:HP Pavilion dv9000t @ CnetHP Pavilion dv9000t @ PC MagShuttle SD37P2 @ ExtremeTechDell XPS 410 @ HardOCPInno3D GeForce 7600GS @ NGOHQ.com"AMD's AM2- What Went Wrong" @ ...
- Microsoft Ships Messenger 6.0 for Mac OS X
- Digital Trends News - September 28, 2006
- When it comes to the Macintosh, let's face it: Microsoft is better known for what it doesn't do rather than what it actually does. Mac versions of its Office productivity applications have been money makers for coming up on two decades, but, gosh, wh...
- Tech Families Embrace Traditional Values?
- Digital Trends News - September 28, 2006
- A new study of more than 4,500 families in the U.S. and internationally conducted by Yahoo and media communications firm OMD finds that families are using modern technology to help manage busy lives and reinforce what could be seen as "tradition...
- Social Networking a Boon to Online Video
- Digital Trends News - September 28, 2006
- A new study from Parks Associates finds that folks who are active on social networking sites like MySpace also like to dip into online video, with some 55 percent streaming video and 21 percent downloading long-form videos at least once a month. Acco...
- Judge Rules Against Streamcast
- Digital Trends News - September 28, 2006
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Logitech FreePulse Headphones Go Wireless- Digital Trends News - September 28, 2006
- Accessory and peripheral maker Logitech has officially unveiled its FreePulse wireless headphones for iPods and other portable media players, the company's second-generation cordless headphones."We believe wireless headphones for portable music playe...
- Microsoft Inks Game Deal with Peter Jackson
- Digital Trends News - September 28, 2006
- Microsoft announced yesterday that it has entered a partnership with Oscar-winning husband-and-wife team Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh to create the third installment of the Halo Xbox video game franchise, as well as an entirely original game.Director...
- Yahoo Buys Video Mashup Site Jumpcut
- Digital Trends News - September 28, 2006
- Internet titan Yahoo has decided it wants to get further into the world of user-generated digital video by acquiring video editing and mashup site Jumpcut.Launched back in early 2006, Jumpcut enables users to edit and piece together video using a Fla...
Zune to Launch November 14 for $249.99- Digital Trends News - September 28, 2006
- Microsoft has announced launch details for its forthcoming line of Zune personal media devices: the device will go on sale to consumer November 14, 2006, at an estimated retail price of $249.99."On Nov. 14 we're delivering not only a device, but a sh...
Slingbox Goes Pro- Digital Trends News - September 28, 2006
- Sling Media has introduced three new editions of its Slingbox place-shifting device, which enables users to tune into television and video assets they have at home from anywhere they can get high-speed Internet access, and with them introduces new hi...
- MySpace Supports Voter Registration Drive
- Digital Trends News - September 27, 2006
- Online youth hngout MySpace has teamed up with the non-partisan group Declare Yourself to launch a voter-registration drive aimed at MySpace users and engage them in both civic and political processes. Voter registration information is available in b...
- User-Generated Video: Funny or Not?
- Digital Trends News - September 27, 2006
- Hey, if you thought the "user-generated" video content market was already pretty funny, it might be on the verge of getting hysterical. TBS—you know, the "very funny" cable network—has launched a partnership with ViTr...
- MSN to Webcast Live Concerts
- Digital Trends News - September 27, 2006
- Microsoft's MSN Video has inked an exclusive, multiyear deal to offer live and on-demand streaming of live concerts from Control Room, the company behind the live Webcast of last year's Live 8 concert events. Under the agreement, MSN will exclusively...