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News Archive for September 2008

• SanDisk bumps tiny memory cards to 16GB
  By Jose Vilches, September 30, 2008
• Adobe readies Flash for iPhone, waits for Apple approval
  By Jose Vilches, September 30, 2008
• Studios sue RealNetworks over RealDVD
  By Jose Vilches, September 30, 2008
• AMD says new 'Shanghai' server chip is ready to go
  By Jose Vilches, September 30, 2008
• Nvidia and AMD to release 40nm parts in Q2 2009
  By Justin Mann, September 30, 2008
• Corsair introduces 64GB USB flash drive
  By Justin Mann, September 30, 2008
• Microsoft sues makers of RegistryCleanerXP
  By Justin Mann, September 30, 2008
• Super Talent launches affordable SSDs
  By Jose Vilches, September 30, 2008
• News from around the web (09/30/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 30, 2008
• AMD announces budget Radeon HD 4550 and 4350 cards
  By Jose Vilches, September 30, 2008
• Yahoo's Zimbra flaw reveals users' passwords
  By Justin Mann, September 29, 2008
• Sprint launches WiMAX service in Baltimore
  By Jose Vilches, September 29, 2008
• Adobe flaw lets users download free Amazon movies
  By Jose Vilches, September 29, 2008
• News from around the web (09/29/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 29, 2008
• Valve to begin hosting community mods on Steam
  By Jose Vilches, September 29, 2008
• Intel sells massive Classmate PC order to Venezuela
  By Justin Mann, September 29, 2008
• 40% of laptops to have LED backlights in 2009
  By Justin Mann, September 29, 2008
• Samsung announces new DDR3 memory chips
  By Jose Vilches, September 29, 2008
• Nintendo to add music playing, picture taking to DS
  By Justin Mann, September 29, 2008
• Microsoft to introduce "slim" version of Xbox 360
  By Justin Mann, September 29, 2008
• Wal-Mart to pull the plug on DRM servers
  By Jose Vilches, September 29, 2008
• Nvidia settles GPU price fixing lawsuit
  By Jose Vilches, September 29, 2008
• Visual Studio 2010 to ship on time, feature development 'black box'
  By Julio Franco, September 29, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (9.28)
  By Julio Franco, September 28, 2008
• Weekend open forum: What are your software 'essentials' or the first things you install after a clean format?
  By Julio Franco, September 26, 2008
• OCZ introduces the HydroFlow CPU waterblock
  By Justin Mann, September 26, 2008
• Mozilla releases Thunderbird 2.0.0.17
  By Justin Mann, September 26, 2008
• Judge dismisses iPhone battery lawsuit
  By Jose Vilches, September 26, 2008
• IP addresses to run out by 2010?
  By Jose Vilches, September 26, 2008
• AMD preps sub-$150 Radeon HD 4830
  By Jose Vilches, September 26, 2008
• News from around the web (09/26/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 26, 2008
• Nvidia to rename its GPU lineup?
  By Jose Vilches, September 26, 2008
• Sony to drop 40GB PlayStation 3 price to $350
  By Justin Mann, September 26, 2008
• Toshiba introduces 256GB 2.5" SSD
  By Justin Mann, September 26, 2008
• Diamond claims defective cards were low in number
  By Justin Mann, September 26, 2008
• Court sides with Microsoft in $1.5 billion patent dispute
  By Jose Vilches, September 26, 2008
• Dell to ship all laptops with greener LED displays
  By Jose Vilches, September 26, 2008
• Apple MacBook line update imminent, plus MacBook Pro leaked picture?
