PC World - Asustek Computer on Tuesday unveiled its latest Eee PC netbook, with an 8.9-inch touchscreen that swivels and can even fold down to convert the device into a tablet PC.

PC World - At the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Eastman Kodak announced a new 24x optical zoom digital camera, a zoom range that eclipses the 20x optical zoom mark held by the Olympus SP-570 UZ, Canon PowerShot SX10 IS, and Casio EX-FH20.

AFP - China now has more than 50 million bloggers as increasing numbers of people seek an outlet for their views, state press reported.

AFP - From a palm-size DJ studio to a monitor that lets mute people make telephone calls, hot gadgets headed for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) floor had early debuts on Tuesday.

AFP - China issued long-awaited third-generation mobile phone licences Wednesday, a move that will pour billions of dollars into new networks as consumers buy video- and Internet-enabled handsets.

Macworld.com - Last year, our own Rob Griffiths showed us how to build a 'Frankenmac,' (aka a Hackintosh, or x86 Mac) for about $1000. 

Macworld.com - Houdah Software has upgraded HoudahGeo, its Mac photo geocoding application. Available immediately, HoudahGeo 2.0 made its debut at Macworld Expo Tuesday.

PC World - No sooner did Kodak announce the record-setting 24x optical zoom Kodak Z980 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas than Olympus swooped in and took the crown back with a 26x optical zoom camera.

Macworld.com - A QuickStart system that facilitates fast home design and a decidedly green focus are hallmarks of the Punch Home and Landscape Design Studio for Mac, announced by Punch Software Tuesday at Macworld Expo.

PC World - Asustek Computer on Tuesday revealed two new devices with small screens, a keyboard with a built-in computer and 5-inch touchscreen, and a new version of its M50 laptop PC with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display located below the keypad.

AP - Chinese shares declined Wednesday after a short-lived rally on profit-taking in banks and refiners, and telecom shares fell despite the government's release of third-generation mobile phone licenses.

AP - The chairman of India's Satyam Computer Services Ltd. quit Wednesday after admitting the company's profits had been inflated for several years, sending shares of the software services provider plunging by more than 70 percent.

AFP - China issued long-awaited third-generation mobile phone licences Wednesday, a move that will pour billions of dollars into new networks as consumers buy video- and Internet-enabled handsets.

PC World - Powermat has joined a list of companies that promise to reduce the clutter from using a separate charger cable for every cell phone, MP3 player and other electrical device.

PC World - Lenovo announces a new, sleek all-in-one desktop PC that is sure to make waves. The IdeaCentre A600 fits the monitor, Blu-ray drive, system components, and speakers into an elegant, space saving design. Multimedia enthusiasts will appreciate the 21.5' screen featuring a 16:9 aspect ratio and 1920x1080 HD resolution. Included is a nifty 4-in-1 remote control that acts as an air mouse, game controller, VOIP handset, or media center remote.

PC World - BIOS vendor Phoenix Technologies has launched its HyperSpace 'instant on' software, which allows a laptop to boot up in less than 30 seconds for basic tasks like surfing the Web.

CNET - Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated that technology from the Five Across acquisition was the foundation for the new Eos service. It is not.

AP - China assigned third-generation mobile phone licenses Wednesday to three carriers in a long-awaited step that is expected to prompt $41 billion in spending on new equipment.

PC World - It's no 26x optical zoom behemoth like its just-announced SP-590 UZ, but Olympus put yet another feather in its zoom cap with the Olympus Stylus-9000. The company announced the slim 10X -optical-zoom digital camera in a press release as part of its 2009 offerings at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

AFP - British music sales are booming as young fans increasingly buy songs online rather than illegally downloading them, the country's industry body said Wednesday.

Reuters - Online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide on Wednesday said it named Barney Harford as president and chief executive and added that it would cut costs an additional $20 million to $25 million a year.

AP - Shares of Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, sank Wednesday after chip maker Intel Corp. said fourth-quarter sales missed already lowered expectations.

AFP - The economic slump will take a big bite out of quarterly revenues for Intel, the world's biggest computer chip maker, the company said Wednesday.

