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- Facebook purchases Microsoft ad platform Atlas for undisclosed sum
February 28, 2013 - Apple iTunes U surpasses one billion content downloads
February 28, 2013 - Former Sony engineer sues Nintendo for $9.80 of every 3DS sold
February 28, 2013 - Ouya shipping on March 28, hires developer Kellee Santiago
February 28, 2013 - IBM's Watson: part super computer, part pastry chef
February 28, 2013 - Ubisoft reveals Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag box art
February 28, 2013 - AMD will sell a stripped-down version of Sony's PlayStation 4 APU
February 28, 2013 - New study explores Amazon's impact on brick-and-mortar retailers
February 28, 2013 - Corning: devices with flexible 'Willow Glass' still years away
February 28, 2013 - EA: micro-transactions will be built into "all of our games"
February 28, 2013 - Mysterious MiniDuke malware takes aim at governments worldwide
February 28, 2013 - Crysis 3 Tested, Benchmarked
February 28, 2013 - Samsung intends to double their tablet sales this year
February 28, 2013 - Pandora to implement 40-hour listening limit for free mobile streamers
February 28, 2013 - Microsoft says Windows Phone 8 will 'evolve' with coming updates
February 28, 2013 - Bad Piggies update delivers 30 new levels, new sandbox and more
February 27, 2013 - Crysis 3 Review: Nanosuit-up!
February 27, 2013 - Time Warner says there is no demand for residential gigabit Internet
February 27, 2013 - Sony releases experimental Firefox OS ROM for Xperia E smartphone
February 27, 2013 - Researchers reveal flexible, stretchable lithium-ion battery
February 27, 2013 - 'Game of Thrones' director David Petrarca isn't concerned with piracy
February 27, 2013 - Adobe Photoshop Touch arrives on iPhone, Android phones for $4.99
February 27, 2013 - Qualcomm says Snapdragon 800 easily beats Nvidia's Tegra 4
February 27, 2013 - Samsung unveils Passbook rival for tickets and coupons called Wallet
February 27, 2013 - Upcoming PC smartphone promises Windows 8 Pro, Intel Atom, 64GB
February 27, 2013 - Leap Motion gesture controller arrives May 13, initial app lineup detailed
February 27, 2013 - Symantec: Stuxnet existed two years earlier than anyone realized
February 27, 2013 - Apple agrees to dish out $100 million in iTunes credits to settle lawsuit
February 27, 2013 - Chrome 26 beta released with improved spell checking, dev tweaks
February 26, 2013 - Gates, Zuckerberg and others come together in coding PSA
February 26, 2013 - Google has no plans to open retail stores, according to Andy Rubin
February 26, 2013 - AMD unveils TressFX hair rendering technology (pics)
February 26, 2013 - Google enables Google+ sign-ins, now on par with Facebook, Twitter
February 26, 2013 - Razer Edge pre-orders start March 1, ships later that month
February 26, 2013 - Tuesday tech deals: Asus Vivotab TF600T 32GB /w keyboard $350
February 26, 2013 - NYPD says social networking led to all-time low murder rate in 2012
February 26, 2013 - Second passcode bypass flaw discovered in iOS 6.1 this month
February 26, 2013 - Swedish Pirate Party stops hosting The Pirate Bay due to legal threats
February 26, 2013 - Intel announces Clover Trail+ Atom chips for smartphones and tablets
February 26, 2013 - Internet Explorer 10 finally arrives on Windows 7
February 26, 2013 - Pebble Review: Kickstarter's E-Paper Smartwatch
February 26, 2013 - After review Tesla loses hundreds of orders, $100 million in stock market value
February 26, 2013 - Firefox 22 will block third-party cookies by default
February 26, 2013 - Dell announces Latitude 10 Enhanced Security for enterprise market
February 25, 2013 - Firefox OS unveiled with 18 partners, heading to emerging markets
February 25, 2013 - Samsung announces HomeSync, dual-core Android-powered TV box
February 25, 2013 - Smarter design cuts existing SRAM power consumption by 27-85%
