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- HP ends Voodoo business unit, but not Voodoo gaming PCs Hewlett-Packard's Voodoo business unit -- which produces HP's Blackbird, Omen, and Envy 133 gaming PCs -- is going away, although HP is expected to continue selling the Voodoo line-up.
- The danger of DRM: Yahoo will remove keys for authorizing music playback Like Microsoft before it, Yahoo is ending digital rights management (DRM) support for an old music service. Beginning on October 1, users who downloaded songs from Yahoo Music will no longer be able to play them back on new computers or operating systems.
- Facebook to integrate Microsoft Web search, search ads Microsoft and Facebook strengthened their existing partnership Thursday with the announcement that Microsoft would be powering the social network's Web search and sponsored links.
- Hitachi introduces third-gen Blu-ray camcorder Hitachi today announced the third version of its Blu-ray camcorder that is able to record and store video directly on a disc so it can be later viewed on any PC or TV with a Blu-ray drive -- but not a PS3.
- WD's new 10,000 RPM 2.5-inch drives still aren't for laptops Despite reducing power consumption by 35 percent, Western Digital's new 10,000 RPM 2.5-inch hard drives won't be making an appearance in laptops. The updated VelociRaptor line, with capacities up to 300GB, are designed for 1U and 2U servers.
- Scrabulous creators sued in United States by Hasbro Game maker Hasbro, just weeks after the release of a properly licensed Scrabble Facebook beta, have filed suit against the creators of the unauthorized, and apparently too-popular Scrabulous, asking for removal of the game in addition to unspecified damages.
- Windows Live for Mobile updated, but still missing calendar sync Microsoft on Wednesday announced an updated version of Windows Live for Windows Mobile, the company's client software for cell phones. But some users were still lamenting the lack of calendar syncing.
- Sony's Reader opens support for more publishers, formats Sony announced today that its Reader e-book will support the EPUB and Adobe PDF/A formats with the device's next firmware upgrade.
- Internet Explorer 8 shipping this year, Windows 7 still on track At Microsoft's Financial Analyst Meeting Thursday, Bill Veghte, who heads up the company's Windows and online services division, said that Windows 7 is progressing well and confirmed that Internet Explorer 8 will ship before the end of the year.
- Brits who download music illegally to receive warning letters If you live in England and download a lot of copyrighted music, check your mailbox. The British government said Thursday that the recording industry and the country's largest ISPs have agreed on a deal to cut down on piracy through warning letters.
- Zimbra Desktop Beta 3 takes Yahoo Mail, Gmail offline In its Beta 3 release of Zimbra Desktop today, Yahoo has added free IMAP access and other new features to its crossplatform software, geared at competing against e-mail clients such as Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird.
- Creative adds to music player lineup with Zen Mozaic Creative expanded its music player lineup Thursday, releasing new models designed to be fashionable with a mosaic design where the buttons are located.
- Sophos: Google's Blogger hosts 2% of world's malware Security research and analysis firm Sophos has released its cybercrime report for the first half of 2008 and found Blogger, a property of Google, to be the prime distributer of malware today.
- Study says bank Web sites leave clients vulnerable to theft When you hop on the Internet to check your online bank statement or pay some bills, do you ever wonder how secure your bank's computer network is? A new study claims most bank Web sites are vulnerable to identity theft.
- XM, Sirius talking to FCC about finalizing merger approval XM Radio and Sirius appear ready to accept concessions that would finally bring their 17-month merger effort to a close, according to a statement issued Thursday.
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