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News Archive for January 2008

• Dell to close call center and layoff 900
  Published: January 31, 2008
• Garmin to compete with the iPhone
  Published: January 31, 2008
• Mozilla prepares fix for Firefox's flat add-on vulnerability
  Published: January 31, 2008
• Spam company Member Source Media settles with FTC
  Published: January 31, 2008
• News from around the web (01/31/08)
  Published: January 31, 2008
• Amazon to buy Audible for $300 million
  Published: January 31, 2008
• Sony’s gaming division finally returns to profitability
  Published: January 31, 2008
• Acer acquires Packard Bell
  Published: January 31, 2008
• Dell to announce Google Android device next month?
  Published: January 31, 2008
• Custom-built MacBook Air CPU in Windows notebooks soon?
  Published: January 31, 2008
• Yahoo cuts 1,000 jobs as profits fall
  Published: January 31, 2008
• Gateway introduces new Phenom-using desktops
  Published: January 30, 2008
• Western Digital announces 320GB USB drive
  Published: January 30, 2008
• Microsoft warns users against using vLite
  Published: January 30, 2008
• Dell closes kiosks, refocuses on retail and direct sales
  Published: January 30, 2008
• Apple TV 2.0 delayed a week or two
  Published: January 30, 2008
• News from around the web (01/30/08)
  Published: January 30, 2008
• OCZ partners with German MemoryWorld
  Published: January 30, 2008
• Valve unveils SteamWorks toolset for free
  Published: January 30, 2008
• PSP gets Skype update
  Published: January 30, 2008
• Crytek brings CryEngine 2 to PS3 and Xbox 360
  Published: January 30, 2008
• Asus announces Eee family product lines
  Published: January 30, 2008
• Optimus keyboard spotted on eBay
  Published: January 29, 2008
• 700MHz auction reaches $3.3 billion
  Published: January 29, 2008
• Continental to start offering on-board TV, Internet
  Published: January 29, 2008
• News from around the web (01/29/08)
  Published: January 29, 2008
• GTA 'Hot Coffee' settlement details revealed
  Published: January 29, 2008
• Firefox steals thunder from IE in Europe
  Published: January 29, 2008
• Mozilla shows off Firefox Mobile mockups
  Published: January 29, 2008
• Intel cancels 7 Core 2 Duo and Celeron CPUs
  Published: January 29, 2008
• 3DMark creator Futuremark opens dedicated games studio
  Published: January 29, 2008
• Intel becomes largest buyer of green power in the US
  Published: January 29, 2008
• Nvidia to launch nForce 790i chipset in 2Q?
  Published: January 29, 2008
• Snopes peddling malware?
  Published: January 28, 2008
• VMWare value plummets after disappointing quarter
  Published: January 28, 2008
• Nokia acquires Trolltech for $153 million
  Published: January 28, 2008
• Skyfire promises true PC-like browsing on smartphones
  Published: January 28, 2008
• Vista SP1 to arrive on February 15?
  Published: January 28, 2008
• Eee PC faces shipment delays
  Published: January 28, 2008
• Woolworths drops HD DVD, Gartner forecasts Blu-ray victory
  Published: January 28, 2008
• PayPal buys security company for $170 million
  Published: January 28, 2008
• Sweden to charge Pirate Bay in copyright case
  Published: January 28, 2008
• News from around the web (01/28/08)
  Published: January 28, 2008
• 120GB PlayStation 3 to replace 80GB?
  Published: January 28, 2008
• Amazon MP3 to go international this year
  Published: January 28, 2008
• ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 reviewed
  Published: January 27, 2008
• Futuremark tells you how many 3dmarks per dollar
  Published: January 27, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (1.26)
  Published: January 26, 2008
• HP intros thin desktop with 16GB solid-state drive
  Published: January 25, 2008
• Lenovo to begin selling IBM xServers
  Published: January 25, 2008
• News from around the web (01/25/08)
  Published: January 25, 2008
• Everex pushes Cloudbook launch back to February
  Published: January 25, 2008
• Most malware from legit sites, says Websense
  Published: January 25, 2008
• Charter deletes 14,000 email accounts
  Published: January 25, 2008
• Are one in three iPhones sold being unlocked?