February 25, 2013 - Researcher finds flaw that grants access to any Facebook account
February 25, 2013 - Rumor: Barnes & Noble to pull out of building Nook e-readers
February 25, 2013 - Controversial 'six-strikes' copyright alert system launches in US
February 25, 2013 - Samsung confirms March 14 debut of Galaxy S IV in NYC
February 25, 2013 - Asus announces Padfone Infinity, 7-inch Fonepad tablet
February 25, 2013 - Sony will sell the Xperia Tablet Z in the US starting at $499
February 25, 2013 - Windows Blue to feature IE11, Bing search, public summer preview
February 25, 2013 - LG buys webOS code and patents from HP to power smart TVs
February 25, 2013 - Triple Monitor Gaming on a Budget: SLI vs. Crossfire vs. Single High-end GPU
February 25, 2013 - Ziff-Davis shuts down 1UP, GameSpy as part of restructuring effort
February 25, 2013 - HP re-enters the tablet race with $170 Android-powered Slate 7
February 25, 2013 - Weekend tech reading: Firefox OS backed by phone makers, carriers
February 24, 2013 - Weekend Open Forum: Do you still wear a watch?
February 22, 2013 - Google will open I/O conference registration on March 13
February 22, 2013 - Ubisoft and EA pair up, offer each other's games online
February 22, 2013 - Google Glass to arrive by the end of the year for less than $1,500
February 22, 2013 - Nevada is first state to legalize online gambling
February 22, 2013 - Weekend game deals: Battlefield 3 $10, Dark Souls $15
February 22, 2013 - Microsoft expected to reveal Xbox 720 in April following PS4 unveiling
February 22, 2013 - Nikon signs agreement with Microsoft for Android-powered cameras
February 22, 2013 - Asus' Windows 8 Transformer Book now available for pre-order
February 22, 2013 - Chrome 25 released with voice recognition support
February 22, 2013 - Nielsen "TV household" ratings to include cord-cutters without TVs
February 22, 2013 - Qualcomm announces world's first global LTE baseband chip
February 22, 2013 - McAfee says malware is getting more sophisticated
February 22, 2013 - Survey: Microsoft is now cooler than it was just a few years ago
February 22, 2013 - Facebook building cold storage data facility to maintain your old pics
February 21, 2013 - Thursday tech deals: 40" Samsung HDTV $398, 60" Sharp $798
February 21, 2013 - Canon's MREAL headset combines virtual reality with the real-world
February 21, 2013 - Nvidia's new headquarters to rival Apple's spaceship campus
February 21, 2013 - AMD Turbo Dock balances your tablet's performance and battery life
February 21, 2013 - Google unveils Chromebook Pixel, expects you to pay $1,299
February 21, 2013 - Mobile games outsold handheld games from Nintendo and Sony in Q4
February 21, 2013 - Gigabyte intros Thin Mini-ITX motherboards, now available on Newegg
February 21, 2013 - RIAA report bashes Google's anti-piracy efforts as ineffective
February 21, 2013 - Petition to legalize unlocking reaches 100K signatures, warrants White House response
February 21, 2013 - Canonical releases Ubuntu Touch developer preview for Nexus devices
February 21, 2013 - Snapdragon 800 devices to feature Quick Charge 2.0, Voice Activation
February 21, 2013 - Apple, Facebook not only companies targeted by recent hack. More details surface.
February 21, 2013 - Sony unveils the PlayStation 4, coming this holiday season
February 20, 2013 - BlackBerry Z10 sales estimates slashed by 83 percent
February 21, 2013 - Qualcomm reveals specs of Snapdragon 400 and 200 processors
February 20, 2013 - Mozilla gives in, adds H.264 video support to Firefox Nightly builds
February 20, 2013 - Steve Ballmer says Surface is a real business but won't dominate sales
February 20, 2013 - New products shown to Apple's board 6-18 months before they launch
February 20, 2013 - Yahoo's Marissa Mayer unveils redesigned homepage
February 20, 2013 - OCZ Vertex 3 update adds 20nm NAND, lowers I/O performance?
