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News Archive for December 2008

• TechSpot's Top 20 Most Read Stories of 2008
  By Julio Franco, December 31, 2008
• TechSpot's Top 5 Commented Stories of 2008
  By Julio Franco, December 31, 2008
• Massive Zune 30GB issues reported, auto-fixed by midnight
  By Justin Mann, December 31, 2008
• RIAA appeal in Jammie Thomas case declined
  By Jose Vilches, December 30, 2008
• SlySoft defeats latest BD+ protection
  By Jose Vilches, December 30, 2008
• HP updates MediaSmart server lineup
  By Jose Vilches, December 30, 2008
• RunCore releases low-cost 1.8" SSDs
  By Justin Mann, December 30, 2008
• AMD reports more job cuts, sees new ATI charge
  By Jose Vilches, December 30, 2008
• MSI introduces U115 hybrid storage netbook
  By Justin Mann, December 30, 2008
• Microsoft downplays Windows Media Player bug
  By Jose Vilches, December 30, 2008
• Intel launches lower priced quad-core notebook chip
  By Jose Vilches, December 30, 2008
• News around the web: Windows 7 takes shape
  By Erik Orejuela, December 30, 2008
• Microsoft details 'pay as you go' computing scheme
  By Jose Vilches, December 29, 2008
• Left 4 Dead DLC coming to PC and Xbox 360 soon
  By Jose Vilches, December 29, 2008
• Film-like ratings system coming for websites?
  By Jose Vilches, December 29, 2008
• World of Warcraft hits 11.5 million users
  By Jose Vilches, December 29, 2008
• Wii video service to launch in 2009
  By Jose Vilches, December 29, 2008
• AT&T offers refurbished iPhone 3Gs for $99
  By Jose Vilches, December 29, 2008
• News around the web: LG introduces 3G wrist phone
  By Erik Orejuela, December 29, 2008
• Intel says OEMs can use Nvidia's Ion
  By Jose Vilches, December 29, 2008
• 55nm GeForce GTX 260 cards launched, Nvidia plans further
  By Julio Franco, December 29, 2008
• Weekend tech reading Part Deux: The 100 first dot-com registered domains
  By Julio Franco, December 28, 2008
• Weekend tech reading: What carriers won't tell you about texting
  By Julio Franco, December 28, 2008
• Windows 7 Beta 1 is ready, leaked
  By Julio Franco, December 26, 2008
• Walmart to start selling iPhones this weekend
  By Julio Franco, December 26, 2008
• News around the web - Xmas edition
  By Julio Franco, December 25, 2008
• ECS announces first DDR3 AM3 motherboard
  By Justin Mann, December 24, 2008
• Facebook says goodbye to Project Playlist
  By Justin Mann, December 24, 2008
• Intel denies Nvidia's request to pair Atom and Ion
  By Justin Mann, December 24, 2008
• Adamo speculation heats up with Dell "confirmation"
  By Jose Vilches, December 24, 2008
• Sony losing less money on each PlayStation 3 sold
  By Jose Vilches, December 24, 2008
• Microsoft launches new Answers site for Vista users
  By Jose Vilches, December 24, 2008
• Worldwide PC demand rises, notebooks lead the way
  By Justin Mann, December 24, 2008
• AMD Phenom II available to distributors next week
  By Jose Vilches, December 23, 2008
• Storm fails to make impact on iPhone sales
  By Justin Mann, December 23, 2008
• News around the web: Google's grand ambitions
  By Erik Orejuela, December 23, 2008
• U.S. ranks number one for malware-hosting websites
  By Justin Mann, December 23, 2008
• Last major VHS retailer finally abandons the format
  By Jose Vilches, December 23, 2008
• ISP says RIAA must pay for piracy protection
  By Jose Vilches, December 23, 2008
• Psystar says Apple didn't properly copyright OS X
  By Jose Vilches, December 23, 2008
• Intel begins shipping 160GB SSD
  By Jose Vilches, December 23, 2008
• EA opens up Steam titles to Europe
  By Justin Mann, December 23, 2008
• Australian government to block BitTorrent traffic
  By Jose Vilches, December 22, 2008
• Netbook Round-up: Lenovo Ideapad S10, Asus Eee 904HA, Acer Aspire One and Smoothbook Slice @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, December 22, 2008
• Project Playlist banned from MySpace, partners with Sony BMG
  By Justin Mann, December 22, 2008
• Mozilla and Google: It's complicated
  By Jose Vilches, December 22, 2008
• StarCraft 2 multiplayer gameplay footage released
  By Justin Mann, December 22, 2008
• Sun releases Virtualbox 2.1, supports 3D acceleration
  By Justin Mann, December 22, 2008
• Lenovo unveils dual-screen mobile workstation
  By Jose Vilches, December 22, 2008
• News around the web: Blu-Ray/DVD Hybrid Disc Announced
  By Erik Orejuela, December 22, 2008
• Warner Music Group pulls content from YouTube
  By Jose Vilches, December 22, 2008
• T-Mobile G2 due out soon?
