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February 29
- AMD GPUs to Have Full Frame Rate HD Playback on Flash 11.2
- Microsoft Posts Detailed System Requirements for Windows 8
- Windows 8 Consumer Preview Now Available for Download
- Samsung Targeting AMOLED Future with LCD Spinoff
- Microsoft Reveals a More Aggressive Smartphone Plan
- Samsung Says It is "Not Doing Very Well" in Tablet Market
- Elpida Wants Bankruptcy Protection, Cites DRAM Demand
- Mu, the Awesome Folding UK Power Plug, is Now Shipping
- Battle At $140: Can An APU Beat An Intel CPU And Add-In Graphics?
- Are These Really Doom 4 Screenshots?
- The Most Innovative Mobile Products at MWC 2012
- Nvidia Shows Off Tegra 3 Optimized Games at MWC 2012
- Hack Google's Chrome Browser, Get Up to $60,000 USD
February 28
- ADATA Launches New SandForce SSDs With More Capacity
- Video: Sony Xperia P & U Smartphone Demoed at MWC 2012
- HDD Decrypting Cannot be Enforced by U.S. Prosecutors
- AMD May Supply GPU for PlayStation 4, Say Former Employees
- Report: Apple Working on A6 Chip Along with the A5X
- Windows 8 May Have Fewer SKUs Than Windows 7, Vista
- Data Warehousing: 'Conceptual Architecture'
- AMD Launches Two Bulldozers, Reduces Price of FX-8120
- Mobile World Congress 2012: Nokia, Asus, Intel, Samsung, And LG
- Need A Job? Bethesda Hiring for "Future Gen"
- Three New Bulldozer FX CPUs Scheduled Soon on Leaked Slide
- Intel Announces Dual-Core HyperThreaded Atom for Phones
February 27
- Deals Feb 27: 1TB Iomega NAS (Cloud Edition) $129.99 FS
- Intel Confirms Slight Delay in Ivy Bridge Core CPU Launch
- Intel-powered Android Smartphone Headed to Orange
- Microsoft Engineers Windows 8 Metro for Power Efficiency
- Intel's Ivy Bridge CPU Die Layout Estimated
- HTC Launches "One" Product Line With Android 4.0, 8MP Cams
- Six $200-$260 LGA 2011 Motherboards, Reviewed
- Antec Launches EarthWatts Platinum PSU Series
- ARM Releases Guide to Enable 2 GHz Cortex-A9 Manufacturing
February 26
- World of Warcraft Improves Cognitive Ability for Older Adults
- Microsoft Signing Off on Windows 8 Build 8250 as Preview
- EverQuest Officially Goes Free to Play on March 16
- TI: Dual-Core OMAP5 Faster Than Quad-Core Cortex A9
February 25
- HP Releasing Windows 8 Atom-Based Tablet Too
- UK Ad Uses Facial-recognition to Target Women
- Dutch Ad Points to a Diablo 3 Launch on April 19
- Nvidia to Demo VoLTE, LTE Gaming at MWC 2012
- Trackpad Patent Hints Google May Bring Android to Desktop
February 24
- Office 15 Apps Will Have Touch Mode
- Graphics Chip Shipments Down 10 Percent in Q4 2012
- New Nvidia Drivers 295.73 Improve Performance in Skyrim
- Intel Says Moore's Law Depends on Increasing Efficiency
- VIA Intros "World's First" Quad-Core Mini-ITX Boards
- Qualcomm: Quad-Core Snapdragon Phones Not Before Q4
- Nvidia Enters Next-Gen LTE Pact With Suppliers
- Toshiba's $7000+ 400 GB SSD: SAS 6Gb/s, SLC Flash, And Big Endurance
- Blizzard Free-to-Play Game Rumor Resurfaces
- AMD Had a Chance to Get Llano Into Apple's Macbook Air
- HP Projects to Have Windows 8 PCs by Year's End
- Report: AMD Considered Buying Nvidia Before ATI Purchase
February 23
- Nvidia Renames Tegra 3's Ninja Core '4-PLUS-1'
- Deals Feb 23: Samsung 256GB 830 SSD + Ghost 15 $340
- Microsoft Launches Anti-Google Campaign With Video Jab
- Intel to Manufacture 22nm FPGAs for Tabula
- Samsung to Soon Preview Quad-Core Exynos Processor
- Former iPhone Factory Workers Call for Reform in Open Letter