  Published: January 25, 2008
• Sony to discontinue 80GB PlayStation 3?
  Published: January 25, 2008
• AMD gives further details on upcoming Fusion processor
  Published: January 25, 2008
• PC retail games sales dip in 2007
  Published: January 25, 2008
• Microsoft's Xbox division posts first-half profit
  Published: January 25, 2008
• HP introduces mobile thin clients
  Published: January 24, 2008
• Microsoft: Vista logged fewer flaws than other modern OSs
  Published: January 24, 2008
• Nokia grabs 40% of worldwide mobile market
  Published: January 24, 2008
• Nintendo's profit nearly doubles in first nine months
  Published: January 24, 2008
• Windows XP-running Eee PC launches in Japan
  Published: January 24, 2008
• Interview with Bill Watkins of Seagate
  Published: January 24, 2008
• News from around the web (01/24/08)
  Published: January 24, 2008
• Digital and online music sales up says IFPI
  Published: January 24, 2008
• VIA readies new Isaiah CPU architecture
  Published: January 24, 2008
• Rockstar confirms GTA IV release date, blames PS3 for delay
  Published: January 24, 2008
• Last.fm to launch free, on-demand music streaming
  Published: January 24, 2008
• Virgin Galactic prepares for its first commercial spaceflight
  Published: January 24, 2008
• Yahoo takes interest in online music industry
  Published: January 24, 2008
• MPAA admits error in college piracy study
  Published: January 23, 2008
• Dell, Microsoft to join (Product) RED campaign
  Published: January 23, 2008
• Microsoft to push IE7 onto business customers next month
  Published: January 23, 2008
• Mozilla confirms Firefox add-on flaw
  Published: January 23, 2008
• News from around the web (01/23/08)
  Published: January 23, 2008
• American Airlines to begin testing in-flight Internet service
  Published: January 23, 2008
• KDE 4 for Windows and Mac
  Published: January 23, 2008
• AMD releases Radeon HD 3400/3600
  Published: January 23, 2008
• AMD's Radeon HD 3870 X2 reviewed, benchmarked
  Published: January 23, 2008
• Apple posts record quarter, investors let down
  Published: January 23, 2008
• AMD Phenom processor family performance @ TechSpot
  Published: January 23, 2008
• Apple launches new 8GB pink iPod nano
  Published: January 23, 2008
• IDC: Shipments for PC microprocessors hit record levels
  Published: January 23, 2008
• Polymer announces foldable-screen e-reader
  Published: January 22, 2008
• Ageia denies takeover rumors
  Published: January 22, 2008
• 802.11n vendors prepared to drop prices
  Published: January 22, 2008
• United Keys partners with FoxConn to build OLED keyboards
  Published: January 22, 2008
• Blu-ray grabs 93% of market after Warner's announcement
  Published: January 22, 2008
• Yahoo planning to cut hundreds of jobs
  Published: January 22, 2008
• Western Digital announces new high density Caviar drives
  Published: January 22, 2008
• Lenovo not leaving China
  Published: January 22, 2008
• News from around the web (01/22/08)
  Published: January 22, 2008
• Google and EU authorities argue over IPs
  Published: January 22, 2008
• Assassin’s Creed PC system requirements detailed
  Published: January 22, 2008
• Seagate launches 250GB laptop drive
  Published: January 22, 2008
• Rock Band and Guitar Hero show impressive music sales
  Published: January 22, 2008
• AMD expands embedded roadmap with three new CPUs
  Published: January 22, 2008
• Microsoft asks courts to dismiss Novell lawsuit
  Published: January 21, 2008
• Symantec to sell off Precise
  Published: January 21, 2008
• Microsoft to allow Virtualization in Vista Home
  Published: January 21, 2008
• HP unveils 3GHz, quad-core Blackbird Alpha gaming PC
  Published: January 21, 2008
• Turkey bans YouTube, again
  Published: January 21, 2008
• HBO to make content available for download
  Published: January 22, 2008
• News from around the web (01/21/08)
  Published: January 21, 2008
• Interview with AT&T over torrent filtering
  Published: January 21, 2008
• Fujitsu spins off chip division
  Published: January 21, 2008
• Intel planning second dual-core Celeron
  Published: January 21, 2008
• EA to offer free ad-supported Battlefield
  Published: January 21, 2008
• New Xbox 360s still have high failure rate
  Published: January 21, 2008
• Lenovo setting its sights on the MacBook Air?
