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- OWC launches 6Gbps replacement SSD for MacBook Air (2 replies)
- Sony changes PSN terms to block class action lawsuits (40 replies)
- Portal is free on Steam until September 20 (18 replies)
- RIM reports steep drop in quarterly profit, shares sink 20% (9 replies)
- Rdio and MGO announce free music streaming options (0 replies)
- Asus pledges to ship Eee Pad Slider this month for $479 (1 replies)
- Snapdragon roadmap unveiled, 2.5GHz mobile CPUs in 2012 (7 replies)
- YouTube introduces simple Web-based video editor (1 replies)
- AMD shows first working 28nm notebook GPU (5 replies)
- ESET launches its fifth-generation antivirus products (19 replies)
- Wednesday tech deals: Samsung 22" 1080p display for $109 (7 replies)
- High-speed Thunderbolt interface coming to PCs (10 replies)
- Mobile Internet access to surpass wired connectivity by 2015 (1 replies)
- Intel intros DeepSafe CPU security, will optimize Android for x86 (4 replies)
- Logitech announces Wireless Touchpad for Windows 7 PCs (5 replies)
- Windows 8 fully previewed, available for download tonight (42 replies)
- EA announces reboot of cyberpunk classic, Syndicate (33 replies)
- Display maker Pixel Qi gets major investment from 3M (0 replies)
- Jelly-based lithium battery developed by Leeds researchers (11 replies)
- Download of the Week: Mouse Without Borders (7 replies)
- Weekend tech reading: Google creating new Web language, Dart (4 replies)
- Weekend Open Forum: Mother Nature's fury (25 replies)
- HP readies TopShot MFC printer with pseudo-3D scanner (3 replies)
- Max Payne 3 scheduled for March 2012, trailer due next week (9 replies)
- HP refreshes Pavilion dm1 with Sandy Bridge, Fusion chips (3 replies)
- Nike to unveil "Marty McFly" self-lacing shoes today? (24 replies)
- AMD announces dual-core Llano APUs for under $70 (15 replies)
- MSI intros GT780DX with 1080p screen, SteelSeries keyboard (13 replies)
- MSI's new GTX 580 expels dust, changes fan color based on temp (27 replies)
- Spider Phone turns into laptop, tablet, or gaming handheld (10 replies)
- DirecTV drops out of Hulu bid, three remain in the running (0 replies)
- Four more suspected LulzSec and Anonymous members arrested (17 replies)
- Weekend Open Forum: Do you buy DLC for your games? (51 replies)
- Verizon video suggests Droid Bionic is coming September 8 (9 replies)
- Lenovo intros IdeaPad A1 tablet with $199 starting price (12 replies)
- Hackers gain root access to Linux repository Kernel.org (17 replies)
- Sprint raises early termination and upgrade fees (1 replies)
- Google, Facebook top US web destinations in July (6 replies)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition detailed (12 replies)
- Apple loses another iPhone prototype at a bar (25 replies)
- Facebook to launch music service on September 22 (8 replies)
- Justice Department moves to block AT&T's T-Mobile merger (9 replies)
- Windows 8 has native mounting support for ISOs, VHDs (30 replies)
- Microsoft brings ribbon UI to Windows 8 file manager (51 replies)
- New rumors say Samsung interested in buying webOS (7 replies)
- Zynga to delay IPO due to market conditions (0 replies)
- Asus readying five to seven ultrabooks, starting at $799 (9 replies)
- Google TV set to launch in Europe (7 replies)
- Weekend Open Forum: Has DRM spoiled your fun? (44 replies)
- Razer jumps into the gaming laptop market with 17-inch Blade (30 replies)
- Digital Storm intros sub-zero "Cryo-TEC" cooling system (38 replies)
- Walmart to cut $50 off Xbox 360, Microsoft says it's not permanent (11 replies)
- RIM announces new $5 per month BBM Music service (6 replies)
- Samsung denies plans to acquire HP's PC business (7 replies)
- Microsoft Windows XP celebrates its 10th anniversary today (18 replies)
- Microsoft improves file management in Windows 8 (22 replies)
- Download.com infuses program installers with opt-out bloatware (30 replies)
- Microsoft: Windows 8 will have 'robust USB 3.0 support' (9 replies)
- Rumor: Apple readying a cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4 (7 replies)
- RIAA appeals Jammie Thomas-Rasset's damage reduction (32 replies)
