With remote storage, TV shows are kept on the cable operator's servers instead of the DVR inside the customer's home. The distinction is important because a remote system essentially transforms every set-top box in the home into a DVR, allowing customers to sign up instantly, without the need to pick up a DVR from the nearest cable office or wait for a technician to visit. Movie studios, TV networks and cable channels argued the service is more akin to video-on-demand, for which they negotiate licensing fees with cable providers.

For the second time in a month, E Ink's new electronic reader, the Kindle DX, has sold out on Amazon.com.

The internet suffered a number of slowdowns as people the world over rushed to verify accounts of Michael Jackson's death.

When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The BBC Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week.

...Lithium-ion technology has serious limitations, including the possibility of overheating and bursting into flames. The team settled on a combination of lithium and oxygen as the most promising approach. A lithium-air battery can pack much more punch per square inch because oxygen, one of the key ingredients in the chemical reaction, is added as needed by drawing on ambient air rather than being packaged within the battery from the start.

Japan's Panasonic said it aims for double-digit sales growth this business year in the five major emerging markets it focuses on, including China and India, despite an estimated 10% decline in overall revenues.

In an oddly uncharacteristic move, Apple has quietly changed the way it is spelling the new iPhone 3GS, which now appears without a space all of Apple's press materials.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) is betting that the humble printer, like the computer and cell phone, can be transformed with the power of the Internet. The company today introduced the HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web, the first all-in-one printer to access Internet information. The machine, which also works as a scanner, copier and fax, will connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

Eastman Kodak Company has announced that it will retire Kodachrome color film this year, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon.

Qualcomm officials confirmed that the company is working with Korean mobile operators to launch the Snapdragon-based smartphone and Smartbook. Smartbook will be offered by Taiwanese companies during the fourth quarter; the Snapdragon-based smartphone, made by a Korean handset manufacturer, will be available by the end of this year or the first quarter of next year, said Jordan Lim, marketing director of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies Korea.