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    Sony to launch a 80GB PlayStation 3 for $399 (Reuters)

    President and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America Jack Tretton announces the 80GB Playstation 3 Core Pack during the Sony Computer Entertainment America news conference at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles July 15, 2008. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) said on Tuesday that it plans to launch in September a PlayStation 3 game console with an 80-gigabyte hard drive for $399, the same price as the PS3 with a 40-gigabyte hard drive.


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:10:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Animal Crossing Among Plans for Nintendo's Wii Console (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Nintendo announced Tuesday at the E3 video-game show in Los Angeles that its much-anticipated Animal Crossing: City Folk game for the Wii console will ship in time for the holiday season. It also announced a surprise peripheral -- a speakerphone to ship with the game that will allow players to chat with other players. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:55:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Intel Ships Centrino 2 with Laptop Management Features (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Intel has begun shipping its Centrino 2 microprocessors and chipsets for laptops. Formerly code-named Montevina, the next-generation platform gives notebook designers five Core 2 Duo processors to choose from, including a new Extreme chip capable of running at 3.06 GHz. Nearly 250 new consumer and business notebook PCs are slated to adopt Intel's latest processors and chipsets, the company said. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:56:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Google Gadget Tries To Transcribe What Politicians Say (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Google Elections Video Search gadget uses speech recognition to transcribed and index speeches by politicians and others. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Intel profit rises, driven by notebook PC sales (Reuters)

    A model poses with a laptop fitted with the new Intel Centrino 2 processor during its launch in Taipei July 15, 2008. Intel, the world's top PC chip maker, on Tuesday launched the next-generation of its Centrino wireless chip that it hopes will provide a new revenue stream amid a broader push into mobile technologies. REUTERS/Nicky LohReuters - Intel Corp said on Tuesday quarterly net income rose 25 percent, helped by strong sales of microprocessors used in notebook computers, and gave a revenue forecast that topped expectations.


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:25:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Sony reveals PlayStation movie download service (AP)
    AP - Sony is raising the curtain on a PlayStation 3 movie download service. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:26:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    EU wants to cap costs on phone text messages (AP)
    AP - Are mobile phone companies taking advantage of teenagers' addiction to chatting in text messages? The top telecommunications regulator for the European Union believes so, and said Tuesday that a limit should be placed on the cost of international texts. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:01:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    XBox 360 to stream Netflix movies (AP)
    AP - Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal announced Monday with Netflix Inc. that highlights the way gaming devices are expanding into all-purpose home-entertainment hubs. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:01:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Sony adds online movies to PlayStation 3 consoles (AFP)

    A man tries a game for Sony's game console Playstation 3 at the Asian Game Show 2007 in Hong Kong.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Sony on Tuesday added online movie sales and rentals to the repertoire of PlayStation 3 videogame console features.


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:57:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Sony Embraces Cable-Without-the-Box Technology (PC World)
    PC World - The consumer electronics giant puts its weight behind Tru2Way, which uses a small card in the TV to communicate with your cable provider. -- read full article
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    RIM plans growth abroad (Reuters)

    A Research in Motion Blackberry is shown in Toronto October 26, 2007. REUTERS/Mark BlinchReuters - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd is charging ahead with international expansion plans and investments in new handsets and software to stay competitive, its co-chief executive said.


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    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:08:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Sony beefs up PS3 media ability (Reuters)

    President and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America Jack Tretton speaks at the Sony Computer Entertainment America news conference at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles July 15, 2008. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) said it would rent and sell movies and TV shows over the Internet for its PlayStation 3 video game console and double the hard drive capacity of its main PS3 model in a bid to better compete with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS).


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    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:32:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Nintendo unveils Wii Remote upgrade, new games (AP)

    Legendary Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto demonstrates the new game 'Wii Music' by virtually playing a violin at the Nintendo E3 media briefing in Hollywood, California July 15, 2008.  REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)AP - The Wii Remote is getting in touch with its sensitive side.


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    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:39:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Nintendo rolls out Wii games, Sony takes to video (Reuters)

    Nintendo Co's Wii game console is displayed at an electronic shop in Tokyo's Akihabara district January 24, 2008. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - Riding the success of its popular Wii video game console, Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) on Tuesday unveiled fresh titles for gamers to throw frisbees and rock on, while rival Sony Corp (6758.T) turned to Hollywood with a new video service.


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    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:04:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Fujitsu Launches Gesture-Based Touchpad Laptop (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Among Fujitsu's six LifeBook Montevina offerings are two 13.3-inch convertible tablets, a notebook upgraded with a gesture-enabled touchpad, and a corporate desktop-replacement. -- read full article
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:50:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
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