February 20, 2013 - myIDkey biometric password manager seeks Kickstarter funding
February 20, 2013 - Mozilla releases Firefox 19 stable with built-in PDF viewer
February 20, 2013 - Google contest asks what you would do if you had Project Glass
February 20, 2013 - Spotify wants to offer free mobile streaming, asks industry to lower fees
February 20, 2013 - Microsoft says Office 2013 licensing is nothing new, but it's a price hike in disguise
February 20, 2013 - Google has reduced hacked Gmail accounts by 99.7 percent since 2011
February 20, 2013 - Apple says they were hacked by the same group that hit Facebook
February 20, 2013 - New Mac virus skirts Gatekeeper, initiates creepy reverse-shell connection
February 19, 2013 - JPR: GPU shipments down in Q4 2012 for AMD, Intel and Nvidia
February 19, 2013 - iOS 6.1.2 fixes Exchange calendar bug, battery drain, passcode flaw
February 19, 2013 - Majority of webpages can be connected in just 19 clicks
February 19, 2013 - Report links Chinese military to majority of cyberattacks against US
February 19, 2013 - Outlook.com gains 60 million users in six months, exits preview
February 19, 2013 - Latest Nvidia GeForce WHQL drivers optimized for Crysis 3, Far Cry 3
February 19, 2013 - HTC aims for a comeback with HTC One flagship smartphone
February 19, 2013 - Nvidia announces Tegra 4i with built-in LTE, Phoenix reference smartphone design
February 19, 2013 - Nvidia GeForce Titan: supercomputer GPU power for the 1%
February 19, 2013 - Microsoft raises Mac Office prices, ends multi-license packs
February 19, 2013 - Sprint turns on LTE in areas of San Francisco, New York City and DC
February 19, 2013 - LG Display announces plans to invest $657 million in OLED plant
February 19, 2013 - Samsung expected to unveil Galaxy S IV on March 14
February 18, 2013 - Bill Gates discusses Steve Ballmer's leadership role, mobile mistake
February 18, 2013 - "Windows Blue" clues hidden in Microsoft job postings
February 18, 2013 - Archos to unveil three Android smartphones at Mobile World Congress
February 18, 2013 - Sony slashes PS Vita prices in Japan, Final Fantasy X HD previewed
February 18, 2013 - Samsung preparing Galaxy Altius smartwatch to compete with iWatch
February 18, 2013 - Neowin: Nokia Lumia 820 review
February 18, 2013 - PlayStation 4's imminent launch will have PS3 prices dropping as much as 60%
February 18, 2013 - PlayStation 4 may stream games over the Internet, report claims
February 18, 2013 - Dotcom: Mega now accepts Bitcoin, new services & features teased
February 18, 2013 - Bungie unveils post-Halo franchise known as Destiny
February 17, 2013 - Weekend tech reading: Deciphering AMD's new GPU roadmap
February 17, 2013 - Google retail stores may open this year in U.S.
February 18, 2013 - WOF: Have you pledged any money to crowd-funded projects?
