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News Archive for October 2008

• News from around the web (10/31/08)
  October 31, 2008
• BBC prepares to stream content free to Linux users
  October 31, 2008
• Microsoft ships Vista SP2 pre-beta build to testers
  October 31, 2008
• Microsoft to unveil Windows Mobile 6.5?
  October 31, 2008
• Apple blocking Opera from iPhone App Store?
  October 31, 2008
• Google updates Chrome to version 0.3
  October 31, 2008
• Wii outsells lifetime sales of N64
  October 31, 2008
• Asus to sell $200 Eee PC in 2009?
  October 31, 2008
• Sony recalls 100,000 laptop batteries
  October 31, 2008
• Rockstar delays Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC
  October 31, 2008
• EA prepares layoffs after $310 million loss
  October 30, 2008
• Google promises 99.9% Google services uptime
  October 30, 2008
• Facebook worm hides amongst Google pages
  October 30, 2008
• Download of the week: Dropbox
  October 30, 2008
• Netflix streaming comes to TiVo
  October 30, 2008
• eMachines announces $429 laptop
  October 30, 2008
• Toshiba readies 43nm SLC NAND flash
  October 30, 2008
• HP considers service contracts for cheap netbooks
  October 30, 2008
• News from around the web (10/30/08)
  October 30, 2008
• Netflix requiring HDCP on Xbox 360 streaming
  October 30, 2008
• BlackBerry users get free AT&T Wi-Fi too
  October 30, 2008
• EA to ban players from games for misbehaving in forums?
  October 30, 2008
• Ubuntu 8.10 now available for download
  October 30, 2008
• Foxconn to quit branded motherboard market?
  October 30, 2008
• Thursday tech deals: Lenovo laptop coupons and HDTV deals
  October 30, 2008
• Microsoft unveils Office Web
  October 29, 2008
• Is Psystar planning a Macbook clone?
  October 29, 2008
• AT&T offers free Wi-Fi to iPhone users, this time for real
  October 29, 2008
• AMD releases new Catalyst hotfix for Far Cry 2
  October 29, 2008
• Notebook sales exceed PC sales says IDC
  October 29, 2008
• Logitech to acquire SightSpeed for $30 million
  October 29, 2008
• EA Mobile releases first Android games
  October 29, 2008
• Microsoft preps Xbox 360 'Starter Pack'
  October 29, 2008
• News from around the web (10/29/08)
  October 29, 2008
• Apple iPhone developers demand surges 500%
  October 29, 2008
• G.Skill crafts first triple-channel memory kits
  October 29, 2008
• Asustek plans to introduce Android handset next year
  October 29, 2008
• New Xbox Experience reviews hit the web
  October 29, 2008
• HP expands its netbook range
  October 29, 2008
• Far Cry 2 performance in-depth @ TechSpot
  October 30, 2008
• Judge in RIAA case chides unethical record company tactics
  October 29, 2008
• Psystar offers Blu-ray drives, 9800 GT before Apple
  October 29, 2008
• Google settles lawsuit over its book-scanning project
  October 28, 2008
• AMD completes TV unit sale to Broadcom at lower price
  October 28, 2008
• Call of Duty: World at War PC beta goes live
  October 28, 2008
• Activision acknowledges faulty Guitar Hero drum kits
  October 28, 2008
• Microsoft sheds light on Windows 7 features
  October 28, 2008
• Blizzard celebrates 11 million World of Warcraft players
  October 28, 2008
• Ubuntu has over 8 million users, says Canonical
  October 28, 2008
• Codeweavers makes CrossOver free today
  October 28, 2008
• Walmart offers 74-cent song downloads
  October 28, 2008
• Das Keyboard Professional and Ultimate review @ TechSpot
  October 29, 2008
• Nvidia could take 20% of Intel's integrated GPU market
  October 27, 2008
• BlackBerry gets live video streaming
  October 27, 2008
• Fallout 3 ads upset DC residents
  October 27, 2008
• Windows 7 features leak ahead of announcement
  October 27, 2008
• Monthly Wii production hits 2.4 million
  October 27, 2008
• News around the web: Surfing the Web alters your brain?
