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Weekend tech reading: Mobility Radeon HD 6000 flagship has 256-bit memory (rumor)

  • Posted September 5, 2010, 12:17 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Rumor: "Blackcomb" is AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6000 series flagship Donanimhaber reports that the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6000 series will be headed by a GPU codenamed Blackcomb. Of course, Blackcomb will be based on a desktop chip, presumably either…

News around the web: Go shopping, change the world

  • Posted September 2, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Industry News
  • Go shopping; change the world @ CNN Capcom wants Resident Evil 6 ASAP @ GameSpot Gold tops $1,250, investors edgy before U.S. jobs @ Reuters Stephen Hawking Picks Physics Over God for Big Bang @ Fox See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in…

News around the web: Sony rolls out rival to iTunes

  • Posted September 1, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Software
  • Sony rolls out rival to iTunes @ BBC News Video experiment shows off HTML5 on Chrome @ CNet Telltale Games times 'Back to the Future' project @ GameHunters China Requires ID for Cellphone Numbers @ NYTimes See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in…

News around the web: Google and Skype face India ban

  • Posted August 31, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Industry News
  • Google and Skype face India ban @ BBC News Photo Essay: 18 Places to Feel Dwarfed by Nature @ MatadorTrips NASA Tests Rocket Engine Formerly Known as Ares @ FoxNews U.S. oil dips on growth worry, set for monthly loss @ Reuters See more…

News around the web: Gmail users place 1M calls in 24 hours

  • Posted August 30, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, The Web
  • Gmail users place 1M calls in 24 hours @ VentureBeat MIT unveils autonomous, oil-skimming robots @ BGR Photographer Adam Dobrovits @ 2photo.ru Dead Rising 2 confirmed for PC September 28 @ BigDownload See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Hurricane Katrina casualty toll…

Weekend tech reading: Chrome 7 GPU acceleration confirmed

  • Posted August 29, 2010, 2:59 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Google confirms Chrome 7 GPU acceleration With the release of the first versions of Chrome 7, we noticed a subtle speed increase in graphics-heavy websites and suggested that Google is improving Chrome’s overall graphics performance. Our readers later found that…

News around the web: The programmer hierarchy

  • Posted August 25, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • The Programmer Hierarchy @ Imgur Roxio brings 3D to Creator 2011 @ DownloadBlog Garmin Recalls 1.25M Navigation Devices @ Garmin 10 Trickiest Spy Gadgets Ever @ Discovery See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Hacker taps into US military database

News around the web: Rethinking the value of social media

  • Posted August 24, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, The Web
  • Rethinking the Value of Social Media @ BusinessWeek Stocks hit lowest level in seven weeks @ Reuters iTunes Scam: How to Protect Yourself @ PC World Liam Fox defends call for ban of Medal of Honor game @ FoxNews See more articles and reviews. Five…

News around the web: Inside the HDMI cable scam

  • Posted August 23, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Hardware
  • Inside the HDMI cable scam @ MSNBC RIAA: U.S. copyright law 'isn't working' @ CNet Where Tech Jobs Will Be In 2020 @ ComputerWorld Turning Whisky Into Biofuel @ Forbes.com See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Sony to Launch P2P Network…

Weekend tech reading: New DLC for L4D, L4D2 announced

  • Posted August 22, 2010, 1:56 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Valve reveals 'The Sacrifice' DLC for Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, 'No Mercy' coming to L4D2 Last night on GameTrailers TV, Valve's Chet Faliszek revealed info on upcoming downloadable content for those still waging war on the…

News around the web: Adobe releases emergency patch

  • Posted August 19, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Security
  • Adobe Releases Emergency Update Patch @ InvestinTech Georgia Archaeologists Find Confederate POW Camp @ FoxNews Top Five Technology Fanboys @ Forbes Brazil holds its first online presidential debate @ BBC News See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Intel moving to 45nm soon?…

News around the web: Happy Birthday Julio!