- UK High Court Allows Legal Claim to Be Served via Facebook
- Windows 8 Will (Finally) Include Support for UK English
- Winners of PCs in Our Dec. 2011 System Builder Contest
- Guild Wars 2 Public Beta Signup Limited Time Only
- AMD FX Vs. Intel Core i3: Exploring Game Performance With Cheap GPUs
- Sapphire Unveils Edge-HD3 Mini PC
- SanDisk Develops World’s Smallest 128Gb NAND Chip
- Noctua Announces Low-Profile NH-L12 CPU Cooler
February 22
- Deals Feb 22: 17.3" Dell Core i7 Quad-core Laptop $849
- AMD Piledriver Cores to Use Energy Recovery Tech
- EU Courts Asked to Rule On ACTA
- Intel's Rosepoint Puts Wi-Fi Radio, Atom CPU on Single Chip
- HSPA+ Multiflow Lets Your Phone Talk to Two Towers at Once
- Intel Readies New 313 Series Caching SSDs for Ivy Bridge
- AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series Specs Revealed in Leak
- Court Ruling Could See Pirate Bay Blocked in the UK
- Samsung Unveils Two New Galaxy Phones Headed for Europe
- Acer, Dell, LG, And Samsung: Four 23" LCD Monitors, Rounded-Up
- Microsoft Nukes Recent Office for iPad Rumor
- Nvidia, ZTE Intros Tegra 2 + Icera Smartphone
- Intel Reveals More Details of Ivy Bridge Variants at ISSCC
- Ubuntu For Android to be Shown Next Week at MWC 2012
- Deals Feb 21: Dell Core i7 + 22" LCD Desktop $699 FS
February 21
- Microsoft Accuses Google of Bypassing IE Privacy Settings
- Origin Claims "World's First" with 3D Laptop Sporting SLI
- Microsoft Extends Support Lifecycle for Windows 7 and Vista
- Photo Shows Possible iPad 3 CPU/GPU as 'A5X' System on Chip
- Researchers Create Single-Atom Transistor
- Web Browser Grand Prix 9: Chrome 17, Firefox 10, And Ubuntu
- Scientist Finds Way To Control DNA-based Computations
February 19
- DRAM Manufacturers Ramp Up Production
- Google Says Faster Chromebooks On The Way
February 18
- OnLive Weekend Sale Sees DNF, AvP Reduced to $5, More
- Nvidia Promises Tegra 3 Smartphones Before End of March
- Microsoft Unveils a Brand New Windows Logo
- Foxconn Gives Factory Workers a Raise
- More iOS Devices Sold in 2011 Than Macs in Last 28 Years
- Win 8 Touch Ultrabook Makers Flirting With Form Factors
- Lego Finally Announces Minecraft-Themed Sets
- BioWare Lead Writer Says Goodbye To Industry
- Google's Cloud Storage Service 'Drive' Spotted in the Wild
February 17
- Deals Feb. 17: 24" Dell UltraSharp IPS LCD $299
- Sandisk Acquires SSD Caching Know-How
- HP CEO: Android Will Become Closed Source
- Sony's PS Vita Gets the Teardown Treatment
- SSDs Have Bleak Future, Says Researchers
- Apple Gives Mac OS X a Dose of iOS with Mountain Lion
- Micron/Elpida Could Challenge Samsung's DRAM Dominance
- Overclocking: Can Sandy Bridge-E Be Made More Efficient?
- Nvidia Reports 17 Percent in Profits in Latest Financial Report
- Razer Producing Mass Effect 3-Themed PC, X360 Gear
- Fair Labor Association Says Apple Factories Are ''First Class''
February 16
- Intel's Ivy Bridge Core i3 Details Leaked
- Leaked Slide details Intel's Lynx Point Chipset
- UK TV Network ITV Has Warned Apple Against 'iTV' Name
- Reports of Counterfeit Parts Increase 4X Since 2009
- Big Air: 14 LGA 2011-Compatible Coolers For Core i7-3000, Reviewed
- Specialty DRAM in Tight Supply, Prices Likely to Climb
- Todd Howard Explains Morrowind and Cyrodiil in Skyrim
February 15
- Deals Feb. 15: 24'' Planar 1080p LCD Monitor $139.99 FS
- NASA Shuts Down Last Mainframe, Signals End of an Era
- ViewSonic Releasing Windows 8 Tablet in 2Q12? No.