  October 27, 2008
• GPU market grows a surprising 22.5 percent in 3Q
  October 27, 2008
• Microsoft unveils Windows Azure
  October 27, 2008
• Google brings Google Earth to the iPhone
  October 27, 2008
• Namco Bandi to shut down Hellgate servers
  October 27, 2008
• Wii firmware defeated by modders again
  October 27, 2008
• AMD admits some Radeon 4830 cards have missing stream processors
  October 27, 2008
• Netflix begins rollout of "Watch Instantly" feature for Macs
  October 27, 2008
• Dell's new Inspiron Mini 12, an affordable MacBook Air?
  October 27, 2008
• Weekend tech reading: How Google's logo came to life
  October 26, 2008
• Fallout 3 available for pre-purchase through Steam
  October 24, 2008
• Microsoft to ship Vista SP2 beta to developers next week
  October 24, 2008
• Symantec touts "reputation-based" security
  October 24, 2008
• News from around the web (10/24/08)
  October 24, 2008
• New MSI Wind BIOS enables overclocking
  October 24, 2008
• Yahoo cancels Vista-only version of YIM
  October 24, 2008
• Legendary to acquire Epic Games?
  October 24, 2008
• Best Buy plans midnight launch for Fallout 3
  October 24, 2008
• MSI on track to ship 700,000 Wind PCs in 2008
  October 24, 2008
• Dell to bundle music and movies with computers
  October 24, 2008
• BMW pushes for in-car open source platform
  October 24, 2008
• BioShock 2 teaser trailer hits the web
  October 24, 2008
• Weekend Open Forum: What was your first computer?
  October 24, 2008
• TechSpot Blog: Why I wouldn't buy the new MacBook... and probably you shouldn't either
  October 24, 2008
• News from around the web (10/23/08)
  October 23, 2008
• Legal P2P growing 10 times faster than illegal P2P?
  October 23, 2008
• Logitech unveils $250 Guitar Hero controller
  October 23, 2008
• Mozilla experiments with gestures on Firefox for the MacBook
  October 23, 2008
• Intel unveils new cooling tech for laptops
  October 23, 2008
• PSP firmware updated again
  October 23, 2008
• Intel plans Centrino 2 platform refresh for April next year
  October 23, 2008
• Microsoft anti-piracy tactic raises concerns in China
  October 23, 2008
• Samsung updates Blu-ray players to stream Netflix
  October 23, 2008
• New DRM promises to appease users and media giants
  October 23, 2008
• AMD intros Radeon HD 4830 budget graphics card
  October 23, 2008
• Microsoft rushes out emergency Windows patch
  October 23, 2008
• SanDisk's stock collapses as Samsung withdraws buyout offer
  October 23, 2008
• Comcast to roll out faster Internet speeds
  October 22, 2008
• Google launches Android Market
  October 22, 2008
• News from around the web (10/22/08)
  October 22, 2008
• Corsair introduces triple-channel memory kits
  October 22, 2008
• Gears of War 2 not being released in Germany, Japan
  October 22, 2008
• Call of Duty: World at War PC beta details emerge
  October 22, 2008
• Microsoft cancels Fallout 3 release in India
  October 22, 2008
• Quanta to manufacture 2 million Classmate PCs for Intel
  October 22, 2008
• MSI launches GX630 and GT735 gaming notebooks
  October 22, 2008
• Nvidia launches "Big Bang II" beta drivers
  October 22, 2008
• Samsung drops bid to acquire SanDisk
  October 22, 2008
• Wed's tech deals: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 + mobo combo for $250 AR
  October 22, 2008
• VMWare sees significant boost in profits
  October 21, 2008
• LucasArts, BioWare confirm Star Wars MMO
  October 21, 2008
• Apple reports strong 4Q, iPhone sales reach 6.9M units
  October 21, 2008
• Fujitsu intros gesture-enabled laptops
  October 21, 2008
• Sony PSP 3000 suffers screen problems
  October 21, 2008
• Asustek skeptical about Mobile Internet Device success
  October 21, 2008
• Eee PC to get Windows 7 in mid-2009?
