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News Archive for August 2011

• Apple loses another iPhone prototype at a bar
  August 31, 2011
• Sony intros VAIO S with Sandy Bridge, Radeon GPU, 1080p display
  August 31, 2011
• Sony Tablet S coming next month, S2 renamed Tablet P
  August 31, 2011
• Sony announces head-mounted personal HD & 3D viewer
  August 31, 2011
• Facebook to launch music service on September 22
  August 31, 2011
• Justice Department moves to block AT&T's T-Mobile merger
  August 31, 2011
• Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi join forces in LCD joint venture
  August 31, 2011
• Android tablet version of Firefox coming soon
  August 31, 2011
• Galaxy S II announced for AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
  August 31, 2011
• Samsung unveils Series 7 notebooks with ExpressCache
  August 31, 2011
• Wednesday tech deals: Dual 22" Dell LED-backlit displays $250
  August 31, 2011
• Lian Li PC-90 mounts hard drives vertically inside case door
  August 31, 2011
• Pirate Bay founders launch copyright-friendly 'BayFiles'
  August 30, 2011
• Facebook bounty program earns security researchers $40,000
  August 30, 2011
• Forged security certificate targets Google users
  August 30, 2011
• Windows 8 has native mounting support for ISOs, VHDs
  August 30, 2011
• Survey: Negative online reviews change 80 percent of shoppers’ minds
  August 30, 2011
• Razer launches BlackWidow Stealth mechanical keyboard
  August 30, 2011
• Minecraft creator explains why the game isn't on Steam
  August 30, 2011
• Amazon could sell five million tablets next quarter
  August 30, 2011
• HP addresses TouchPad questions
  August 30, 2011
• Dish Network releases portable satellite antenna for tailgaters
  August 30, 2011
• HP executive talks PC business spinoff, TouchPad revival
  August 30, 2011
• Apple starts testing iTunes Match, adds music streaming
  August 30, 2011
• TechSpot Celebrates 30 Years of the PC
  August 30, 2011
• Microsoft brings ribbon UI to Windows 8 file manager
  August 29, 2011
• IBM to build the biggest data drive ever
  August 29, 2011
• New rumors say Samsung interested in buying webOS
  August 29, 2011
• Zynga to delay IPO due to market conditions
  August 29, 2011
• Libel cases double in the UK, social networking to blame
  August 29, 2011
• Asus readying five to seven ultrabooks, starting at $799
  August 29, 2011
• Apple secures Tim Cook as CEO through 2021
  August 29, 2011
• Benchmarks for Intel's Cedar Trail netbook platform leaked
  August 29, 2011
• Samsung to release free, multi-platform messaging app
  August 29, 2011
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution Performance Test
  August 29, 2011
• Google TV set to launch in Europe
  August 28, 2011
• Weekend Open Forum: Has DRM spoiled your fun?
  August 26, 2011
• HP is giving away select TouchPad apps
  August 26, 2011
• USCG drops "The Expendables" suit, plotting new strategy
  August 26, 2011
• LG intros two new Sandy Bridge notebooks with "crystalline finish"
  August 26, 2011
• Razer jumps into the gaming laptop market with 17-inch Blade
  August 26, 2011
• Microsoft teases quad-core Windows tablet at Tech Ed
  August 26, 2011
• JailbreakMe developer Comex to join Apple as intern
  August 26, 2011
• Weekend game deals: 75% off Borderlands, 66% off Civ V
  August 26, 2011
• Student hacker charged for his involvement with Anonymous
  August 26, 2011
• Digital Storm intros sub-zero "Cryo-TEC" cooling system
  August 25, 2011
• Walmart to cut $50 off Xbox 360, Microsoft says it's not permanent
  August 25, 2011
• Will you become America's Favorite Small Business? [sponsored]
  August 25, 2011
• Acer announces thin bezel TravelMate Timeline 8481T
  August 25, 2011
• GameStop pulls PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  August 25, 2011
• Rumor: BlackBerry smartphones to run Android apps
  August 25, 2011
• Acer reports first-ever quarterly loss
  August 25, 2011
• AMD picks Lenovo veteran as its new president and CEO
  August 25, 2011
• RIM announces new $5 per month BBM Music service
  August 25, 2011
• Steve Jobs resigns as Apple's CEO
  August 24, 2011
• Serious Sam 3: BFE gets October 18 release date
  August 25, 2011