February 15, 2013 - Dropbox prepping for 2013 IPO, readies business offerings
February 15, 2013 - Sega inks deal with online retailer to bring themed laptops to Japan
February 15, 2013 - BitTorrent launches file-delivery service SoShare, offers up to 1TB transfers for free
February 15, 2013 - Staples rumored to begin offering Apple products
February 15, 2013 - Weekend game deals: Max Payne 3 $13.59, Mass Effect 3 $9.98
February 15, 2013 - Adobe releases original source code for Photoshop version 1.0
February 15, 2013 - Skype launches video messaging, transition from Messenger detailed
February 15, 2013 - Scientists develop computer that never crashes
February 15, 2013 - Major ransomware operation dismantled by authorities
February 15, 2013 - Micron touts industry's smallest 128Gb NAND flash chip
February 15, 2013 - The Pirate Bay sues anti-piracy group for copying its design
February 15, 2013 - Nvidia roundup: Record yearly earnings, Tegra 4, Project Shield
February 14, 2013 - Crowdfunded NCase M1 Mini-ITX enthusiast chassis inches toward reality
February 15, 2013 - CISPA cybersecurity bill returns, still ignores privacy rights
February 14, 2013 - System Shock 2 returns after 14-year hiatus
February 14, 2013 - Rhino Shield makes Corning's Gorilla Glass up to five times stronger
February 14, 2013 - European Commission funds RITE Project to defeat Internet lag
February 14, 2013 - Sweden has the world's fastest 4G LTE speeds, US ranks 8th overall
February 14, 2013 - Google quietly releasing Android 4.2.2, blocks Nexus 4 LTE tweak
February 14, 2013 - Meet Google OS: Chrome OS when it was based on Firefox
February 14, 2013 - Former RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie sells his stake in BlackBerry
February 14, 2013 - Flaw in iOS 6.1 lets you bypass password-protected lock screen
February 14, 2013 - Valve co-founder Gabe Newell publically addresses layoffs
February 14, 2013 - Apple and Samsung sold half of all smartphones in 2012, Huawei third
February 14, 2013 - Xbox co-founder says the last five years have been painful to watch
February 13, 2013 - HP working on Android tablet, considering smartphone, too
February 13, 2013 - Lenovo, PayPal particiapte in FIDO Alliance to reinvent passwords
February 13, 2013 - 60 percent of gamers wouldn't buy a console that blocks used games
February 13, 2013 - Apple may host a television-themed media event in March
February 13, 2013 - Office 2013 EULA says the software is bound to one PC forever
February 13, 2013 - Comcast is buying GE's stake in NBC Universal for $16.7 billion
February 13, 2013 - Microsoft Surface Pro gets worst possible reparability rating from iFixit
February 13, 2013 - Android continues to be a key target for mobile malware
February 13, 2013 - Opera switching to Webkit engine in 2013, browser will be based on Chromium
February 13, 2013 - Research shows computers make better medical decisions than doctors
February 13, 2013 - Apple announces price cuts and speed bumps for MacBook Pro Retina, MacBook Air
February 13, 2013 - LG unveils Optimus G Pro with 5.5-inch curved glass display
February 13, 2013 - E-Waste by the numbers: Infographic
February 12, 2013 - Carnegie Mellon asks court to triple Marvell's $1.17 billion fine
February 13, 2013 - Confirmed: Intel is building an Internet TV service and set-top box
February 12, 2013 - Amazon edges out Apple as most reputable U.S. company
February 12, 2013 - Tuesday tech deals: Lenovo IdeaTab S2110 32GB w/ dock $349
February 12, 2013 - Western Digital targets Roku with $70 WD TV Play streaming box
February 12, 2013 - Time Warner says next Batman Arkham game coming this year
February 12, 2013 - Sonos introduces the Playbar: Smart sound for your home theater
February 12, 2013 - Vertu's latest luxury smartphone will cost you at least $10,000
February 12, 2013 - Apple releases iOS 6.1.1 to resolve iPhone 4S cellular issues
February 12, 2013 - Next-gen Xbox details leaked, from someone who claims to have one
February 12, 2013 - Home Depot drops BlackBerry as official handset, switching to iPhone
February 12, 2013 - Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Times article on Model S range was fake
February 12, 2013 - Thermaltake launches Tron-inspired Chaser A31 enthusiast mid-tower
February 11, 2013 - Minecraft now available free of charge for Raspberry Pi owners
February 11, 2013 - Larger-than-usual Patch Tuesday to address 57 security vulnerabilities
February 11, 2013 - Crytek wants to go free-to-play only in 3-5 years
February 11, 2013 - Australia subpoenas Microsoft, Apple to explain why products cost Aussies more
February 11, 2013 - Surface Pro sells out quickly - due to high demand or low supply?