Macworld.com - Kensington announced a number of new accessories for desktops, laptops, iPods, and iPhones Tuesday to coincide with Macworld Expo as well as the Consumer Electronics Show.

PC World - Eye-Fi, maker of flash memory cards with built-in Wi-Fi for uploading images straight from cameras to PCs or the Web, is branching out into video. At the Consumer Electronics Show, the company is showing new technology that will let users wirelessly upload videos from their cameras to YouTube.

PC World - The European Commission is investigating a possible cartel among manufacturers of the smart card chips used in payment cards and mobile phones, it said Wednesday.

AP - Even after sharply reducing its outlook for the fourth quarter, Intel Corp. said Wednesday that it would miss its revenue projection by about $500 million, a sign that PC makers and buyers are being more tightfisted than it seemed only two months ago.

Reuters - Online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide on Wednesday said it named Barney Harford as president and chief executive and added that it would cut costs an additional $20 million to $25 million a year.

Reuters - Verizon Communications Inc said it agreed to a mobile search deal with Microsoft Corp and that details will be announced later on Wednesday.

PC World - Sun Microsystems has bought Q-layer, a Belgian vendor of software for automating the management of computing clouds, it said Wednesday. The acquisition provides a clue as to how Sun plans to go about delivering on the cloud computing strategy it outlined last month.

PC World - Intel expects fourth-quarter revenue for fiscal 2008 to fall 23 percent compared to a year prior due to weaker demand for computer processors, the company said Wednesday.

AP - It looks like Dick Tracy may finally get his wristwatch cell phone, the one that does video calls.

Reuters - Verizon Communications Inc has chosen Microsoft Corp to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc.

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 - The head of LG Electronics Inc U.S. operations said that, while 2009 will be tough, the consumer electronics maker has no plans to cut spending on new products, citing the need to spur innovation.

Reuters - SanDisk Corp unveiled a portable digital music system based on memory cards preloaded with songs, signaling a shift in its strategy to compete against the iPod.

CNET - LAS VEGAS--One piece of Microsoft's Consumer Electronics Show news is out of the bag. The company has struck a deal that will see its search engine become the default on Verizon Wireless cell phones for the next five years.

AFP - As the world's biggest show of high-tech gadgetry gets under way here this week the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is forecasting an end to the boom years of double-digit sales growth.

PC Magazine - iWork '09 receives numerous enhancements, including cloud-computing-like functionality and a slick Keynote Remote iPhone app.

PC Magazine - What was once exclusively a cell-phone TV platform will be built into seat-back entertainment systems from Audiovox in the near future, the company promised at CES.

CNET - Amid the carnage of last year's stock-market performance, shares in clean-energy firms fared worse than others, according to data published Wednesday by researcher New Energy Finance.

PC World - Best Buy seems to have a good deal going with Apple, as it was the first retailer outside of Apple's own stores to carry iPhones, and now will be the first again, by selling 'refreshed' or, more accurately, refurbished 3G iPhones.

InfoWorld - Borland Software's CEO has resigned, taking a position at VMware, and Borland also is reporting a workforce reduction of about 15 percent.

NewsFactor - Sun Microsystems announced Wednesday it has acquired Q-layer, a cloud-computing company that automates the deployment and management of both public and private clouds. Cloud computing brings computer and data resources onto the Web for higher efficiency, massive scalability, and faster and easier software development.

AP - A new model of headphones can play MP3s themselves, without connecting to a separate device.

Macworld.com - When you’re driving, you want your iPod controls where your hands are—on the steering wheel. iSimple aims to eliminate dangerous and distracting iPod auto use with the WiFli, announced at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Macworld.com - Freeverse Software has announced the development of SlotZ Racer, a new slot car racing game for the iPhone and iPod touch. The game will be released in 'the next few weeks,' according to Freeverse. Pricing was not announced.

PC World - LG today unveiled its newest lineup of HDTVs at CES, many of which include features designed to improve the clarity of fast-moving scenes and and stream online video straight to your TV.

Reuters - LG Electronics Inc plans to keep spending to develop new products despite a 'tough' 2009, unveiling a partnership with YouTube and a dozen new TVs in the midst of the severe economic downturn.