  October 21, 2008
• Google releases Android source code
  October 21, 2008
• News from around the web (10/21/08)
  October 21, 2008
• Nvidia announces five vendors producing X58 SLI-enabled motherboards
  October 21, 2008
• Microsoft delays Xbox Live Primetime
  October 21, 2008
• Justice Department nears conclusion on Yahoo/Google deal
  October 21, 2008
• Mobile Nehalem chips not due until late 2009
  October 21, 2008
• Motorola readies Android phone
  October 21, 2008
• Internet access as a human right? A Canadian politician thinks so
  October 21, 2008
• AMD releases Catalyst hotfix for Far Cry 2
  October 20, 2008
• Intel demonstrates Moorestown SOC at IDF
  October 20, 2008
• Circuit City to close 150 stores?
  October 20, 2008
• News from around the web (10/20/08)
  October 20, 2008
• Xbox 360 gets big sales boost, crushes PS3 in September
  October 20, 2008
• New beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 hits the web
  October 20, 2008
• Intel's Core i7 to be overclocker-friendly
  October 20, 2008
• Nvidia pushes GeForce 9 series integrated GPUs to Intel mobos
  October 20, 2008
• RIAA accepts $200 per song judgement
  October 20, 2008
• Apple and Psystar to settle out of court
  October 20, 2008
• Yahoo to cut jobs, prepares for rougher times
  October 20, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (10.19)
  October 19, 2008
• Microsoft accused of fraud due to Fast Search & Transfer
  October 17, 2008
• Mozilla releases alpha version of Firefox Mobile
  October 17, 2008
• Department of Justice clears ATI and Nvidia of anti-trust violations
  October 17, 2008
• Microsoft denies renewed interest in Yahoo
  October 17, 2008
• Google suffers another Gmail outage
  October 17, 2008
• Five low-power Core 2 Duos launching this year
  October 17, 2008
• Apple drops FireWire on some MacBooks, incites outrage
  October 17, 2008
• Bot-infected phones coming soon?
  October 17, 2008
• Microsoft to deliver Vista SP2 ahead of Windows 7?
  October 17, 2008
• AMD narrows losses on higher revenues
  October 17, 2008
• Weekend Open Forum: DRM in games and music, does it prevent you from buying?
  October 17, 2008
• Friday tech deals: Asus Eee Atom 1.6GHz Mini Desktop for $291, ships free
  October 17, 2008
• OCZ introduces first triple-channel memory kits
  October 16, 2008
• Far Cry 2 confirmed to use SecuROM DRM
  October 16, 2008
• Microsoft probes users on 8-second boot times
  October 16, 2008
• GTA: San Andreas, Portal coming to XBL next week
  October 16, 2008
• Apple sells 200 million TV shows, adds new HD content
  October 16, 2008
• News from around the web (10/17/08)
  October 17, 2008
• News from around the web (10/16/08)
  October 16, 2008
• Microsoft still interested in snatching up Yahoo
  October 16, 2008
• Google's Android also has a remote kill switch
  October 16, 2008
• Intel begins shipping enterprise solid-state drive
  October 16, 2008
• Apple sued over iPod and market tactics
  October 16, 2008
• HP readies touch screen laptops, cell phones
  October 16, 2008
• Force3D Radeon HD 4870 Black Edition review @ TechSpot
  October 16, 2008
• RIAA seeks to throw out Judge's decision to declare mistrial
  October 16, 2008
• Next Xbox console to have forward-compatibility?
