PC World - Taiwanese processor vendor Via Technologies confirmed its plans for a dual-core version of its Nano processor remain on track, but said recent news reports about its product plans confused this chip with another upcoming version of the processor, the Nano 3000.

Reuters - Retailer Best Buy Co, seeking new ways to appeal to cost-conscious shoppers, said on Tuesday it is selling refurbished versions of Apple Inc's iPhone 3G at its stores that are priced about $50 less than new iPhones.

Macworld.com - Sling Media announced late Monday that it will release an iPhone client app for its Slingbox line of place-shifting video players by the end of March, as well as offering support for high-definition video streaming for Mac users for the very first time.

AFP - Malaysia is considering establishing a 'cyber court' to deal with the increasing number of crimes related to the Internet and blogging, a report said Tuesday.

PC World - Hewlett-Packard completed its shift away from Via Technologies' C7 processor with the release of an updated version of its popular Mini 2130 netbook that offers a larger screen and uses an Atom processor.

PC World - Advanced Micro Devices hopes to undercut prices of expensive ultraportable laptops with mobile chips it is expected to introduce on Tuesday.

PC World - Netbooks have their appeal--tiny budget machines with just enough oomph to run Windows XP. Ultraportables have horsepower in spades, but they cost too much to suit some people. This year we're going to see a whole new category of notebook take shape that falls somewhere between ultraportables and netbooks--and AMD is hot to have its processors on board.

Macworld.com - Roxio has unveiled its newest version of its CD and DVD burning software for the Mac, Toast 10 Titanium. It's on display at this week's Macworld Expo in booth 2238. Pricing starts at $99.

CNET - In what amounts to a thinly-veiled legal threat, the Chinese government has intensified its campaign against sexually-explicit Internet material by instructing companies including Google to curb the availability of pornography.

AP - Hong Kong shares fell modestly Tuesday, as investors sold Chinese telecom companies that had gained recently after Beijing approved next-generation mobile licenses.

Macworld.com - Daylite has already established itself as a pre-eminent organization and business-management tool on the Mac. The application from Marketcircle manages contacts, tracks projects and to-dos, schedules meetings, shares calendars, and essentially keeps everything organized for up to 50 users on individually licensed Macs.

PC Magazine - Sling Media has announced the long-awaited iPhone version of SlingPlayer Mobile, the mobile app that lets Slingbox owners watch their cable boxes or DVRs on the go.

AP - Alabama officials have selected a Cincinnati company for a $1.7 million two-year contract to make Internet broadband service available in all areas of the southern state.

AFP - Japan's video game market shrank for the first time in four years in 2008 in the absence of new console launches, a report said Tuesday.

AP - A model targeted by negative commentary by an anonymous blogger is seeking a court order that would force Google to reveal who the person or people responsible are.

PC World - Most major carriers now offer GPS navigation services on a pay-per-day basis (as an alternative to purchasing a monthly subscription). But those services typically depend on cellular network connectivity: Drive outside the range of coverage, and you're faced with incomplete service--or none at all. (For more, read our review of the navigation services available on BlackBerry devices from three major carriers.)

PC World - One of the many smart-phone rumors that have been floating around prior to this year's CES is that T-Mobile will unveil the G2, the successor to the Google Android-based G1. People have speculated that the HTC Touch HD, already available overseas, will be rebranded for the United States as the next Android phone. But so far the only new HTC phone announced at CES is a Windows Mobile phone, the HTC S743.

PC World - Apple is expected to announce a $30-a-month iPhone tethering plan from AT&T and will also drop all DRM from its iTunes Music Store in what is the rumor du jour. Using the iPhone as a modem and copy-protection-free songs from the iTunes Store are not a new idea by a long shot, but the move is set to bring these highly requested features to consumers without the need of them to fiddle illegally (read jailbreak) with their phone.

Reuters - Apple Inc, missing master pitchman Steve Jobs and facing subdued expectations during its final appearance at the Macworld trade show, rolled out upgrades to its home movie and photo software on Tuesday.

NewsFactor - In the face of a tough economy, the gaming industry held its own during the 2008 holiday shopping season. Nintendo's Wii was the overall winner, but Microsoft also had some strong numbers.