  Published: January 21, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (1.20)
  Published: January 20, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (1.19)
  Published: January 19, 2008
• AMD's low-power Phenom CPUs specs revealed
  Published: January 18, 2008
• Crysis heading to PlayStation 3?
  Published: January 18, 2008
• Microsoft offers Chair's Undertow for Xbox Live outage
  Published: January 18, 2008
• News from around the web (01/18/08)
  Published: January 18, 2008
• Microsoft clarifies removing VBA from Office
  Published: January 18, 2008
• U.S. video games sales hit record
  Published: January 18, 2008
• Nvidia's Enthusiast System Architecture in action
  Published: January 18, 2008
• Microsoft delivers targeted ads to grocery carts
  Published: January 18, 2008
• OCZ introduces new DDR2 PC2-8000 kit
  Published: January 17, 2008
• AMD sees slight turnaround in Q4
  Published: January 17, 2008
• Dell XPS laptop shocking customers
  Published: January 19, 2008
• Time Warner to test Internet billing based on usage
  Published: January 17, 2008
• Gigabyte to begin offering low-cost mini PCs
  Published: January 17, 2008
• News from around the web (01/17/08)
  Published: January 17, 2008
• RIAA faces another setback in courts
  Published: January 17, 2008
• Everex announces 9-inch CloudBook
  Published: January 17, 2008
• AMD releases Catalyst 8.1 drivers
  Published: January 17, 2008
• TechSpot Poll: Do you think Vista is hurting PC gaming?
  Published: January 17, 2008
• Hasbro accuses Facebook of copyright infringement
  Published: January 16, 2008
• PC sales see 15% increase in 2007
  Published: January 16, 2008
• Intel to delay QX9770 say some
  Published: January 16, 2008
• AT&T to replace 17,000 batteries after four incidents
  Published: January 16, 2008
• Why isn't Vista loved as much as XP?
  Published: January 16, 2008
• Sony Ericsson sells 100 million handsets in 2007
  Published: January 16, 2008
• News from around the web (01/16/08)
  Published: January 16, 2008
• Microsoft warns of new Excel vulnerability
  Published: January 16, 2008
• Interview with Cara Duckworth of the RIAA
  Published: January 16, 2008
• Acer readies Eee PC competitor
  Published: January 16, 2008
• Amazon fined €1,000 a day for free shipping in France
  Published: January 16, 2008
• Sun to acquire open-source database company MySQL
  Published: January 16, 2008
• New silicon anode could extend battery life up to ten times
  Published: January 16, 2008
• FCC asks Comcast about P2P traffic blocking
  Published: January 16, 2008
• AMD to release dual-GPU R680s early?