• Samsung denies plans to acquire HP's PC business
  August 24, 2011
• LG's new LSM-100 mouse doubles as a scanner
  August 24, 2011
• Samsung: Stanley Kubrick invented the tablet in "2001: A Space Odyssey"
  August 24, 2011
• Microsoft Windows XP celebrates its 10th anniversary today
  August 24, 2011
• OnLive version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution free with PC retail purchase
  August 24, 2011
• Microsoft improves file management in Windows 8
  August 24, 2011
• Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet launches in the U.S., starts at $500
  August 24, 2011
• China overtakes the US to become the largest PC market
  August 24, 2011
• MSI X-Slim X460 Notebook Review
  August 24, 2011
• Download.com infuses program installers with opt-out bloatware
  August 23, 2011
• Tuesday tech deals: Asus notebook with quad-core Llano APU for $450
  August 23, 2011
• Ubisoft apologizes, will remove From Dust's DRM
  August 23, 2011
• Microsoft asks for ban of Motorola's smartphones
  August 23, 2011
• JPR: Discrete GPU shipments down 15.2%, Nvidia still leads
  August 23, 2011
• Sony Tablet S set to arrive in September
  August 23, 2011
• Rumor: Apple readying a cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4
  August 23, 2011
• Microsoft: Windows 8 will have 'robust USB 3.0 support'
  August 23, 2011
• Samsung in talks with Taiwan OEMs, interested in HP's PSG?
  August 23, 2011
• Lenovo IdeaCentre K330 Review
  August 23, 2011
• RIAA appeals Jammie Thomas-Rasset's damage reduction
  August 22, 2011
• TouchPad fire sale continues, industry responds to HP's news
  August 22, 2011
• DRAM market remains unstable amid weak demand
  August 22, 2011
• Microsoft offers free phones and training to webOS devs
  August 22, 2011
• Google+ account verification begins, may eventually be required for all
  August 22, 2011
• Hulu bidding reportedly ranging up to $2 billion
  August 22, 2011
• In-Stat: Yearly tablet shipments to hit 250 million by 2017
  August 22, 2011
• Best Buy offers iPhone 3GS for free, for a day only
  August 22, 2011
• Skype to buy text messaging startup GroupMe for $85 million
  August 22, 2011
• AMD updates Fusion line-up with three new APUs
  August 22, 2011
• Weekend tech reading: US anti-piracy bill to cost taxpayers millions
  August 21, 2011
• Weekend Open Forum: A PC industry without HP
  August 20, 2011
• Weekend game deals: The Witcher 2 for $29.99
  August 19, 2011
• Firefox 7 beta now available, final build due next month
  August 19, 2011
• Sprint mulling Clearwire buyout?
  August 19, 2011
• Valve: free DLC for Portal 2 coming in mid-September
  August 19, 2011
• iPad 3 to start trial production in October, launch in early 2012
  August 19, 2011
• BlackBerry streaming music service coming soon
  August 19, 2011
• EA limiting digital and retail launch copies of Star Wars MMO
  August 19, 2011
• Crytek releases CryENGINE 3 SDK free of charge
  August 19, 2011
• Apple sidesteps HP, tops mobile PC shipments (if you count the iPad)
  August 19, 2011
• HP halts webOS business, possible PC unit spin off, more
  August 18, 2011
• Samsung Series 7 gaming laptop has HD 6970M, backlit keys
  August 18, 2011
• Sandy Bridge price cuts coming in September, next-gen Atom delayed
  August 18, 2011
• Blizzard is "very serious" about bringing Diablo to consoles
  August 18, 2011
• AT&T cuts $10 text messaging plan for new customers
  August 18, 2011
• Corsair introduces 90GB SSDs priced at $159 and $199
  August 18, 2011
• IBM unveils cognitive computing chips that mimic human brain
  August 18, 2011
• Logitech unveils $40 G-series gaming mouse, the G300
  August 18, 2011
• Lenovo: sub-$1000 Ultrabooks coming... in 2012
  August 18, 2011
• Valve boss: "We want EA's games on Steam"
  August 18, 2011
• Ubisoft tweaks Driver's always-on DRM, Skyrim to use Steam
  August 17, 2011
• Catalyst 11.8 delivers 20% performance boost in Black Ops, more
  August 17, 2011
• ViewSonic readies dual-OS ViewPad 10pro tablet
  August 17, 2011
• Apple may invest $1 billion in Sharp LCD plant, report says
  August 17, 2011
• AMD announces sub-$100 triple-core A6-3500 APU
  August 17, 2011
• Asus' next-gen Eee Pad Transformer to be first Kal-El device?