PC World - Are you suffering from withdrawal after Apple's less-than-exciting keynote address at the MacWorld Expo yesterday? Apple VP Phil Schiller may not have introduced a shiny new Mac Mini or iMac, but that hasn't stopped others from dreaming up new possibilities for Mac addicts.

PC World - LG Electronics forges ahead with its initiative to meld streaming content with Blu-ray playback. At the Consumer Electronics Show today, the company introduced two Blu-ray players that offer access to on-demand streaming content from Netflix, CinemaNow, and YouTube. LG also took the wraps off three new Blu-ray Disc Home Theater Systems.

PC World - The thinnest and smallest full-QWERTY BlackBerry, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 is the latest addition to RIM's popular family of smart phones. Available from T-Mobile, the Curve 8900 has a more powerful processor and the 2.4-inch 65K display has the highest resolution of any full-QWERTY BlackBerry available. Unfortunately, the Curve 8900 has no 3G support.

PC World - LAS VEGAS -- As home networking companies go, Netgear has been eclectic in its product lines--and the announcements it is making here at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show continue that tradition. Over the next couple of months, the company will introduce products that enable innovative home networks and devices that provide uses for them.

PC World - The growing pico-projector market is getting a jolt here at the Consumer Electronics Show, with announcements from a range of vendors. The latest company to enter the market is Samsung Mobile, announcing the MBP200 Pico Projector.

CNET - Macworld Expo will go on in 2010 without Apple's participation, but what will it look like? And will anybody show up?

CNET - Reports of data breaches in the United States increased 47 percent in 2008 from the year before, mostly as a result of lost or stolen equipment, and accidental exposure of data online, according to a new study from the nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center.

PC World - SAP wants Oracle to reveal profit-margin information for JD Edwards and PeopleSoft software and support, according to a joint discovery statement filed this week in connection with Oracle's lawsuit against SAP.

Reuters - Verizon Communications Inc has chosen Microsoft Corp to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc.

AP - Toshiba Corp. is planning to use the Cell processor, the brain of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 game console, to create an ultra-powerful TV set-top box that can record up to six high-definition channels at once and improve the look of any video.

AP - More options for watching TV in the car are on the way.

AP - Toyota Motor Corp. says it plans to roll out new features on certain models later this year that can summon help if you crash or call an operator for roadside assistance or information.

AFP - Consumer electronics titans Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba on Wednesday announced a program to recycle the televisions and other gadgets they sell in the United States.

NewsFactor - Netbooks, high-quality digital cameras and smartphones are just a few examples of what today's consumers want and are still paying for, despite the nation being caught in a recession.

Macworld.com - Livescribe has announced the forthcoming release of Livescribe Desktop software for the Mac, companion software intended for use with its Pulse Smartpen. The fee software for Pulse customers is planned for general distribution beginning on February 17, 2009. This will mark the general release of the software, following a public beta test that began in November.

AFP - Motorola, seeking to capitalize on the trend towards more environmentally friendly products, has unveiled the first mobile phone made from recycled water bottles.

Macworld.com - We-Envision thinks you want to get your name out there. The company announced myCard, an iPhone and iPod Touch application that beams your business card information to others using any available Internet connection, at this week’s Macworld Expo.

Macworld.com - Autodesk, which is not participating in Macworld Expo this week, introduced three new creative software tools for the Mac platform. The company’s new offerings include Toxik, a procedural compositing tool; Mudbox, designed for digital sculpting and texture painting; and ImageModeler, image-based modeling and photogrammetry software. All three programs require an Intel-based Mac.

Macworld.com - If you're at the show, be sure to stop by the Google booth. They have an interesting hack that let's you surf across the world. As you stand and lean on a Wii Fit, you watch as a little truck on the screen slides across the landscape, controlled entirely by your movements. 

Macworld.com - Have you been jonesing for Apple’s new Keynote Remote app for the iPhone? Jones no more, friend, because Keynote Remote [iTunes link] is now available for purchase from the App Store. For the low, low (did we mention low?) price of $0.99 you can control a Keynote Presentation from an iPhone or iPod Touch (as long as both your iPhone and Mac are on the same WiFi network).

