More details have surfaced regarding pricing for Windows 8, with unnamed sources claiming that Windows 8 Pro will launch at a discounted price of $69.99, before increasing to $199 in January. More...

Seagate and Dell have announced that they will be shipping laptops with self-encrypting solutions for hard drives up to 320GB. The company said this was a move to prevent data theft on stolen laptops... More...

In this current age of streaming video there is just about anything you can watch on the internet ranging from TV Shows on BBC iplayer to Films on Hulu but one service that seems to... More...

Entertainment retailer HMV is to begin offering VAT-free games via instore kiosks, under a new initiative called HMV Delivers. According to a report in The Guardian, the company plans to extend the controversial VAT-avoidance... More...

Looks like we'll have to get up bright and early to buy the new iPhone. Also, AT&T says a "no-commitment" iPhone is "coming soon." First things first: The new iPhone 3G will go on sale... More...

Microsoft Corp. finally dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo Inc. Friday, hoping to reach a friendly deal after weeks of saber rattling. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker upped its offer beyond the... More...

Apple is expected to announce Thursday that it has struck a deal with a wide array of major and mini studios to offer many new releases for purchase at its iTunes Store. The move would... More...

Microsoft likes digital photography enthusiasts as customers, and on Thursday plans to release a free new utility designed to keep them wedded to Windows. Pro Photo Tools is geared for photography professionals and enthusiasts,... More...

Citigroup said it is likely Microsoft Corp will raise its $31-per-share offer for Yahoo and upgraded Yahoo shares to "buy" from "hold." The brokerage also raised its price target on Yahoo's stock to $34 from... More...

Financial Times reports that Apple is currently in discussions with music companies to allow customers to have unlimited access to the entire iTunes music library in exchange for paying a premium for its iPod and... More...

With 802.11n poised to become the mainstream Wi-Fi standard, chips suppliers are racing to lower their costs and offer affordable single-chip solutions at 90nm and below in order to get a head-start in the market,... More...

XM, the leading provider of satellite radio in the United States (8.5+ million subscribers), has negotiated a deal with Hyundai. Genesis, Hyundai’s new, rear-wheel drive premium sports sedan, will be the first Hyundai brand vehicle... More...

Microsoft on Tuesday withdrew an offer of free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 in exchange for consumers agreeing to install monitoring software, saying it had exhausted the supply of software. Until mid-afternoon... More...

JetBlue Airways Corp. will start offering limited e-mail and instant messaging services for free on one of its planes next week as airlines renew efforts to offer in-flight Internet access. General Web surfing and e-mail... More...

Ok couch-potato, this one is for you. If you get telephone service through your cable TV provider, you may be able to stay put and keep watching TV when checking to see who is calling.... More...

Taken directly from the official Hellgate: London website: Hello fellow survivors and would-be saviors of London. Good news! Based on the number of requests from our community, we're extending the Founder's lifetime subscription membership offer... More...

Ford Motor on Wednesday said it would offer high-definition digital radio on nearly all 2008 model year Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles as a dealer-installed option. Ford said digital radio could also be installed on... More...

Last year, ABC decided to offer free primetime TV content from its website and now, the network will be offering its prime time content on AOL Video, paid for with embedded advertisements. ABC is owned... More...

Shortly after deciding to pull all of its content from Apple's popular iTunes store, entertainment company NBC has announced today that it plans to launch a service called NBC Direct next month offering free, ad-supported... More...

SpiralFrog.com, an ad-supported Web site that allows visitors to download music and videos free of charge, has launched today in the U.S. and Canada after months of "beta" testing. The music service, which has arranged... More...

AirCell has announced that it is partnering with Virgin America to offer Wi-Fi broadband Internet services on the airline's continental U.S. flights, enabling passengers to surf the Internet and check e-mail during flights in 2008.... More...

After announcing a $200 price cut for the iPhone, Apple quickly realized that it needs to take care of its annoyed early adopters. Steve Jobs received tons of angry emails from customers and on September... More...

Longtime rivals and occasional collaborators Sun Microsystems and Microsoft announced on Wednesday that Sun will ship 64-bit servers with Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 operating system. Within 90 days, Sun will offer Windows Server 2003 on... More...

Contrary to previous reports, Seagate Technology has announced the world's largest disk drive maker has not received an offer to be acquired by any foreign or domestic company and that it is not for sale.... More...

Asustek Computer on June 28 announced in China that it will launch a Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo drive, BC-1205PT, in the third quarter of 2007, according to industry sources in Taiwan. This is Asustek's first... More...

