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- Tuesday tech deals: Canon EOS Rebel T3i w/ 18-55mm lens for $570
July 31, 2012 - Microsoft renames Hotmail to Outlook, adds Metro layout and Skype
July 31, 2012 - Hulu Plus finally released for Apple TV, but why did it take so long?
July 31, 2012 - Office 2013 cloud integration features partial uploads, offline files
July 31, 2012 - Stallman: Valve's Linux games "unethical" but might boost OS usage
July 31, 2012 - Spotify delivers free radio to Android users, tablet app still pending
July 31, 2012 - Startup discovers 80% of Facebook ad clicks coming from bots
July 31, 2012 - Republic Wireless re-opens beta signups, adds new handset
July 31, 2012 - Apple's Jony Ive: We almost shelved the iPhone
July 31, 2012 - Critical vulnerabilities in Huawei routers laid bare at Defcon
July 31, 2012 - Samsung filings reveal 11.8" 'retina' tablet, two new WP8 smartphones
July 31, 2012 - The Portable Workstation Benchmark: MacBook Pro with Retina Display Review
July 31, 2012 - Fan remake of Grand Theft Auto III is on the way
July 30, 2012 - TPB fines to be used to fight more piracy cases, not refund artists
July 30, 2012 - Google Maps gets high-res aerial imagery for 72 countries, regions
July 30, 2012 - Google upgrades Gmail video chat with Google+ Hangouts
July 30, 2012 - Ubisoft Uplay DRM security hole exposed, promptly fixed
July 30, 2012 - Load Google Wallet onto Verizon's Galaxy S III with this new hack
July 30, 2012 - Rumor: iPhone 5 and iPad Mini announcement coming September 12
July 30, 2012 - Microsoft confirms October 26 launch date for Surface tablet
July 30, 2012 - Microsoft intros new mice and keyboards tuned for Windows 8
July 30, 2012 - Mountain Lion becomes most successful OS X release to date
July 30, 2012 - Zynga insiders dumped a lot of stock before it tanked, now under investigation
July 30, 2012 - Fully assembled iPhone 5 prototype shown off, could this be it?
July 30, 2012 - Weekend tech reading: What is Yahoo?
July 29, 2012 - Google didn't delete all the data from Wi-Fi sniffing fiasco
July 27, 2012 - Weekend Open Forum: Tech innovators who deserve more attention
July 27, 2012 - Weekend game deals: 75% off Borderlands, 50% off Max Payne 3
July 27, 2012 - Google says plaintiffs haven't proved scanning books hurts sales
July 27, 2012 - Apple targets enterprise market with AuthenTec acquisition
July 27, 2012 - Facebook posts Q2 loss, has 955 million active monthly users
July 27, 2012 - Court filings reveal Sony-inspired iPhone ahead of next week's trial
July 27, 2012 - Android phones with NFC can be hijacked via their own browser
July 27, 2012 - Samsung soars to $5.9bn profit, breaks previous record by 15%
July 27, 2012 - Neowin: LG Optimus 4X HD smartphone review
July 27, 2012 - Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 Super OverClock Review
July 26, 2012 - Nvidia embraces Miracast Wi-Fi display technology with Tegra 3
July 27, 2012 - Steam posts hardware and software survey results for June 2012
July 26, 2012 - Rumor: Facebook and HTC to release smartphone by mid-2013
July 26, 2012 - Google launches 1Gbps Fiber network in Kansas City, unveils TV service
July 26, 2012 - Microsoft Flight, Project Columbia cancelled following layoffs
July 26, 2012 - Google Talk and Twitter suffer service outages
July 26, 2012 - Firmware update enables Power Nap for Macbook Air, Retina MBP
July 26, 2012 - Razer unveils customisable, ambidextrous Ouroboros gaming mouse
July 26, 2012 - Nokia scraps development of Meltemi phone platform
