http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ en 10 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:00:54 +0200 http://img.bestofmicro.com/design/groupe/logo_toms_guide_us.jpg http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ http://www.tomsguide.com/us/YouTube-Audio-Preview,news-2724.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/YouTube-Audio-Preview,news-2724.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:10:00 CEST YouTube comments can be a lot of things they shouldn’t be. Those who frequent Google’s video sharing site are often responsible for harsh, offensive, tangential or just downright irrelevant comments.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/OLED-MP4-media-player,news-2717.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/OLED-MP4-media-player,news-2717.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:30:00 CEST Why are Korean digital media player manufacturers so much more open than their U.S. counterparts when it comes to supporting popular audio and video formats?]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/wal-mart-drm-music-mp3,news-2654.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/wal-mart-drm-music-mp3,news-2654.html Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:20:00 CEST Last week Wal-Mart sent out an email to its online music store customers, reporting that the DRM servers will be shutting down for good.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/sims-katy-perry-kissed-girl,news-2645.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/sims-katy-perry-kissed-girl,news-2645.html Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:00:00 CEST Apparently, Katy Perry has grown tired of kissing girls and is now directing her attention to The Sims.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/michael-moore-slacker-uprising-free,news-2634.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/michael-moore-slacker-uprising-free,news-2634.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:00:00 CEST Once again, infamous moviemaker Michael Moore has entered the spotlight, this time with an online documentary that viewers can download and share for free.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/playstation-network-ps3-video-drm,news-2633.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/playstation-network-ps3-video-drm,news-2633.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:20:00 CEST For legit customers, there's nothing more hateful than the dreaded DRM. ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Book-Search,news-2626.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Book-Search,news-2626.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:50:00 CEST Google has announced the release of a set of tools that will make it easier for e-tailers to make use of the search giant’s popular tool for search the contents of books, Book Search.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/sony-playstation-ps3-life-psn,news-2616.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/sony-playstation-ps3-life-psn,news-2616.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:20:00 CEST Sony yesterday launched Life With PlayStation on the PlayStation 3 console, a new service taking over the existing slot of Folding@Home in the XMB's Network section. ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Amazon-IMDb-Steaming-Free-Movies,news-2594.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Amazon-IMDb-Steaming-Free-Movies,news-2594.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:30:00 CEST Amazon-owned IMDb has announced the the site will now feature a video section that will enable users to stream from a library of over 6,000 movies and television episodes.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iTunes-8-0-Vista-BSOD-fix,news-2589.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iTunes-8-0-Vista-BSOD-fix,news-2589.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:10:00 CEST Apple has re-released iTunes 8.0 for Windows Vista users following complaints from numerous users that the iTunes upgrade had resulted in the dreaded Blue Screen of Death.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Duke-Nukem-3D-Xbox-XBL,news-2588.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Duke-Nukem-3D-Xbox-XBL,news-2588.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:30:00 CEST According to Xboxic, the Xbox Live Arcade version of Duke Nukem 3D is scheduled for release next week.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/besbuy-napster-apple-itunes,news-2591.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/besbuy-napster-apple-itunes,news-2591.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:20:00 CEST Best Buy Co Inc. announced Monday that it plans to purchase online music service Napster for a cash deal of $121 million. Best Buy indicated that it plans to use Napaster to compete with Apple’s dominating iTunes music store.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/microsoft-zunes-apple-ipod-smurfs,news-2553.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/microsoft-zunes-apple-ipod-smurfs,news-2553.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:40:00 CEST Microsoft reveals new smurf-colored Zunes with new FM ingenuity]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-3G-Apple-2-1-software,news-2562.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-3G-Apple-2-1-software,news-2562.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:10:00 CEST Rejoice, iPhone users. Steve Jobs announced on Tuesday morning an upcoming iPhone software update that promises to make things better.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-ipod-nano-touch,news-2561.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-ipod-nano-touch,news-2561.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:50:00 CEST Apple today unveiled the brand new and highly leaked iPod Nano as well as a new slimmer iPod Touch.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Digital-switch-wilmington-Anlog-tv,news-2555.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Digital-switch-wilmington-Anlog-tv,news-2555.