Apple earlier today unleashed iTunes 8, the newest version of its media player application. iTunes 8 gives you a fresh way to browse your music, improved accessibility for the vision-impaired, and a new automatic playlist-generation feature dubbed Genius. Judging from my test-drive of iTunes 8, the new features are useful, but none are particularly groundbreaking, must-have additions.

Combining sizzling performance with a sophisticated design, Sony today introduced a new line of ultra-portable PCs  the VAIO(R) SR Series notebook.
Constructed of lightweight, durable magnesium alloy, the SR notebooks are available in five striking colors night black, sunset pink, glossy pink, classic silver and glossy silver.
“This notebook is a dream come true for the consumer who won’t compromise profound processing power for jaw-dropping style,” said Mike Abary, senior vice president of VAIO product marketing for Sony Electronics. “It meets the needs of everyday work and play while delivering the freedom, …

Google has started an ambitious project to digitally archive millions of pages of old newspapers.
In 2006, Google started working with the New York Times and the Washington Post to index existing digital archives and make them searchable via Google’s search technology. The new effort expands that initiative, with the goal of reaching every story ever printed, “from the smallest local weekly paper up to the largest national daily,” according to a post on Google’s official blog.
“For more than 200 years, matters of local and national significance have been conveyed in …

Google has launched its Google Chrome browser, and competitors are quite worried. They are worried not because Google has entered the browser war which was expected for some time but because Chrome is more than just a browser. Google wants to take over the Internet world, more or less, by providing a browser which is more or less a standalone Internet-oriented operating system, because it runs complicated web applications across different operating systems, which eventually can become obsolete.
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With the start of digital broadcasting looming ever closer, we felt it necessary to again get the word out about the TV Converter Box Coupon Program. As we all know, after February 17, 2009, all households wishing to keep using their analog TV sets will need to purchase a TV converter box.
The government has stepped in to alleviate stress on the wallet area by offering each household up to two coupons, each worth $40, that can be applied toward the cost of eligible converter boxes. Register for your coupons …

An Adobe spokeswoman on Tuesday confirmed that the company will launch its CS4 suite on September 23. According to our preview, Creative Suite 4 will include new versions of Dreamweaver,Fireworks, and Soundbooth.
No other details were provided, but at least we know the date. We’ll have more details on the actual day of the launch.

With the launch of its browser yesterday, Google staked claim to one of the few areas of the Internet where it didn’t already have a foothold and ratcheted up its ongoing competition with the behemoth Microsoft.
The 10-year-old company released Chrome, a new browser that some analysts said would allow Google to be the go-to resource for everything a Web surfer wants.

Comcast, one of the country’s largest Internet providers, said this week that it would place limits on customers’ broadband usage.

Microsoft’s latest version of its dominant Internet Explorer web browser could threaten the rise of online targeted-advertising because it allows users to access websites in private, reports James Quinn.

Microsoft has confirmed that it will add several new privacy features to its forthcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser that will allow users to cover their digital tracks while surfing the Web.

Canon has introduced its newest digital camera line called the PowerShot E-Series.
For starters, the PowerShot E-Series is getting the trendy PowerShot E1 digital camera. To be released in 3 eye-catching colors white, blue or pink.

Adobe has announced new versions of Photoshop Elements and Premier Elements bringing both applications to version 7.

Nokia has announced that its N96 smartphone will be available in America in Q4 2008. The American version of the phone will operate on 3G HSDPA networks and feature a 2.8-inch screen, 16GB of internal memory and compatibility with multiple video formats.

While you wouldn’t know it by looking at them, these new Viera plasma TVs from Panasonic’s PZR900 line sport a laundry list of cool features including a built-in 1 terabyte DVR that allows for up to 121 hours of video recording.

Last March, Google began inviting a select number of publishers within its AdSense network to test a new hosted advertisement management tool called Google Ad Manager.