BetaNews Picks

• CES Trend #1: If the format war is over, what has Blu-ray really won?
• CES Trend #2: Is 2008 finally the year for 4G mobile?
• CES Trend #3: High-def displays seek differentiation to avoid commoditization
• CES 2008: What have we learned this week?
• Former OLPC CTO: $75 laptop will run Linux and maybe Windows
• Big search company shakeups at Ask.com, Microsoft
• CES 2008 'Better Questions' contest winners
• XStreamHD is the real deal, but challenges lie ahead
• AMD delays more CPU rollouts, this time quad-core Phenoms
• Network Solutions under fire for domain registration practice
• DeepRockDrive offers live streaming, interactive concerts
• Aesthetics plus noise cancellation make the Jawbone headset stand out
• Up Close: Kaleidescape's high-end media servers
• Does Comcast have the recipe for re-making television?
• Sling Media shows off new hardware, software player
• Xilisoft releases new iPod, iPhone ripping tool
• Microsoft president to retire, former Macromedia CEO to take his place
• Up Close: D-Link's DivX Connected device
• DHS finds flaws in 180 open source software projects
• Intel subpoenaed for documents in new antitrust probe
• NewsGator drops all charges, releases RSS clients for free
• DRM-less Amazon MP3 store now complete with Sony BMG
• Lexar to put Wi-Fi on a memory card
• AMD shows off its Puma platform beating Centrino
• WeBot adds video streaming to its media service
• Google Maps add radar-driven weather conditions
• Analysis: The outlook for solid-state drives
• Analysis: Will streaming HD movies bypass Blu-ray?
• Sony discontinues 20 GB, 60 GB PS3 in Japan
• GameStop reports strong holiday sales, Wall Street passes
• No dual-boot OLPC is in the works, says Microsoft
• ArcSoft demos new embedded digital photo software
• New GPS features aerial photography, fly-overs
• Conspicuous by its absence, Vista is a no-show at CES
• Pyxix to offer video for PSP, iPod, Zune
• XStreamHD's ambitious plan for 1080p all-on-demand service
• Variety: Universal prepares to jump ship for Blu-ray
• Analysis on the format war: So is that it?
• Digeo's Moxi all-in-one DMRs finally hitting retail
• Up Close: Sprint's Xohm WiMAX card
• Up Close: Asus Eee notebooks and mobile phones
• Up Close: Logitech's new diNovo Mini keyboard
• Up Close: Nuvi's new GPS line up
• Creative inPerson the biggest hit at CES
• Up Close: The OLPC $188 laptop
• FCC will probe charges of Comcast customer discrimination
• Jook turns MP3 listeners into low-power broadcasters
• Music industry heads seriously consider the subscription model
• Microsoft: The future is in fashionable PCs
• Panel: Ads are more powerful for promoting artists than their own music
• Blu-ray goes interactive for 2008, but will consumers bite?
• US trade rep attacks European electronics tariffs at CES
• Retailers warn the DTV transition may not proceed as planned
• Up Close: Hitachi's 1.5-inch thin LCD displays
• Up Close: Microsoft's Surface prototype
• Panasonic, Sony show off 2.0 Blu-ray players
• Panasonic's new Lumix camera works with T-Mobile hotspots
• Xerox updates its stodgy image with a more colorful look
• Analysis: Can Sprint come back to pull off its Xohm WiMAX plan?
• Universal Music expands its mobile reach with SendMe
• Verizon to bump up its DSL speeds to cable levels
• Gemstar to provide TV Guide scheduling to Sony HDTVs directly
• Everex throws its hat into the UMPC ring
• MusicGiants launches high-quality video service
• First Trojan for iPhone discovered in the wild
• Apple settles its case with the EC, will equalize iTunes pricing
• Yahoo revises its browser-based MP3 player
• Panasonic announces new full-HD camcorders
• Panasonic links cellular handsets to home cordless phones
• Ericsson: 'The jury is still out on WiMAX'
• MSN Direct will come to more GPS devices this year
• Nokia's 3G N95 to bring HSDPA to the US
• Analysis: Ten reasons why discs won't die
• Sprint prepares for April WiMAX US rollout
• Up Close: Lenovo's new consumer IdeaPads
• Microsoft says controversial Office SP3 was never in Automatic Updates
• Microsoft issues out-of-cycle fix for critical Windows RPC fault
• Mobile TV broadcasting: The second coming of GSM?
• Blu-ray: Early adopters knew what they were getting into
• Up Close: TiVo adds video transfers from the PC
• Up Close: LG's Viewty phone
• Up Close: Panasonic's 150-inch display
• Origami Project resuscitated with new software version
• Dueling quadruple-play architectures at CES
• What is Microsoft planning with Fast's 'behavioral' search technology?