  • Posted August 18, 2010, 12:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, The Web
  • Happy Birthday Julio! @ TechSpot The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet @ Wired Greg's Cable Map of Undersea Cables @ CableMap Facebook Partnership Is Proven by $3,000 Check @ Bloomberg See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: IBM helps Firefox

News around the web: Iran has dancing humanoid robot

  • Posted August 17, 2010, 12:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Iran Has a Dancing, Humanoid Robot @ FoxNews StarCraft II 1.03 patch released @ Big Download iPod fire delays rush-hour Tokyo subway train @ iPodnn Hulu Is Said to Plan an IPO of More Than $2 Billion @ BusinessWeek See more articles and reviews. Five…

News around the web: Star Wars on Blu-ray in 2011

  • Posted August 16, 2010, 12:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Lucas: Star Wars on Blu-ray in 2011 @ Wired OpenSolaris is Dead @ Sstallion The Global Cities Index 2010 @ Foreign Policy Private server company forced to pay Blizzard $88M @ WoW.com See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Apple stock hits record…

Weekend tech reading: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 announced

  • Posted August 15, 2010, 2:09 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in News Around the Web
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 announced, could ambush multiple platforms GSC Game World has officially revealed that it's working on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, a sequel to the trilogy of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games already released for the PC. Thought the announcement comes with little information, rumors…

News around the web: Don't tax the internet

  • Posted August 11, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, The Web
  • Don't Tax the Internet @ PCMag The 5 NEW Rules Of Social Media Optimization @ RohitBhargava £140 million flat gets sold in London @ DailyMail Rubik's Cube Now Solvable in 20 Moves @ Cube20.org See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Games to…

News around the web: Movies infographics collection

  • Posted August 10, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Movies Infographics Collection @ Abduzeedo Dollar dips as Fed to buy long-dated Treasuries @ Reuters Netflix to stream Paramount, Lionsgate, MGM movies @ AP Spectacular Perseid Meteor Shower Due Wednesday @ FoxNews See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: IBM Designs Pocket-Sized Virtual…

News around the web: StarCraft II 1.02 patch available

  • Posted August 9, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Gaming
  • New StarCraft II 1.02 patch now available @ BigDownload Sheep take over the old Lord of the Rings set @ io9 Skype files for $100 million IPO @ CNet Parole Board wants to forecast who will kill again @ MorningCall See more articles and…

Weekend tech reading: Dragon Age II focusing on consoles (not?)

  • Posted August 8, 2010, 12:50 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Dragon Age II: No overhead view on PC, no toolset, audience is on consoles As many feared Dragon Age II is changing from a PC franchise to a console one, and with it are coming some big changes that are…

News around the web: Why jailbreak the iPhone?

  • Posted August 4, 2010, 1:21 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Why Jailbreak the iPhone? @ TUAW More Billionaires Sign the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge @ WallStreetJournal 2010 PGA Championship Live 3D Coverage @ Nvidia 3D Vision Recognizing How Much Of The World Is A Patent Free Zone @ TechDirt See more articles and reviews. Five years…

News around the web: Call of Duty recruits 20 million

  • Posted August 3, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Gaming
  • Call of Duty franchise map packs recruit 20 million @ GameSpot Herpes virus used to treat cancer @ BBC News Morph-osaurs: How shape-shifting dinosaurs deceived us @ NewScientist MythBusters Talk Comic Book Myths @ PopularMechanics See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Hybrid…

Weekend tech reading: StarCraft II overheating bug confirmed

  • Posted August 1, 2010, 1:39 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Blizzard confirms StarCraft II overheating bug Screens that are light on detail may make your system overheat if cooling is overall insufficient. This is because the game has nothing to do so it is primarily just working on drawing the…

News around the web: Hack make ATM spew money

  • Posted July 29, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Security
  • Researcher's Hack Can Make ATMs Spew Money @ Forbes Stop yourself from making egregious e-mail errors @ CNN Exxon and Shell quarterly profits soar @ Reuters Ultimate Auto Electronic Experience @ FoxNews See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: 2005 game sales figures…

News around the web: 14 famous man rooms

  • Posted July 28, 2010, 12:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • 14 Famous Man Rooms @ TheArtOfManliness Android shirt illustrates what many think of Apple @ AndroidCommunity Creating a Culture of Questions @ CoxMath Call of Duty: Black Ops operating on DS @ GameSpot See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Windows Vista Beta…

News around the web: MS crosses swords with pirates

  • Posted July 27, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Microsoft Crosses Swords with Pirates @ BusinessWeek Yahoo Will Invest in Hackers With Good Ideas @ PCWorld Documents Paint Devastating Picture of Afghanistan War @ DemocracyNow BP gets "wake-up call" and $32 billion in spill charges @ Reuters See more articles and reviews. Five years…

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