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Chrome 17 released with "instant" browsing, improved security
- Keeping with its snappy development cycle, Google has released the latest stable build of Chrome. The update comes nearly two months after the launch of Chrome 16, a month after Chrome 17 entered beta and only a day after Chrome…
Windows 8 Consumer Preview coming Feb. 29, bundled apps leaked
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As promised, Microsoft will release a public beta of Windows 8 this month. The company scheduled a launch event for the "Consumer Preview" of its next operating system on February 29 in Barcelona, Spain -- the same timeframe and city as Mobile World Congress...
Apple sued for $1.6 billion for using "iPad" in China, apology requested
- A major Chinese display company, Proview Technology, has demanded that Apple cease using "iPad" in China. After engaging in "ambiguous" negotiations with Apple over the matter, executives at Proview have decided to take legal action by suing the company for 1.6 billion…
Intel Core i7-3820 Review: Sandy Bridge-E for the masses
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The i7-3820 is particularly intriguing because of its sub-$300 retail price -- far less than other chips in the Sandy Bridge-E family. For instance, the Core i7-3960X has an MSRP of $999 and sells for more like $1,049, while the i7-3930K has an MSRP of $583 and is fetching $599 at e-tail. Both are six-core CPUs operating over 3GHz with massive 15MB and 12MB L3 caches.
At roughly half the price of the 3930K, we expected Intel to butcher the i7-3820, and while that's partially true, the 3820 remains an impressive specimen with four cores operating at 3.6GHz, a 10MB L3 cache and HyperThreading support.
Digital game purchases: do we really "own" them?
- Gaming website Rock, Paper and Shotgun has published an interesting piece chronicling the ill-treatment received by one of its readers, a PC gamer by the name of Gimperial, from Valve.The gaming firm disabled his Steam account without citing an exact reason and thus…
Download the entire Pirate Bay in just 90 Megabytes
- It is now possible to download a copy of The Pirate Bay via a single 90MB zip file. The recent switch to magnet links and a script written by Pirate Bay user ‘allisfine’ made the small backup possible, according to…
Apple loses preliminary injunction against Galaxy Tab 10.1N
- Dismissing Apple's attempted injunctions, a Duesseldorf court has cleared the modified Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N for sale in Germany. The decision comes after several rulings against Samsung in a series of bitter patent suits. Apple succeeded in blocking the original…
Scientists use heat to store data on magnetic hard drive
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A multinational team of scientists have discovered a new method to store data magnetically that is hundreds of times faster than current hard drives are capable of. The new method demonstrated by the research team uses a laser that fires for 1/10,000 of a nanosecond...
Double Fine Kickstarter campaign raises over 700k in one day -- make that 1+ million
- Video game developer Double Fine Productions recently launched a joint campaign with 2 Player Productions on Kickstarter to raise money for the development of an upcoming point-and-click adventure game. In less than nine hours, the team surpassed their goal of…
Engineers boost CPU/GPU speed 21%, could be a glimpse of AMD's future
- North Carolina State University researchers have discovered a method of boosting processing performance by more than 21%. Although many processing designs by Intel, AMD and ARM house CPU and GPU cores in the same package, the components still function mostly independently.
Valve: Encrypted credit card data, other info taken in Steam hack
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The damage of last year's Steam intrusion is worse than previously thought, according to an update by Valve co-founder Gabe Newell. In November, the company's servers were breached as hackers defaced Steam's forums and accessed a database with user information...
Multiple monitor use on the rise despite declining desktop PC sales
- The act of running multiple monitors from a single computer was once reserved for diehard enthusiasts and IT professionals but a new article from The New York Times suggests that computer users are adopting multiple monitors at a quickening pace.…
Windows on ARM: desktop mode confirmed, sans legacy apps
- Microsoft has described in detail their Windows on ARM architecture in a bid to clear up confusion regarding the upcoming Windows 8 release. The exhaustive post by Steven Sinofsky on the MSDN Building Windows 8 blog gives a clear perspective…
Anonymous hacks Syrian President's email, reveals weak password
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Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who is facing increased pressure from world leaders to step down faces more embarrassment, this time from the tech community after online hacktivist group Anonymous...
Apple to announce iPad 3 in early March, shares approaching $500
- Apple is said to be planning a media event for the first week in March where the company plans to debut their next generation tablet, tentatively known as the iPad 3. The event will be held in San Francisco, likely…
New 7 and 9-inch Kindle Fire models may be on the way
- Following recent news of a seemingly imminent iPad 3 launch, it appears Amazon may have some news of its own. According Pacific Crest analyst Chad Bartley, the jungle-themed sales giant may be planning to roll out new 7 and 9…
Diablo III coming in Q2, WoW and StarCraft II expansions discussed
- Blizzard has once again announced that fans of the Diablo series will have to wait even longer to get their hands on the pending title. During a conference call to discuss the company’s fourth quarter financial results, Blizzard CEO Mike…
ACTA faces another setback in Europe as Germany delays signing
- The controversial ACTA agreement is facing a new setback in Europe after the German government announced today that it won't sign the agreement, at least not for now. Other nations including Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have also…
Motorola Droid 4 unboxing, hands-on video
- The Droid is dead, long live the Droid. The Motorola Droid 4, that is. This time around, Motorola's keyboard-toting Android smartphone features a 4-inch qHD resolution display, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, dual HD capable cameras, and support for Verizon's uber…
Weekend tech reading: Microsoft Store hacked, plain text data swiped
- Microsoft Store India hacked, username and password database leaked Reports are coming in that Microsoft's online store in India has been hacked. The site is now offline, but Google's cache shows that the Chinese Evil Shadow Team is taking credit for…
Valve's Steam suffers worldwide failure over the weekend
- Valve’s digital games distribution service Steam suffered a worldwide failure for several hours on Sunday, leaving users unable to play games as well as taking offline the Steam user forum and various associated websites.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could face massive $2 billion tax bill
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Facebook’s much publicized IPO will make founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg a billionaire, but it could potentially also land him with a tax bill up to a staggering $2 billion, should he exercise his stock options worth billions of dollars...
Weekend game deals: Plants vs. Zombies $2, Mass Effect 2 $5
- With Mass Effect 3 coming next month, it's a great time to catch up with the series and GameFly (formerly Direct2Drive) is selling the second installment for only $4.99. Microsoft is offering some legitimate discounts this week with 50% off…
Google's cloud storage service 'Drive' to launch soon
- Google is reportedly getting ready to launch a cloud-based storage service that would rival the likes of Dropbox and Microsoft's SkyDrive. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal says the service will be known as 'Drive' and…
Google Wallet PIN vulnerable on rooted Android devices
- Security researchers over at zvelo have discovered a vulnerability in Google Wallet that could expose users' PIN codes to a brute-force attack. The flaw only affects users who have rooted their Android smartphone, so most people won't need to worry…
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