  August 17, 2011
• Amazon launches cloud service for U.S. government agencies
  August 17, 2011
• Slimmer and cheaper Nintendo Wii coming by Christmas
  August 17, 2011
• Best Buy wants HP to take back 200,000 unsold TouchPads
  August 17, 2011
• BlackBerry Torch 9810 hands-on impressions
  August 17, 2011
• BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 hands-on impressions
  August 17, 2011
• Study: America's fascination with the cell phone
  August 16, 2011
• Sony knocks $50 off PS3, intros €99 PSP
  August 16, 2011
• MSI unveils notebook with E-450 APU, new X460 ultraportables
  August 16, 2011
• Tuesday tech deals: Sony NEX-3 14MP camera with lens for $400
  August 16, 2011
• Samsung announces 830 Series SSDs, coming in October
  August 17, 2011
• Ultrabook makers pushing Intel for 50% discount on CPUs
  August 16, 2011
• EA promoting Origin with free games on Battlefield 3 pre-order
  August 16, 2011
• AT&T's first 4G LTE devices arriving August 21
  August 16, 2011
• AMD Deccan platform, Wichita and Krishna APUs detailed
  August 16, 2011
• Did Apple doctor evidence in Samsung patent suit?
  August 16, 2011
• iPad 3 delayed due to poor Retina display yields
  August 16, 2011
• Rumor: Sandy Bridge-E shipping without a heatsink and fan
  August 16, 2011
• Microsoft launches 'Building Windows 8' blog
  August 15, 2011
• TabCo reveals itself as Fusion Garage, unveils Grid 10 tablet
  August 15, 2011
• HTC's bootloader unlock tool is live for European Sensation
  August 15, 2011
• Microsoft discontinues glossy Xbox 360, goes matte
  August 15, 2011
• Apple ordering 26 million iPhone 5 units for 2011?
  August 15, 2011
• Firefox 6 quietly released ahead of official launch
  August 15, 2011
• Google agrees to buy Motorola's mobile unit for $12.5 billion
  August 15, 2011
• Silverstone Fortress FT03 microATX Case Review
  August 15, 2011
• Counter-Strike comeback set for early 2012
  August 15, 2011
• Hackers target government website in protest, release user accounts
  August 15, 2011
• Weekend tech reading: Intel to sell CPU upgrades via software
  August 14, 2011
• Weekend Open Forum: How many processes are running right now?
  August 12, 2011
• T-Mobile to start charging overages on low-tier data plan
  August 12, 2011
• Thermaltake's Spacecraft VF-I landing this month for under $100
  August 12, 2011
• Weekend game deals: 60% off Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  August 12, 2011
• WP7 Mango to challenge iPhone and Android with Sept. 1 launch?
  August 12, 2011
• Angry Birds creator Rovio could soon be worth $1.2 billion
  August 12, 2011
• News Corp. lost a quarter of a billion dollars on Myspace
  August 12, 2011
• Apple to hold media event on September 7?
  August 12, 2011
• HP Touchpad price slashed to $399
  August 12, 2011
• Google+ gets Angry Birds, Sudoku, Edgeworld and more
  August 11, 2011
• 200,000 people stopped paying for TV last quarter, but why?
  August 11, 2011
• LG and Sony withdraw patent suits under cross-licensing deal
  August 11, 2011
• Acer launches 7-inch Honeycomb tablet, Iconia Tab A100
  August 12, 2011
• SteelSeries, Mad Catz launch new Sensei and Rat Albino mice
  August 11, 2011
• Dell refreshes mainstream Inspiron and Vostro notebooks
  August 11, 2011
• Facebook phone contact list isn't new, can be deleted
  August 11, 2011
• Emergency 911 system revamp to allow text, photo and video
  August 11, 2011
• USB powers up to the tune of 100W, new spec in the works
  August 11, 2011
• The ultrabooks are coming, Intel pushes forward with $300 million fund
  August 11, 2011
• Synology DiskStation DS2411+ Review: Up to 36TB Storage
  August 11, 2011
• Search and email remain the top online activities
  August 10, 2011
• Mozilla promises big memory savings with Firefox 7
  August 10, 2011
• BitFenix unveils $39 Merc Alpha and Beta cases
  August 10, 2011
• iSuppli: Web-connected devices to outgrow PCs by 2013
  August 11, 2011
• Steam Trading beta lets you swap digital games for virtual items
  August 10, 2011
• Puget dissects vertical vs. horizontal chassis cooling
  August 10, 2011
• Rumor: Ice Cream Sandwich coming in October
  August 10, 2011
• Facebook Messenger announced, a dedicated app for on the go messaging
  August 10, 2011
• Facebook's imminent destruction a hoax?