  By Julio Franco, September 26, 2008
• GameTap offers original Fallout for free
  By Justin Mann, September 25, 2008
• Nvidia releases WHQL 178.13 drivers
  By Justin Mann, September 25, 2008
• China Mobile wants stripped-down version of iPhone
  By Jose Vilches, September 25, 2008
• MySpace launches new music venture
  By Jose Vilches, September 25, 2008
• Spore sells one million copies in two weeks
  By Jose Vilches, September 25, 2008
• Dell claims netbooks won't make a big impact on PC market
  By Justin Mann, September 25, 2008
• AMD AM3-enabled CPUs to sample in October
  By Justin Mann, September 25, 2008
• Transcend introduces IDE and SATA SSDs
  By Justin Mann, September 25, 2008
• Sling Media ships Slingbox Pro-HD
  By Jose Vilches, September 25, 2008
• Judge declares mistrial in RIAA-Jammie Thomas case
  By Jose Vilches, September 25, 2008
• Thursday tech deals: Dell 20% off refurbished Studio 15 Laptops of $500 or more
  By Julio Franco, September 25, 2008
• Canceled Ensemble project was Halo MMO
  By Justin Mann, September 24, 2008
• Developers to get Windows 7 pre-beta release next month
  By Jose Vilches, September 24, 2008
• Yahoo once again seeks to buy AOL
  By Justin Mann, September 24, 2008
• Mozilla patches critical bugs in Firefox
  By Jose Vilches, September 24, 2008
• Microsoft readies new "Xbox Experience," schedules Xbox Live 24 hour downtime
  By Jose Vilches, September 24, 2008
• Sony Ericsson confirms unlimited music service
  By Jose Vilches, September 24, 2008
• EA taken to court over Spore DRM
  By Justin Mann, September 24, 2008
• Chrome users start to decline
  By Justin Mann, September 24, 2008
• News from around the web (09/24/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 24, 2008
• Apple plugs App Store distribution loophole
  By Justin Mann, September 24, 2008
• Microsoft delays Windows Mobile 7 release
  By Jose Vilches, September 24, 2008
• Diamond Multimedia Radeon cards potentially defective
  By Jose Vilches, September 24, 2008
• Sony intros ultralight Blu-ray notebook
  By Jose Vilches, September 23, 2008
• AMD Deneb CPUs to start at $300
  By Justin Mann, September 23, 2008
• Microsoft drops email, photo apps from Windows 7
  By Jose Vilches, September 23, 2008
• Crysis Warhead performance in-depth @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, September 23, 2008
• Amazon, Google partner for mobile music store
  By Jose Vilches, September 23, 2008
• Apple on track to move 5 million iPhones this quarter
  By Jose Vilches, September 23, 2008
• News from around the web (09/23/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 23, 2008
• Xbox 360 sales rise 32% in the U.K.
  By Justin Mann, September 23, 2008
• Alpha version of uTorrent for the Mac leaked
  By Justin Mann, September 23, 2008
• Novell brings virtualized terminals to schools
  By Justin Mann, September 23, 2008
• T-Mobile officially unveils first Google Android phone
  By Jose Vilches, September 23, 2008
• Sun releases VirtualBox update
  By Justin Mann, September 23, 2008
• Adobe details Creative Suite 4
  By Jose Vilches, September 23, 2008
• Verizon to offer contract-less month to month service
  By Justin Mann, September 22, 2008
• Gigabyte GC230D Atom Mini-ITX motherboard review @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, September 22, 2008
• Next-gen Palm OS due in first half of 2009
  By Jose Vilches, September 22, 2008
• News from around the web (09/22/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 22, 2008
• Microsoft to update Hotmail service this week
  By Jose Vilches, September 22, 2008
• Sony Video Store DRM restricts downloading
  By Justin Mann, September 22, 2008
• SanDisk announces microSD card with MP3 music
  By Jose Vilches, September 22, 2008
• Comcast details bandwidth management plans
  By Jose Vilches, September 22, 2008
• Comcast discontinues Usenet servers
  By Justin Mann, September 22, 2008
• AMD to change CPU naming scheme?
  By Justin Mann, September 22, 2008
• PlayStation 3's Cell processors to go 45nm in 2009
  By Jose Vilches, September 22, 2008
• McAfee to acquire Secure Computing
  By Justin Mann, September 22, 2008
• Intel makes the dual-core Atom 330 official
  By Jose Vilches, September 22, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (9.21)
  By Julio Franco, September 21, 2008
• Weekend open forum: How many CPU cores power your PC today?