• Imeem pens deal to bring MTV content to its service
• 100 million copies sold, but Vista mostly absent at CES
• Microsoft stands behind HD DVD for Xbox 360
• LG spiffs up its dual-format DVD computer drive
• Vonage tries again with VoIP device strategy
• The Hague blocks Dutch gov't attempt to levy MP3 sales
• New Panasonic VIERA HDTV will have YouTube button on its remote
• HD VMD: The third format that would not die
• Microsoft buys troubled "Fast" search engine firm for Web ad serving
• Sony division to enable downloads in DivX format
• Sling Media expands into social networking, cable modems
• Apple rolls out double-quad-core Mac Pro, Xserve
• Warner: Rising gas prices drove its Blu-ray decision
• Comcast to announce all-on-demand service this morning
• Sprint hangs on to Xohm WiMAX
• Hollywood insiders' panel praises Apple, iTunes, debates business model
• The HD DVD booth at CES: A somber sight
• Intel CEO looks toward a connected future
• Update: Paramount denies plans to drop HD DVD
• Yahoo unveils modular Go 3.0 mobile homepage to combat Google
• Intel keynote includes first live virtual concert
• Warner Bros. says it fulfilled obligations to Toshiba, HD DVD
• Microsoft's 'Extender' for Vista and HDTV reaches reality
• Live from the Blu-ray press conference
• SanDisk increases storage of View, Clip music players
• Broadcom debuts reference design for HD DVD / Blu-ray SoC
• D-Link, Netgear team up with BitTorrent
• Creative goes micro with two new MP3 players
• The DivX codec makes a play for set-top boxes
• Auto makers demonstrate the interactive car
• Garmin's new GPS device helps athletes train
• OQO to upgrade its UMPC to include Sprint Xohm WiMAX
• JVC adds iPod integration to LCD HDTVs
• DS2 powerline networking goes up against WirelessHD for components
• Google, Yahoo in dueling partnerships with GPS makers
• Toshiba unveils new line of stylish external hard drives
• Good OS launches new cloud-oriented Linux 'Rocket'
• Microsoft's turns Xbox 360 into IPTV device, but not in US
• Will Philips + RealNetworks deal threaten Apple and Microsoft?
• iTunes tagging comes to HD Radio
• Motorola introduces ROKR E8 phone with iPhone-like touch screen
• Lenovo IdeaPads for US market, IdeaCentres planned for elsewhere
• Ford updates SYNC, adds HD Radio as standard option
• Panasonic develops 32GB SD card with Class 6 speed
• Vizio plans another strong year with Jive home theater
• Panasonic president unveils 150-inch wireless 'life screen'
• CEA president calls upon CES attendees to back free trade policy
• Sony confirms PSP will soon get Skype
• TiVo to make Internet videos directly downloadable
• Napster bids adieu to DRM with MP3 announcement
• Comcast announces open cable standards one day early
• Samsung tries to extend DTV transition onto cell phones
• Broadcom bypasses STBs on the one hand, partners with Microsoft on the other
• Toshiba picks up the pieces of its HD DVD plan
• Sony: PS3 ranks swell by 1.2 million since Black Friday
• Samsung goes big in '08 with bright ad displays
• Live running analysis from the Bill Gates keynote
• Panasonic raises the HD wireless connectivity issue
• Microsoft admits to 'mistakes' in Office format fracas
• Samsung tries a big LCD with a baby monitor attached
• Samsung goes small in '08 with new UMPC
• Vudu opens the gates with high-def streaming movies
• CES Trend #4: Will the quadruple-play finally cinch the 'last mile?'
• HD DVD cancels CES press conference after Warner's snub
• Corel refutes Microsoft's file format 'insecurity' claims
• One critical patch for Vista en route
• Warner Bros. moves to Blu-ray camp exclusively
• Powerline home networking could come to Vista
• Is the on again, off again San Fran Wi-Fi back on track?
• HP to update media PCs with AMD Phenom, hybrid high-def drives
• Intel decides to leave OLPC project
• Album music sales drop, singles in renaissance
• WirelessHD could forge high-def streaming home networks
• Sling to demonstrate remote TV for BlackBerry
• Xbox Live 'up and running' for some, but not all
• The era of DRM fades further with Sony BMG's switch
• Two major high-def streaming providers become partners
• PSP to finally become a communications device with Skype
• CES Trend #5: Notebooks becoming the PC of choice
• Motorola launches MPEG-4 DVR boxes for HD cable
• Analyst: Blu-ray Macs will premiere at Macworld
• Are Lenovo's laptops beating Acer and Apple to the punch?
• French Health Ministry warns about heavy cell phone use
• Hitachi debuts 500GB laptop drives, but you can't buy them
• Motorola offers sneak peek at DH01 mobile TV
• China censoring foreign video sharing sites
• Netflix partners with LG on streaming movie device
• Microsoft's planned obsolescence smacks Office 2003
• US ranks poorly as global privacy situation worsens
• Sears found to be using spyware to track visitors
• Pre-CES Giveaway: Win Vista Ultimate, Adobe CS3, Zune and more
• FCC relaxes rules for digital TV transition due to testing overlap
• CES Trend #6: The rush to render the iPhone obsolete
• High-speed cell phones get delayed by Qualcomm court ruling
• Vonage settles last of patent infringement cases
• Low-cost Laptop effort sued in Nigeria for $20 million
• Xbox Live running normally after spotty holiday service
• CES trend #7: Mobile entertainment meets auto safety
• CES Trend #8: Cheaper flash memory leads to new CE possibilities
• CES Trend #9: Will CE vendors start steering clear of DRM?
• CES Trend #10: Will wireless require multiple connectivity to remain viable?
• The end of an era as AOL officially retires Netscape
• Evidence Adobe uses analytics to sample CS3 user behavior
• Loss of HP puts end to Wal-Mart's video download store
• Embattled vendor SCO Group dumped by NASDAQ
• Samsung to show off lower-profile OLED at CES
• Samsung and Sharp slug it out in global LCD war
• Apple stock flirted once again with $200 close
• Microsoft's failed case against Google + DoubleClick revealed
• Warner to add catalog to Amazon's MP3 store
• Sony decides to dump money-losing rear-projection TVs
• Google Toolbar back in court after partial remand
• FT: Fox, Apple sign movie rental deal
• Scotland plans in-game public service ads
• Russia launches GPS-like satellites on Christmas Day
• Vonage and AT&T settled one suit early last month
• Unusually apathetic response from Google to 'sharing' complaints