  August 10, 2011
• Apple offers gift cards for old hardware, even PCs
  August 10, 2011
• Tuesday tech deals: AMD-powered desktop with monitor for $399
  August 9, 2011
• WHQL-approved GeForce 280.26 drivers released
  August 9, 2011
• Over 200,000 BitTorrent users sued for file sharing in the U.S.
  August 9, 2011
• Hitachi unveils MLC-based enterprise Ultrastar SSD
  August 9, 2011
• New 'SATA Express' spec supports speeds up to 16Gb/s
  August 10, 2011
• Acer prepares MacBook Air rival, $769 Aspire 3951
  August 9, 2011
• Windows 7 to be on 42 percent of PCs by year's end
  August 9, 2011
• GameFly prepping "Unlimited PC Play" service
  August 9, 2011
• Spotify at 1.4 million users in the US, 175,000 paying
  August 9, 2011
• Neowin: Sharp Aquos SH-12C 3D Android smartphone review
  August 9, 2011
• Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 'Super Overclock' Reviewed
  August 9, 2011
• M-Discs: Stone-like optical discs that are nearly indestructible
  August 9, 2011
• More information about Borderlands 2 revealed
  August 8, 2011
• Spam king Sanford Wallace indicted for Facebook spam
  August 8, 2011
• More mainstream LCD monitors expected to adopt IPS panels
  August 8, 2011
• Dell readies Latitude XT3 convertible notebook
  August 9, 2011
• Valve: We'll release Blood Harvest if 60,000 people beat Dead Air
  August 8, 2011
• AMD dabbles in DRAM, intros Radeon-branded DDR3 memory
  August 8, 2011
• Comcast offers $10 Internet for low-income families
  August 8, 2011
• HP gives $50 app credit to TouchPad early adopters
  August 8, 2011
• Windows Phone usage continues downward spiral
  August 8, 2011
• Smartphone wars: Android vs. iOS usage in the U.S.
  August 8, 2011
• Weekend tech reading: Anonymous breaches US government sites
  August 7, 2011
• Neowin: Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Verizon LTE review
  August 8, 2011
• Happy Birthday: World Wide Web turns 20
  August 6, 2011
• Weekend Open Forum: What if the Internet didn't exist?
  August 6, 2011
• Acer founder: Ultrabooks and tablets are short-term fads
  August 6, 2011
• Bethesda hassles Minecraft studio over "Scrolls" game
  August 5, 2011
• Microsoft excludes Dolby Digital Plus from Windows 8
  August 5, 2011
• Weekend game deals: 86% off QuakeCon Pack, 50% off Brink
  August 5, 2011
• HP TouchPad price slashed by $100 this weekend, Staples offers another $100 off
  August 5, 2011
• Google kills Google Dictionary
  August 5, 2011
• Ultrabook parts could cost PC makers as little as $475
  August 5, 2011
• Netflix passes 1 million subscribers in Canada
  August 5, 2011
• Microsoft announces $250,000 BlueHat Prize contest
  August 5, 2011
• id Software: Doom 3 source code to be released this year
  August 5, 2011
• Report: Eclipse is the most open project, Android the least
  August 4, 2011
• AT&T to downgrade unlimited data accounts tethering via jailbreak
  August 4, 2011
• Nokia Siemens to cut almost 22% of jobs from Motorola purchase
  August 4, 2011
• JPR: Sandy Bridge nabs graphics share from Nvidia, AMD
  August 4, 2011
• Would you pay $500 for an in-game item?
