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Microsoft: We Need for 6 Windows 7 SKUs February 5, 2009 – 6:30 PM – Software
Yesterday, we learned that Microsoft would be shipping Windows 7 in six different versions -- but it won’t be as confusing as the different ... Read more
PC Gaming Roundup - February 5, 2009 February 5, 2009 – 6:20 PM – Software
The roundup is back now that we've scored a bucket of fish for our news seal, and now he's burping up PC gaming goodness like there's no ... Read more
Fusion-io Hires Steve Wozniak as Chief Scientist February 5, 2009 – 6:20 PM – Storage Solutions
Steve Wozniak, whose engineering skills help put Apple on the map, has taken a position as Chief Scientist with startup Fusion-io. Read more
Windows XP Can Upgrade to Windows 7, Sorta February 5, 2009 – 4:50 PM – Software
With both the public perception that Windows Vista was a misstep and the number of both consumers and corporations that are still running Windows ... Read more
A Cardboard Computer: The Recompute PC February 5, 2009 – 1:50 PM – Desktops
Green technology is more important today than it has ever been. Companies are constantly striving toward a more environmentally friendly way of ... Read more
Apple Confirms Delay of 17-inch Unibody MBP February 5, 2009 – 1:30 PM – Notebooks
Apple today confirmed that the shipping of the company’s MacBook Pro had been delayed and those waiting to get their hands on their preordered 17 ... Read more
IBM Sequoia to Blaze Past Other Supercomputers February 5, 2009 – 5:50 AM – Miscellaneous
The U.S. government has tapped IBM for what will be the fastest supercomputer ever built. Read more
$10 Laptop is Huge Disappointment February 4, 2009 – 2:50 PM – Notebooks
News did the rounds earlier in the week about India’s supposed $10 dollar laptop. The laptop reportedly costs $20 to manufacture, but according ... Read more
Asus Teams Up With Garmin for Smartphone February 4, 2009 – 2:00 PM – Miscellaneous
At CES this year we spent way too much time hounding the Garmin and Asus folks about their respective smartphones. Why aren’t you displaying them ... Read more
Recession Hits CPU Sales Hard February 4, 2009 – 1:50 PM – CPU
The recession has hit every industry hard, including CPUs. Market research shows that x86 processors took a considerable dive heading into the ... Read more
Amazon Sells 500,000 Kindles in 2008 February 4, 2009 – 1:50 PM – Miscellaneous
Internet giant Amazon saw 500,000 of its Kindle eBook readers sold in 2008. Read more
DRAM Prices Soar Despite Large Oversupply February 4, 2009 – 1:10 PM – Memory
The price of DRAM continues to soar for the second week in a row after a major DRAM manufacture files for bankruptcy Read more
Microsoft Layoffs Kickstarts Major H-1B Debate February 4, 2009 – 1:10 PM – Miscellaneous
Recent layoff announcements within the IT sector have been all the buzz lately along with economic downturn, however Microsoft’s recent layoffs ... Read more
MSI Claims Most Affordable X58 Motherboard February 4, 2009 – 1:01 PM – Motherboards
MSI announced on Tuesday its new MSI X58 Pro motherboard for the Intel Core i7 platform, which it claims is the most affordable X58 on the market. Read more
Apple Plotting a Quad-Core iMac? February 3, 2009 – 5:00 PM – Desktops
The latest rumor to do the rounds in Mac world is that the company could be planning to use both dual-core and quad-core processors in the new, ... Read more
Six Variants of Windows 7 Revealed February 3, 2009 – 4:31 PM – Software
Late last month we reported that there would be five different versions of Windows 7 shipping. It turns out that the information wasn’t entirely ... Read more
Rambus is Back; Aims to Supercharge Mobiles February 3, 2009 – 2:20 PM – Memory
Rambus will demo its Mobile Memory Initiative at DesignCon 2009 this week, a new RAM technology focuses on high-bandwidth, low-power memory ... Read more
Seagate's New 2 TB Hard Drive for Enterprises February 3, 2009 – 1:21 PM – Storage Solutions
Just as Western Digital did last week, it’s now Seagate’s turn to reveal its 2 TB offering. Read more
Firefox, Safari, Chrome Gain; IE Continues to Fall February 3, 2009 – 10:30 AM – Miscellaneous
When Google’s Chrome first launched it made a huge splash. In the first couple of days, early adopters shifted from Internet Explorer and Firefox ... Read more
Nvidia CEO: Netbooks are Crappy, Low-Cost PCs February 2, 2009 – 8:40 PM – Notebooks
For modern computing technology, you can’t really find many companies that are more committed to bringing the cutting edge to the consumer than ... Read more
Eurocom Crams Core i7 Into a Notebook February 2, 2009 – 7:10 PM – Notebooks
Computer company, Eurocom today proudly displayed the specs for the upcoming D900F PHANTOM i7 and a name like that, it doesn’t take a genius to ... Read more
New Asus Eee PC Features 9.5 Hour Battery February 2, 2009 – 5:20 PM – Notebooks
The very essence of a netbook is portability. Besides being just small and light, one other key point to portability is battery life -- something ... Read more
Transcend's New SSDs: Up To 192 GB February 2, 2009 – 3:10 PM – Internal Storage
Transcend announces the release of its new 2.5-inch SSDs, offered with either MLC or SLC NAND memory Read more
Microsoft: No Additional Windows 7 Public Betas February 2, 2009 – 1:50 PM – Software
The public release of Windows 7 beta is undoubtedly the most exciting thing to happen to PC users so far this year. But it’s only going to happen ... Read more
Intel Files $50M Suit Against Insurance Company February 2, 2009 – 1:20 PM – Miscellaneous
Intel has filed a $50 million lawsuit against American Guarantee and Liability Insurance, alleging breach of contract. In a suit filed last week, ... Read more