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• Google buys wiki company JotSpot
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2006
• Spam influx blamed on botnets
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2006
• FCC to clarify Broadband over powerlines this week
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2006
• ATI releases Catalyst 6.10 driver package
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2006
• News from around the web (10/31/06)
  By Erik Orejuela, October 31, 2006
• PlayStation 3 shipments cut back in Japan
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2006
• Viacom makes a move on YouTube
  By Justin Mann, October 31, 2006
• Microsoft releases Windows Media Player 11
  By Derek Sooman, October 31, 2006
• Anniversary Tomb Raider due next year
  By Derek Sooman, October 31, 2006
• ATI Radeon X1650 Pro vs. Nvidia GeForce 7600GS @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, October 31, 2006
• Sony helps you gear up like James Bond
  By Erik Orejuela, October 30, 2006
• The PlayStation 3 a power hog?
  By Justin Mann, October 30, 2006
• Gateway announces performance FX530 desktop line
  By Justin Mann, October 30, 2006
• Seagate announces hardware encryption for hard drives
  By Justin Mann, October 30, 2006
• News from around the web (10/30/06)
  By Erik Orejuela, October 30, 2006
• Lite-On clarifies withdrawal from DVD market
  By Justin Mann, October 30, 2006
• Second pop-up flaw discovered in IE 7
  By Justin Mann, October 30, 2006
• Amnesty International calls for bloggers to stand up for freedom
  By Derek Sooman, October 30, 2006
• Apple to do away with iPod wheel?
  By Derek Sooman, October 30, 2006
• Interview with Geoffrey Arone, Flock co-founder @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, October 30, 2006
• eBay seeks to curb console scalpers
  By Justin Mann, October 27, 2006
• RIAA blocked from accessing person's hard drive
  By Justin Mann, October 27, 2006
• Microsoft brings GA program to Office
  By Justin Mann, October 27, 2006
• News from around the web (10/27/06)
  By Erik Orejuela, October 27, 2006
• Last minute bug pushes back Vista release
  By Justin Mann, October 27, 2006
• Apple updates firmware to adjust MacBook shutdowns
  By Justin Mann, October 27, 2006
• Australian spam company gets $5.5 Million fine
  By Justin Mann, October 27, 2006
• Acer thinks Vista Home Basic is "a lemon"
  By Derek Sooman, October 27, 2006
• MSN addicts to get paid - for advertising!
  By Derek Sooman, October 27, 2006
• Fusion, AMD's new breed of processors
  By Erik Orejuela, October 26, 2006
• Take-two has case dismissal claim rejected
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2006
• News from around the web (10/26/06)
  By Erik Orejuela, October 26, 2006
• LiteOn to cease sales of self-branded consumer drives
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2006
• Sony faces $366.6 Million loss in games division
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2006
• Microsoft explains activation with Windows Vista
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2006
• Sony faces production woes on PlayStation 3
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2006
• Dell to offer low-cost AMD laptop
  By Justin Mann, October 26, 2006
• Carbonite to offer rival to BT's Digital Vault
  By Derek Sooman, October 26, 2006
• Another flaw in IE7, says Secunia
  By Derek Sooman, October 26, 2006
• Oracle to support Red Hat Linux
  By Derek Sooman, October 26, 2006
• Lik-Sang: Blame it on Sony
  By Erik Orejuela, October 26, 2006
• Preview of Intel's 16-core Caneland platform
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2006
• Fedora Core site slowly coming back
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2006
• Microsoft to offer discounts on Vista price tag
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2006
• Samsung developing 50nm DRAM technology
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2006
• News from around the web (10/25/06)
  By Erik Orejuela, October 25, 2006
• Gateway recalls 35,000 notebook batteries
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2006
• AMD's acquistion of ATI comes to a close
  By Justin Mann, October 25, 2006
• BT provides users with Digital Vault
  By Derek Sooman, October 25, 2006
• Google offers customizable search engines
  By Derek Sooman, October 25, 2006
• DVD Jon unlocks Apple music download protection
  By Derek Sooman, October 25, 2006
• Sony reports on voluntary global replacement program
  By Erik Orejuela, October 24, 2006
• Microsoft releases final version of Windows Defender
  By Justin Mann, October 24, 2006
• Asus 8800 series card details leaked
  By Justin Mann, October 24, 2006
• Fedora Core 6 released
  By Justin Mann, October 24, 2006
• News from around the web (10/24/06)
  By Erik Orejuela, October 24, 2006
• Albatron KI51PV-754 Mini-ITX Mobo review @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, October 24, 2006
• Vista kernel patch upsets some developers
  By Justin Mann, October 24, 2006
• Sony explains reason for defective batteries
  By Justin Mann, October 24, 2006
• Firefox 2.0 is finally here!