July 26, 2012 - Australian telco AAPT confirms breach at network partner, data stolen
July 26, 2012 - MSI G series gaming laptops upgraded with GeForce GTX 680M
July 26, 2012 - WoW: Mists of Pandaria coming September 25, special editions detailed
July 25, 2012 - Netflix returns to profitability, HBO rejects the thought of a partnership
July 25, 2012 - Mobile Wi-Fi hot spots banned from London Olympics
July 25, 2012 - Mountain Lion available now, free upgrade codes not working for some
July 25, 2012 - Qualcomm teams up with Renault to trial wireless electric car charging
July 25, 2012 - ARM, TSMC joint agreement to push chips into server market against Intel
July 25, 2012 - Android 4.1 Jelly Bean coming to Samsung Galaxy SIII, SII
July 25, 2012 - Neowin: Interview with Frank Azor of Alienware
July 25, 2012 - Motorola Atrix HD 4G LTE Android Smartphone Review
July 25, 2012 - Apple reports $8.8bn profit for Q3, raises expectations for iPhone 5's launch
July 25, 2012 - Sharkoon announces Tactix keyboard for cash-strapped gamers
July 25, 2012 - Intel, Google working on Android 4.1 port for Atom
July 24, 2012 - New Zealand's three-strikes law reportedly halved movie piracy
July 24, 2012 - Comcast launches 305Mbps broadband, doubles 25/50Mbps tiers
July 24, 2012 - Apple to talk iOS security at Black Hat 2012 conference
July 24, 2012 - Tuesday tech deals: 40" Toshiba HDTV for $375 (no rebates)
July 24, 2012 - Free Mountain Lion upgrades for Macs bought after June 10
July 24, 2012 - Apple wins EU-wide sales ban of Galaxy Tab 7.7 in German court
July 24, 2012 - Embracing BYOD, Alfresco brings tablet productivity to the enterprise [sponsored]
July 25, 2012 - VMware to acquire virtual networking startup Nicira for $1.26 billion
July 24, 2012 - YouTube to cut spam by asking you to comment with your real name
July 24, 2012 - USB Power Delivery spec capable of 100W, could make chargers obsolete
July 24, 2012 - Consumer group urges Blizzard to clarify always-on DRM requirement
July 24, 2012 - Infographic: The difference between Torchlight and Torchlight II
July 23, 2012 - Microsoft details Windows 8's improved graphics performance
July 24, 2012 - Over 8 million Gamigo user logins leaked months after breach
July 23, 2012 - Samsung Series 7 Gamer laptop: quick review
July 23, 2012 - Spotify releases U.S. anniversary figures
July 23, 2012 - Thunderbolt bandwidth to double in 2014 with Falcon Ridge
July 23, 2012 - iPhone 5 rumored to have smaller connector, currently in production
July 23, 2012 - Nokia discussing WP8 exclusivity agreements with EU carriers
July 23, 2012 - Intel readying Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition for Q4
July 23, 2012 - Amazon to open international media development center in London
July 23, 2012 - Samsung teases next major Galaxy device for August 15
July 23, 2012 - Weekend tech reading: Kodak loses patent suit against Apple, RIM
July 22, 2012 - Total rewrite of Digg promises to put users first, launches Aug 1
July 20, 2012 - Weekend Open Forum: Your favorite co-op games
July 20, 2012 - Weekend game deals: Steam's summer sale continues
July 20, 2012 - Galaxy Note II benchmark shows 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos CPU
July 20, 2012 - Google acquires Sparrow, halts development on iOS and Mac apps
July 20, 2012 - LG launches IPS7 series monitors with MHL and Cinema Screen Design
July 20, 2012 - Samsung may begin producing flexible AMOLED displays this quarter
July 20, 2012 - Comcast preparing to one-up Verizon with 305 Mbps Internet package
July 20, 2012 - Firefox OS nightly builds available for testing on Windows, Mac or Linux
