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• Mobile Group to Lead Expansion of 3G Beyond Phones The GSM Association will lead a group to embed 3G wireless technology in a range of consumer products.
• New Handsets Needed for Microsoft's Mobile IE6 Microsoft's upcoming IE6 mobile browser will only work on new smartphones with 500MHz or better processors.
• Google to Shut Down Lively Virtual World Google will shut down by the end of the year its Lively virtual world, which was the company's alternative to Second Life.
• Microsoft Zune Users Now Get to Keep Some Tracks Microsoft modifies Zune music subscription plan to allow users to keep some tracks even if their subscription is terminated.
• Yahoo Rolls out Glue Search Pages in the US Yahoo introduces Glue pages in the US, having tested it in India.
• IBM Tries to Bring Brain Power to Computers IBM Research wants to bring the brain's processing power to computers, making it possible for PCs to process vast amounts of...
• BlackBerry's Storm: Awkward and Disappointing Research in Motion's BlackBerry Storm looks handsome enough, but it will disappoint prospective buyers hoping for a credible touch-based iPhone alternative.
• Optoma Pico Pocket Projector Optoma's diminutive projector makes a great traveling companion, despite somewhat fuzzy image projection.
• Top 46- and 47-Inch HDTVs Prices are plunging on plasma and LCD HDTVs. In our tests, we discovered great deals and terrific image quality on HDTVs from Samsung, Vizio, and Panasonic.
• Teenager Pleads Guilty to Botnet, 'swatting' Charges A 16-year-old Massachusetts boy has pleaded guilty to running a botnet and "swatting" victims with hoax emergency telephone calls.
• Rumors Suggest Wal-Mart to Sell IPhone 3G So you know you can buy your iPhone at an Apple Store or an AT&T store--nothing new there. And as of a couple months ago...
• Former FCC Staffers, Google.org Chief to Help Obama Barack Obama has appointed three people to help set technology priorities for his administration.
• TeleNav Shotgun Connected GPS Device The Shotgun's GPS features are reasonably good, but the optional (and pricey) connected service really shines.
• Frenzic Game Comes to IPhone The Iconfactory and Artis Software on Wednesday announced the release of Frenzic for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs...
• Falcon Northwest Mach V If you can afford it, the Mach V packs in the latest technologies--including Intel’s new Core i7 processor--for the pinnacle of powerful PC performance.
• Fieldrunners for IPhone The concept of a "tower defense" game isn't particularly new: It's where you build defensive structures to prevent successive...
• Apple Shines Spotlight on Third-party IPhone Apps Third-party applications for the iPhone and iPod touch have increasingly become part of Apple's promotional push on behalf of...
• Yahoo OneSearch Coming to T-Mobile USA T-Mobile USA has made Yahoo's OneSearch the default search engine on its phones, a Yahoo executive said Wednesday.
• Adobe Pushes Flash Platform for Business Apps Adobe Systems expanded its partnership with SAP this week, part of an effort to push Flex and Flash for corporate application...
• The Holidays & Mac Gaming While the decorations put up by retailers might suggest otherwise, next week marks the official beginning of the holiday...
• More Groups Call for National Broadband Strategy Several groups call for a national broadband policy in the U.S.
• Regarding Dumb Smart Folders Reader John Wawrzonek is more than a little frustrated by the limits of Leopard searching. He writes:
• Font Management With Suitcase Fusion 2 There are only a small handful of apps I require to do design or print-production work: Adobe Creative Suite, a Web browser...
• Snow Leopard: Ahead of Schedule? Apple first announced Mac OS X Snow Leopard in June and said it would ship in about year. However, a slide presented by an...
• How to Buy a Flat-Screen HDTV Before you drop hundreds or thousands of dollars on the wrong flat-panel HDTV, read our comprehensive breakdown of everything you need to know. Our advice might just help you save some money.