Digital Life
Xbox 360 and iPod interoperability? Sort of
Microsoft has been demonstrating Xbox interoperability with the iconic music device. But Apple isn't on board.
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A bright, handy new BlackBerry
RIM's 8700c is a thoroughly modernized version of a gizmo whose technologies were rock-solid but a tad behind the times.
Photo: Intel inside RIM's BlackBerry
The New York Times
November 6, 2005, 6:00 AM PST
Crowd gathers for Homebrew Computer Club's 30th
Veterans of the PC-pioneering Homebrew Computer Club gather to remember old times at the Vintage Computer Festival. Photos: PC pioneers
November 5, 2005, 6:27 PM PST
Stores look for a niche as gadgets grow up
If the prices for high-tech gadgets are slightly out of reach for the average Wal-Mart shopper, that's fine by the company.
The New York Times
November 5, 2005, 11:00 AM PST
Market growing for refurbished, used iPods
Increasingly, consumers are selling their used iPods for cash or as a trade-in toward a new device.
November 5, 2005, 8:39 AM PST
This week in tech and politics
All eyes were on Washington this week as politicians and jurists made decisions that rippled through the tech community.
November 4, 2005, 1:30 PM PST
Week in pictures: PCs around the world
roundup Hunting for a new Linux-based home PC. Also: Low-cost PCs, Google, Yahoo, bird flu, deer's-eye view and Windows Live, too.
November 4, 2005, 10:54 AM PST
'Da Vinci Code' unlocked for video games
2K Games will ship a video game adaptation of Dan Brown's novel in May 2006, when the movie also is released.
November 4, 2005, 5:26 AM PST
Atari posts wider quarterly loss
Sales fall as company releases fewer titles amid transition to new video game consoles.
November 3, 2005, 3:35 PM PST
ThinkPad returns to retail
Popular laptop is gearing up for its return to retail, starting with a partnership between manufacturer Lenovo and Office Depot.
November 3, 2005, 12:40 PM PST
Stanford using iTunes to take lectures global
Discount Razr phones on the horizon?
Samsung upbeat on chip outlook
Brazil's bumpy road to the low-cost PC
HP to revamp its plastics formula
Apple hits new high, on video, PC expectations
Linux PCs: Customer service or lip service?
Toshiba's risky push on HD DVD
Dongles: Style, function and a human touch
RIM debuts Intel-powered BlackBerry
Will Wal-Mart sell $398 notebooks, desktops?
Dell lowers third-quarter forecast
High-tech hijinks for Halloween
Supreme Court won't review Microsoft patent appeal
Hitachi profit tumbles
TV: The extra-large, ultra-small medium
Samsung readies seventh-generation LCD line
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Video: Moore amazed at his namesake law
Gordon Moore talks about his forty year observation about the speed of tech innovation.
Hey, you got your iPod in my Xbox 360
Microsoft has cooked up a way to stream songs and photos from the music player to its next-generation game console. Will Apple push back?
Perspective: Can the wizard of Oz pull it off?
Ray Ozzie will face the challenge of a lifetime turning Microsoft's new services mantra into a success, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says.
Newsmaker: Kevin Mitnick on hacking's evolution
The reformed hacker takes stock of today's hackers and the current state of software security.
Photos: Mitnick on the job
Music downloads without the software
Digital music providers are moving their services onto the Web, as opposed to requiring delivery through an application like iTunes.
Police blotter: Judge questions Patriot Act bugs
In this week's episode, a Massachusetts judge curbs the Justice Department's Internet wiretap request.
Windows Live? Think MSN
Microsoft's new batch of services borrows heavily from current or proposed products for its MSN property.
Photos: Live and kicking
Microsoft buys FolderShare
Google touts new features in desktop tool
Unveils finalized version of Google Desktop 2, app that mixes desktop search and floating palette that offers custom info.
Photo: Google Sidebar
Firefox beta out of the foxhole
Browser's test version offers such features as automatic updates and improvements designed to speed browser navigation.
Breathalyzer source code must be disclosed
Florida police can't use breathalyzers unless the source code can be reviewed, a state court decides.
iTunes dons cap and gown
High Impact Universities are using the download service to reach students and alumni. Stanford is going a step further.
Images: Spying the seasons from space
NASA releases striking images showing how Earth changes through the seasons.