July 20, 2012 - Apple rolls out iTunes Movies in the Cloud to 35 more countries
July 20, 2012 - Neowin: Super smartphone showdown 6-part video review
July 20, 2012 - OCZ reportedly in acquisition talks with Seagate, Micron
July 20, 2012 - Google might have to filter piracy-related searches in France
July 19, 2012 - Microsoft Office 2013 drops support for XP, Vista
July 19, 2012 - Apple patches CPU power consumption bug in 2012 MacBooks
July 19, 2012 - 28nm technology leads TSMC to second-highest quarterly profit
July 19, 2012 - Nokia posts $1 billion operating loss, considers patents sale
July 19, 2012 - Microsoft updates Bing Maps with 215TB of high-resolution imagery
July 19, 2012 - Micron is first to market with phase-change memory (PCM)
July 19, 2012 - Some Nexus 7 tablets suffering from screen lifting and dead pixels
July 19, 2012 - World's third largest spam botnet 'Grum' taken down
July 19, 2012 - Neowin: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean review
July 19, 2012 - Apple ordered to post "Samsung didn't copy iPad" notice on its UK website
July 19, 2012 - Microsoft Windows 8 official release set for October 26
July 19, 2012 - Microsoft beefs up Xbox Live's security to combat online fraud
July 19, 2012 - TechSpot Laptop Buying Guide: The Ivy Bridge Update
July 18, 2012 - iPad prototype photos surface in legal documents
July 18, 2012 - YouTube offers face blurring in one click
July 18, 2012 - Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti expected by mid-August for $299
July 18, 2012 - Crucial launches m4 mSATA line of SSDs for Ultrabooks
July 18, 2012 - Explore the Antarctic with Google Maps and Street View
July 18, 2012 - PayPal acquires mobile payment facilitator card.io
July 18, 2012 - Dropbox users reporting email spam following service outage
July 18, 2012 - AT&T unveils Shared Data plans, launching late August
July 18, 2012 - Experian: password theft soars 300% to 12 million in the first quarter
July 18, 2012 - China's software piracy clampdown has cost $157 million in licenses
July 18, 2012 - Editorial: Why Windows 8 Start Menu's Absence is Irrelevant
July 18, 2012 - Intel reports Q2 2012 revenue of $13.5 billion, $2.8 billon in profit
July 18, 2012 - LG Display workers charged with stealing Samsung OLED secrets
July 18, 2012 - Sony demos silicon sheets that could replace thermal paste
July 17, 2012 - Hints suggest AT&T preparing to charge for FaceTime over cellular
July 17, 2012 - Firefox 14 released, adds secure search, opt-in plug-in activation
July 17, 2012 - Windows Phone 8 to drop Zune sync, will support USB mass storage
July 17, 2012 - Control your Xbox 360 with an iPad using My Xbox Live iOS app
July 17, 2012 - Tuesday tech deals: Inspiron 15 with Core i3-390M for $400
July 17, 2012 - European Commission probes Microsoft over browser choice screen compliance
July 17, 2012 - Intel cuts SSD prices, introduces 240GB SSD 330 model
July 17, 2012 - European carriers stockpiling nano-SIMs ahead of iPhone 5 launch
July 17, 2012 - It's official: Valve is working on Steam for Ubuntu 12.04 Linux
July 17, 2012 - Samsung buys British chipmaker CSR, gains 21 patents and intellectual rights
July 17, 2012 - Google veteran Marissa Mayer named Yahoo CEO
July 16, 2012 - Camera add-on coming to Raspberry Pi, quantity restrictions removed
July 17, 2012 - Microsoft announces Cloud-based Office 365, downloadable preview available
July 16, 2012 - Fujifilm sues Motorola Mobility for patent infringement
July 17, 2012 - Tech layoffs hit 3 year high thanks to HP. It's not all bad though.
