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- Although Samsung's Galaxy S III won't appear at Mobile World Congress at the end of February, the device is expected to hit shelves in the first half of 2012. According to South Korea's Electronic Times News, the next-generation Galaxy S…
Hard Drive Pricewatch: Three Months Into the Thai Floods
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The hard disk drive supply chain was hit hard late last year when a series of floods struck Thailand. The Asian country accounts for about a quarter of the world's hard drive production. All this resulted in hard drive prices shooting through the roof around the end of October as production became more expensive and limited.
With the help of price tracking site Camelegg we've checked on a number of mobile and desktop HDDs to get a better overview of how the situation has developed in the last three months.
Motorola seeking 2.25% of Apple's mobile sales for 3G patent use
- Motorola has been causing some trouble for Apple in Germany recently, with the company winning and injunction on iCloud and enforcing a previous ruling that required the Cupertino giant to pull some iPhone models from stores in that country. The…
Avast accidentally identifies Steam as a trojan
- Just a quick heads up for Avast users: if you're having trouble opening Steam, your malware protection might be to blame. For over an hour Sunday morning, the free antivirus accidently flagged a Steam executable as a trojan and moved…
Movie studios eyeing compensation from LimeWire after RIAA judgement
- Six major movie and TV companies are among the latest to sue the once popular peer-to-peer file sharing service LimeWire. The suit comes less than a year after founder Mark Gorton agreed to pay the Recording Industry Association of America…
IBM will manufacture some 32nm "Trinity" APUs for AMD
- AMD has reportedly enlisted IBM to manufacture some of its next-generation Fusion chips, code-named "Trinity". The move was disclosed by the company's CEO Rory Read at an analyst event and follows a string of low yield issues with 32nm chips…
Redbox and Verizon join forces to take on Netflix
- Coinstar’s Redbox and Verizon Wireless have ended months of speculation that suggested the two would join forces to compete with Netflix. The duo put out a press release announcing the joint venture that combines new release DVDs and Blu-ray discs…
Up to six new Windows Phone form factors in the pipeline
- Microsoft could be preparing as many as six new form factors for future Windows Phone devices. General Manager of the Windows Phone design studio Albert Shum shared a slide with TechRadar that illustrates an ecosystem with multiple form factor devices…
Torrent search engine BTJunkie voluntarily shuts down
- BTJunkie, one of the top five BitTorrent search engines, has decided to close its doors voluntarily after 7 years in operation. The move comes amid growing pressure from authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere, who recently took legal action against…
Intel turns to SandForce: SSD 520 Series Review
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Since the days of the original X25-M SSD, Intel solid state storage products have been characterized for being the most stable and reliable around. With the company now willing to use the SandForce SF-2281, it proves that the controller has reached a certain desired level of maturity.
Intel has adopted the SandForce SF-2281 controller however they have co-defined and validated the firmware for an Intel unique implementation. In other words, the SSD 520 Series drives will differ to similar products in terms of performance and reliability in spite of using the same controller. Read on to learn more about Intel's new premium consumer SSD.
Sony PSN service renamed Sony Entertainment Network
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Sony has announced that the accounts of PlayStation Network (PSN) users will be rebranded Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) on February 8 as part of scheduled software and firmware updates PlayStation 3 and PlayStation...
Microsoft experiments ahead of Windows 8's public beta, is the Start button going the way of the dodo?
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As we draw closer to the Windows 8 public beta this month, we've come to learn many different details of what Microsoft is cooking behind the scenes in the new OS, which is expected to debut in final form by the end of this year.
Weekend tech reading: Micron CEO dies in plane crash
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Steven R. Appleton, chairman and chief executive of Micron Technology Inc. and one of the most prominent figures in the semiconductor industry, died Friday when the high-performance airplane he was piloting crashed at Boise, Idaho's airport. The death of the 51-year-old stunned Micron...
Weekend Open Forum: Your worst gaming habits
- Although I've never pillaged someone's RuneScape account at knifepoint, I have plenty of less-than-proud moments in my gaming history -- like many of you, I imagine. My lowest point was undoubtedly spending months of free time on a little-known MMORPG…
Dropbox offers an additional 5GB of cloud storage to beta users
- For users willing to be guinea pigs, Dropbox is offering an opportunity to score 5GB of free space through the popular cloud storage service. PCWorld is reporting the 5GB is actually in addition to the standard 2GB issued to free…
Google's privacy policy cornered by European Commission and Congress
- Continuing the story we posted earlier this week, the European Commission has asked Google to hold off on rolling out their new privacy policy. The EC is assigning French data protection authority, CNIL, to work with Google and explore the…
Weekend game deals: 66% off Warhammer titles, Section 8: Prejudice
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If you didn't grab Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine for $25 via GamersGate last week, Steam has it for only $17 as part of its "Warhammer Weekend" promotion. You'll also find 66% off seemingly every other game in the franchise as well as their DLC packs...
Anonymous eavesdrops FBI conference call, posts audio online
- The hactivist group Anonymous claims to have intercepted and recorded a conference call between the FBI and the British police cybercrime division Scotland Yard that took place on January 17. Anon has since released an audio recording of the roughly…
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