- Firefox to Get a New Interface in Second Half of 2012
- SanDisk Intros Extreme and X100 Lines of SSDs
- Microsoft Rumored to Change Windows Logo in Windows 8
- ZeniMax: Over 2M Mods Downloaded Via Skyrim Workshop
- AMD "Trinity" APU Models Release Schedule Details Leaked
- Office 15 on Windows on ARM Completely Free? Probably Not
- AMD Radeon HD 7770 And 7750 Review: Familiar Speed, Less Power
- HP Releases Source Code for webOS Web Browser
- Samsung's 55-inch OLED TV Launching This Spring
- Deals Feb. 14: 17.3" Dell Core i5 + Office 2010 Laptop $624
February 14
- Ultrabooks to Remain Pricey in 2012, Say Vendor Sources
- AMD Corporate VP and CTO of Graphics Departs Company
- Intel Haswell iGPU to support DirectX 11.1, OpenGL 3.2
- Internet Troll Gets Tracked Down, Confronted in Real Life
- Blizzard OKs WoW and StarCraft-based Board Games
- There Will Be a Firefox Made Specifically for Windows 8 Metro
- Nvidia Kepler GK104: More Leaks, Rumors on Specifications
- Epic's "Samaritan" UE3 Demo Required 2.5 terraFLOPS
- Deals Feb 13: Dell 21.5" 1080p HDMI LCD Monitor $139.99
February 13
- Origin PC Now Also Selling Intel X79-based Gaming Laptop
- Europeans Take to the Streets to Protest ACTA
- Microsoft Store India Hacked, Passwords Stored in Plain Text
- Intel Granted Patent for Germanium Nanowire Transistors
- Ubuntu 11.10 Review: Benchmarked Against Windows 7
- Antec Releases the "One" PC Case for Budget-minded Builds
February 12
- Send Your Kid for Free Coding Classes at the CoderDojo
- Hard Drive Prices to Remain Inflated Throughout 2012
- Epic Revealing Unreal Engine 4 Later This Year
February 11
- Download All the Torrents on The Pirate Bay in Only 90MB
- Google Paid $410,000 for Chrome Bugs
- Deals Feb 11: HP dm4t Beats Core i5 + 1TB HDD Laptop $749
- Blizzard and Valve at War Over DOTA Name
- Apple Now Worth More than Google and Microsoft Combined
- Gabe Newell Gives Update on Steam Hack of 2011
February 10
- Possible AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series Specs Revealed
- Hacker Says He Compromised Intel, Gained Private Info
- Microsoft Details Windows on ARM, Desktop Apps Support
- CPU Performance Boosted 20% When CPU, GPU Collaborate
- Leaked Slide Shows Intel Haswell Set for March-June 2013
- Diablo 3 Won't Be Anywhere in Sight Until at Least Q2 2012
- Updated: Raspberry Pi Commercial Version in 3Q12
- Eight 5.1- And 7.1-Channel Gaming Headsets, Reviewed
- Foxconn Hacked; Passwords and Logins Posted Online
- Microsoft Promises "Fair and Reasonable" Patent Licensing
February 9
- Deals Feb 9: 23" Core i5 AIO Touchscreen PC + Camera $949
- $100,000 If You Can Prove Quantum Computers Impossible
- Google Could be Planning a Retail Store in Dublin
- AMD Launches FirePro V3900 Professional GPU
- AMD Adds FM1 CPUs Athlon II X4 638 and Athlon II X4 641
- Laser Heat Used to Make HDD Write Transfers Faster
- Loads of Skyrim Mods Already on Steam Workshop
- Rambus Convinces Nvidia to Sign License Agreement
- Momentus XT 750 GB Review: A Second-Gen Hybrid Hard Drive
- Chrome 17 With Web Page Prerendering Now for Download
- Deals Feb 8: Dell Core i3 Slim Desktop + 22" LCD $549
February 8
- Anonymous Hacks Syrian President; His Password Was 12345
- Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Feb 29, Claims Invitation
- Windows 8 Consumer Preview Apps Listed
