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Intel Hopes to Bring Free Energy to Mobile Devices
Intel is researching the harvesting of free energy from the environment to run electronic devices.News
Could it be a Blue Christmas for Blu-ray?
OK, Blu-ray won the standards war, but it's still struggling in the marketplace.News
Jepsen Works to Raise Laptop Battery Life to 20-40 Hours
Mary Lou Jepsen's Pixel Qi plans to start shipping low-power screens in the second half of next year.News
Digital Gear: IPhone Clone Tries to Whip up a Storm
The iPhone has stolen the hearts of millions, but nowadays it's far from the only slick-looking touch-screen phone in town.News
Folding Screen for Mobile Phones Unveiled
ITRI revealed a bendable screen technology for mobile phone that enables 5-inch screens.News
LCD Makers Regretful Over U.S. Price-Fixing
Sharp, LG, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes charged $585 million in fines.News
Is That Ink Cartridge Really Empty?
We ran printers until they said it was time to change the cartridge–and found that some left more than 40 percent of their ink unused. Is all that waste really necessary — especially considering how much printer ink costs?News
Cheap Laptop Batteries: Good Deal or Risky?
You can save up to 50% with an aftermarket battery for your notebook — if you dare.News
Tethering Coming Soon to iPhone, AT&T Says
Could tethering your iPhone's Net connection to your laptop soon be a reality? After earlier failed efforts to do just that, now AT&T says tethering is coming soon to an iPhone near you.News
How Much Ink Is Left in That Dead Cartridge?
We ran printers until they said it was time to change the cartridge–and found that some left more than 40 percent of their ink unused.News
Recession Hits Blu-Ray Where it Counts
Blu-ray is the supposed format winner, but why isn't it setting sales records?News
Panasonic Halves Size of Prototype Laptop Fuel Cell
Panasonic has succeeded in reducing the size of a prototype methanol fuel cell so that its no larger than a laptop battery pack but can provide day-long power.News
LG to Add Keyboard to Prada Phone
LG Electronics will later this year launch an updated version of its Prada phone that sports a QWERTY keyboard.News
Toshiba’s First Fuel Cell Coming in a Few Months
Toshiba is close to launching its first commercial device based on a direct methanol fuel cell that promises fast recharging for portable electronics products.News
Sanyo Laser to Enable Faster, Higher Capacity Blu-ray Discs
Sanyo Electric has developed a laser diode that will help lay the ground towards higher capacity and faster Blu-ray Disc systems.News
HP Extends Laptop Battery Life to 24 Hours
HP will release a laptop next month whose battery will last up to 24 hours, but only if its running Microsoft Windows XP.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Keep That Laptop in the Bag in the Security Line
The TSA says that you can keep your laptop in a bag as long as it's designed to provide a clear top and bottom image of the computer.News
Best Buy to Put Gizmo Vending Machines in Airports
Best Buy to introduce airport vending machines that let you buy consumer electronics.News
Lenovo to Push SSDs in More Laptops
Lenovo introduced solid-state in four laptops on Monday and will now offer them in more laptops to meet consumer demand.News
Apple iPhone 3G Dies Hard
Apple's new multimedia handset is the Timex of phones. Here's a blow-by-blow account of how it took PC World's mauling and kept on calling (until we literally drove it into the ground).News
It’s Tough to Kill an Apple iPhone 3G
Apple's new multimedia handset is the Timex of phones. Here's how it took PC World's mauling and kept on calling (until we literally drove it into the ground).News
Pioneer Develops 400GB Optical Disc
Pioneer has developed an optical disc that can hold up to 400GB of data easily surpassing previously announced prototypes.News
Cheap Ink: Will It Cost You?
Buying replacement ink from a third-party vendor can save you big bucks. But will you pay with lousy-looking prints that fade in no time? We did months of testing to find out.News
New DLP Home Theater Projectors Use LEDs
Texas Instruments unveils a DLP chipset that frees projectors from the costs of a lamp and typical maintenance.News
The 100 Best Products of 2008
This year's tech gems–as picked by PC World editors and readers–will leave you more productive, connected, and entertained.News
End of the High-Def Format War: Five Pros and Cons
Blu-ray battled HD DVD to the death to win the high-def format war. What's ahead now for the average user? Here are our expert's pros and cons.News
HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Disc: A History
Here's a timeline of the format battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
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Laptops Getting LEDs, Blu-ray This Year
Upcoming laptops will likely have LED backlights and Blu-ray drives, but not WiMax and solid-state disks, MSI says.News
3M Shows Projector Small Enough to Fit In a Cell Phone
3M demonstrates a prototype of such a device at CES.News
Sony Thanks Blu-ray Fans
Sony CEO Howard Stringer acknowledged the power punch of Warner Bros. choosing Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD.News
Warner’s Blu-ray Endorsement Boosts the Buzz at CES
HD DVD supporters and vendors pause and regroup after Warner's surprise vote in the format war.News
PS3 Sales Jump in US on Heels of Price Cut
Sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 console have been given a boost since it introduced a cheaper version at the beginning of November.News
Microsoft’s ‘Halo 3’ Breaks First-Day Sales Records
Microsoft's Halo 3 earned an estimated $170 million in its first 24-hours on sale.News
Sharp Shows New Blu-ray Disc Recorders
In time for holiday shopping, Sharp will launch in Japan next month its first new Blu-ray Disc recorders in three years.News
Projector Display–It’s Not Just About DLP Technology
The main front-projection technology competing with Texas Instruments' DLP is 3LCD, now revving up its fight for more recognition.News
The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time
These products are so bad, they belong in the high-tech hall of shame.News