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    Dragoman offers batch file conversion for Mac OS X (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - Dare to be Creative has announced the release of Dragoman 1.0, a batch file conversion utility for Mac OS X. It costs $39, and runs as a 10-day trial version when you download it. -- read full article
    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:30:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    SanDisk eyes ultra low-cost PCs for flash drives (Reuters)

    A model poses with a display of Sandisk flash memory cards during the 2008 Computex exhibition at Nangang in Taipei June 3, 2008. (Nicky Loh/Reuters)Reuters - SanDisk Corp , the world's No.1 supplier of flash memory-based data storage cards, said it would target ultra low-cost personal computers and business-use laptop PCs to drive demand for its solid-state drives.


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    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:51:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Plasma TVs, gaming consoles guzzle electricity: study (Reuters)

    Models pose for pictures in front of Panasonic's new 1080p resolution Viera 42-inch plasma television 'TH-42PZ700SK' during its launch event in Tokyo April 10, 2007. REUTERS/Kiyoshi OtaReuters - Don't blame the fridge for your steep power bills -- an Australian consumer agency study has found that videogame consoles and plasma flat-screen TVs are major electricity guzzlers, even when left on stand-by.


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    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:09:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    What to Expect from Asus at Computex (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Unsurprisingly, Asus confirmed that it would launch the Eee Box at Computex, backing it with a Nintendo Wii-like controller. -- read full article
    Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:23:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Asus Shows off Atom-based Eee PC (PC World)
    PC World - Asustek gave WiMax Expo visitors a sneak preview of its Eee PC 901 laptop, which uses Intel's upcoming Atom processor. -- read full article
    Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:30:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    2008 InfoWorld CTO 25: Bill Gruszka, Southern Polytechnic State University (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - It's clear that mobile computing is becoming an expectation, both through laptops and the emerging generation of Web-savvy handhelds such as the Apple iPhone and Nokia N95. But the mobile world is both highly fragmented and hard to control, given that users typically consider their devices to be personal ones that an outsider such as IT should not take over. -- read full article
    Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Qualcomm Says Windows Mobile 7 Key for Mini-laptops (PC World)
    PC World - Mobile phone chip makers hope Windows Mobile 7 will help them win market share in mini-laptops. -- read full article
    Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:30:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Best Buy testing free e-waste recycling program (AP)

    In this Feb. 27, 2008 file photo, Julian Andino, left, and Chrisellda Arellano examine Dell computers at Best Buy in the Atwater Village section of Los Angeles.  Dell on Thursday, May 29, 2008 said its profit and sales grew in its fiscal first quarter, beating Wall Street's expectations in a sign the computer maker's turnaround efforts may be starting to pay off. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, file)AP - Under pressure to help dispose some of the electronic waste it helped create, Best Buy Co. is testing a free program that will offer consumers a convenient way to ensure millions of obsolescent TVs, old computers and other unwanted gadgets don't poison the nation's dumps.


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    Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:56:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    China Unicom buying China Netcom for nearly $24B (AP)

    From left, Li Fushen, executive director and chief financial officer of China Netcom, Zuo Xunsheng, chairman and CEO of China Netcom, Chang Xiaobing, chairman and CEO of China Unicom, and Tong Jilu, executive director and chief financial officer of China Unicom pose for photographers before a press conference in Hong Kong Monday, June 2, 2008, as they announcing the merging of China Unicom and China Netcom. Mobile service provider China Unicom Ltd. is acquiring fixed-line China Netcom Group Corp. in a share swap valued at $56.3 billion, based on Unicom's stock last traded price.  The companies said in a statement Monday that each existing China Netcom share will be swapped for 1.508 new China Unicom shares. China Unicom is the country's second-largest mobile operator by revenue. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - China pressed ahead with a restructuring of its telecommunications market Monday as mobile phone company China Unicom Ltd. announced plans to take over a fixed-line provider and sell off a mobile business.


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    Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:21:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Best Buy testing free e-waste recycling program (AP)

    In this Feb. 27, 2008 file photo, Julian Andino, left, and Chrisellda Arellano examine Dell computers at Best Buy in the Atwater Village section of Los Angeles.  Dell on Thursday, May 29, 2008 said its profit and sales grew in its fiscal first quarter, beating Wall Street's expectations in a sign the computer maker's turnaround efforts may be starting to pay off. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, file)AP - Under pressure to help dispose some of the electronic waste it helped create, Best Buy Co. is testing a free program that will offer consumers a convenient way to ensure millions of obsolescent TVs, old computers and other unwanted gadgets don't poison the nation's dumps.


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    Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:40:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Sony Appears Ready to Ship Via-based Mini-laptop (PC World)
    PC World - Sony appears ready to soon release an inexpensive mini-laptop with a Via processor and WiMax support. -- read full article
    Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:50:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Blu-ray DVD format may not dominate for years (AP)
    AP - Blu-ray stomped HD DVD to become the standard format for high-definition movie discs, but years may pass before it can claim victory over the good old DVD. -- read full article
    Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:00:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Bangladesh to cut off unregistered mobile phones (Reuters)

    A pile of destroyed Nokia mobile phones lies on the ground in front of the Nokia plant in Bochum May 16, 2008. (Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)Reuters - Bangladesh's mobile telephone operators must deactivate more than one million unregistered SIM cards from Sunday as deadline for registration ended last night, telecoms watchdog officials said.


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    Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:27:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Cooking Academy casual game appears (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - Macgamestore.com has released Cooking Academy, a new casual game for the Mac. It costs $19.95, and a 60-minute trial version is available for download. -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 05:00:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Dock Pack combines iPod dock and speakers (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - Scandyna Speakers has introduced the Dock Pack, which combines their Micropod SE speakers with an iPod docking station. -- read full article
    Fri, 30 May 2008 05:15:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
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