PC World has come under fire from customers who claim that the firm's TV advert for cut-price laptops for £399 were bogus, as the products were not available at the discount price. Two viewers, who... More...

Sony Corporation has announced it will begin selling HD digital radio players in July, including a tabletop radio as well as a model for cars, the first step in what the electronics giant says is... More...

Google claims that it can help its users run their lives using the personal information it builds up about their search habits. The web search giant is planning to create the world's most comprehensive database... More...

Owners of Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld console will soon be able to make voice and video calls over a wireless internet connection using a soon-to be-released camera and microphone. Gamers will be able to call... More...

To combat movie piracy in the Asian Pacific countries, Warner Bros. announced plans to launch a new movie download service dubbed 08Media in Hong Kong. ViDeOnline Communications will offer the service initially with 100 titles... More...

A leading provider of digital-security services wants to make disposable passwords easier for consumers to accept by squeezing the technology into the corner of a regular credit or ATM card. Fran Rosch, vice president for... More...

John Battelle, chairman of Federated Media and renowned Google watcher, is claiming that not only was Microsoft interested in DoubleClick, but apparently the advertising giant shunned a better deal from Microsoft and decided to accept... More...

Neowin has previously reported that Sony is withdrawing the 20GB PlayStation 3 model because the hard drive is too small for hard core gamers and other heavy users. It seems that even the 60GB model... More...

Yahoo Inc. plans to offer unlimited e-mail storage to its roughly quarter of a billion users, starting in May, it said on Tuesday. The world's biggest e-mail service is scrapping its free e-mail storage limit... More...

Gemstar-TV Guide International Incorporated, which has helped viewers navigate through thousands of TV shows for 53 years, now wants to do the same for Internet video. The company will launch a test version next month... More...

Slacker Incorporated, based in San Diego, plans to launch the beta version of its radio service. The site combines elements of Internet radio, portable music and satellite distribution, while letting users choose the tunes, genres... More...

An environmental group is hoping to get people interested and informed when they hear the sounds of threatened animals, from a passerby's cellphone. Already, some 24,000 people have downloaded the free rare ringtones from the... More...

Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated is planning to launch a movie download service for the PlayStation 3 owners, effectively making the console an entertainment machine. "I think PlayStation 3 needs to stand for gaming and digital... More...

AS MICROSOFT kicked off the global launch of its long-awaited Windows Vista, the software giant's new operating system also hit the streets of China - in pirated form. In an electronic market in the southern... More...

Ask Linux users what they find most annoying about Linux, and many will complain about device drivers. While the vast majority of PC components and peripherals work with Linux, some don't work at all, and... More...

Yahoo Inc. will begin dispensing advice about personal finances as an extension of it's decade-old finance section. With 9.6 million U.S. visitors in December, Yahoo's finance section ranked second behind Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Money, according... More...

If you’re thinking of how to convince EMI you’re from China, you need to calm down and read before your inner pirate takes complete control. EMI is teaming up with China's web search leader Baidu:... More...

Please keep in mind that the source of this news posting is a blog. Microsoft has not officially announced or commented on the discount. Mary Jo Foley blogged: "sources said that Microsoft will announce some... More...

Bethesda Softworks is pleased to announce that we've worked with the good folks at Xbox Live to give away one of our most popular downloads for Oblivion – Mehrunes Razor –for a limited period of... More...

Thanks to Hum for posting this in BPN. Amazon.com announced that in early 2007 it plans to offer digital downloads of DVDs via its current service dubbed Unbox. Amazon's CustomFlix subsidiary produces licensed DVDs only... More...

Although the Redmond-based company would not confirm the program publicly, Microsoft did say "we're working with partners on this." Free or upgrade versions of Windows Vista would be available to those purchasing a new computer... More...

Continuing with the birthday festivities (and perhaps feeling pity for the early adopters), Microsoft is now extending the warranty of all Xbox 360 units purchased before January 1, 2006 to a full one year warranty.... More...

Microsoft has started designing a new-generation of Xbox 360's equipped with an internal HD-DVD drive and is selecting manufacturers in Taiwan to build the drive, according to sources in Taiwan's optical disc drive (ODD) industry.... More...

The bargain season for back-to-school shopping begins next week, but read the fine print. Office Depot will sell a Hewlett-Packard desktop PC complete with a CRTmonitor and printer for $99. The bundle, which typically sells... More...

Good question. And here is the answer in a single sentence: We have everything and still, we have nothing. Of course, this sounds cynical and highly biased. The truth lies somewhere in the middle. It... More...