  By Erik Orejuela, October 24, 2006
• MacBook Pros to feature Intel Core 2 Duo processors
  By Derek Sooman, October 24, 2006
• BitTorrent now in consumer electronics
  By Erik Orejuela, October 23, 2006
• Sony to use Asustek, Foxconn for PS3 manufacture
  By Justin Mann, October 23, 2006
• Dell announces first-ever Opteron servers
  By Justin Mann, October 23, 2006
• Firefox 2.0 release due for October 24th
  By Justin Mann, October 23, 2006
• AOL adds Paramount Pictures to online movie partners
  By Justin Mann, October 23, 2006
• Samsung shows off 12mm thick OLED display
  By Justin Mann, October 23, 2006
• Amazon.com sued by IBM over patent infringement
  By Justin Mann, October 23, 2006
• iPod turns five
  By Derek Sooman, October 23, 2006
• Official title list and hardware list of PS3 launch
  By Justin Mann, October 20, 2006
• First impressions of Microsoft's Zune
  By Justin Mann, October 20, 2006
• AMD's 4x4 solution looks promising
  By Justin Mann, October 20, 2006
• Google yanks 30,000 videos from YouTube
  By Justin Mann, October 20, 2006
• Rumored 360 upgrade turns out false
  By Justin Mann, October 20, 2006
• 45nm CPUs to arrive in 2H 2007
  By Justin Mann, October 20, 2006
• Intel to debut Centrino Pro with $300m launch
  By Derek Sooman, October 20, 2006
• Microsoft delays SP3 for XP until 2008
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2006
• Opera hit by security flaw
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2006
• Microsoft to bring 100GB HDD upgrade to the 360
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2006
• HP surpasses Dell in 3Q shipments
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2006
• Microsoft strikes back at Apple's comments
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2006
• Multi-version IE exploit announced
  By Justin Mann, October 19, 2006
• IE7 finally here!
  By Derek Sooman, October 19, 2006
• McAfee says Microsoft failing to live up to promises
  By Derek Sooman, October 19, 2006
• Crucial DDR2 PC2-5300 10th Anniversary review @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, October 19, 2006
• Apple gets flak for Windows comment
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2006
• Battlefield 2142 spyware situation clarified
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2006
• AMD posts sales up and good profit for Q3
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2006
• Pricing on Intel's quad-cores made available
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2006
• Spamhaus to fight back at e360
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2006
• Lenovo and Apple offer best laptop quality says Rescuecom
  By Justin Mann, October 18, 2006
• Intel refreshes Core 2 Duo desktop line amid profit slump
  By Derek Sooman, October 18, 2006
• Microsoft to offer Virtualisation technology for free
  By Derek Sooman, October 18, 2006
• Video iPods shipped out with viruses
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2006
• Battlefield 2142 to include spyware?
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2006
• British recording industry brings legal battle overseas
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2006
• Firefox 2.0 RC3 released
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2006
• ATI announces X1950 Pro sub-$200 card
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2006
• Sony adjusts earnings statement, recalls 90,000 batteries
  By Justin Mann, October 17, 2006
• Jobs says Zune is no threat
  By Derek Sooman, October 17, 2006
• McDonalds releases 10,000 infected mp3 players
  By Justin Mann, October 16, 2006
• GEGL for GIMP demonstrated
  By Justin Mann, October 16, 2006
• Creative removes FM recording support from the Zen
  By Justin Mann, October 16, 2006
• Nvidia binary Linux drivers security exploit
  By Justin Mann, October 16, 2006
• Sharp recalls 28,000 laptop batteries
  By Justin Mann, October 16, 2006
• Mozilla devs looking for Firefox 3.0 feedback
  By Justin Mann, October 16, 2006
• BT launches anti-spam software
  By Derek Sooman, October 16, 2006
• Stolen D-Link broadband router hunt
  By Derek Sooman, October 16, 2006
• Activision to use Valve's Steam distribution
  By Julio Franco, October 15, 2006
• Microsoft talks about Vista's new licensing
  By Justin Mann, October 15, 2006
• Stripped-down Vista to be released in EU and South Korea
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2006
• Court rules in favor of Take Two for Bully injunction
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2006
• Canadian Govt approves AMD-ATI deal
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2006
• Bully gets flak five days before release
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2006
• Matrox to release 90nm GPU
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2006
• Time Warner to pursue complaints, partnership with Google
  By Justin Mann, October 13, 2006
• Interview with Chris Donahue of Microsoft
  By Justin Mann, October 12, 2006
• EU denies Hormel's claim to spam
  By Justin Mann, October 12, 2006
• Google merges online word processing and spreadsheets
  By Erik Orejuela, October 12, 2006
• ICANN stays out of Spamhaus domain battle
  By Justin Mann, October 12, 2006
• Dell pushes Live and ignores Viiv
  By Justin Mann, October 12, 2006
• The future of Namesys and ReiserFS
  By Justin Mann, October 12, 2006
• Linux interface woes eased with Portland 1.0
  By Derek Sooman, October 12, 2006
• Qualcomm hands Eudora over to the Mozilla team
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2006
• HD/Blu-ray to take over DVD by 2012?
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2006
• Transmeta takes Intel to court over CPU patents
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2006
• AMD developing SafeBoot to ease the pain of upgrading
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2006
• Asustek to enter low-budget PC market?