- TouchPad fire sale continues, industry responds to HP's news (17 replies)
- Weekend Open Forum: A PC industry without HP (42 replies)
- iPad 3 to start trial production in October, launch in early 2012 (6 replies)
- EA limiting digital and retail launch copies of Star Wars MMO (22 replies)
- Crytek releases CryENGINE 3 SDK free of charge (6 replies)
- Samsung Series 7 gaming laptop has HD 6970M, backlit keys (13 replies)
- AT&T cuts $10 text messaging plan for new customers (17 replies)
- Corsair introduces 90GB SSDs priced at $159 and $199 (28 replies)
- Logitech unveils $40 G-series gaming mouse, the G300 (18 replies)
- IBM unveils cognitive computing chips that mimic human brain (42 replies)
- Valve boss: "We want EA's games on Steam" (38 replies)
- Catalyst 11.8 delivers 20% performance boost in Black Ops, more (14 replies)
- Ubisoft tweaks Driver's always-on DRM, Skyrim to use Steam (30 replies)
- Study: America's fascination with the cell phone (26 replies)
- Did Apple doctor evidence in Samsung patent suit? (19 replies)
- EA promoting Origin with free games on Battlefield 3 pre-order (35 replies)
- iPad 3 delayed due to poor Retina display yields (13 replies)
- Microsoft launches 'Building Windows 8' blog (18 replies)
- Microsoft discontinues glossy Xbox 360, goes matte (32 replies)
- Hackers target government website in protest, release user accounts (31 replies)
- Weekend Open Forum: How many processes are running right now? (144 replies)
- Thermaltake's Spacecraft VF-I landing this month for under $100 (14 replies)
- Weekend game deals: 60% off Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (5 replies)
- Apple to hold media event on September 7? (16 replies)
- Google+ gets Angry Birds, Sudoku, Edgeworld and more (13 replies)
- Emergency 911 system revamp to allow text, photo and video (6 replies)
- Facebook phone contact list isn't new, can be deleted (17 replies)
- Search and email remain the top online activities (0 replies)
- Puget dissects vertical vs. horizontal chassis cooling (15 replies)
- Facebook Messenger announced, a dedicated app for on the go messaging (8 replies)
- Facebook's imminent destruction a hoax? (26 replies)
- Apple offers gift cards for old hardware, even PCs (15 replies)
- Over 200,000 BitTorrent users sued for file sharing in the U.S. (25 replies)
- More information about Borderlands 2 revealed (15 replies)
- AMD dabbles in DRAM, intros Radeon-branded DDR3 memory (9 replies)
- Comcast offers $10 Internet for low-income families (33 replies)
- Weekend tech reading: Anonymous breaches US government sites (62 replies)
- Acer founder: Ultrabooks and tablets are short-term fads (25 replies)
- Weekend Open Forum: What if the Internet didn't exist? (79 replies)
- Ultrabook parts could cost PC makers as little as $475 (7 replies)
- Microsoft excludes Dolby Digital Plus from Windows 8 (10 replies)
- Google kills Google Dictionary (21 replies)
- id Software: Doom 3 source code to be released this year (11 replies)
- AT&T to downgrade unlimited data accounts tethering via jailbreak (4 replies)
- Black Ops gets fourth, all zombie map pack 'Rezurrection' (117 replies)
- 30 percent of smartphone users will encounter malware this year (11 replies)
- Sony planning to restructure weakening TV division (12 replies)
- Nvidia promises to ship next-gen Kepler GPU this year (not!) (23 replies)
- Borderlands 2 coming in 2012 with new characters and equipment (30 replies)
- Internet Explorer IQ story was a hoax (43 replies)
- Gmail calling now in 38 languages, lowered rates (1 replies)
- Valve announces Dota 2 public unveiling during $1 million tournament (17 replies)
- Judge: Over 99% of 'Expendables' pirates are untouchable (10 replies)
- Euclideon claims to revolutionize gaming graphics tech (23 replies)
- Microsoft, Nokia schedule special event for August 17 (6 replies)
- Chrome still pushing forward, IE8 falls below 30%, IE6 falls below 10% (13 replies)
- Windows XP usage finally falls below 50% mark (39 replies)
- Apple blocks Samsung tablet release in Australia (12 replies)
- Apple now expected to ship next iPhone in October (7 replies)
- Google Chrome surpasses Firefox, takes #2 spot in the UK (14 replies)
