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February 28
- Chinese scientists remote control pidgeons
- Software update for your car can reduce fuel consumption, researcher says
- AMD challenges Intel with its first integrated graphics chipset
- Hackers cut a deal and avoid prison in MySpace extortion case
- Laptop using driver dies in accident
February 27
- Legacy rolls out certified 4 GB FB-DIMMs
- Bacteria explored as new data storage medium
- WordPerfect Lightning beta goes live
- Vista to drive up DRAM prices in H2 07, PSC president says
- Pro golfer sues over Wikipedia vandalism
February 26
- New South Pole telescope to explore "dark energy"
- Adtron to offer 160 GB 2.5" flash drive
- Marriott hotel rooms get gadget connectivity
- Japan working on payment via cell phone for Big Macs
- Wireless networks jump in popularity: survey
- STMicroelectronics introduces auto-shutdown LED driver
February 24
- DARPA Urban Challenge to have multiple cash prizes
February 23
- New cyrogenic refrigerator offers rapid cooling
- Intel Crestline chipset will run DirectX 10
- Virgin Galactic and NASA partner up
- "Flushed Away" uploader gets felony charge
- Hacker uncovers Internet Explorer 7 phishing hole
- Samsung accelerates graphics memory to 2000 MHz
- Wii Games Review, Part 2
February 22
- AMD delays R600 graphics chip
- Kingston ships 4 GB performance memory kits
- Google to offer subscription-based office software
- OCZ unveils flashy "Reaper" performance memory
February 21
- AMD raises graphics performance with second-gen Vista driver
- WD rolls out networked hard drives
- Samsung to show USB LCD at Cebit
- First DVDs with HD capability produced
- Korean researchers aiming for 100 GB flash memory cards
- Microscopic chain-mail could link wearable gadgets
- R600 graphics card delayed again
- Say cheese, researchers want cameras in every airline seat
February 20
- Intel to prevent overheating laptops with light
- AMD releases new consumer flagship processor X2 6000+
- The 50-Greatest Female Characters in the History of Video Games
February 19
- AMD publishes DTX guidelines for small form factor PCs
February 17
- Judge throws out $30 million dollar MySpace suit
February 16
- Google doubts hard drives fail because of excessive temperature, usage
- Nvidia activates a supercomputer in your PC
- Nvidia GeForce 8600 series expected to launch in the middle of Q2
- Shipment of Vista notebooks to start taking off in Q2
- Experts doubt quantum computer's authenticity
February 15
- Sharp develops technology for cheaper Blu-ray recorders
- U.S. data centers consume 45 billion kWh annually, says AMD
- With R600 set to go, AMD-ATI preps launch of RV610 and RV630
- LCD panel prices to continue falling in H2 Feb, says WitsView
- DRAM makers expansion may advance with ease of equipment supply
- STMicroelectronics introduces 65nm MLC NOR flash
- OCZ expands into peripherals, offers gaming mouse
- Gaming Mouse Review: The Fanatec Headshot Controller
February 14
- Plextor announces pocket-sized DVD burner
- IBM claims new eDRAM will double processor performance
- Shuttle launches first quad-core SFF workstations
- Microsoft patches 20 security holes in February update
- ATI R600 coming in March or April
- Intel and Novell announce virtual Windows to run unmodified on Linux
- More than 1 billion Wi-Fi chipsets expected to ship in 2012
- Renesas and Matsushita develop technique for stabilizing operation of 45nm on-chip SRAM
- Oasis ratifies Open Document Format 1.1
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- AMD releases new Imageon media processors for cellphones
- The Burning Crusade: 30 Days Later
February 13
- Intel to bring back Hyperthreading with Nehalem core
- Microsoft: We'll talk about the next Windows when we are ready
- A thin client computer for $140
- Pre-N to replace 802.11g faster than expected
- HDMI connections surge in PC market
- Infineon introduces silicon-based low noise amplifiers for UMTS/HSxPA and WLAN applications
- Wireless carriers face slowdown of subscriber growth
- Infineon looks to make Linux handsets more affordable
- Coraid pushes SATA over the Ethernet
- TI's OMAP3 cellphone processor plays 720p HD video
- Coraid pushes SATA over Ethernet
February 12
- Micron bundles mobile DRAM and NAND flash
- Sandisk puts 4 GB into your cellphone
- Microsoft announces Windows Mobile 6
- Nvidia intros 320 MB 8800 GTS model
- NBC Nightly News plans to go hi-def
- Sandisk announces microSD-miniSD-SD combo packs
- Sandisk introduces 8 GB JEDEC-compatible iNAND
- Micron to launch 1.75-micron pixel CMOS image sensors for cameraphones
- BeOS addicts ressurrect their favorite OS
- EUROCOM M620NC Titanium: Performance
- EUROCOM M620NC Titanium: Photos
February 11
- AMD puts Barcelona quad-core into the spotlight at ISSCC
- Intel squeezes 1.8 TFlops out of one processor
February 10
- Battlestar Galactica coming to Xbox and the PC
February 9
- AT&T consolidates parental controls
- Microsoft preps 12 patches for February
- EMI considers DRM-free music downloads
- VIA announces PadLock RSA module for Microsoft Windows
- TV card makers look to the HD multimedia market
- Players in the embedded market see opportunity for x86 system-on-chip
- Spansion announces MirrorBit HD-SIM solution roadmap
- View environmental hotspots with Google Earth
February 8
- Microsoft to open Xbox Gamerscore rewards program
- New Firefox flaws exploit pop-ups, phishing hole
- PCI-SIG completes PCIe External Cabling 1.0 specification
- 2 GB DDR2 modules may not be mainstream until 2008
- Google Earth Shows Environmental Hotspots
February 7
- Nvidia to turn Sideshow into a major attraction
- Comcast and Facebook partner to make "Facebook Diaries"
- Digg buries top user list
- AMD refreshes Opteron lineup, promises fast quad-core chip
- SiS announces chipsets certified for Windows Vista Premium Edition
- AMD expected to post 20% share of embedded processor market in 2007
February 6
- UK could force convicted sex offenders to register screen names
- World's oldest newspaper moves to all digital format
- Wal-Mart digital movie store moves into beta
- 40% of kids see online porn - survey
February 5
- U.S. Census gets high-tech for 2010
- P.A. Semi challenges AMD, IBM and Intel in power efficiency
- Tom Mustaine Talks About SiN Episodes, Severity and Why He Left Ritual
February 3
- The ultimate Vista gadget: A keyboard?
February 2
- Mobile content expected to reach $150 billion by 2011
- AMD 690 series chipsets to launch in February
- YouTube to share the bucks
- Survey says YouTube viewers won't like video ads
February 1
- Kids sue school district for millions over MySpace prank