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Dell has made available a customized download of Google's Chromium OS (the open-source version of Chrome OS), specifically for its popular Mini 10V netbook. Full Story »

Dell has made available a customized download of Google's Chromium OS (the open-source version of Chrome OS), specifically for its popular Mini 10V netbook. Full Story »

TRACY, CA -- Black Friday customers who arrived at the Wal-Mart store here, expecting to purchase an e-Machines laptop for the $198 Black Friday price, were surprised to find the entire shipment of 37 units had been assigned to other customers the day before. Full Story »

If Black Friday wasn't enough for you, you're in luck. Full Story »

As in years past, this was a traditionally slow IT news week, especially in the U.S., where Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday was a primary focus, followed by the annual retail extravaganza known as Black Friday. Full Story »

Japanese computer peripheral maker Buffalo revealed Thursday a new Blu-ray burner, capable of reaching impressive 12x write speeds when used with USB 3.0. Full Story »

Not to be outdone by Wal-Mart and its dirt-cheap Blu-ray offers, Best Buy is selling a decent Blu-ray player for under $100. Full Story »

SAP's joint project with user groups to demonstrate the value for money of its Enterprise Support program is still on track, the company said Friday, despite the resignation of the two user group members leading the project. Full Story »

The Apple iPod Touch is on sale in several places--for instance, Best Buy is selling the 8GB version plus a $30 gift card for $199--but Wal-Mart has managed to come up with the best deal we've seen, offering the 8GB iPod Touch plus a $50 iTunes gift card for $195. Full Story »

Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner who for the past five years has championed consumer rights in the telecommunications and IT arenas, has been picked to take charge of a re-write of the European Union's 15-year-old data protection laws due to start next year. Full Story »