  Published: January 15, 2008
• Intel sees 51% boost in profit
  Published: January 15, 2008
• Aspyr to bring Call of Duty 4 to the Mac
  Published: January 15, 2008
• Apple announces iTunes movie rentals, upgrades Apple TV
  Published: January 15, 2008
• News from around the web (01/15/08)
  Published: January 15, 2008
• $20 iPod Touch update adds Mail, Maps and more
  Published: January 15, 2008
• Apple launches MacBook Air
  Published: January 15, 2008
• 15 Intel 'Montevina' CPUs due in May
  Published: January 15, 2008
• MySpace malware poses as Windows update
  Published: January 15, 2008
• Amazon / Pepsi DRM-free music giveaway gets official
  Published: January 15, 2008
• External SATA devices to drop power cables
  Published: January 15, 2008
• Microsoft makes Office 2008 for Mac available
  Published: January 14, 2008
• RIAA targets 407 students in litigation campaign
  Published: January 14, 2008
• StreamMyGame brings PC gaming to the PS3
  Published: January 14, 2008
• EC launches another investigation into Microsoft
  Published: January 14, 2008
• News from around the web (01/14/08)
  Published: January 14, 2008
• Blu-ray profile 2.0 arrives, early adopters get nothing
  Published: January 14, 2008
• Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT gets benchmarked early
  Published: January 14, 2008
• Intel prepares low-cost laptops for 3Q 2008
  Published: January 14, 2008
• Sony halves PlayStation 3 production costs in one year
  Published: January 14, 2008
• Apple, China Mobile break off iPhone talks
  Published: January 14, 2008
• Netflix lifts limits on Internet viewing
  Published: January 14, 2008
• Toshiba fights back, slashes HD DVD player prices
  Published: January 14, 2008
• Crysis 1.1 performance with Multi-GPU testing @ TechSpot
  Published: January 14, 2008
• Weekend news picks (01.13)
  Published: January 13, 2008
• Canada avoids iPod tax again
  Published: January 11, 2008
• Google countersues Northeastern University
  Published: January 11, 2008
• Sony Pictures to enable downloads in DivX format
  Published: January 11, 2008
• AMD clarifies Phenom delays, cites customer input
  Published: January 12, 2008
• News from around the web (01/11/08)
  Published: January 11, 2008
• Vulnerability discovered in QuickTime
  Published: January 11, 2008
• EMI pushes for RIAA, IFPI reorganization
  Published: January 11, 2008
• KDE 4.0 released
  Published: January 11, 2008
• Daily traffic to video sharing sites nearly doubled in 2007
  Published: January 11, 2008
• Intel expands Montevina naming scheme
  Published: January 11, 2008
• Network Solutions slammed for new domain name policy
  Published: January 11, 2008
• Universal HD DVD exclusivivity has expired
  Published: January 11, 2008
• Buffalo announces external hybrid HD drive
  Published: January 10, 2008
• Intel faces subpoena over sales tactics in U.S.
  Published: January 10, 2008
• Sony BMG signs on with Amazon MP3 store
  Published: January 10, 2008
• Microsoft to snap up Logitech?
  Published: January 10, 2008
• News from around the web (01/10/08)
  Published: January 10, 2008
• Pixel Qi claims $75 laptop possible
  Published: January 10, 2008
• Samsung unveils wide F490 touch-screen cellphone
  Published: January 10, 2008
• Microsoft still committed to no Blu-ray on the Xbox
  Published: January 10, 2008
• AMD delays Phenom 9600/9700
  Published: January 10, 2008
• Office 2008 now available for pre-order
  Published: January 10, 2008
• Sony drops 20GB and 60GB PS3 models in Japan
  Published: January 10, 2008
• Shuttle intros $199 kPC, $99 barebones kit
  Published: January 10, 2008
• Valve releases Nvidia-exclusive Portal demo
  Published: January 9, 2008
• News from around the web (01/09/08)
  Published: January 9, 2008
• OLPC America to launch in 2008
  Published: January 9, 2008
• Nvidia introduces Quadro FX 3700
  Published: January 9, 2008
• SWsoft introduces Parallels Server
  Published: January 9, 2008
• Everex showcases $399 CloudBook at CES
  Published: January 9, 2008
• Asustek plans WiMAX for several new notebooks
  Published: January 9, 2008
• AMD introduces new mobile graphics processors
  Published: January 9, 2008
• Microsoft lands more Xbox Live movie and TV deals
  Published: January 9, 2008
• Apple ships new Mac Pro, Xserve ahead of Macworld
  Published: January 9, 2008
• Apple to unify iTunes pricing across European stores
  Published: January 9, 2008
• Frontline shuts down and drops out of 700MHz bid
  Published: January 8, 2008
• Crytek releases Crysis 1.1 patch
  Published: January 8, 2008
• Microsoft addresses critical security flaw
  Published: January 8, 2008
• TechSpot Eee Giveaway: The Winners
  Published: January 8, 2008
• Alienware shows off 2,880 x 900 curved monitor
  Published: January 8, 2008
• Mozilla replaces CEO
  Published: January 8, 2008
• TigerDirect buys CompUSA brand and 16 stores
  Published: January 8, 2008
• Asus' new Eee PC to have WiMAX and bigger screen
  Published: January 8, 2008
• Sony BMG drops DRM, misses the point
  Published: January 8, 2008
• Microsoft to acquire Fast Search for $1.2 Billion
  Published: January 8, 2008
• Paramount ditches HD DVD?