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2006
• New DVD protection scheme could render media players unusable
  By Justin Mann, October 11, 2006
• Spamhaus risks losing .org domain name
  By Derek Sooman, October 11, 2006
• Data stolen from UK computers
  By Derek Sooman, October 11, 2006
• PCI Express to see 2.0 in the near future
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2006
• Ballmer talks about software of the future
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2006
• Acer seeks number three spot in LCD sales
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2006
• Patch Tuesday brings record number of fixes
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2006
• AMD schedules release for 65nm mobile CPUs
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2006
• The new future, laser TVs?
  By Erik Orejuela, October 10, 2006
• Internet Explorer 7 hits the shelves this month
  By Justin Mann, October 10, 2006
• Nvidia GeForce 7600GS SLI Performance @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, October 10, 2006
• Mark Cuban comments on Google's YouTube buy
  By Justin Mann, October 09, 2006
• Intel updates roadmap for 2007
  By Justin Mann, October 09, 2006
• ATI's 2007 chipset roadmap unveiled
  By Justin Mann, October 09, 2006
• Google confirms YouTube acquisition
  By Erik Orejuela, October 09, 2006
• Intel to put higher stakes into nVidia
  By Justin Mann, October 09, 2006
• MIT's $100-laptop a security buff
  By Justin Mann, October 09, 2006
• YouTube strikes deal with three media giants
  By Justin Mann, October 09, 2006
• Google Code Search is a hacker's best friend
  By Derek Sooman, October 09, 2006
• Chinese hackers hit US state computers
  By Derek Sooman, October 09, 2006
• Sapphire to release two new Radeon AGP cards
  By Justin Mann, October 06, 2006
• Intel and nVidia is a no-deal according to some analysts
  By Justin Mann, October 06, 2006
• AMD approves 3rd-party 65nm production line
  By Justin Mann, October 06, 2006
• Windows Vista RC2 available for download
  By Julio Franco, October 06, 2006
• Google to buy YouTube for $1.6 Billion?
  By Justin Mann, October 06, 2006
• Sony brings heavy lawsuit against modchip retailer
  By Justin Mann, October 06, 2006
• Hitachi recalls 16,000 batteries
  By Justin Mann, October 06, 2006
• Geekspeak still baffling
  By Derek Sooman, October 06, 2006
• Microsoft readies 10 updates for next week
  By Justin Mann, October 05, 2006
• PS3 demo consoles are looking problematic
  By Justin Mann, October 05, 2006
• Google creates blog-monitoring search
  By Justin Mann, October 05, 2006
• IPod Nano's color fades?
  By Justin Mann, October 05, 2006
• Google brings code search engine to the public
  By Justin Mann, October 05, 2006
• Dell knew of battery failures in 2005
  By Justin Mann, October 05, 2006
• Nvidia next-generation 'G80' GPU on its way soon
  By Derek Sooman, October 05, 2006
• Privileged passwords lead to security threat
  By Derek Sooman, October 05, 2006
• Microsoft announces new anti-piracy technology
  By Erik Orejuela, October 05, 2006
• HP to release "Edgeline" ultra-fast inkjet in 2007
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2006
• IBM to burn $100 Million simplifying their mainframes
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2006
• Fraunhofer Institute developing eye movement tracking GUI
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2006
• VIA opens solar-powered community center
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2006
• Nintendo to release ethernet adapter for Wii
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2006
• Skype releases security update to Mac version
  By Justin Mann, October 04, 2006
• Nokia unveils low-power wireless connection technology
  By Derek Sooman, October 04, 2006
• Fox to stream TV shows to MySpace
  By Derek Sooman, October 04, 2006
• Creative introduces the Xmod
  By Julio Franco, October 04, 2006
• Amazon pulls A9 from search market
  By Justin Mann, October 03, 2006
• AMD postpones DDR3 adoption
  By Justin Mann, October 03, 2006
• Google is back to their old garage
  By Erik Orejuela, October 03, 2006
• Firefox is a complete security mess? Not...
  By Derek Sooman, October 03, 2006
• D-Link introduces V-Click dual-mode phones
  By Justin Mann, October 03, 2006
• Hitachi looks to bring Blu-ray burning to home video
  By Justin Mann, October 03, 2006
• Slackware 11.0 released
  By Justin Mann, October 03, 2006
• Zune's wireless function overplayed, says Engadget
  By Justin Mann, October 03, 2006
• Stolen mobiles will scream
  By Derek Sooman, October 03, 2006
• AMD to discontinue Opteron 140 series on 939
  By Justin Mann, October 02, 2006
• McAfee calls Microsoft out on Vista kernel locking
  By Justin Mann, October 02, 2006
• Semiconductor sales break record in August
  By Justin Mann, October 02, 2006
• Ageia to release PCI-Express PhysX card
  By Justin Mann, October 02, 2006
• Apple releases 15 security fixes for Mac OS X
  By Justin Mann, October 02, 2006
• HP won't be recalling laptop batteries
  By Justin Mann, October 02, 2006