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:40:00 CEST A North Carolina city will today succeed in being the first town to switch off analog television in favor of digital broadcasting, despite bad weather over the last couple of weeks.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/youtube-media-online-tv,news-2550.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/youtube-media-online-tv,news-2550.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:20:00 CEST The number of American households watching television broadcasts on the Internet has nearly doubled since 2006, according to a new report published by the market research firms The Conference Board and TNS. According to their analysis, nearly one-fifth o]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Microsoft-Seinfeld-Ad,news-2545.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Microsoft-Seinfeld-Ad,news-2545.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:00:00 CEST Last night saw the first airing of Microsoft’s Jerry Seinfeld ad campaign, and frankly, we are very confused.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-ipod-itunes,news-2539.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-ipod-itunes,news-2539.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:50:00 CEST Apple is widely expected to introduce at least one new iPod music player (a new Nano, perhaps?) and announce price cuts on some existing iPod models at a press event in San Francisco next Tuesday. Price cuts on iPod Touch model are seen as critical to th]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/LED-Pico-Projector-Beamer-Toshiba,news-2525.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/LED-Pico-Projector-Beamer-Toshiba,news-2525.html Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:30:00 CEST Toshiba hides its real highlights in display cabinets further back at its stand. The smallest LED projector barely weighs 100 grams while projecting at a brightness of 10 Lumen, making it a good companion for smart phones with video outputs.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Viera-Panasonic-Plasma-TV,news-2518.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Viera-Panasonic-Plasma-TV,news-2518.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:40:00 CEST Panasonic is unveiling several new plasma TVs at IFA 2008 that are especially thin and energy efficient. Additionally, the company is also demonstrating a huge 150" Display.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Logitech-Squeezbox-Boom-Slime-Devices,news-2513.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Logitech-Squeezbox-Boom-Slime-Devices,news-2513.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:20:00 CEST Fremont (CA) – Slim Devices, a company Logitech acquired in October of 2006, today announced its Squeezebox Boom “all-in-one” network music player, which promises to deliver a wireless Internet music experience throughout your home.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/HDR3800-HDR3810-Harddisk-Recorder,news-2494.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/HDR3800-HDR3810-Harddisk-Recorder,news-2494.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:20:13 CEST Philips’ new hard disk recorders offer a solid feature set for fans of the good old TV. Thanks to HDMI 1080p, the recorders are also ready for HD-TV and high-def video.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-BDP-S350-BDP-S550,news-2492.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-BDP-S350-BDP-S550,news-2492.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:50:11 CEST Sony’s Blu-ray players BDP-S350 and BDP-S550 have been available in the US since the summer. In Germany and Europe, they will be making their debut in October and November, respectively.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-SACD,news-2484.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-SACD,news-2484.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:50:05 CEST But the SACD is dead, really.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Intel-Gigabyte-Canmore,news-2466.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Intel-Gigabyte-Canmore,news-2466.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:20:00 CEST IDF is over but we’re still talking about what went on in San Fransisco last week. One of the companies we never got the chance to discuss was Gigabyte, however that’s not to say it didn’t have anything interesting to say at the Intel Developers Forum.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Divx-high-def-H-264,news-2456.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Divx-high-def-H-264,news-2456.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:50:00 CEST Chicago (IL) - DivX is joining the high-definition era: Following its first H.264 decoder, the company today announced the alpha version of its first H.264 encoder.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Olympus-camera,news-2452.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Olympus-camera,news-2452.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:50:00 CEST Olympus on Monday launched five new cameras, including one that features a special touch-sensitive body to control the camera, which could reduce camera shake.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPod,news-2457.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPod,news-2457.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:20:00 CEST Chicago (IL) - Digg’s Kevin Rose receives the honor for jumpstarting this year’s iPod update rumors with a picture and rather vague and strange information from his sources what this new update may bring. According to Rose, Apple will shelve the current ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-iPod,news-2441.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sony-iPod,news-2441.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:30:00 CEST Chicago (IL) - The reluctant mating of Sony products with Apple iPods is something the guys back at Sony Japan HQ will probably always kick themselves about.]]>