NewsFactor - Motorola on Tuesday announced two new mobile devices with social responsibility and social connectivity in mind. The Moto W233 Renew is made of plastic from recycled water bottles, while the Motosurf A3100 is a high-speed touch tablet with a customizable home screen. Both devices are debuting at the Consumer Electronics Show.

PC World - Solid-state disks, hard-disk drive replacements filled with flash memory chips, have become popular in the laptop computing space and now they're expanding to other markets. At this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung Electronics will unveil an SSD-based camcorder, it said Tuesday.

Macworld.com - We’re off to get the latest Mac news at the Macworld Expo keynote. And we suggest you do the same.

Macworld.com - FileMaker has updated its flagship database product to version 10—we’ve told you about that.

PC World - The console game Wii aficionados literally can't live without is now unofficially the top selling video game ever. That game would be Wii Sports, a hodgepodge of Mii-infested no-frills sports games that comes with every single Wii, desired or no.

CNET - We're posting live updates from Macworld 2009 at San Francisco's Moscone Center, where Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, Phil Schiller, is delivering the keynote speech.

CNET - Some nasty pranksters, likely associated with Web forum 4Chan, have hacked into Apple gossip mainstay MacRumors' live-blog coverage of Tuesday's Macworld keynote. Hosted on a separate domain, MacRumorsLive.com, the site was plagued by offensive messages about Apple CEO Steve Jobs' health and general inanity (i.e. 'SEX ME') before finally succumbing to 'technical difficulties.'

PC Magazine - In addition to new routers, the home networking company promises new cameras, new storage, and a unique companion monitor for your PC.

AP - Like so many American creations — baseball, comic books, rock 'n' roll — the video game is a mongrel art form. Literature, music, art and film all get jumbled together in this relatively new medium, but even that isn't enough: Designers have to figure out how to make the whole package interactive as well.

Reuters - Apple Inc said on Tuesday said it was dropping copy protection from songs sold on the Internet and debuted its slimmest 17-inch laptop yet, but with no dramatic products or master pitchman Steve Jobs, the company's final Macworld performance disappointed Wall Street.

Macworld.com - A quarter-century after it began making products for the Mac, Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit announced future updates to Microsoft Office that will enhance collaboration and sharing.

NewsFactor - Many observers of this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are waiting to see what kind of presence the open-source Android mobile-phone platform will have among new smartphones. Some have speculated that HTC, which makes the pioneering T-Mobile G1 Android handset, might release its own Android model.

Macworld.com - In what the company has said will be its last Macworld Expo keynote ever, Apple on Tuesday announced updates to its iLife and iWork suites while unveiling a 17-inch MacBook Pro that now mirrors the unibody design of the rest of Apple’s laptop line.

Macworld.com - For a product that seems to dominate most everything Apple does these days, the iPhone was curiously absent from Tuesday’s Macworld Expo keynote by Apple senior vice president of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller—at least until the end.

Macworld.com - The 17-inch MacBook Pro will join the rest of Apple’s laptop line in getting a unibody enclosure, as Apple unveiled a new configuration of its largest laptop during the Macworld Expo keynote on Tuesday. Apple bills the updated MacBook Pro as lighter, thinner, faster, more environmentally friendly, and equipped with a unique, long-lasting battery.

CNET - The Internet telephony company Truphone has turned its client for the iPhone and iPod Touch into an aggregator for a range of popular VoIP and instant-messaging applications.

CNET - A security researcher has discovered fake profiles for celebrities on LinkedIn that have links to malicious code, according to a blog posting on Trend Micro's site.

NewsFactor - Apple showed a new version of its iLife package Tuesday at the Macworld Conference & Expo, now taking place in San Francisco. iLife is a suite of software programs included with a new Mac, and provides tools such as iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb and iDVD. The newest iLife requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

NewsFactor - In yet another move to get Apple's iPhone into more retail outlets, Best Buy on Tuesday became the first retailer to offer refurbished iPhone 3Gs at stores nationwide.

Macworld.com - Just in time for Macworld, those ridiculously talented Estonian engineers have come out with the latest version of everyone's favorite Internet phone and video calling software the Skype 2.8 beta.

