Apple plans to host a special event next week, feeding speculation that it may release updated models of the iPod media player to spur holiday sales.

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Apple’s ‘Let’s Rock’ event fuels new iPod speculation

When the definitive history of Kevin Martin’s regulatory reign of terror against the cable industry is finally written, I have a feeling that Ted Hearn of Multichannel News will be the man who pens it.

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Summary of Martin’s ‘War on Cable’

ASUS, after months of deliberation and leaked photos of the new sustainable “green” bamboo laptop , has finally announced the arrival of ASUS Bamboo series. FYI, bamboo is one of the most eco-friendly and sustainable wood out there plus it feels good.  (I even personally own a bamboo flip-flops, which I swear by) Bamboo has been used for centuries over in Asia for furniture, architecture, you name it.  I think bamboo will also act as a great heat-absorbent for the laptop itself while cutting carbon footprint of course. The ASUS Bamboo Series notebook: A Seamless Marriage of Art and Engineering The first thing about the ASUS Bamboo Series notebook that commands immediate and unfailing attention is its artisan-grade Moso bamboo paneling, which is crafted with the precision and care typically associated with bamboo instruments and arts and crafts.

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ASUS Bamboo Laptops get Official!

So, if Tim Wu’s thesis is correct that the broadband marketplace is “a cartel,” should we be reading headlines in today’s Wall Street Journal and CNET News.com like this: “ Price War Erupts For High-Speed Internet Service ” and “ Broadband Price War Brews “? From the WSJ story: The battle between cable and phone companies to sign up new customers for high-speed Internet service is heating up, creating fresh opportunities for consumers to cut their bills.

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Of “Cartels” and Price Wars

For years after emerging from bankruptcy, PG&E wasn’t in the power-plant-building business. It is now.

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PG&E gets active with power-plant construction

Ok, so most retailers probably don’t like to talk publicly about the existence of defective products. Here at ThinkGeek, we love defective products. We get to tinker with them and figure out why they are broken. Occasionally we’ll even send a batch of defective doodads and gizmos over to the fine students at the Thomas Jefferson High School For Science & Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Where ThinkGeek Defective Products Go To Die

Google announced yesterday that it will releasing its own web browser soon.

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Google’s new Chrome browser ready for download

In an aim at Microsoft’s grip over Web browsing, Google is releasing a Web browser Tuesday that will compete with Internet Explorer and Firefox. Vote: Can Google dislodge IE with its new browser?

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Google takes on Microsoft with its new ‘Google Chrome’ Web browser

This will be the first time that the World GameMaster Tournament (WGT) is held here in the Philippines. Not to be mistaken with the World Cybergames, WGT is still one of the largest game tournaments that started on 2006 in different parts of the world

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Prepare your DOTA skillz for the WGT Philippines