  October 15, 2008
• AMD releases Catalyst 8.10 drivers
  October 15, 2008
• Nvidia introduces GeForce 9300 and 9400 integrated GPUs
  October 15, 2008
• SanDisk intros new SlotMusic player
  October 15, 2008
• Asustek blames Eee Box virus on China-based OEM
  October 15, 2008
• News from around the web (10/15/08)
  October 15, 2008
• Intel prepares to discontinue 13 CPUs
  October 15, 2008
• Samsung to enter U.S. laptop market
  October 15, 2008
• Flock browser adds Media RSS feeds
  October 15, 2008
• Adobe launches Flash Player 10
  October 15, 2008
• PlayStation 3 and PSP firmware updates go live
  October 15, 2008
• Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 available
  October 14, 2008
• Asustek prepares touch screen Eee PC for November launch
  October 14, 2008
• Far Cry 2 goes gold
  October 14, 2008
• Joost launches web-based video service
  October 14, 2008
• Apple intros new MacBook and MacBook Pro models
  October 14, 2008
• Microsoft offers promo to Xbox Arcade and Core owners
  October 14, 2008
• FTC shuts down large spam operation
  October 14, 2008
• News from around the web (10/14/08)
  October 14, 2008
• Nvidia GPU failures spread to desktop PCs
  October 14, 2008
• Warner Bros, DivX sign digital distribution deal
  October 14, 2008
• Asus recalls all Eee Box PCs sold in Japan
  October 14, 2008
• TechSpot Blog: Use the Windows Embedded Theme on XP and Server 2003
  October 14, 2008
• News from around the web (10/13/08)
  October 13, 2008
• Windows 7 to be officially named... Windows 7
  October 13, 2008
• Asustek to introduce Eee motherboards
  October 13, 2008
• FCC report clears free nationwide wireless plan
  October 13, 2008
• Sony rules out PS3 price cut in time for Christmas
  October 13, 2008
• Intel's forthcoming Core i7 chip overclocked to 4.20GHz
  October 13, 2008
• OpenOffice.org servers overloaded by demand for 3.0
  October 13, 2008
• Nano faces off against the Atom once again
  October 13, 2008
• LG introduces adjustable viewing angle LCDs
  October 13, 2008
• Acer launches affordable Blu-ray desktop
  October 13, 2008
• Apple confirms faulty Nvidia chips in MacBook Pros
  October 13, 2008
• OpenOffice.org 3.0 available, set to challenge MS Office
  October 13, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (10.12)
  October 12, 2008
• Weekend open forum: Download accelerators and managers, are they still relevant?
  October 10, 2008
• Microsoft takes VMWare head on
  October 10, 2008
• Windows 7 to tone down UAC prompts
  October 10, 2008
• Seagate preparing enterprise SSDs for 2009
  October 10, 2008
• Wal-Mart rescinds decision to shut down DRM servers
  October 10, 2008
• Mozilla freezes feature set for Firefox 3.1
  October 10, 2008
• Circuit City in trouble, going the way of the dodo?
  October 10, 2008
• Friday tech deals: Dell LCD Monitors - UltraSharp 27" for $699 and more
  October 10, 2008
• Fallout 3 goes gold, gets leaked on torrent sites
  October 9, 2008
• AMD responds to Intel on cross-licensing concerns
  October 9, 2008
• Apple confirms notebook event next week
  October 9, 2008
• Judge upholds RealDVD sales ban
  October 9, 2008
• Asustek planning touch-screen Eee PC?
  October 9, 2008
• Microsoft retains 1GB RAM limit on netbooks
  October 9, 2008
• Google prepares RSS feeds for search
  October 9, 2008
• Apple preparing to release $800 MacBook?
  October 9, 2008
• News from around the web (10/09/08)
  October 9, 2008
• New Xbox 360 Experience to arrive next month
  October 9, 2008
• Apple finally gets patent on Mac OS X Dock
  October 9, 2008
• Acer Aspire X1200 SFF system review @ TechSpot
  October 9, 2008
• iPhone grabs 17% of smartphone market
  October 9, 2008
• Facebook starts offering Microsoft's Live Search
  October 8, 2008
• Acer launches first WiMAX-enabled notebooks
  October 8, 2008
• News from around the web (10/08/08)
  October 8, 2008
• Opera 9.6 launches with improved mail, syncing tools
  October 8, 2008
• AMD to have 22nm factory in 2012
  October 8, 2008
• Super Talent announces Eee PC SSD upgrades
  October 8, 2008
• Google introduces AdSense for Games
  October 8, 2008
• Interview with original Fallout designer
  October 8, 2008
• Apple already past the 10 million iPhone mark?