July 16, 2012 - Panda Cloud Antivirus 2.0 brings faster, smarter detection
July 17, 2012 - Symantec software update causing BSOD on some Windows XP PCs
July 16, 2012 - Skype bug sending contents of messages to unintended recipients
July 16, 2012 - Advertisement on Origin briefly mentions Battlefield 4 beta
July 16, 2012 - New Steam categories suggest Valve may plan to offer applications
July 16, 2012 - Rumor: new iPhone to be announced on August 7
July 16, 2012 - AMD to launch desktop "Trinity" and "Vishera" APUs in October
July 16, 2012 - AMD cuts Radeon HD 7000-series pricing ahead of dual-GPU launch
July 16, 2012 - US carrier AT&T slashes cost of Nokia Lumia 900 to $49.99
July 16, 2012 - Apple backtracks on EPEAT, products re-added to registry
July 16, 2012 - Apple MacBook Air 13" Review -- Ultra-what?
July 16, 2012 - Weekend tech reading: Why the PC still matters
July 15, 2012 - Weekend Open Forum: Sports and technology
July 13, 2012 - Simple three-step hack lets iOS users unlock in-app content for free
July 13, 2012 - Steve Ballmer expected to announce Office 2013 on Monday
July 13, 2012 - Google Takeout lets users merge Google+ accounts
July 13, 2012 - Weekend game deals: Steam's summer sale has begun
July 13, 2012 - Aereo expanding to most major US cities before 2014
July 13, 2012 - Nvidia and Android forums fall victim to hackers
July 13, 2012 - Windows 8 may drop full retail edition in favor of OEM and upgrade options
July 13, 2012 - Gigabyte's five-fan, Super OverClock Radeon HD 7970
July 13, 2012 - European Commission proposes shake-up of cross-border music licensing
July 13, 2012 - Nielsen: two out of three US buyers opt for smartphones
July 13, 2012 - Three LCD makers settle price-fixing class-action suit for $543.5 million
July 13, 2012 - Tech Tip of the Week: Bypass Metro and Boot Directly to Windows 8's Desktop
July 13, 2012 - MSI to use SandForce controller in upcoming solid state drive
July 13, 2012 - Fortnite will be the first Unreal Engine 4 title, PC-exclusive at launch
July 12, 2012 - Betaworks buys social news aggregator Digg.com for $500,000
July 12, 2012 - ODroid-X is a quad-core alternative to the Raspberry Pi for $129
July 13, 2012 - AMD awarded $12.6 million supercomputing grant by US government
July 12, 2012 - HP pushing back memristor technology debut until at least 2014
July 12, 2012 - PC shipments sluggish in Q2 despite ultrabook push
July 12, 2012 - Hackers post 453,000 plaintext Yahoo Voices logins
July 12, 2012 - Chrome OS 20 adds Google Drive and offline Docs support
July 12, 2012 - Microsoft and NBC to end MSNBC joint venture
July 12, 2012 - Intel planning price cuts across its consumer SSD lineups
July 12, 2012 - NYC unveils trial to turn payphones into free Wi-Fi hotspots
July 12, 2012 - Jumpshot autofixes common PC issues, liberates you from tech support
July 12, 2012 - Motorola makes the Atrix HD official on AT&T for only $99
July 12, 2012 - Formspring servers breached, 420,000 encrypted passwords stolen
July 11, 2012 - Valve's Source Filmmaker is now available for download on Steam
July 11, 2012 - Microsoft to have 44 retail stores open by next June, arriving in Canada soon
