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Chinese music industry groups file suit against Baidu
Washington Post - Universal Music Ltd, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd and Warner Music Hong Kong Ltd have asked a court to order Baidu to remove all links on its music delivery service to tracks that they own the rights to, the International Federation

A GUIDE TO THE WEEK'S ENTERTAINMENT
Globe and Mail - Sony Centre, 1 Front St. E., 416-870-8000. Canadian Children's Opera Chorus Two days before the official premiere of Dragon on the Rocks at the Royal Ontario Museum, highlights from an opera based on the true story of a young British fossil hunter will

Best Buy Restructures Management Team
Twice - Vitelli joined Best Buy in 2004 from Sony Electronics, where he held several executive management positions including president of its personal audio products company, executive VP of the business and professional products group, consumer products

Sony to Introduce New Blu-Ray Players
San Francisco Gate - Sony Corp.'s first Blu-ray disc player that can download bonus materials like trailers and games from the Internet will debut this summer, the company announced Tuesday. It will be the first new player from Sony, the inventor of Blu-ray, since the

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Gamasutra - Data from market research firm and Famitsu magazine publisher Enterbrain has suggested that sales of the Wii console were almost four times higher than the PlayStation 3 in Japan during February, despite Sony s console beginning to narrow the gap

Sony Jilts Samsung For Sharp In LCD Panel Production
Forbes - Sony has calculated that it will be more competitive by sourcing future supply of liquid crystal display panels for its most advanced flat-screen TVs from a smaller Japanese rival, Sharp, than by getting them from Samsung, its Korean archrival. Late

Opera changes its tune for mobile browsers
TechWorld - While Google has been the default option on Opera's desktop browser for seven years, the mobile browser deal is new. Opera Mobile has shipped on 100 million phones from manufacturers including Motorola, Sony Ericsson and HTC, the browser company

Japan stocks slip 0.8 pct on weak output, yen
Forbes - Shares of Canon Inc (nyse: CAJ - news - people ) fell 1.4 percent to 4,930 yen and Sony Corp (nyse: SNE - news - people ) declined 1.9 percent to 5,220 yen.

Sony sells Potsdamer Platz complex
Boston Globe - TOKYO Sony Corp. is selling its namesake business and entertainment complex in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz to real estate funds managed by Morgan Stanley and two other investors, the Japanese electronics giant announced Thursday. All shares in Sony

Dell Recovery Plan Falters as Computers Languish at Wal-Mart
Bloomberg - Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) — Michael Dell gave himself until August to prove he can rescue his personal-computer company by selling machines through retailers. Shoppers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. aren't buying it. Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sony Corp. are

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O2 Ireland confirms iPhone launch
MacWorld UK - O2 Ireland will introduce the iPhone into that market on 14 March, the company confirmed last night. The company has published its account of likely performance indicators for its fourth financial quarter, in which it confirms it will introduce the

Apollo DVD to iPod 5.1
CNET Asia - Apollo DVD to iPod is an innovative Windows application that transcodes your favorite DVD movies to Apple iPod player directly.You can easily convert both PAL/NTSC DVDs for optimized video playback on iPod.Integrated world-class MPEG4 encoder make it

Wireless icebreaker: Missoula company's software signals real-life
Missoulian - Two Missoula entrepreneurs have launched software for the iPhone, iPod touch and laptop computers that upends the conventional sense of social networking.

New MacBooks list'reduced'battery life [U]
MacNN - PowerBookMedic will fix any Powerbook, iBook, iPod: We offer Parts, Hard Drives, Superdrives, Ram Upgrades&Repairs all backed up w/ our 1YR Warranty!

Iowa football: Stolen cards used in failed spending spree
Des Moines Register - Poole said in a statement that Tekippe contacted police May 8 after finding that an Apple IPod and his wallet had been stolen sometime between 4 and 8 p.m.

Internet radio services help you discover new artists
Orlando Sentinel - Last.fm is great if you have a huge digital-music collection or are a heavy iPod user. It does a better job connecting you with friends or people who share your taste in music.

