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LG has first THX-Certified LCD HDTV

LG has announced that their LH90 model has become the first THX Display certified LCD HDTV . According to HighDefDigest “the 240hz capable LH90 features LED backlighting with local dimming for precise picture control and a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio ensuring a ridiculously good picture.” Says Peter Reiner, LG VP of marketing: “LG’s advanced LED Backlight technology precisely controls the brightness of specific areas of the screen, providing crisper, clearer pictures while using less energy than traditional LCD models.” The HDTV also has THX Movie Mode , which allows owners auto-adjustments for black levels, colors and signal.

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Yahoo and Microsoft to start ad partnership, says source

According to a sources familiar with the discussions, Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed in principle to an online search and advertising partnership that will be announced within the next 24 hours. The partnership will better position the companies to rival the behemoth Google , who currently controls most of the market share

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iPhone app makes $1 million in revenue in six weeks

According to TechCrunch , the game developer Social Gaming Network (SGN) has “pulled in over $1 million in download fees alone in the first six weeks it was available,” for its game Fleet Air Superiority Training F.A.S.T.

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Movie studios sue The Pirate Bay

Ten major movie studios have joined the Swedish legal-threat frenzy and have sued The Pirate Bay . The studios, including Disney , Warner Bros , Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures have demanded a court order in Stockholm, Sweden for TPB to cease and desist helping its users to share movies whose copyrights are owned by the studios in question. “We’ve been forced to seek a court order demanding that they stop the spreading of these roughly 100 films and television programmes” , the studios’ attorney in Sweden told to The Local , Swedish online news service

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Labels hope Apple’s ‘Cocktail’ will boost album sales

According to the Financial Times , Apple and the Big 4 record labels are setting new plans in action in an effort to increase digital sales of full albums, which they believe have fallen to the wayside while individual song downloads grow exponentially. The project, dubbed ‘Cocktail’ , is a joint venture between Apple, EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and UMG , and sources say the labels hope to have it up and running by September. The plan is to offer interactive features with music digital albums, such as photos, lyrics, wallpapers, that can be viewed outside of iTunes .

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Spotify headed to iPhone

Spotify , the music streaming service, has announced it will be bringing its first ever mobile app within the next month, to the Apple App Store . The application is currently waiting approval from Apple to be placed in the store.

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Western Digital releases first 1 TB notebook hard drive

According to their latest press release, Western Digital has begun shipping the industry’s first 1 TB notebook hard drive, the WD Scorpio Blue . Additionally, the company is releasing a 750GB model of the same line. The largest capacity SATA drive has 333 GB-per-platter technology and being a 2.5-inch drive, is easily made portable

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Android ‘Donut’ upgrade looks excellent

Google has released an early alpha version of the upcoming Android update 2.0, dubbed Donut , and XDA-developers are currently working on making it available to all Android phone users.

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$99 Pre at Best Buy was an error

The Internet has been ablaze today with the leak of a Best Buy ad showing the popular Palm Pre on sale for $99 USD with 2-year contract. The picture (below) was originally posted on Precentral , and shows a hefty 50 percent discount of the current $199 USD price tag

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SlySoft starts 20% off promotion

SlySoft has begun a new promotion today that will chop off 20 percent from all their product’s price points, excluding t-shirts and upgrades. Says the site: “Until Sunday, August 9 2009 we offer a 20% discount on all products – except upgrades and t-shirts

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