  By Jose Vilches, September 19, 2008
• OnTrack introduces virtual machine data recovery tools
  By Justin Mann, September 19, 2008
• Apple recalls millions of iPhone 3G power adapters
  By Jose Vilches, September 19, 2008
• Google Chrome to support add-ons
  By Jose Vilches, September 19, 2008
• Google rated in the top 10 most valuable brand names
  By Justin Mann, September 19, 2008
• Activision sues video game file-sharers
  By Jose Vilches, September 19, 2008
• Intel and Seagate considering SanDisk acquisition?
  By Jose Vilches, September 19, 2008
• News from around the web (09/19/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 19, 2008
• Via claims poor Nano performance due to defect
  By Justin Mann, September 19, 2008
• Maxis to add multiple accounts in Spore
  By Justin Mann, September 19, 2008
• Cisco announces plan to acquire Jabber
  By Jose Vilches, September 19, 2008
• eBay tries to sell StumbleUpon
  By Justin Mann, September 19, 2008
• Lenovo intros ThinkPad X200 tablet, ultraportable
  By Jose Vilches, September 19, 2008
• Friday tech deals: Corsair Flash Voyager 8GB for $19 AR, more
  By Julio Franco, September 19, 2008
• Nvidia cuts 360 jobs
  By Justin Mann, September 18, 2008
• Yahoo - Google advertising deal to move forward despite concerns
  By Jose Vilches, September 18, 2008
• OLPC embraces and criticizes XO competitors
  By Justin Mann, September 18, 2008
• Zero-day exploit for QuickTime in the wild
  By Jose Vilches, September 18, 2008
• Seinfeld ads end as Microsoft moves on to phase two
  By Jose Vilches, September 18, 2008
• News from around the web (09/18/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 18, 2008
• Intel's roadmap reveals many new CPUs
  By Justin Mann, September 18, 2008
• Activision considering Take-Two partnership?
  By Justin Mann, September 18, 2008
• Mozilla to abandon Firefox EULA
  By Justin Mann, September 18, 2008
• Toshiba makes its first foray into the netbook market
  By Jose Vilches, September 18, 2008
• AMD launches "Fusion for Gaming" tuning tool
  By Jose Vilches, September 18, 2008
• VMWare claims data centers and OSes to be obsolete
  By Justin Mann, September 18, 2008
• AMD releases Catalyst 8.9 drivers, adds OpenGL 3 support
  By Jose Vilches, September 17, 2008
• ITC to investigate Nintendo Wii controller
  By Justin Mann, September 17, 2008
• Peru to begin Windows XP OLPC pilot program
  By Jose Vilches, September 17, 2008
• News from around the web (09/17/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 17, 2008
• EFiX OS X-installing USB device now shipping for $155
  By Jose Vilches, September 17, 2008
• Nintendo makes $1.6 million per employee
  By Jose Vilches, September 17, 2008
• Google adds Street View to Google Maps for mobiles
  By Justin Mann, September 17, 2008
• SanDisk rejects Samsung offer, Samsung reiterates
  By Justin Mann, September 17, 2008
• Google to acquire Valve?
  By Jose Vilches, September 17, 2008
• Xbox 360 price cut results in Japan sales hike
  By Justin Mann, September 17, 2008
• EA addresses Spore DRM concerns
  By Jose Vilches, September 17, 2008
• Samsung goes hostile on SanDisk
  By Jose Vilches, September 16, 2008
• Verizon to unveil official Blackberry Storm details today?
  By Jose Vilches, September 16, 2008
• Mozilla considers rewriting Firefox EULA
  By Justin Mann, September 16, 2008
• Exclusive GTA IV downloads for Xbox 360 out in autumn, PC version recommended specs revealed
  By Jose Vilches, September 16, 2008
• Super Talent announces third-gen SSDs
  By Jose Vilches, September 16, 2008
• Dell says computer market is slowing
  By Justin Mann, September 16, 2008
• Microsoft ships Zune 3.0 update, announces Wi-Fi deal
  By Jose Vilches, September 16, 2008
• Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 prices in Europe, again
  By Jose Vilches, September 16, 2008
• AMD VP says netbooks are overpriced, underpowered
  By Justin Mann, September 16, 2008
• Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.5 updates
  By Justin Mann, September 16, 2008
• VMware releases Fusion 2.0 for free to existing users
  By Jose Vilches, September 16, 2008
• News from around the web (09/16/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 16, 2008
• HP to cut 24,600 jobs in restructuring plan
  By Jose Vilches, September 16, 2008
• Windows 7 beta in October?