Readers Weigh In On Apple TV
Street.Com - I don't know if it's in Apple's plans but if you could rent movies and record TV shows through one device, then I think it becomes as big as the iPhone or iPod. When I had to pick between Tivo and Apple TV, I chose Tivo."And S.L. is not a fan

iPhone and iPod touch get 1.1.4 firmware update
HULIQ.com - Today Apple released new iPhone firmware/software version 1.1.4., which is now available via iTunes software update or as 165MB standalone download from apple website. At the same time we don't have so good news about iPhone/iPod Touch software

Sounds of Summer
Egypt Today - You and your iPod: If you re anything like me, there s a special bond between you and the tiny little gadget that houses your music collection. The perfect companion to a day at the beach or pool, it can also be your worst enemy when you can t

Fool yourself into saving smarter
CNN Money - Use one of these four techniques to ramp up your savings rate. Pay a fine Punish yourself if you miss your savings target. Dangle a carrot If you save $5,000, say, let yourself buy an iPod. Make it automatic You won't forget to invest if you set up

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InTempo iDS-05 review
PC Advisor - The box contains the speakers, a selection of interchangeable dock adaptors for different iPod models, an AC adaptor to power the system from the mains, a remote control, and a 3.5mm line-in cable, so you can use it with the iPod shuffle and other

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Japan stocks ease as Sony drops, but banks support
Reuters India - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks eased after earlier gains on Friday, dragged down by Sony Corp, which lost more than 5 percent after the maker of PlayStation game gear and Vaio PCs cut its earnings outlook."Investors appear to be overselling Sony

XM Satellite Radio and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Reach Agreement on
MSN MoneyCentral - Agreement Marks XM's Third With a Major Music Company to Resolve Dispute Over XM Devices With Advanced Recording Features NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — XM Satellite Radio and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT today announced that they have

Racket? Diaper bag? It must be Davenport
San Diego Union-Tribune - The only other mother on the Sony Erickson WTA Tour is 19th-ranked Sybille Bammer of Austria. Of Davenport's run, Serena Williams said at the Australian Open, I mean, I'm speechless, because she looks better than me, and she's seven months out of

In the list of top-selling games, clear evidence of a sea change
International Herald Tribune - importance of the mass audience in gaming's spectacular growth is seen most clearly in the success of Nintendo's Wii, which is far outselling its more technically advanced hardware competitors, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 from Sony

Sharp profit up 5.5 percent on LCD panel demand
ZDNet - That more than offset steep TV price falls for Sharp–the world's third-largest LCD TV maker , behind Samsung Electronics and Sony –and higher silicon raw material prices that hurt profits at its solar-cell unit . Sharp is building the world's largest

Asian stocks mixed as investors weigh Wall Street's gains, China
Forbes - Sony Corp closed down 8.2 pct to 4,790 yen, after it missed third-quarter earnings estimates and lowered its outlook for the year. Top car electronics and electrical parts maker Denso Corp closed up 1.3 pct at 3,890 yen after reporting its net profit

Sony's new flagship SLR
CNET News - Sony announced its forthcoming"flagship"Alpha-branded SLR on Thursday at the Photo Marketing Association trade show in Las Vegas. Its chief defining feature so far is its use of a 24.8-megapixel sensor that's unusually large–the size of a full

Japan shares down on Sony, banks, U.S. job worries
Forbes - TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Japanese shares edged lower on Friday, hurt by worries about the U.S. economy ahead of key jobs data and a slide in Sony Corp (nyse: SNE - news - people ) shares to a 14-month low after the maker of PlayStation game gear cut

UPDATE 1-Transmeta says shareholder offers to buy company
Reuters - The Santa Clara, California-based company's biggest customers include NEC Electronics Corp (6723.T: Quote , Profile , Research ), Fujitsu Ltd (6702.T: Quote , Profile , Research ), Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote , Profile , Research ) and Toshiba Corp (6502.T:

HSBC downgrades Sony to Neutral from Overweight
Reuters - TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Brokerage HSBC downgraded its rating on Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote , Profile , Research ) to"neutral"from"overweight,"citing downside risks for the business year starting in April due to a weakening U.S. economy and a

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Consumer Electronics Show reporter's notebook
Chicago Tribune - Said Doug Brendamour, vice president for Tune Belt, a Cincinnati maker of workout accessories for the iPod and music phones:"We'll definitely be making one for the iPhone."Press room view Not everyone was happy that the biggest gadget news of the