PC World - TriSpecs Bluetooth Sunglasses

PC World - LG Display is on the verge of beginning commercial production of a 15-inch OLED (organic light emitting diode) panel that's suitable for use in televisions and laptop computers, the company said Wednesday.

PC World - Microsoft has struck a five-year deal to pre-install its Live Search as the default search engine on Verizon mobile phones.

AP - Google Inc. has jettisoned a substantial number of temporary workers in a recent austerity drive spurred by the recession, although the Internet search leader still intends to spend billions of dollars during the next two years on product research, development and acquisitions.

Reuters - The publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper urged shareholders to reject an effort by a dissident investor to replace its board, but said on Wednesday it would accept whatever decision they make.

Reuters - U.S. home entertainment sales fell 5.5 percent to $22.4 billion in 2008 as higher sales of Blu-ray discs helped offset a 9 percent drop in DVD sales and flat rentals, a digital trade group said on Wednesday.

Reuters - Cisco Systems Chief Executive John Chambers said he expects to make a 'stream of acquisitions' with a particular focus on video, as part of an effort to remake the company as a consumer electronics brand.

AP - Toyota said Wednesday that it plans to roll out new safety and driver-assist programs on certain Toyota and Lexus models beginning late this summer.

PC World - During four digital camera announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, Samsung introduced a wide-angle, 10X-optical-zoom camera that ranges from an extremely wide 24mm on the wide-angle end to 240mm on the telephoto end. In wide-angle capability, the Samsung HZ10W is the league leader at this year's CES among fixed-lens cameras.

PC World - It wasn't so long ago that a Blu-ray Disc player was a hefty hunk of metal that required a sizable footprint. Not anymore. Samsung's latest Blu-ray Disc players emphasize clean design and slim lines.

PC World - For months, gadget bloggers have been buzzing about the possibility of a successor to the Samsung P2, a touch screen portable media player. The rumors are true: Today at the Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung unveiled the P3, with updates to both the interface and the sound technology.

PC World - Samsung continues to emphasize design in its home theater systems, showing slim, sleek systems here at the Consumer Electronics Show.

PC World - Big changes are coming to the CRM (customer relationship management) application market this year, with significant financial, strategic and technical implications for customers, say analysts who track the space.

AFP - MySpace has expanded its popular online social-networking service from computers to television sets with technological help from chip maker Intel and Internet pioneer Yahoo!

AP - Microsoft Corp.'s next version of the Windows operating system is almost ready for prime time.

CNET - LAS VEGAS--With Bill Gates now a Microsoft part-timer, company CEO Steve Ballmer is filling in at this year's opening keynote for the Consumer Electronics Show.

Reuters - Ford Motor Co, aiming to keep ahead of rivals, will introduce new features for its Sync system that provides voice-activated links to mobile phones and digital music players, the automaker said on Wednesday.

Macworld.com - One of the hardest things about having a booth at Macworld Expo is getting people to actually check out your booth. You need to get people in there, and have them stand around for a few minutes so you can leap on them and make sure they will never forget your products. Ever. Google's solution to that problem is to have an ‘iPhone Charging Station.’

Reuters - Japan's Sony Corp plans to launch the world's lightest 8-inch notebook PC, taking aim squarely at a rapidly growing market for ultra-portalbe personal computers.

PC World - Storage on flash memory cards in devices such as digital cameras could rocket to 2TB if new specifications announced by an industry association on Wednesday are implemented.

PC World - At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, Sony announced two new additions to its entry-level digital camera line. Beefed-up specs, ease of use, and a thinner frame mark the new Cyber-shot S series and W series point-and-shoots.

PC World - Sony has been one of the busiest companies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, with 15 new announcements in the camcorder category alone. Among the new home-video offerings are the company's first forays into flash-memory camcorders, with five new models that incorporate solid-state drives. Four of the five camcorders capture standard-definition only.

PC World - High-definition camcorders may be the trend du jour, but Sony's the latest company to hoping that megazoom models will gain marquee status, too. The company announced seven standard-definition camcorders today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that offer 60X-optical-zoom camcorders. That's just a bit short of the 70X-optical-zoom models that Panasonic announced earlier today, but it's definitely plenty of zoom.