- Diablo III: Online only, real money auctions, mods forbidden (36 replies)
- Lenovo ThinkPad tablet to launch August 23 under $500 (4 replies)
- Weekend Open Forum: Your favorite music and streaming sources (103 replies)
- AT&T to throttle unlimited data users starting October 1 (13 replies)
- Apple has more money than the US government (38 replies)
- Microsoft adds RAW file support to Windows 7 and Vista (22 replies)
- EA: 4-5 year game console cycle "gone forever" (20 replies)
- HTC says it's open to discuss licensing deals with Apple (4 replies)
- DRAM market remains weak, 2GB DDR3 modules to hit $10 (20 replies)
- Cornell software can spot fake reviews 90% of the time (9 replies)
- US ranks fourteenth in global Internet speed standings (39 replies)
- Manufacturers may not meet Intel's sub-$1,000 Ultrabook requirement (1 replies)
- Industry veteran: LimeWire pirates were iTunes’ best customers (20 replies)
- Should Microsoft sell Bing? (26 replies)
- Google's Street View cars collect locations of Wi-Fi devices (9 replies)
- Google+ pulls in 20 million users in three weeks (20 replies)
- AT&T possibly preparing for a September iPhone launch? (1 replies)
- Weekend tech reading: 10 reasons not to buy an iPad for students (28 replies)
- WOF: Do you know what your CPU's clocked at? (183 replies)
- Researcher to demo hack that destroys MacBook batteries (26 replies)
- Weekend game deals: Splinter Cell: Conviction $10, Civ V $17 (6 replies)
- Anonymous and LulzSec, "Hello thar FBI," NATO servers breached (35 replies)
- New Battlefield 3 multiplayer footage surfaces, Battlelog detailed (29 replies)
- Steam opens Dead Island preorders with bonus content (14 replies)
- Samsung Galaxy S II finally coming to the U.S. next month (15 replies)
- Google warning users infected with malware (11 replies)
- Apple launches new 27-inch Thunderbolt Display, Mac mini (60 replies)
- Apple reports best-ever quarter with $28.57 billion revenue (32 replies)
- Apple releases Mac OS X Lion for $30, new MacBook Airs (32 replies)
- Lenovo unveils trio of tablets, two of them running Android (6 replies)
- FBI raids homes of Anonymous hackers in New York (40 replies)
- Microsoft testing Zune Music in Australia, expansion coming soon? (2 replies)
- Google releases Android 3.2, still codenamed Honeycomb (1 replies)
- GameStop exec: Battlefield 3 won't appear on Steam (68 replies)
- Weekend tech reading: Grandma threatened over torrent download (12 replies)
- Banned from Google+, Anonymous creates Anonplus (105 replies)
- Weekend Open Forum: Do you use a custom cooler? (81 replies)
- BitTorrent to launch paid version of uTorrent (17 replies)
- Ubisoft follows EA's $10 Online Pass with 'Uplay Passport' (9 replies)
- Spotify comes to Sonos devices in the US (2 replies)
- Adobe releases Flash 11 beta for Windows, Mac, and Linux (64-bit support!) (13 replies)
- LG announces 20-inch, glasses-free 3D monitor (11 replies)
- EA acquires PopCap games for $750 million (15 replies)
- Netflix splits its DVD and streaming plans (22 replies)
- Rumor: Windows 8 to play Xbox 360 games? (48 replies)
- AMD unveils its fastest mobile GPU yet, the Radeon HD 6990M (18 replies)
- Acer's Wi-Fi-only Chromebook now available for $349 (10 replies)
- Sandia intros revolutionary heatsink with rotating fins (43 replies)
- WordPress passes 50 million websites milestone (2 replies)
- AMD's Bulldozer-based FX-8130P benchmarked early (69 replies)
- Google search blocks 11 million .co.cc websites to fight malware (4 replies)
- Weekend Open Forum: Is spam still a big problem for you? (37 replies)
- HDMI Org says Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI cables are illegal (22 replies)
- Amazon orders 1.2 million tablets, more than all companies but Apple (6 replies)
- id Software co-founder: mobile will soon be more powerful than current consoles (14 replies)
- Firefox 7 enters Aurora channel, improves memory usage (6 replies)
- Toshiba Thrive ready to ship from Newegg and Amazon (1 replies)
- Microsoft redesigns Microsoft Download Center, 1 billion visitors per year (4 replies)
- EA explains why Crysis 2 was pulled from Steam (36 replies)
- Apple planning to release the iPad HD (2048 x 1536 resolution) (9 replies)