July 11, 2012 - Google Nexus 7 tablet costs $152 to build, teardown reveals
July 11, 2012 - Developer Edition Galaxy S III for Verizon features unlocked bootloader
July 11, 2012 - Microsoft outlines File History feature in Windows 8
July 11, 2012 - Microsoft urges Windows Vista, 7 users to disable desktop gadgets
July 11, 2012 - Amazon GameCircle brings achievements, game sync to Kindle Fire
July 11, 2012 - Alleged engineering samples for the iPhone 5 and iPad mini show up
July 11, 2012 - San Francisco says no EPEAT certification, no Apple purchases
July 11, 2012 - Best of Graphics Cards: Gaming at 1920x1200 and 2560x1600
July 11, 2012 - Kim Dotcom agrees to voluntarily travel to the US if assets are unfrozen
July 11, 2012 - Ballmer says Microsoft will leave no stone unturned in battle with Apple
July 10, 2012 - The first picture ever uploaded to the web and the story behind it
July 11, 2012 - Dropbox doubles space for Pro accounts at no extra cost
July 10, 2012 - Ouya takes to Kickstarter to fund Android-based gaming console
July 10, 2012 - Mountain Lion attains gold master status, available to developers
July 10, 2012 - Tuesday tech deals: Ivy Bridge i7-3770 desktop for $800
July 10, 2012 - Samsung Galaxy Nexus injunction overturned in appeals court
July 10, 2012 - AMD slashes Q2 revenue guidance, shares slide
July 10, 2012 - Google faces $22 million fine over Safari cookie debacle
July 10, 2012 - Samsung wins UK High Court battle for being less "cool" than the iPad
July 10, 2012 - Firefox dev claims rapid release schedule tarnished the browser's rep
July 10, 2012 - Huge video game collection sold for $1.2 million, includes games for 22 classic consoles
July 9, 2012 - Valve will let you vote on what games are released on Steam
July 9, 2012 - Foxconn readies fanless Atom/Brazos Nano PCs for September
July 10, 2012 - Microsoft to acquire multi-touch company Perceptive Pixel
July 9, 2012 - Kickstarter to launch in the the UK this autumn
July 10, 2012 - Microsoft Surface tablets facing supply constraints, chassis trouble?
July 9, 2012 - Microsoft officially sets Windows 8 general availability for October
July 9, 2012 - Facebook closing Face.com APIs and Klik app
July 9, 2012 - Fujitsu announces Stylistic Q702 hybrid tablet and LifeBook T902 for Q3
July 9, 2012 - Next-gen Kindle Fire expected to be thinner, 1280x800, Q3 launch
July 9, 2012 - Valve's Steam summer sales plan leaked
July 9, 2012 - HP announces new all-in-ones for businesses and consumers
July 9, 2012 - Neowin: Interview with Kelt Reeves, founder of Falcon Northwest
July 9, 2012 - BitTorrent Torque web app turn browser into a file-sharing hub
July 9, 2012 - Rumor: Samsung readying Windows RT tablet for October launch
July 9, 2012 - Apple pulls products from EPEAT green electronics registry
July 9, 2012 - HP Omni 27 All-In-One PC Review
July 9, 2012 - RapidShare releases cloud sync tool RapidDrive
July 9, 2012 - Weekend tech reading: Mozilla halting Thunderbird innovation
July 8, 2012 - Windows 8 Preview users can upgrade to final version for $39.99
July 6, 2012 - Weekend game deals: Max Payne 3 $39.99, Civ IV+V $11.99, more
July 6, 2012 - Weekend Open Forum: Do you exercise regularly?
