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Intel Takes Atom Processors to NAS Devices

Intel is expanding its Atom processor line from netbook and nettop computers to network storage solutions for home and small office use.

Tag: Microsoft’s First Android App

Microsoft's first Android application lets users snap pictures of its print barcode Tags to gets URLs to info, content, offers, and more.
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RealNetworks Settles RealDVD Case for $4.5 Million

RealNetworks has capitulated to Hollywood studios, agreeing to kill its RealDVD DVD-copying software and pay $4.5 million in damages.

Google Wins Arbitration Over Sham Domains

The National Arbitration Forum finds Google has legal rights to typo domains resembling google.com.

Maingear mX-L 15 Combines Performance with Low Price Tag

Maingear's new mX-L 15 notebook offers Intel Core i5/i7 processors and ATI graphics with price tags starting at $999.

Microsoft to XP Users: Don’t Press F1

Image used with permission by copyright holder On the heels of a Google engineer finding a security vulnerability that had been lurking in Microsoft Windows’ Virtual DOS Machine for 17 years, another doozy has turned up: Microsoft has issued a security advisory for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 that just pressing the […]

Hedge Fund Offers to Take Novell Private for $1.8 Billion

Hedge fund Elliott Associates has offered $1.8 billion to take Novell private...what does this mean for Linux?

Spanish Police Bust Mariposa Botnet Bosses

Spanish authorities have arrested three men believed to run the Mariposa botnet, which infects over 13 million PCs around the world.

Skype Lands on Symbian Phones

Users of Symbian phones can now tap into VoIP calling via Skype...and the app is free from the Ovi Store or from Skype directly.

iLuv iMM178 Vibe Plus: Wake, Rattle, and Roll

iLuv's new Premium iMM178 Vibe Plus dual alarm iPod/iPhone dock will not only wake you up - it'll shake you out of bed.

Acer Jumps Out with 3D Projectors

Acer's new H5360 and X1261 projectors aim to bring Nvidia 3D technology to home theaters, businesses, and schools.

Opera 10.5 Claims to Be Fastest Windows Browser

Opera 10.5 has a new JavaScript engine...and claims to be the fastest browser available for Windows.

Google Buys Photo Editing Site Picnik

Google has snapped up photo editing site Picnik, perhaps in a move to bolster its Picasa online photo sharing service.

Nvidia Ion 2 Promises 10x Better Graphics for Netbooks

Nvidia's Ion 2 platform claims to offer 10 times the performance of Intel's netbook graphics...and Optimus technology means 10 hours of battery life is still possible.
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Older PlayStation 3s Recover from Date Glitch

Older PlayStation 3 units that were sidelined yesterday seem to be running today, having realized there was no February 29, 2010.
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PlayStation Network Glitch Sidelines Consoles

Owners of some non-slim PlayStation 3 gaming consoles haven't been able to sign onto the PlayStation Network...and the bug is impacting offline play too.

European Union Ends Microsoft Antitrust Probe

The European Commission has ended its antitrust wrangling with Microsoft, now that the company has adopted a "browser ballot" for third-party Web browsers.

Shuttle Barebone XS35 Nettop Crams in Performance and Features

Shuttle's forthcoming Barebone XS35 nettop packs a hard drive, optical drive, oodles of ports, Nvidia Ion graphics, and a dual core Atom CPU in a case 3.3cm wide.

HP Expands EliteBook, ProBook Lines

HP's new EliteBook ultraportables and ProBook notebook offerings bring the heat with Core i3, i5, and i7 processors.

Infinitec IUM Drive Shipping in July

Inifitec says its Infinite USB Memory (IUM) drive with media streaming capabilities will be shipping July 1, 2010...for a price under $125.

One Quarter of Americans Turn to Cell Phones for News

A new survey finds that one quarter of Americans - that's a third of cell phone owners - use their cell phones for news.

Apple Cites Suppliers for Conduct Violations

Apple says it found 17 violations of its supplier code of conduct in 2009, including hiring underage workers, falsifying records, and improperly disposing of toxic waste.

Skype Landing on Samsung’s LED 7000 and 8000 HDTVs

Skype video conferencing is being embedded in Samsung's LED 7000 and 8000 HDTVs...although users will need to buy a separate camera to get the whole thing working.
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Admob: Half of iPhone Users Buy At Least One App a Month

Metrics firm AdMob says that while Android and iPhone users download similar numbers of apps, iPhone users are more likely to pay for them.

Quicken Returns to the Mac After Four Years…Kind Of

Intuit has released Quicken Essentials for Macintosh, a total rewrite of the widely-used personal finance app...with no online bill paying or stock tracking.

Sprint Makes Big WiMax Promises for 2010

As Verizon and AT&T ready 4G LTE networks, Sprint is saying it'll bring 4G WiMax to big markets like New York and San Francisco.
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Skype Pulls Windows Mobile Apps

Skype has stopped offering Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Phones, saying the apps just didn't offer a good enough Skype experience.

ATI Radeon HD 5670 Supports DirectX 11 for Under $100

AMD is going after budget gamers with its new ATI Radeon HD 5670 video card, offering DirectX 11 and multi-display support for under $100.

Pentax Unveils Rugged Optio W90 and Optio X90 Superzoom

Pentax's Optio W90 can take a beating and go underwater, while the new Optio X90 offers a 26x zoom and serious shake reduction.

Court Approves Microsoft Action Against Waledac Botnet

A federal judge granted an unusual request by Microsoft to deactivate almost 300 Internet domains used in the command-and-control structure for the Waledac botnet.

ATI Radeon HD 5830 Aims To Boost Midrange Graphics

ATI's new Radeon HD 5830 video card looks to bring DirectX 11 action to gamers at a price below its well-received (and pricey) Radeon HD 5850 and 5870 cards.

T-Mobile Racks Up Pre-Paid Subscribers

T-Mobile has reversed subscriber losses, adding over 370,000 customers in the last quarter. But most of them are low-paying, pre-paid customers with no contracts.

iTunes Sells Ten Billion Songs, Apple’s Hums “Money Talks”

Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia gets a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card for purchasing "Guess Things Just Happen That Way," by Johnny Cash. Ba-dum ba-dum.
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iSuppli: Over 25 Pct of All TVs Sold in January are Online

iSuppli says more than a quarter of all TVs sold in the U.S. in January 2010 are connected to the Internet.
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EU Opens Antitrust Investigation of Google

The European Commission has opened an investigation into complaints of unfair trade practices by Google...and you'll never guess who's complaining.

SanDisk G3 Solid State Drive Lands at Retailers

Memory and storage maker SanDisk is finally in the SSD game with its G3 Solid State drive, with capacities up to 120 GB.

Yahoo Taps Into Twitter

Yahoo has inked a deal with Twitter to get a real-time feed of every public tweet...and plans to integrate Twitter's content across its global network of sites.
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Toshiba Portege M780 Brings Core i7 CPU to Tablets

Toshiba's Portege M780 convertible table computer packs an Intel Core 13, i5, or i7 processors and a 12.1-inch display.