  October 8, 2008
• Verizon officially unveils the BlackBerry Storm
  October 8, 2008
• Intel voices concerns over AMD spin-off
  October 8, 2008
• Google adds "sales channel" feature to YouTube
  October 8, 2008
• AMD's value skyrockets after spin-off announcement
  October 8, 2008
• Mozilla's Geode brings location awareness to Firefox
  October 7, 2008
• Toshiba's first commercial fuel cell product coming in a few months
  October 7, 2008
• T-Mobile sees greater than it expected demand for G1
  October 7, 2008
• Proposed EU directive could force iPhone, iPod redesign
  October 7, 2008
• News from around the web (10/07/08)
  October 7, 2008
• Nintendo denies Wii HD rumors
  October 7, 2008
• Asustek sees significant growth due to Eee PC
  October 7, 2008
• Sony to offer DRM-free music at 66 cents per track
  October 7, 2008
• RIM to launch BlackBerry Application Center
  October 7, 2008
• AMD spins off its manufacturing business
  October 7, 2008
• Dish to pay TiVo $104 million
  October 6, 2008
• Firefox Mobile alpha coming "in a few weeks"
  October 6, 2008
• Play Crysis Wars for free
  October 6, 2008
• Interview with Nvidia about CUDA and the future
  October 6, 2008
• Google and Yahoo postpone advertising deal
  October 6, 2008
• Warner Bros to release movies online before DVDs
  October 6, 2008
• News from around the web (10/06/08)
  October 6, 2008
• Windows XP downgrades extended for 6 more months
  October 6, 2008
• Eidos Montreal confirms plans for Deus Ex 3
  October 6, 2008
• Asustek sends out 700,000 Eee PCs in September
  October 6, 2008
• eBay snaps up Bill Me Later, cuts 1,000 jobs
  October 6, 2008
• Judge temporarily halts sales of RealDVD
  October 6, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (10.5)
  October 5, 2008
• Picasa 3 beta for Linux available
  October 6, 2008
• CyberPower intros Gamer Xtreme XI system
  October 3, 2008
• Xbox 360 outsells PlayStation 3 in Japan
  October 3, 2008
• Apple updates iTunes, Apple TV
  October 3, 2008
• Asus introduces ultra-slim Eee PC
  October 3, 2008
• Nvidia to cut 5 partners in the EU?
  October 3, 2008
• Sony introduces touch-screen eBook reader
  October 3, 2008
• Nokia 5800 XpressMusic seriously challenges the iPhone
  October 3, 2008
• Asustek accounts for 80% of P45 motherboard shipments
  October 3, 2008
• Kingston teams up with Intel to market SSDs
  October 3, 2008
• Music royalty rates to remain unchanged
  October 3, 2008
• Weekend open forum: Are netbooks here to stay?
  October 3, 2008
• Friday tech deals: 2-lb. Acer Aspire One Atom 1.6GHz 8.9" Laptop for $350
  October 3, 2008
• Skype admits privacy breach in China
  October 2, 2008
• News from around the web (10/02/08)
  October 2, 2008
• PlayOn beta unlocks Netflix streaming for Xbox 360, PS3
  October 2, 2008
• Bethesda talks about DRM and Fallout 3
  October 2, 2008
• Take-Two will remain independent
  October 2, 2008
• Mac OS X market share passes 8%
  October 2, 2008
• Nintendo reveals Wii storage solution
  October 2, 2008
• Fujitsu to sell hard drive unit to Western Digital?
  October 2, 2008
• Nintendo announces the Nintendo DSi
  October 2, 2008
• Lian Li Tyr PC-X2000 case review @ TechSpot
  October 2, 2008
• Acer's Predator gaming PC comes to the U.S.
  October 2, 2008
• Cell-based PC video cards coming soon
  October 1, 2008
• Microsoft to unveil Windows Cloud OS this month
  October 1, 2008
• EA cancels Tiberium first person shooter
  October 1, 2008
• Apple threatens to shut down iTunes over royalty hike
  October 1, 2008
• News from around the web (10/01/08)
  October 1, 2008
• Apple drops iPhone NDA
  October 1, 2008
• Western Digital introduces new Caviar Green drives
  October 1, 2008
• MSI to introduce "Luxury edition" Wind
  October 1, 2008
• Best Buy gets FTC approval to buy Napster
  October 1, 2008
• Wii HD in development?
  October 1, 2008
• Microsoft launches another search-and-reward program
  October 1, 2008
• TDK claims HDD areal density record
  October 1, 2008