Reuters - Apple Inc said on Tuesday it was dropping copy protection from songs sold on the Internet and debuted its slimmest 17-inch laptop yet, but with no dramatic products or master pitchman Steve Jobs, the company's final Macworld performance disappointed Wall Street.

PC World - Looking for a good deal on an iPhone? You could try eBay but a safer bet might be Best Buy in the U.S., which announced on Tuesday that it has started selling refurbished iPhone 3Gs at a slightly discounted price.

Reuters - The age of the desktop PC appears to be over as its more portable cousin, the laptop, surges ahead with consumers clamoring for light-weight computers in funky designs for use at home, in cafes and on the train to work.

Reuters - British retailers sold a record combined number of DVDs, games and music in 2008 despite the economic gloom, boosted by the popularity of Nintendo's Wii and single downloads, trade bodies said on Wednesday.

Reuters - LAS VEGAS (Reuters) Motorola Inc unveiled a cell phone made of recycled water bottles on Tuesday, hoping to cash in on the trend for environmentally friendly products.

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AFP - Apple on Tuesday said every song in its iTunes library will be available without anti-piracy software by April.

CNET - It's a long-established truism in technology journalism: That stories about Apple are pretty much guaranteed to do better than just about any other subject.

Macworld.com - Econ Technologies invites you to rock your backups like a roadie—as in all-access. Announced Tuesday at Macworld Expo, the update of the automated synchronization and backup application ChronoSync to version 4.0 and the release of companion product ChronoAgent for Mac version 1.0 allows for bootable backups and faster syncing.

Macworld.com - JBL on Tuesday announced a pair of speaker systems designed to support everything from MP3 players and laptops to desktops and home-entertainment centers. Both the JBL Duet II and JBL Duet III systems are designed to provide a clear, powerful sound while maintaining a small footprint.

PC World - Asus is one of those companies that always manage to come up with funky designs, new ideas, and out-there prototypes. So it isn't surprising that the trailblazing PC maker is at it again, showing off a number of new laptops at CES. Among them are an ultraportable that runs like a race car (the Lamborghini VX5), a tablet PC (the Eee PC T91), and an even slimmer, sleeker netbook.

Macworld.com - As part of the trio of iTunes-related announcements during his Tuesday morning Macworld Expo keynote address, Phil Schiller announced that Apple had added support for purchasing and downloading music and podcasts on the iPhone using a 3G data connection (previously support was limited to Wi-Fi-connected phones and iPod touches—it was even called the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store until today). And yes, it works.

Macworld.com - iLuv’s iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm Clock with Weather Band Radio is making its debut at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, not at Macworld Expo. But the digital dual alarm clock should still grab the attention of iPod and iPhone owners thanks to its ability to charge two devices at once.

Macworld.com - If you couldn’t tell from our Keynote live blog (and live tweeting), Apple is very proud of the new battery technology that powers the monstrous new 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro. They've posted an extensive video explaining all the cool, new features that the battery includes (7 hours worth of power, up to 1000 charge cycles, and a fancy new chemical make up). Plus, did we mention it powers your laptop? No kidding!

CNET - San Franciscan Christopher Norberg went to a chiropractor after being injured in a car accident in 2006. After a disagreement with the chiropractor over billing, he posted a negative review of the business on Yelp suggesting that the doctor was dishonest. Now he is facing a defamation lawsuit that could chill self-expression on the popular gripe Web site.

PC World - Virtualization giant VMware has named Borland Software CEO Tod Nielsen to the newly created position of chief operating officer, in the latest chapter of a VMware management shakeup that began with the ouster in July 2008 of co-founder and CEO Diane Greene.

AFP - China will issue long-awaited third-generation mobile phone licences on Wednesday, a government official said, a move that will see tens of billions of dollars invested in new networks.

Reuters - Apple Inc has reached a deal with major record labels to sell digital songs without the copy protection software that had prevented fans from sharing music bought from its iTunes store, the maker of the iPod and iPhone said on Tuesday.

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CNET - It's a long-established truism in technology journalism that stories about Apple are pretty much guaranteed to do better than just about any other subject.

PC World - Being out of the office without a PC will no longer be an excuse for missing meetings on Cisco Systems' WebEx Meeting Center and Unified MeetingPlace conferencing systems.