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Skyrim, Portal 2 Big Winners at the 2011 VGAs December 12, 2011 – 10:50 AM – Software
Skyrim has scooped the top prize at Spike TV's 9th annual Video Game Awards. Read more
Report: New Galaxy Tab to Have 2560x1600 'Retina' Display December 11, 2011 – 1:40 PM – Notebooks
Samsung is rumored to be producing an 11-inch Galaxy Tab equipped with a Retina display. Read more
Postal 3 Finally Arriving In Time for Christmas December 11, 2011 – 4:00 AM – Software
Running With Scissors is publishing Postal 3 via Steam by Christmas, but there's an unrated boxed version too that can be purchased from the ... Read more
Google Patent Application Details Cloud Printing Service December 11, 2011 – 12:00 AM – Software
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published a patent application from Google that seeks to secure the rights to a cloud printing service. Read more
Qualcomm's New Snapdragons are Backwards-Compatible December 10, 2011 – 8:00 PM – CPU
Dual-core is about to become the low-end smartphone standard thanks to Qualcomm's two new Snapdragon SoCs. Read more
Google Leads in Futuremark Peacekeeper Browser Benchmark December 10, 2011 – 4:00 PM – Software
Futuremark has updated its Peacekeeper browser benchmark. Read more
Acer, Asus May Shrink 2012 Notebook, Netbook Lines December 10, 2011 – 12:00 PM – Notebooks
Consumers will probably see fewer notebooks and netbooks from Acer and Asus in 2012 to make decision-making simpler. Read more
3.8M Fewer PCs to be Sold in Q1'12 Due to Limited HDD Supply December 10, 2011 – 8:00 AM – Internal Storage
The shortage of hard drives caused by the flood in Thailand will have a substantial impact on PC shipments in the first quarter of 2012, IHS said. Read more
EA: No Patches for Battlefield 3 Outside Origin December 10, 2011 – 4:20 AM – Software
EA and DICE are standing firm on their decision to keep Battlefield patches within the Origin platform. Read more
OpenACC May Hint to the Future of CUDA at Nvidia December 9, 2011 – 7:00 PM – Graphics Cards
An announcement from Nvidia made at the most recent SC11 conference apparently got lost in a wave of supercomputing announcements. Read more
Intel Phases Out 19 Core-i3, i5, i7 and Pentium CPUs December 9, 2011 – 5:00 PM – CPU
Intel has notified its partners to prepare for a significant change in desktop processor supply in 2012, which clears the company's product ... Read more
HP to Make webOS Open Source, Potentially New Hardware December 9, 2011 – 3:00 PM – Tablets and Smartphones
Look out Google: there's now another open-source operating system on the mobile market. Read more
Asus May Ship Swiveling Display Ultrabook in 2012 December 9, 2011 – 1:00 PM – Notebooks
Asus plans to reveal a touch-based swivel display ultrabook during Computex next year, allowing the new form factor to convert into a tablet-like ... Read more
Razer Taking Pre-Orders for Blade Gaming Laptop Within Days December 9, 2011 – 10:00 AM – Notebooks
Gamers waiting patiently for the Razer Blade laptop should be able to pre-order the device in the next couple of days. Read more
Unreal Engine's Mastermind Headed into AIAS Hall of Fame December 9, 2011 – 7:30 AM – Software
Tim Sweeney's work on Unreal Engine has landed him a sport in the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. You go boy! Read more
AMD's Radeon 7000M and Nvidia's GeForce 600M Mobile GPUs December 9, 2011 – 6:00 AM – Notebooks
"A Rose by Any Other Name is Still a Rose"... and still with thorns. Read more
Spacetime Finally Bridges iOS, Android and PC [Updated] December 9, 2011 – 6:00 AM – Software
Spacetime has officially bridged iOS, Android, Linux, Windows 7 and Mac with the launch of the Star Legends MMORPG in Google's Chrome Web Store. Read more
Firefox Won't be Able to Update Silently Until Version 12 December 9, 2011 – 3:00 AM – Software
Mozilla just announced that the silent update feature for Firefox will not make into version 10. Mozilla has delayed the integration of this ... Read more
Nvidia Launches Two Tweak Guides for Skyrim December 9, 2011 – 12:00 AM – Software
Nvidia has released two Skyrim tweak guides to get the game running optimally on your GeForce-based system. Read more
First Cedar Trail Nettops Use Nvidia, AMD Instead of Intel IGP December 8, 2011 – 10:00 PM – Graphics Cards
The first Cedar Trail PCs are making their way to customers. Read more
Microsoft Removes Legacy Baggage From Internet Explorer 10 December 8, 2011 – 8:00 PM – Software
Microsoft has come a long way in supporting standardized web technologies in favor of proprietary technologies in its web browser. Read more
Deals Dec 8: 35% Off Most Logitech Accessories December 8, 2011 – 6:00 PM – Keyboards & Mice
Get great deals on tech. Read more
Microsoft Launches Its Own Live Tech Support Website December 8, 2011 – 4:00 PM – Software
Microsoft has quietly launched an online tech support service. Read more
AMD May Introduce Ultrabook Alternative Next Month December 8, 2011 – 2:00 PM – Notebooks
There's a good chance we'll see an ultrathin form factor notebook supplied by AMD next month during CES 2012. Read more
The $99 HP TouchPad Firesale is Back This Weekend! December 8, 2011 – 12:00 PM – Notebooks
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