Microsoft has convinced a judge to throw out a jury verdict that awarded Uniloc $388 million for infringing on antipiracy patents in Windows XP and Microsoft Office.

Got content? Pioneer's BDR-205 Blu-ray writer writes to single- and dual-layer BD media at 12x speeds.

The Nintendo Wii isn't known for its rated "M" game library...but EA has just pushed its sci-fi terror title Dead Space Extraction to the Wii.

Intel wants to jumpstart interactive TV - along with 3D gaking and high-definition audio and video - with a new Atom-based system-on-a-chip dubbed Sodaville.

Toshiba is planning to show its first television with an embedded Cell processor for handling upscaling and DVR tasks...but not PlayStation games.

Nintendo is launching a limited-edition version of its Wii Sports Resort title for Wii, packing two MotionPlus accessories to encourage more people to play.

Google has launched beta versions of its Chrome Web browser for Mac OS X and Linux...but Macs still lack features and extensions.

Google has revealed details of its upcoming Chrome OS...and launched an open source Chromium OS to encourage developers and partners.

Curious about Google Chrome but wary of leaving Internet Explorer? Google Chrome Frame puts Chrome's rendering engine and JavaScript inside IE...and it's not even a hack.

Sony has announced it plans to release a motion controller for the PlayStation 3...but it's not going to land until early 2010.

Does Segway need any competition? Honda seems to think so, showing off a new U3-X personal mobility device with the world's first omni-directional drive wheel.

AMD has rolled out the first video card to support Microsoft's DirectX 11 built into Windows 7...and they also pack 2.72 teraflops of processing power.

China's ministry of culture is set to "punish" Baidu and other Web sites for providing links to illegal music downloads.

In a massive sweep, Chinese search operator Baidu says it removed almost 3 million pirated items from Baidu Library's "literary works" service.

A report on "notorious markets" calls out China's Baidu and Taobao as well as The Pirate Bay as top markets for pirate and counterfeit goods.

Another day, another megadeal: this time it's HP taking on Cisco with a $2.7 billion acquisition of network gear-maker 3Ccom.

Best Buy has announced it will soon offer the iRex digital reader for $399 - including ties to Barnes & Noble digital books and 3G service from Verizon and Vodafone.

Dell's boutique gamer brand Alienware has introduced a new 15-inch notebook with a mobile Core i7 processor, along with four new desktops designed to blow the pixels off your opponents.

New figures from NPD show December 2009 was the video game industry's biggest month ever, although sales for the years were still down 8 percent compared to 2008.

Nintendo hasn't yet said anything definitive, but reports have Nintendo dropping the price of its Wii gaming console to $199.99 at the end of the month.

The European Commission has granted its unconditional approval to Microsoft and Yahoo's search partnership, meaning the long-term deal has cleared its last major regulatory hurdle.

Yahoo says it hasn't ceded Internet search to Google or Bing, and will come out swinging with new features soon.

Yahoo has announced Facebook users will be able to access their streams and update their status right from the Yahoo home page.

Yahoo might be partnering with Microsoft on search, but the company is looking to forge a partnership to offer real-time search for things like Twitter.

It's been almost three months since Yahoo and Microsoft buddied up on Internet search...but the companies are still trying to dot the i's and cross the t's.

Yahoo has settled a shareholder lawsuit by revising a so-called "poison pill" severance plan that was a major sticking point in Microsoft's abortive takeover attempt.

Yahoo has sold off a portion of its stake in China's Alibaba.com for $150 million...but says Alibaba is still Yahoo's gateway to the Chinese market.

EU regulators have released a provisional, non-confidential version of its May 2009 ruling against Intel, detailing business practices they claim violate antitrust regulations.

Search market analysis numbers from Comscore and Nielsen find Microsoft's Bing is gaining traction...and a small part of it is at Google's expense.

Halo 3: ODST started out as an expansion pack for Halo 3 and morphed into a Master Chief-free standalone game...and Microsoft hopes you want to take part in the fray.

MSI's new Wind U110 Eco netbook claims to run for up to 15 hours on a single battery charge...at least on a 9-cell battery.

Griffin's new over-the-ear MyPhones are designed to prevent kids from blowing out their hearing by capping output at 85db.

Following up on Sprint's and T-Mobile's in-home base stations, AT&T is getting ready to launch its own femtocell...with 3G data and multiline support.

Palm's follow-up to the Pre will be the Pixi, a small candy-bar phone running Palm's webOS, but still featuring a full QWERTY keyboard...and it'll be on Sprint.

AT&T has announced plans to deploy 7.2 Mbps HSPA mobile data services to 25 markets by the end of 2010...with six expected to be online by the end of 2009.

Asus's latest flurry of notebooks aim to offer both performance and top-flight media features...with screens ranging from 12.1 to 17.3 inches.

Western Digital's new My Book Essential and My Book for Mac pack automatic backup software and hardware-based encryption for data security.

Folks with Ford's Sync feature will soon be able to send destinations directly to their vehicles from Google Maps.