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When we saw the Volkswagen IROC concept at the Paris auto show in 2006, we knew that VW had a two-door sports hatch up its sleeve, and today the wraps came off. The 2009 Scirocco (IROC was fortunately dispensed with) revives the nameplate after a sixteen-year absence, …

AMD introduce a new low-wattage dual core Athlon CPU today.

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AMD introduced a new CPU and a new motherboard today both aimed at low-end to mainstream desktops, each with different benefits. The new CPU is the dual core 2.5GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e. That chip follows …

Yahoo is on a mobile roll.

The Internet company on Tuesday unveiled a new bookmarking tool for cell phones that lets people keep track of favorite Web content–news feeds, search results, Web sites–from one place on their handheld. The technology, called Yahoo OnePlace, will be available in the second quarter …

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If we didn’t know better, we might think that some of the marketing people at Hewlett-Packard had discovered some new recreational activities. It started off simple enough, with a mildly interesting design for a new Bluetooth mouse. Then the “Clay” laptop was a little weird, but we …

An artist's rendering of the company's wave system

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Right now, wave power is in the early experimental stages, but venture capitalists are lining up to be on the ground floor.

Orecon has lined up $24 million in funding from Advent Ventures, Venrock, Wellington Partners

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The Korean mobile phone maker has just announced a clamshell version of the Soul handset at the CeBIT tradeshow in Hannover, Germany. Named the G400, the handset’s most interesting feature lies in its dual 2.2-inch QVGA LCD displays. That’s right, it comes with a …

CORK, Ireland–Researchers for years have devised cooling systems that sit next to or on top of chips and other hot components. Now, researchers in Ireland are trying to make one for inside these components.

The University of Limerick in Ireland, in conjunction with Cork’s Tyndall Institute and other research …

Gary Gygax at Gen Con 2007

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Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and one of the fathers of tabletop role playing games, died on Tuesday at the age of 69. He had suffered from heart problems.

The news was first announced on the message board of Troll Lord Games, …

Aptina Imaging now can assemble image sensors, lenses, and other components into a camera phone package. The integration happens earlier in the manufacturing process, when the sensors are still part of their silicon wafer, than is typical today.

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Memory chipmaker Micron Technology has launched its image-sensor business as …

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No quirky intro for you today: Along with the B&W Zeppelin, Tannoy’s i30 is the best iPod speaker system Crave UK has ever heard.

From the minute we opened the beautifully packaged i30 we knew we were in for a treat. The system itself …