PC World - At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, Sony Electronics announced a dramatic overhaul of its Handycam camcorder line, spanning hard-drive, DVD, flash-drive, and pocket camcorders.

PC World - Sony announced no fewer than 15 new Handycam camcorders at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, but the big-name additions were part of a new line of easy-to-use, pocketable, YouTube-friendly camcorders that looks to be Sony's answer to the Flip Mino HD.

PC World - One Laptop Per Child on Wednesday said it wants to make its XO laptop free in developing countries to mobilize adoption, on the same day it laid off half its staff.

PC World - In what's shaping up to be one of the major trends at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Panasonic is the latest big-name vendor to announce ultraportable camcorders. The two new additions to the Panasonic camcorder line will offer easy YouTube uploads, and their compact sizes make them geared to carrying in a pocket or purse.

PC World - Besides the new ultracompact camcorders and 70X optical-zoom standard-definition models that were also announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, Panasonic unveiled six new high-definition camcorders as part of its 2009 lineup--three high-end and three entry-level models.

PC World - At the Consumer Electronics Show here in Las Vegas today, Panasonic announced three new standard-definition camcorders that, at the time of the announcement, set a new bar for optical-zoom range on a video camera. The Panasonic SDR-H80, SDR-H90, and SDR-S26 all feature a 70X optical zoom lens and will be available in April.

AP - As he's done for the last decade, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs took home his customary $1 annual salary in 2008, but the economic meltdown and Apple's falling stock price whacked half a billion dollars off the value of his personal holdings in the company.

AP - Lenovo Group said Wednesday it will lay off 2,500 workers, or about 11 percent of its work force, as part of a plan aimed at helping the computer maker remain competitive amid the global economic downturn.

Reuters - Time Warner Inc estimated a fourth-quarter loss after a $25 billion charge, largely related to the depressed value of its cable assets, and said advertising at its AOL and publishing units were weaker than expected.

PC World - China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) finally granted 3G licenses to the country's mobile operators on Wednesday, bringing to a close years of waiting and delay.

PC World - Throughout his 20+ year career as the man behind industrial-rock act Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor has been no stranger to the ways of Creative Commons and digital distribution. In fact, he's let fans tinker with his musical creations as far back as the 1999 release of his two-disc album, 'The Fragile,' two years before the sharing and remixing licensing arrangements of the non-profit organization Creative Commons even existed.

PC World - Sony's big news announcement at CES involves a very tiny package. But don't call it a netbook. Sony spokesfolk were adamant that--even though the newcomer packs an Intel Atom processor and 2GB of RAM--this superslim P-series computer is a lifestyle machine.

AP - Banking on the idea that consumers want new ways to tap their ever-growing collections of music, photos and videos, Cisco Systems Inc. unveiled a media hub Wednesday that lets people access and share songs, pictures and movies all over the home — and from afar, over the Internet.

AFP - Panasonic Corp. is committed to bringing 3D high-definition television into consumers' homes, the Japanese electronics maker has announced as it enlisted Titanic director James Cameron to make its case.

Macworld.com - Figuring that no new MacBooks would be released at this year’s Macworld Expo (since they were released just three months ago), I went ahead and purchased a new MacBook on January 5th. I was kinda expecting them to release an iLife ’09 update but since I needed a new Mac urgently, I just went ahead and handed them the cash (or credit card anyway).

Macworld.com - Griffin Technology announced an inline controller/FM radio for iPods and the iPhone yesterday. I know what you’re thinking: what’s the big deal about yet another remote for the iPod? Well, this one features an OLED screen that displays what you’re listening to so you can pocket your iPod and still stay in the know. So there.

PC World - Financial charges taken by both Intel and Time Warner Cable on Wednesday put the spotlight on the tough prospects for Clearwire, the company that aims to build a national mobile broadband network using WiMax technology.

PC World - Microsoft will release a public beta this week of its next desktop operating system, Windows 7, hoping it will address the problems that have made Windows Vista perhaps the least popular OS in its history.

PC World - Consumers will be able to exchange messages with MySpace friends on their TVs while watching shows, thanks to a social-networking application for TVs jointly launched by MySpace.com, Intel and Yahoo on Wednesday.