  By Justin Mann, September 15, 2008
• Apple working on new ARM-based iPhone CPU
  By Jose Vilches, September 15, 2008
• Intel launches six-core server chips
  By Jose Vilches, September 15, 2008
• News from around the web (09/15/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 15, 2008
• Canonical in hot water over Firefox EULA
  By Justin Mann, September 15, 2008
• Western Digital releases 500GB My Passport units
  By Justin Mann, September 15, 2008
• VLC media player 0.9.2 released
  By Jose Vilches, September 15, 2008
• Spore massively pirated despite DRM
  By Justin Mann, September 15, 2008
• EA and Eidos sign publishing agreement
  By Justin Mann, September 15, 2008
• EA walks away from Take-Two deal
  By Jose Vilches, September 15, 2008
• Best Buy to acquire Napster for $121 million
  By Jose Vilches, September 15, 2008
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro review @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, September 15, 2008
• Weekend tech reading (9.14)
  By Julio Franco, September 14, 2008
• Weekend open forum: Google Chrome, are you using it on a regular basis?
  By Jose Vilches, September 12, 2008
• HP looking to avoid dependence on Windows
  By Jose Vilches, September 12, 2008
• Google buys South Korean blog company TNC
  By Jose Vilches, September 12, 2008
• IEEE group proposes gigabit WiFi?
  By Justin Mann, September 12, 2008
• Apple posts iPhone 2.1 update
  By Jose Vilches, September 12, 2008
• Western Digital starts shipping 500GB Scorpio Blue HDD
  By Jose Vilches, September 12, 2008
• T-Mobile Android phone due within weeks
  By Justin Mann, September 12, 2008
• Mozilla to add 'private mode' browsing in Firefox 3.1
  By Jose Vilches, September 12, 2008
• Virginia kills state spam law
  By Justin Mann, September 12, 2008
• EA typos on Spore manual, restricts accounts
  By Justin Mann, September 12, 2008
• News from around the web (09/12/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 12, 2008
• AT&T to slow down U-verse subscribers
  By Justin Mann, September 12, 2008
• Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in slow month for gaming
  By Jose Vilches, September 12, 2008
• SanDisk announces 32GB CompactFlash memory card
  By Jose Vilches, September 11, 2008
• New MacBooks to arrive in October?
  By Jose Vilches, September 11, 2008
• Lenovo pulls Linux options from home users
  By Justin Mann, September 11, 2008
• EA reveals Crysis Warhead PC specs and pricing
  By Jose Vilches, September 11, 2008
• News from around the web (09/11/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 11, 2008
• OiNK admin charged with conspiracy to defraud
  By Jose Vilches, September 11, 2008
• Blizzard to update Battle.net for Diablo III
  By Justin Mann, September 11, 2008
• Samsung reveals netbook hardware specs
  By Justin Mann, September 11, 2008
• Canonical to fund upstream Linux development
  By Justin Mann, September 11, 2008
• Apple to settle backdating lawsuit for $14 million
  By Jose Vilches, September 11, 2008
• iTunes 8 causes BSOD problems on some Vista machines
  By Jose Vilches, September 11, 2008
• Opera releases first public beta of version 9.6
  By Jose Vilches, September 10, 2008
• Microsoft comments on IE8 speed
  By Justin Mann, September 10, 2008
• Xbox 360 price cuts result in huge sales jump
  By Justin Mann, September 10, 2008
• Toshiba announces world's largest 1.8-inch HDD
  By Jose Vilches, September 10, 2008
• Sony Ericsson to mimic Nokia's unlimited music strategy?
