High Tech - News, Reviews and Tests
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Mozilla Renews Firefox Search Royalty Deal With GoogleDec 20, 2011 - in News
Mozilla surprised the Internet today and announced that it has renewed its search box license with Google being the default search provider by three years until 2014.
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System Builder Marathon, Dec. 2011: $600 Gaming PCDec 20, 2011 - in Reviews
You've already seen our first two System Builder Marathon configurations, both of which are more expensive than last quarter's. Our entry-level build costs a bit more too, but we think it's a much more capable collection of parts.
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Deals Dec 20: Panasonic Ultra-fast Blu-ray Player $65 FSDec 20, 2011 - in News
The holidays are nearly here! Get your deals now.
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Nvidia Announces Carma: Cuda ARM Development KitDec 20, 2011 - in News
Developers can now pre-order Nvidia's CUDA on ARM reference platform and development kit.
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Oracle Releases Linux 6.2 With Driver UpgradesDec 20, 2011 - in News
Oracle has published the download of Oracle Linux 6.2, a free clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
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AMD Unleashes 2nd-Gen A-Series APUs for Laptops, DesktopsDec 20, 2011 - in News
AMD has released 13 new A-Series APUs for desktops and laptops.
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Firefox 9.0 Download Released; From 3.6 to 9.0 in 2011Dec 20, 2011 - in News
Our little Firefox is growing up so fast.
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GlobalFoundries: Double Patterning to Reach 20 nmDec 20, 2011 - in News
GlobalFoundries heading towards 20 nm manufacturing.
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Intel's Ivy Bridge CPU Prices to be Similar to Sandy BridgeDec 20, 2011 - in News
We get an early price listing for Intel's Ivy Bridge processors, and compared them to similar current generation Sandy Bridge processors.
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Apple Supplier Pegatron Reports Explosion in Shanghai PlantDec 20, 2011 - in News
Pegatron has reported an explosion at its Shanghai plant that has injured several employees.
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Seagate, WD Cutting Back on Hard Drive WarrantiesDec 20, 2011 - in News
Many drives from both hard drive manufacturers have been reduced down to one or three years.
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Windows 8 Beta Screenshots LeakedDec 19, 2011 - in News
Two sets of screenshots have leaked from the upcoming public beta of Windows 8.
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System Builder Marathon, Dec. 2011: $1200 Enthusiast PCDec 19, 2011 - in Reviews
We mix things up with a $1200 budget, a brutally powerful Radeon HD 6950 CrossFire combo, and AMD's new FX processor in the final mid-range System Builder Marathon PC of 2011. The results are predictable in some ways, but surprising in others.
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IBM Predicts That Someday Movements Will Power GadgetsDec 19, 2011 - in News
IBM has released its annual IBM Next 5 in 5 list, which describes five technology visions likely to become reality within five years.
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AMD Appoints Former Freescale, IBM Exec to Move Into MobileDec 19, 2011 - in News
AMD's new CEO is restocking the company's open executive ranks with new blood that appears to be drawn mainly from previous IBM contacts.
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Google Sued by British Telecom Over AndroidDec 19, 2011 - in News
Google is facing a lawsuit from British Telecom that accuses the Mountain View-based company of patent infringement.
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Steve Ballmer's Popularity Within Microsoft Takes a DiveDec 19, 2011 - in News
It's not the best way for Steve Ballmer to end the year and it certainly raises questions how long Steve Ballmer will still work for Microsoft.
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AMD Radeon HD 7970 Design Details Leak OutDec 18, 2011 - in News
Turkish website DonanimHaber has leaked a few NDA Briefing slides providing details on the upcoming release of AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series GPUs.
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System Builder Marathon, Dec. 2011: $2400 Performance PCDec 18, 2011 - in Reviews
Lessons learned over the past two quarters have helped us build one of our fastest PCs yet. But is it really worth the extra $400 over the previous high-end System Builder Marathon PC? The benchmarks will answer that question.
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Wha? EA Selling Virtual Car for $100 in NFS WorldDec 17, 2011 - in News
Selling a virtual sports car for $100 is mere child's play compared to the million-dollar transactions that take place within the MMOG Entropia Universe.
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RIP: Star Wars Galaxies 2003 - 2011Dec 17, 2011 - in News
So long SWG, and thanks for the memories.
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Blizzard Introduces BattleTag as Real ID AlternativeDec 17, 2011 - in News
Blizzard has killed off the Real ID system for an Xbox LIVE-like BattleTag alias setup.
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Win an Intel Core i7-3930K + X79 + SSD System KitDec 17, 2011 - in News
Here's your chance to win one of our favorite processors.
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Dell Dumps Netbook Line For "Thin & Powerful" NotebooksDec 17, 2011 - in News
Dell has killed off its consumer-based "Mini" netbook line to focus on high-end notebooks and ultrabooks.
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Trouble May be Ahead for Intel Medfield's Fight Against ARMDec 16, 2011 - in News
2012 is generally seen as a do-or-die year for Intel as far as its smartphone and tablet play is concerned.
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Deals Dec 16: 60" LG 1080p 600Hz Plasma (2011) $799 FSDec 16, 2011 - in News
Get your weekend deals here!
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Windows 8 Will Save Passwords in the CloudDec 16, 2011 - in News
A tireless Steven Sinofsky, the man in charge of Windows 8, keeps posting information about Windows 8 by the slice.
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Intel Says SSD Sales Are Not Picking Up YetDec 16, 2011 - in News
Common sense suggests that SSDs should have a great opportunity to reach more buyers once the current HDD shortage reaches through to the consumer with full force.
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Windows 7 Hotfix Promises AMD Bulldozer Performance BoostDec 16, 2011 - in News
Microsoft has quietly issued a Knowledge Base article that promises greater performance of AMD Bulldozer processors under Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.