February 11, 2013 - After months of supply issues, Google highlights Nexus 4, Google Now in Grammys commercial
February 11, 2013 - Daylight will use Unreal Engine 4, procedurally-generated maps
February 11, 2013 - Twitter raises the price of Promoted Trends to $200K per day
February 11, 2013 - Cybercriminals targeting online gamers, by the thousands
February 11, 2013 - Alleged iPhone 5S photos from inside Foxconn leak online
February 11, 2013 - Dead Space 3 Tested, Benchmarked
February 11, 2013 - Eric Schmidt to cash in half of his shares in Google for $2.51 billion
February 11, 2013 - Rumored Apple "iWatch" to feature curved glass design
February 11, 2013 - Weekend tech reading: CISPA to be reintroduced Wednesday
February 10, 2013 - Weekend Open Forum: At what age did you get your first cell phone?
February 8, 2013 - Watch this: TPB AFK, The Pirate Bay documentary is out
February 8, 2013 - Seven million iOS devices jailbroken using evasi0n in just four days
February 8, 2013 - Weekend game deals: Borderlands 2 $30, 80% off Crysis, Dragon Age
February 8, 2013 - Microsoft's SkyDrive now hosts over one billion Office documents
February 8, 2013 - AOL dial-up users account for 70% of profit, posts first gains in 8 years
February 8, 2013 - Job growth in Silicon Valley has returned to dot-com boom levels
February 8, 2013 - HP implements new guidelines for student, temporary labor in China
February 8, 2013 - Adobe issues emergency Flash update, warns of active exploits on Windows and OS X
February 8, 2013 - EA's Origin game distribution platform launches for Mac
February 8, 2013 - Facebook glitch temporarily breaks the web
February 8, 2013 - A third of PC owners are shifting tasks to mobile devices
February 8, 2013 - Microsoft's latest Scroogled campaign goes after Gmail
February 8, 2013 - BlackBerry is exiting the Japanese smartphone market
February 7, 2013 - Microsoft said to be considering a native version of Office for Linux
February 7, 2013 - Mailbox mobile e-mail client now available in App Store
February 7, 2013 - Facebook to buy Microsoft's advertising network, report affirms
February 7, 2013 - Microsoft 'Blue' to encompass Windows 8, Phone, Services and RT
February 7, 2013 - Asus working on budget Android tablet powered by Intel processor
February 7, 2013 - Microsoft and Symantec kill Bamital search hijacking botnet
February 7, 2013 - Judge invalidates 13 Motorola patent claims against Microsoft
February 8, 2013 - Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman outlines annual console refresh plans
February 7, 2013 - Wikipad's detachable controller gaming tablet priced at $250
February 7, 2013 - Liberty buys Virgin for $23 bil, claims world's largest broadband ISP
February 7, 2013 - Ubuntu smartphone launching October in two large markets
February 7, 2013 - Yahoo teams up with Google on contextual advertising
February 7, 2013 - Gabe Newell and J.J. Abrams to collaborate on Half-Life or Portal film
February 7, 2013 - Microsoft fields Surface Pro questions via Reddit AMA session
February 7, 2013 - BlackBerry Z10 sets new sales records in Canada and the U.K.