- Microsoft and Child Protection Firm Create Child-safe Browser
- Reports Say Mobo Prices Going Up 10%; Gigabyte Says Nope
- Raspberry Pi Scheduled to Launch This Month
- Alienware May Wait on Producing Gaming Tablets
- Ultrabook Prices Dropping Before 2nd-Gen Ivy Bridge Launch
- Deals for Feb 7: Dell XPS 15 Core i7 + Blu-ray Laptop $899
February 7
- Acer Suing Former CEO For Breach of Non-Compete
- Complete Nvidia Kepler GPU Lineup Leaked
- Origin PC Offers New Liquid Cooling for OC'ing Up To 5.2GHz
- Google Now Laying Fiber for Super-Fast Internet
- Apple's Foxconn Plant Workers Complain of "Militant Culture"
- Bing Teaser Hints to Windows 8 Beta Coming Soon
- Microsoft Flight Launches End of February
- Intel Introduces New 520 Series Line of SSDs
- In Pictures: 14 LGA 2011 Coolers For Your Core i7-3000 CPU
- Skyrim Creation Kit Releasing Tuesday with "Surprise"
February 6
- Our Top 6 Favorite Tech Ads from Super Bowl XLVI
- Microsoft Removes Start Button from Windows 8
- Intel SSD 520 Review: Taking Back The High-End With SandForce
- Micron Appoints New CEO Following Death of Appleton
- Intel Crowned as Nation's Largest Green Energy Purchaser
- Wireless Emerges as Top Chip Spending Area For OEMs
February 5
- Valve Working on Secret TF2 Project; Fans Want HL3
February 4
- Sony's New CEO Sees a Tough Road Ahead
- EU Asks Google to Delay Policy Changes for Investigation
- AMD Reveals Ultrathin Prototype, Roadmaps
February 3
- Micron's CEO Dies in Plane Crash Friday Morning
- Deals for Feb 3: 23" Dell UltraSharp IPS LCD Monitor $229
- Apple is Now World's Largest PC Company (If Tablets Are PCs)
- Petition Targeting Apple's Factory Conditions Reaches 163K+
- DRM Blues: Ubisoft PC Titles Rendered Useless Next Week
- Crytek Taking on Onlive, Facebook with GFACE
- In Pictures: 16 Of The PC Industry's Most Epic Failures
- Apple Consultant Refutes Claims From Worker Treatment Story
- AMD Ready To Fight in 2012, Says CEO
February 2
- Built-In Kinect for Mobile Devices a Battery Killer
- Deals Feb 2: Dell XPS Core i7 Desktop + 24" LED Monitor $799
- Super Wi-Fi Name Could be an Issue; Access Clarification
- Seagate Quietly Intros GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter
- Live From AMD's Financial Analyst Day
- Report: Windows XP is Still The Dominant OS
- AMD Radeon HD 7000 Launch Schedule Leaked
- VIDEO: Bethesda Previews Skyrim Creation Kit
- Rift Follows World of Warcraft, Offers First 20 Levels Free
- OpenCL In Action: Post-Processing Apps, Accelerated
- Microsoft Releases Kinect for Windows Hardware, SDK
- Microsoft Targets Google's Privacy Policy with New Ad Campaign
- Seagate Believes HDD Supply Disruption to Continue in 2012
- ARM 2012 Roadmap Reveals "Gods and Giants" Theme
February 1
- Deals Feb 1: Samsung 3D Blu-ray Player + $30 GC for $99
- ARM CEO Says Windows 8 Tablets Might Have Edge Over Android
- No Metro Design for Office 15 on Windows 8?
- Acer Going Into "Attack Mode" in 2012, Says Chairman
- The Earliest Documented Case of Data Theft Was in 1962
- AMD Releases Catalyst 12.1; Previews Catalyst 12.2 Drivers
- The Original EverQuest MMORPG Going Free to Play in March
- WebOS Chief Architect Also Leaves HP
- Upgrade Advice: Does Your Fast SSD Really Need SATA 6Gb/s?
- Other World Computing (OWC) Reveals Two New SSDs
- Megaupload User Data to Be Destroyed