  By Jose Vilches, September 10, 2008
• Air Canada goes wireless with Aircell
  By Jose Vilches, September 10, 2008
• News from around the web (09/10/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 10, 2008
• NBC rejoins iTunes, sells HD content for $2.99
  By Justin Mann, September 10, 2008
• Bethesda to censor Fallout 3 across all regions
  By Justin Mann, September 10, 2008
• Nvidia faces securities lawsuit over bad graphics chips
  By Jose Vilches, September 10, 2008
• Microsoft shuts down Ensemble Studios
  By Justin Mann, September 10, 2008
• AMD intros mid-range Radeon 4600 series GPUs
  By Jose Vilches, September 10, 2008
• Patch Tuesday issues four updates
  By Justin Mann, September 09, 2008
• Microsoft unveils new mouse tracking technology
  By Jose Vilches, September 09, 2008
• Diamond Radeon HD 4870 X2 review @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, September 09, 2008
• Apple announces iTunes 8, new iPods
  By Jose Vilches, September 09, 2008
• Ubuntu details plans for 'Jaunty Jackalope'
  By Jose Vilches, September 09, 2008
• News from around the web (09/09/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 09, 2008
• Google fixes up Chrome flaws, launches Chrome blog
  By Justin Mann, September 09, 2008
• Microsoft details new Zune features
  By Jose Vilches, September 09, 2008
• Far Cry 2 arrives in late October
  By Justin Mann, September 09, 2008
• HP touts 24-hour battery life for notebook
  By Jose Vilches, September 09, 2008
• Nvidia clarifies GPU failure response
  By Justin Mann, September 09, 2008
• Nvidia and Opera join to develop mobile browser
  By Justin Mann, September 09, 2008
• Google updates search data privacy policy
  By Jose Vilches, September 09, 2008
• IBM offers long term data preservation
  By Erik Orejuela, September 08, 2008
• Asus Eee 901 reaches $500
  By Justin Mann, September 08, 2008
• New GeoEye satellite launched in association with Google
  By Erik Orejuela, September 08, 2008
• News from around the web (09/08/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 08, 2008
• Intel announces four 'eco-friendly' Xeon chips
  By Jose Vilches, September 08, 2008
• Google seeks to bring old newspaper archives to modern search
  By Justin Mann, September 08, 2008
• Intel begins shipping X18 and X25 SSDs
  By Justin Mann, September 08, 2008
• Nvidia offers $200 refund to OEMs with defective GPUs
  By Justin Mann, September 08, 2008
• Google files patent for water-based data center
  By Julio Franco, September 08, 2008
• Microsoft fears Chrome's JavaScript performance more than Flash
  By Justin Mann, September 07, 2008
• OCZ announces Gear site to sell EOL hardware
  By Justin Mann, September 07, 2008
• Weekend open forum: Windows 7 target to boot in under 15 seconds
  By Jose Vilches, September 05, 2008
• Joost prepares to launch web-based player
  By Jose Vilches, September 05, 2008
• Comcast appeals FCC's net neutrality ruling
  By Jose Vilches, September 05, 2008
• News from around the web (09/05/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 05, 2008
• Next-gen Atom "Pineview" processor due in Q3 2009
  By Jose Vilches, September 05, 2008
• Call of Duty: World at War launches November 11
  By Jose Vilches, September 05, 2008
• AMD prepares two new low-cost low-power CPUs
  By Justin Mann, September 05, 2008
• Dell plans worldwide factory sell-off to cut costs
  By Jose Vilches, September 05, 2008
• Intel prepares to discontinue multiple Core 2 processors
  By Justin Mann, September 05, 2008
• Microsoft will not drop Xbox 360 prices in the UK
  By Justin Mann, September 05, 2008
• Samsung considering SanDisk partnership
  By Justin Mann, September 05, 2008
• Microsoft to release four critical patches next Tuesday
  By Jose Vilches, September 05, 2008
• Asus releases F6V laptops with scent
  By Justin Mann, September 04, 2008
• LG details upcoming Blu-ray / Netflix player