July 6, 2012 - Galaxy Note 2 expected to ship later this year with 5.5-inch screen
July 6, 2012 - Best Buy's new retail layout borrows heavily from the Apple Store
July 6, 2012 - First malware ever found in iOS App Store, malicious app removed
July 6, 2012 - Multiple Kindle Fire 2 tablets are in the works
July 6, 2012 - TPB blockade makes no difference, says ISP XS4ALL
July 6, 2012 - Apple fixes DRM server bug that led to crashing apps
July 6, 2012 - Rumor: Amazon working with Foxconn to launch smartphone in Q4 2012
July 6, 2012 - Samsung soars to $5.9bn profit driven by Galaxy smartphone demand
July 6, 2012 - Atrix HD accidentally posted early on Motorola's website
July 6, 2012 - Google Nexus 7 Review: The Best $199 Tablet You Can Buy
July 5, 2012 - Google summer cleaning ends iGoogle, Google Video and others
July 5, 2012 - Fujitsu to offer build-it-yourself PC course to customers
July 5, 2012 - Google estimated to earn $15 for every Nexus 7 tablet sold
July 5, 2012 - Apple App Store updates cause iOS, OS X apps to crash
July 5, 2012 - Hundreds of thousands may lose web access July 9 due to virus
July 5, 2012 - Corsair launches range-topping Force Series GS SSDs
July 5, 2012 - Sony could release super slim PS3 at Gamescom next month
July 5, 2012 - Olympus unveils Project Glass-style wearable display prototype
July 5, 2012 - Qualcomm turns to Samsung, UMC to meet Snapdragon S4 SoC demand
July 5, 2012 - Intel appeals $1.33bn antitrust fine to EU's second highest court
July 5, 2012 - Kaspersky Lab uncovers new Mac OS X backdoor
July 5, 2012 - Galaxy Nexus yanked from Google Play store, ban-beating patch almost ready
July 4, 2012 - Microsoft engineer exposes international Android spam botnet
July 5, 2012 - CERN says newly discovered particle is consistent with Higgs boson
July 4, 2012 - EU Court: digitally-distributed software, games can be resold as used
July 4, 2012 - ACTA suffers overwhelming defeat in European Parliament
July 4, 2012 - Facebook promises quick fix for smartphone email sync bug
July 4, 2012 - Rumor: Apple to release smaller iPad in time for Christmas
July 4, 2012 - Verizon makes its case against the FCC's Net neutrality rules
July 4, 2012 - Neowin: Stardock's CEO gives an update on Start8
July 4, 2012 - Graphics card overclocking record broken -- rig looks like a sci-fi movie set
July 3, 2012 - GeForce 304.79 beta brings TXAA, SLI profiles and bug fixes
July 3, 2012 - Anyfi Networks makes home Wi-Fi network available anywhere
July 3, 2012 - Google's Nexus 7 tablet gets iFixit teardown, scores well on repairability scale
July 3, 2012 - Samsung fails to lift U.S. sales ban on Galaxy Tab 10.1
July 3, 2012 - HBO Go finally arrives on Android tablets other than Kindle Fire
July 4, 2012 - Rumor: New iMac in October with "Retina" display
July 3, 2012 - Leaked BlackBerry roadmap shows three new devices coming in 2013
July 3, 2012 - Amazon acquires UpNext, a 3D mapping upstart
July 3, 2012 - Man fined $7,000 for sharing 'WordPress for Dummies' via BitTorrent
July 3, 2012 - Google: Android 4.0 on 11% of devices, Gingerbread still on top
July 3, 2012 - Tuesday tech deals: $20 off Logitech Wave keyboard/mouse combo
July 3, 2012 - Microsoft could report Q4 losses after $6.2bn writedown of aQuantive
July 3, 2012 - Cooler Master intros $50 enthusiast-grade Mini-ITX chassis
July 3, 2012 - Microsoft will offer digital Windows 8 Pro upgrades for $39.99
July 2, 2012 - Nokia says Nexus 7 tablet infringes on their patents
July 2, 2012 - "Leap second" bug, Amazon EC2 outage brought down major websites
July 2, 2012 - Beats Audio acquires steaming music service MOG
July 2, 2012 - Boot to Gecko renamed Firefox OS, first handsets arriving in 2013
July 2, 2012 - Micron to buy Elpida, DRAM market left with 3 competitors
July 2, 2012 - Google contributed $80 billion to US economy in 2011
July 2, 2012 - Windows 7 surpasses 50 percent global OS market share
July 2, 2012 - Sony to buy cloud gaming service Gaikai for $380 million
July 2, 2012 - Apple pays $60 million for iPad brand name rights in China
July 2, 2012 - Neowin: One year with the Samsung Galaxy Ace
July 2, 2012 - OCZ's Flagship SSD: Vertex 4 256GB Review
July 2, 2012 - Weekend tech reading: Samsung Galaxy Nexus banned in US
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