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Report: MP3 players threaten users' hearing

People who listen to personal music players for only five hours a week at a high volume may be doing permanent damage to their hearing.

iTunes royalty rate stays the same

Apple seems to have gotten what it wanted as a key licensing board freezes rates charged to iTunes and other digital music venues.

Would Apple really shutter iTunes? Unlikely

A bombshell of a story reported that Apple once threatened to close iTunes if forced to pay higher royalties for music. A more careful reading of the Apple executive's statement shows that it was more of a veiled threat. Regardless, is it possible that Apple could shutter iTunes?

Armani and Samsung joins forces again

Remember the Giorgio Armani-Samsung phone? Well, the fashion house and Korean phone-maker are at it again.

Use the "force" to control your mobile phone

Mobile phones may or may not mess with our brains, but now our brains can mess with them.

Should Apple take a chance with music subscriptions?

Rumours persist that Apple is interested in getting into music subscriptions, but given the current state of the market, is it a good idea?

3G iPhone gets Gartner approval

Apple's iPhone 3G smartphone is fit for business use, according to analyst house Gartner.

Olympics cybersecurity

At the Beijing Olympics, cybercriminals will be on the prowl for credit card information to steal, and security forces could well direct snooping efforts at unsuspecting travellers, warns the US government.

Twitter targeted by malware attacks

Microblogging service Twitter has started to be targeted by online criminals with malware.

Report: Apple increasing iPhone 3G production

Demand for Apple's iPhone 3G remains strong, which could be forcing Apple to ramp production beyond its original estimates.

Video game technology gets smarter

Recent advancements in video game design — and new game consoles with dazzling computing power — have endowed computer-controlled characters with a sense of self-preservation and unpredictability not seen even a year ago.

CIOs pass their verdict on the 3G iPhone

CIOs of top Australian organisations spilled the beans to ZDNet.com.au on what they think of the 3G iPhone, and whether they will let the device, launched early this morning, into their enterprise.

Apple updates Leopard to 10.5.4

Apple has released Mac OS X 10.5.4, the fourth update to Leopard since it was released last October.

GH: World Tour shreds new guitar, songs

Activision and Neversoft confirm rumours of a "touch strip" guitar neck for Guitar Hero holiday edition; Billy Idol, Foo Fighters, Sublime, Linkin Park, Van Halen, and The Eagles on board.

Motorola ZN5: Kodak and Moto in tag-team shocker

Motorola and Kodak, two brands that are losing their once almighty grip in their respective fields, enter the ring together to make up lost ground on their heavyweight opponents.

Google search coming to Sony's PSP

The upgrade will also give users the ability to change speeds on playback of video stored on Memory Stick PRO Duo.

Firefox 3: New front in the browser war

Mozilla released Firefox 3 on Tuesday, opening a new front in the browser wars.

iPhone 3G FAQ

Is your heart aflutter at the thought of buying an iPhone 3G? Even if you are just toying with the idea, there are a few things to consider. Fortunately, CNET is here to tell you all you need to know.

Nvidia bumps up laptop graphics to GForce 9M series

Nvidia is gearing up to release its 9-series of graphics cards, pumping up the gaming power of laptops everywhere.

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