TechJunk

[Technologizer]: Lala's Spectacular New Music Service.
  For a couple of months now, I've been using a music service that's been in a quiet (but open) beta period. It's been kind of amazing. That service is the all-new version of Lala, and it's officially throwing its doors open to the public today.
[Computerworld]: ASUS may ship two-screen Windows 7 notebooks in Q1.
  Asustek, also known as ASUS -- the people who make the Eee PC -- plans to ship new notebooks that have touch screens on both the top (where the screen normally goes) and the bottom (where the keyboard normally goes) as early as the first quarter of next year, according to a report.
[Liliputing]: MSI Wind vs. Asus Eee PC 1000H: The nitpicker's guide.
  These two netbooks are remarkably similar.
[jkOnTheRun]: Foxmarks Secure Password Sync out of beta.
  I shared this news over at Web Worker Daily earlier today, but thought it worth a mention in case you missed it. Foxmarks, the Firefox extension that synchronizes bookmarks, profiles and more, just hit version 2.5.
[HotHardware]: Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 Netbook, HotHardware Video Spotlight.
  Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 is a 10" Netbook that sports low power consumption, ultra-portability, respectable performance and a well rounded feature set.
[Google]: Browse what the world is saying on Blog Search.
  Adapting some of the technology pioneered by Google News, we're now showing categories on the left side of the website and organizing the blog posts within those categories into clusters, which are groupings of posts about the same story or event.
[Liliputing]: Lenovo IdeaPad S10 dissected.
  Lenovo's first Netbook began shipping this week, and customers are just starting to receive their orders.
[jkOnTheRun]: Asus adds integrated wireless broadband to Eee PC netbooks.
  It's not just 3G, it's three-and-three-quarters-G with support for HSUPA. That means if the wireless network in your area is up for it, you'll have speedy downloads of up to 7.2 Mbps and 2 Mbps back up.
[Walt Mossberg]: Google's G1: First Impressions.
  The phone, expected to be the first of many to use the Android operating system, was largely designed by Google, and was built by HTC of Taiwan. It will be sold in the U.S. starting next month by T-Mobile, for $179 with a two-year contract.
[TorrentFreak]: uTorrent's Mac Client Leaked.
  An early Alpha release of the long awaited Mac version of the popular BitTorrent client uTorrent has leaked to the public. The application is still in development, but most features seem to work just fine. As expected, the application looks very Mac-like, and better than its Windows counterpart.
[Laptop]: HP Shows Off 10-inch Netbook. The Next Mini-Note?
  At a special fashion week presentation tonight, HP unveiled a special edition mini-notebook developed in collaboration with fashion designer Vivanne Tam.
[TechCrunch]: Yammer Launches at TC50: Twitter For Companies.
  Yammer is an enterprise version of Twitter. If Twitter asks: â€œWhat Are You Doing?â€�, Yammer asks: â€œWhat Are You Working On?â€�
[Engadget]: ASUS Eee PC 901 falls to a cool $500.
  Following in Acer's footsteps, ASUS has evidently lowered the entry price for its Fine Ebony / Pearl White Eee PC 901 to $499.99. Yep, that's the one with an 8.9-inch display, 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 12GB SSD and a 6-cell battery.
[LAPTOP Magazine]: Hands On With New 120GB Zune (and the 8GB Blue One)
  Apple might be busy today prepping for a release of new iPods tomorrow, but Microsoft is breaking out with the new (and rumored) Zune devices.
[PC Mag]: Dell Inspiron Mini 9.
  Although not the best netbook available, the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 might have enough appeal to propel this category into the mainstream.
[jkOnTheRun]: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 data carrier subsidy.
  Crave reports that we'll be seeing price subsidies on the new Dell netbook, similar to how cellphones costs are subsidized. In a subsidy like this, you pay less up-front for the hardware and the carrier makes money back on a voice or data plan commitment.
[Engadget]: Hell freezes over, new DirecTV HD TiVo on the way.
  TiVo and DirecTV announced today that sometime during the second half of 2009, a new HD DirecTV TiVo will be available and will include "the latest TiVo and DirecTV features and services" -- there is however no word if this will include favorites such as TiVoToGo or Multi-Room veiwing.
[Webware]: Google Chrome: My first impressions.
  I like the speed, but it's certainly not ready to be my daily browser.
[NYT]: New iPod Player Expected Next Week.
  Apple is expected to show off its new iPod music players -- and possibly announce price cuts -- on Tuesday but may not release a long-awaited update to its MacBook laptop computers until a later date.
[Engadget]: Dell confirms Inspiron 910 netbook arriving this week.
  Dell's Inspiron 910 / Mini Inspiron hasn't exactly a a secret since we first heard about it back in April, but it sounds like this baby bump is about to go from open secret to bouncing bundle of joy -- Dell just confirmed to InformationWeek that the netbook is scheduled to arrive later this week.
[NYT]: Google Adds YouTube-Like Service to Apps Suite.
  Google has added a video sharing component to its Apps Premier suite of hosted communication and collaboration software, betting that companies will find it useful for a variety of workplace uses.
[Engadget]: ASUS' bamboo laptops ditch the Pandas, bring the WiMax as they go production.
  Now in mass production, these partially biodegradable laptops come with either 11.1- or 12.1-inch, 1,280 x 768 pixel displays, your choice of 3/6/9-cell batteries, and ASUS' Super Hybrid Engine allowing you to dial down the power.
[ReadWriteWeb]: Google to Offer its Own Browser: Chrome.
  Google watchdog Phillip Lessen has scanned and posted a printed comic he says he received in the mail from Google today describing the company's forthcoming open source browser Chrome. The link to Chrome is currently a 404. Long rumored to be in the works, this appears to be the first formal acknowledgment that Google really is working on its own browser - and it looks very cool.
[GigaOM]: A Quick Guide to Netbooks.
  After using a low-powered computer and just the web for 60 days, I'm convinced that netbooks are well on their way towards becoming personal cloud computers.
[GigaOM]: Don't Like the iPhone? Checkout 3 Other Touchscreen Phones.
  Three touch screen phones that you can try if you don't like iPhone.