  August 4, 2011
• Wikipedia co-founder: we're losing contributors
  August 4, 2011
• Skype 2.1 for Android adds support for 17 more devices
  August 4, 2011
• Black Ops gets fourth, all zombie map pack 'Rezurrection'
  August 4, 2011
• Blizzard replaces StarCraft II demo with Starter Edition
  August 4, 2011
• Sony PlayStation Vita to miss holiday 2011 season in the US, Europe
  August 4, 2011
• 30 percent of smartphone users will encounter malware this year
  August 4, 2011
• Office 15 extensions will be built with HTML5, JavaScript
  August 3, 2011
• Sony planning to restructure weakening TV division
  August 4, 2011
• Nvidia promises to ship next-gen Kepler GPU this year (not!)
  August 5, 2011
• Zune HD isn't dead after all: Microsoft rolls out new apps
  August 3, 2011
• KFA2 intros GTX 560 Ti that supports five displays
  August 4, 2011
• Apple preparing video streaming service called iTunes Replay?
  August 3, 2011
• McAfee reveals massive, five-year long cyber attack
  August 3, 2011
• Borderlands 2 coming in 2012 with new characters and equipment
  August 3, 2011
• EA founder: Apple heading towards inevitable decline
  August 3, 2011
• Internet Explorer IQ story was a hoax
  August 3, 2011
• HP TouchPad gets first webOS update, $50 price cut
  August 3, 2011
• Acer Iconia Tab A500 Android Tablet Review
  August 3, 2011
• Best Buy offers Nexus S for free, for a day only
  August 3, 2011
• WD's Scorpio Blue 1 TB notebook hard drive gets benchmarked
  August 3, 2011
• Asus Eee Pad Transformer's successor to launch this October?
  August 3, 2011
• GameStop begins offering in-store digital download purchases
  August 3, 2011
• Gmail calling now in 38 languages, lowered rates
  August 3, 2011
• Valve announces Dota 2 public unveiling during $1 million tournament
  August 2, 2011
• Judge: Over 99% of 'Expendables' pirates are untouchable
  August 2, 2011
• Most ISPs deliver advertised speeds, FCC study claims
  August 3, 2011
• Android conquers almost 50 percent of smartphone market
  August 3, 2011
• Tuesday tech deals: Llano, Blu-ray-equipped notebook $525
  August 2, 2011
• Blockbuster emails ex-customers, begs them for a second chance
  August 2, 2011
• Euclideon claims to revolutionize gaming graphics tech
  August 2, 2011
• Sony PlayStation Vita coming to Europe in October?
  August 2, 2011
• Kingston starts shipping SandForce-based HyperX SSD
  August 2, 2011
• iCloud beta available to devs, pricing revealed
  August 2, 2011
• Nokia changes naming convention for phones: just numbers
  August 2, 2011
• Scientists build 800Mbps wireless network with just LEDs
  August 2, 2011
• Microsoft, Nokia schedule special event for August 17
  August 2, 2011
• Rumor: AMD has stopped Phenom II X2, X4 production
  August 2, 2011
• Suspected LulzSec member "Topiary" released on bail
  August 2, 2011
• Chrome still pushing forward, IE8 falls below 30%, IE6 falls below 10%
  August 1, 2011
• Windows XP usage finally falls below 50% mark
  August 1, 2011
• Apple may face damages of $25.5 million in Korean suit
  August 2, 2011
• Logitech slashes Revue price to $100, focuses on Google TV version 2
  August 1, 2011
• Windows XP is a popular home for rootkits
  August 2, 2011
• Seagate releases Android app for its GoFlex Satellite HDD
  August 1, 2011
• Adobe releases Flash-like HTML5 design tool Adobe Edge
  August 1, 2011
• Samsung Galaxy S II sells over 5 million units in three months
  August 1, 2011
• Apple blocks Samsung tablet release in Australia
  August 1, 2011
• Data centers use less power than anticipated
  August 1, 2011
• Apple now expected to ship next iPhone in October
  August 1, 2011
• Google Chrome surpasses Firefox, takes #2 spot in the UK
  August 1, 2011
• Asus' $199 Eee PC is Meego powered, available soon
  August 1, 2011
• Diablo III: Online only, real money auctions, mods forbidden
  August 1, 2011
• Google purchases 1,029 patents from IBM
  August 1, 2011
• Lenovo ThinkPad tablet to launch August 23 under $500
  August 1, 2011
• Intel confirms 8MB bug in 320 Series SSDs (fix available)
  August 18, 2011