Sony to Offer Slimmer PSP to Take On DS
Sony Corp. will launch a slimmer model of its PlayStation Portable handheld game player in September, in its latest attempt to ignite demand for its game hardware and compete better with Nintendo Co. Ltd.

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I like using the "comment"feature in Microsoft Word, especially when typing notes for a presentation.
Kurt Cobain Added to 'Guitar Hero 5'
Rock and roll's not dead, right? Not as long as there are video games around to cash in on its memory. Guitar Hero publisher Activision announced Friday that the visage of dead rock legend Kurt Cobain will be appearing in the latest version of its popular franchise.

Lenovo Unveils Consumer PCs
China's Lenovo Group Ltd introduced its first consumer computers in the United States on Wednesday, expanding in a region it entered in 2005 with the purchase of IBM's PC business.

Panel Wants Answers from Wireless Firms on Privacy
Top executives of Verizon Communications, Sprint Nextel, Cingular and T-Mobile USA have been invited to testify at a U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing into the use of deceptive measures to obtain personal information, known as pretexting, the panel says.

Dell to Lay Off 10 Percent of Workforce
Dell Inc. unveiled on Thursday quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations and plans to cut about 10 percent of its work force, sending its shares up 6 percent.

CTIA 2007: Nokia N95 Coming to US
The N95 is supposed to be the ultimate example of Nokia's high-tech yearnings.

MySpace, MTV to Serve Ads on Pirated Content
A new technology that essentially allows content owners to profit from piracy will get a high-profile test this month from MySpace and MTV Networks.
U.S. CTO Chopra Gets Warm Welcome in Valley
U.S. chief technical officer Aneesh Chopra visited Silicon Valley on Tuesday night, and the response seemed overwhelmingly positive.

Amazon Kicks Off DRM-Less Music Store
Amazon.com Inc launched an early version of its highly anticipated digital music download store, which is seen as a potential rival to Apple Inc's dominant iTunes system.