February 6, 2013 - Apple's iTunes hits new milestone with 25 billion songs sold
February 6, 2013 - High-res touchscreen Google Chromebook surfaces in leaked video
February 6, 2013 - Lenovo's ThinkPad Helix Windows 8 hybrid delayed until early March
February 7, 2013 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt said to be 30 times bigger than The Witcher 2
February 6, 2013 - Raspberry Pi camera module pictured, will retail for $25
February 6, 2013 - Apple loses iPhone naming rights in Brazil (update)
February 13, 2013 - Nvidia Project Shield demo streams Borderlands 2 from PC
February 6, 2013 - Rumor: next Xbox to block used games with one-time activation codes
February 6, 2013 - HP rumored to be considering company "break up"
February 6, 2013 - Apple warns users against jailbreaking following evasi0n hack
February 6, 2013 - Recently discovered 17 million-digit number is the world's largest prime
February 6, 2013 - Redbox Instant names the Xbox 360 as exclusive launch console
February 6, 2013 - BlackBerry Z10 Review: The Last Hope
February 5, 2013 - Monoprice: From underground following to legitimate electronics brand
February 5, 2013 - Bitcasa: unlimited cloud sync & storage for $69/year, 10GB free
February 5, 2013 - Amazon unveils virtual currency for Kindle Fire game, app purchases
February 5, 2013 - A third of Facebook users are planning to take a break this year
February 5, 2013 - Tuesday tech deals: 3TB Western Digital Green hard drive for $130
February 5, 2013 - HDD revenue to fall 11.8% in 2013, WD may bump Seagate for top spot
February 5, 2013 - HTC infographic pokes fun at Nokia's PureView camera technology
February 5, 2013 - Hidden radio icons in iOS 6.1 reignite Apple music service rumors
February 5, 2013 - It's official: Dell going private in $24 billion deal
February 5, 2013 - Android-based gaming console Ouya hitting retail in June, preorders start today
February 5, 2013 - Neowin: Sony Vaio Tap 20 review
February 5, 2013 - Reviewing Cooler Master's HAF XB "LAN Box"
February 5, 2013 - US Department of Energy confirms January cyber attack
February 5, 2013 - FCC chairman wants to build a free nationwide Wi-Fi network
February 5, 2013 - Anonymous reveals personal information of 4,000 U.S. bank executives
February 4, 2013 - Markus 'Notch' Persson's discusses the $100 million he earned in 2012
February 5, 2013 - Detailed Xbox 720 GPU specifications leak online
February 4, 2013 - 3DMark gets cross-platform mobile test, new DX11 gaming benchmark
February 4, 2013 - Nokia CEO Stephen Elop suggests Windows tablet on the way
February 4, 2013 - Revised AMD Never Settle bundle includes Crysis 3, Tomb Raider
February 4, 2013 - House of Representatives ban Spotify claiming P2P security concerns
February 4, 2013 - Evasi0n iPhone 5, iPad mini jailbreak now available
February 4, 2013 - Happy Birthday: Facebook turns nine years old today
February 4, 2013 - Wine developer demos Windows software running on Android
February 4, 2013 - Android malware steals data, records audio via PC microphone
February 4, 2013 - HP's first Chromebook officially out, priced at $330
February 4, 2013 - Office 2013: To upgrade or not to upgrade
February 4, 2013 - Weekend tech reading: Hurried Java update plugs 50 holes
February 3, 2013 - THX launches iOS calibration app for home theater components
February 4, 2013 - Weekend Open Forum: Your favorite game soundtracks
February 1, 2013 - Nokia receives $1.35 billion grant to further develop graphene
February 1, 2013 - VESA updates DisplayPort Dual-Mode, pushes 4K UHD over HDMI
February 1, 2013 - Path ordered to pay $800,000 to settle FTC privacy charges
February 1, 2013 - Weekend game deals: Mark of the Ninja plus four other titles for $10
February 1, 2013 - CEA cuts ties with CNET over 'Best of CES' award snafu
February 1, 2013 - Sony finally discontinuing the MiniDisc after more than 20 years
February 1, 2013 - Apple becomes top U.S. mobile phone vendor in Q4
February 1, 2013 - Verizon debuts $60 prepaid plan for 3G smartphones
February 1, 2013 - HBO Go coming to Apple TV in first half of 2013
February 1, 2013 - The Best PC Game Mods You Can Play Today
February 1, 2013 - Google Glass could include built-in bone conduction headphones
February 1, 2013 - Sony announces PlayStation special event for February 20
February 1, 2013 - German consumer group sues Valve over the resale of Steam games
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