Son accused of bilking mom, 75, of $40,000
St. Petersburg Times - As an example, authorities say, Welsh wrote a check for $1,469.67 at Circuit City on July 29 for a computer, an Xbox video game system and possibly an Apple iPod. Welsh later pawned the computer at Florida Pawn Brokers in Spring Hill for $200, the

Kollective updates TINBOT hard cases
MacNN - Kollective.de has introduced an updated version of its TINBOT iPod cases . As the name implies, they are made of impact-resistant tin, but they are also lined internally with neoprene, preventing scraping and offering extra protection against outside

US stocks - market down on recession woes but Fed cut helps
Hindustan Times - Oil prices, however, had risen off session lows after the Fed's rate cut spurred hopes that it will help the US economy and keep demand for oil strong. Shares of iPod and iPhone maker Apple Inc were the biggest drag on the Nasdaq, down 2 per cent at

Ferrari president nods to Apple
MacNN - Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo dubbed Apple revolutionary, adding that the Mac and iPod maker boasts extraordinary communication skills, according to setteB.IT . Montezemolo also made light of the fact that Apple is close to young

Archers'fans embrace podcast downloads
Daily Telegraph - The BBC thrust the Archers, the world's longest running radio soap opera, into the iPod age last October to allow people to listen to their favourite radio show wherever and whenever they want. Devotees of the 56-year-old soap about country folk have

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Crucell refutes Cevec claim that PER.C6 patent restricted by EU Patent
Forbes - In 2006, Crucell settled a patent-infringement lawsuit concerning its PER.C6 cell line technology against Cevec. The ruling at that time meant that Cevec was forbidden from making use of any parts of the PER.C6 technology. Mike Croall; mike.croall

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Universal Detection Technology Received Purchase Order for
MSN MoneyCentral - Universal Detection Technology ( www.udetection.com ) (OTCBB: UDTT) (FRANKFURT: PO8), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism

Monkey's thoughts propel robot, a step that may help humans
International Herald Tribune - Richard Andersen, an expert on such systems at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena who was not involved in the experiment, said that it was"an important advance to achieve locomotion with a brain machine interface."Another expert

Next Inning Technology Announces Investment Opinion: Publishes
MSN MoneyCentral - Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), a subscription service focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, announced it has updated outlooks for Zoran ZRAN , National Semiconductor NSM , O2Micro International OIIM , Power

eFoodSafety Introduces Patented Nano-Encapsulation Technology to Its
Forbes - eFoodSafety.com, Inc. (OTCBB:EFSF, http://www.efoodsafety.com) has developed a novel patented technology that has the ability to nano-encapsulate active ingredients in nutraceutical and cosmeceutical products and utilizes a unique food grade compound

EFI Inks Licensing Agreement for Paid Inc.'s Patented Online Shipping
MSN MoneyCentral - EFI, the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, and Paid, Inc. PAYD announced today that the two companies have signed a license agreement that enables EFI to integrate Paid's real-time online shipping calculation technology

Technology Professional Services Grows Up
Forbes - LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio, and HILLSBOROUGH, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Effective pricing and discounting strategies are one of the key reasons why some technology professional service organizations succeed and others fail. According to the"The

Divx signs video technology licensing agreement with Advanced Micro
CNBC - SAN DIEGO - Video technology company Divx Inc. said Wednesday it signed a licensing agreement with chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD will use Divx video technology with AMD processors to power digital TVs. Divx said the two companies hope to

Tele2 Uses Software AG Technology to Reduce Costs and Streamline
Forbes - Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that Tele2 has chosen the webMethods product suite to reduce costs and improve customer service. Tele2 has implemented the webMethods product suite from Software AG to

Marvell Technology Group lowering CEO, technology chief's salaries to
CNBC - NEW YORK - Marvell Technology Group Ltd., which makes integrated circuits, said Wednesday it will slash Chief Executive Sehat Sutardja and Chief Technology Officer Pantas Sutardja's annual salaries to $1 each at their request. CEO Sutardja's prior

Ready to wear technology
Reuters UK - Jan. 15 - Electronics company, Philips, are designing clothing and body adornment which incorporate technology. Dresses that blush and tattoos that change shape when skin is touched are all part of a Design probes project set up by Dutch based

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