  Published: January 8, 2008
• Intel introduces 16 new 45nm processors
  Published: January 8, 2008
• Microsoft announces new Games for Windows titles
  Published: January 7, 2008
• Microsoft admits mistake in Office 2003 file blocking
  Published: January 7, 2008
• Trojan for the iPhone discovered
  Published: January 7, 2008
• Samsung, Ritek join the 128GB SSD crowd
  Published: January 7, 2008
• Nvidia to demo Hybrid SLI
  Published: January 7, 2008
• News from around the web (01/07/08)
  Published: January 7, 2008
• Microsoft faces lawsuit over Xbox outage
  Published: January 7, 2008
• Sling unveils SlingCatcher, SlingPlayer 2.0, and SlingModem
  Published: January 7, 2008
• Wikia search engine makes debut
  Published: January 7, 2008
• Samsung announces 500GB laptop drive
  Published: January 7, 2008
• Napster to offer DRM-free music
  Published: January 7, 2008
• Toshiba disappointed by Warner's move to Blu-ray
  Published: January 7, 2008
• CES 2008 kicks off with Bill Gates keynote
  Published: January 7, 2008
• Verizon sues Alltel for false advertising
  Published: January 4, 2008
• BiTMICRO announces 832GB SSD
  Published: January 4, 2008
• Warner sides with Blu-ray in high-def format war
  Published: January 4, 2008
• Microsoft eases restrictions on Windows Server 2008
  Published: January 4, 2008
• False update in McAfee blocked sites
  Published: January 4, 2008
• MSI to enter low-cost PC market
  Published: January 4, 2008
• News from around the web (01/04/08)
  Published: January 4, 2008
• Sony BMG plans to offer DRM-free music
  Published: January 4, 2008
• Microsoft touts Xbox sales, offers free game for Live outage
  Published: January 4, 2008
• Nvidia GeForce 9800 GX2 pics, specs leaked
  Published: January 4, 2008
• Intel leaves the OLPC project after dispute
  Published: January 4, 2008
• Macs with Blu-ray coming soon
  Published: January 3, 2008
• Novell doing well in MS partnership
  Published: January 3, 2008
• Apple faces lawsuit over iTunes and iPod
  Published: January 3, 2008
• Corsair rolls out 32GB USB flash drives
  Published: January 3, 2008
• Lenovo unveils IdeaPad consumer laptops
  Published: January 3, 2008
• PNY settles with SanDisk over patent disputes
  Published: January 3, 2008
• Office 2003 update blocks old files
  Published: January 3, 2008
• News from around the web (01/03/08)
  Published: January 3, 2008
• Skype support coming to the PSP
  Published: January 3, 2008
• Microsoft acknowledges Xbox Live issues
  Published: January 3, 2008
• Nintendo to offer DS game downloads using Wii
  Published: January 3, 2008
• Hitachi announces 500GB laptop drive
  Published: January 3, 2008
• ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe review @ TechSpot
  Published: January 3, 2008
• Netflix partners with LG to deliver movies directly to TV
  Published: January 3, 2008
• Sears admits to peddling spyware
  Published: January 2, 2008
• Hitachi to exit small hard drive business
  Published: January 2, 2008
• Record number of data breaches reported in 2007
  Published: January 2, 2008
• Lexar announces Crucial SSDs
  Published: January 2, 2008
• D-Link to make 802.11n devices more robust
  Published: January 2, 2008
• Qualcomm still troubled over Broadcom struggle
  Published: January 2, 2008
• News from around the web (01/02/08)
  Published: January 2, 2008
• Wikia Search to unveil test version next week
  Published: January 2, 2008
• OLPC faces lawsuit and injunction
  Published: January 2, 2008
• Vonage settles patent fight with Nortel
  Published: January 2, 2008
• Asus to show second generation Eee PC next week?
  Published: January 2, 2008

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