  By Jose Vilches, September 04, 2008
• Intel set to launch six-core processor for servers
  By Jose Vilches, September 04, 2008
• News from around the web (09/04/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 04, 2008
• Samsung predicts Blu-ray to dry up in five years
  By Justin Mann, September 04, 2008
• Chrome market share blooms on day two
  By Justin Mann, September 04, 2008
• Amazon to sell OLPC XO laptops starting in November
  By Jose Vilches, September 04, 2008
• Nvidia prepares to cut ties with some partners
  By Justin Mann, September 04, 2008
• Dell Inspiron Mini 9 gets official, starts at $349
  By Jose Vilches, September 04, 2008
• Sony issues recall on overheating Vaio TZ laptops
  By Jose Vilches, September 04, 2008
• Microsoft extends Xbox 360 price cuts to the US
  By Julio Franco, September 04, 2008
• The Best Gaming Mouse: Logitech vs. Razer vs. Microsoft shoot-out @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, September 04, 2008
• Google updates controversial Chrome license
  By Justin Mann, September 03, 2008
• News from around the web (09/03/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 03, 2008
• AMD cuts desktop processor prices
  By Jose Vilches, September 03, 2008
• Researchers use ultrasound to "feel" virtual objects
  By Jose Vilches, September 03, 2008
• Adobe to officially unveil Creative Suite 4 this month
  By Jose Vilches, September 03, 2008
• Chrome suffers first security flaw
  By Jose Vilches, September 03, 2008
• Apple sued over iPhone 3G again
  By Justin Mann, September 03, 2008
• Microsoft to lift 80GB restriction on Windows XP for netbooks
  By Justin Mann, September 03, 2008
• AMD takes HP Blade server market with Opteron
  By Justin Mann, September 03, 2008
• MSI 8.9" Wind expected in October
  By Justin Mann, September 03, 2008
• Buffalo launches its first portable SSD drive
  By Jose Vilches, September 03, 2008
• Dell's netbook set to arrive this week
  By Jose Vilches, September 03, 2008
• Sony claims Blu-ray is end of the road for optical media
  By Justin Mann, September 03, 2008
• FCC to begin conducting tests for free public Wi-Fi
  By Justin Mann, September 02, 2008
• Google updates Picasa with facial recognition feature
  By Jose Vilches, September 02, 2008
• New RV710 card to be under $50?
  By Justin Mann, September 02, 2008
• Apple to update its iPod line next week?
  By Jose Vilches, September 02, 2008
• Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'?
  By Jose Vilches, September 02, 2008
• Google to launch Chrome web browser tomorrow
  By Jose Vilches, September 02, 2008
• Nokia to launch "free" unlimited music downloads
  By Jose Vilches, September 02, 2008
• Interactive albums coming to iTunes?
  By Jose Vilches, September 02, 2008
• Logitech launches trio of new keyboards
  By Jose Vilches, September 02, 2008
• News from around the web (09/02/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 02, 2008
• Many ISPs stop testing NebuAd web tracking system
  By Justin Mann, September 02, 2008
• IE8 looks bloated compared to IE7 and Firefox
  By Justin Mann, September 02, 2008
• EA gives away Red Alert 1 & 2 for free
  By Jose Vilches, September 02, 2008
• LG and Amtran preparing LCD joint venture
  By Erik Orejuela, September 02, 2008
• Belkin JoyPod controller for the iPhone leaks out?
  By Jose Vilches, September 01, 2008
• Sony introduces three new Walkman players
  By Erik Orejuela, September 01, 2008
• Microsoft working on its own mobile app store
  By Jose Vilches, September 01, 2008
• Microsoft prices Xbox 360 below $200 in Japan
  By Jose Vilches, September 01, 2008
• Abit to stop making motherboards by the end of the year?
  By Jose Vilches, September 01, 2008
• News from around the web (09/01/08)
  By Erik Orejuela, September 01, 2008
• Intel launches three new low-cost desktop CPUs
  By Jose Vilches, September 01, 2008