  By Jose Vilches, December 22, 2008
• Windows XP to continue selling through May 2009
  By Jose Vilches, December 22, 2008
• Weekend reading & discussion: What's on your Xmas Tech Wish List?
  By Julio Franco, December 20, 2008
• Budget & Mid-Range Graphics Card round-up @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, December 20, 2008
• Valve offers S.T.A.L.K.E.R. for $5
  By Justin Mann, December 19, 2008
• Electronic Arts officially joins Steam
  By Jose Vilches, December 19, 2008
• Samsung to release Android handset by mid 2009
  By Jose Vilches, December 19, 2008
• OCZ announces 6GB triple-channel Blade Series kits
  By Justin Mann, December 19, 2008
• OCZ to begin selling 12GB DDR3 kits
  By Justin Mann, December 19, 2008
• Dell Adamo to challenge MacBook Air in February?
  By Jose Vilches, December 19, 2008
• EA expands layoff plans, announces studio closings
  By Jose Vilches, December 19, 2008
• AMD posts hotfix to address Catalyst 8.12 issue
  By Justin Mann, December 19, 2008
• RIAA plans to stop suing music fans
  By Jose Vilches, December 19, 2008
• Abit to close its doors at the end of 2008?
  By Jose Vilches, December 19, 2008
• Adobe releases AIR 1.5 for Linux
  By Justin Mann, December 19, 2008
• Download of the week: Evernote
  By Jose Vilches, December 18, 2008
• News around the web: Top 8 Stevenote Moments
  By Erik Orejuela, December 18, 2008
• Nvidia begins providing notebook graphics drivers
  By Justin Mann, December 18, 2008
• Universal sees YouTube profit grow substantially
  By Justin Mann, December 18, 2008
• Joost drops desktop client, focuses on web video service
  By Jose Vilches, December 18, 2008
• Eeebuntu 8.10 released for Eee PC netbooks
  By Jose Vilches, December 18, 2008
• SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry to launch soon
  By Jose Vilches, December 18, 2008
• EA releases Spore de-authorization tool
  By Jose Vilches, December 18, 2008
• EA and Crytek offer 10 free days of Crysis Wars
  By Jose Vilches, December 18, 2008
• Toshiba announces first 512GB solid state drive
  By Jose Vilches, December 18, 2008
• Take-Two does well in 2008, lowers expectations for 2009
  By Justin Mann, December 18, 2008
• Google updates Picasa 3, localizes in 38 languages
  By Justin Mann, December 17, 2008
• HIS releases fan-less Radeon HD4670, others are even faster
  By Justin Mann, December 17, 2008
• News around the web: Open source isn't free software
  By Erik Orejuela, December 17, 2008
• Virtual BlackBerry environment shown running on Windows Mobile phone
  By Justin Mann, December 17, 2008
• Microsoft releases critical Internet Explorer patch
  By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2008
• Nintendo settles Wii controller lawsuit
  By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2008
• Sprint prepares U300 4G data card for release
  By Justin Mann, December 17, 2008
• Nvidia introduces Ion platform for netbooks
  By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2008
• Western Digital to cut about 2,500 jobs
  By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2008
• Yahoo cuts personal data storage time to three months
  By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2008
• EA games coming to Steam?
  By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2008
• Mozilla issues Firefox updates
  By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2008
• Konami unveils Metal Gear Solid touch
  By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2008
• Asus may drop the 7-inch Eee, plans upgrades for 2009
  By Justin Mann, December 17, 2008
• Macworld Expo comes to an end for Apple
  By Justin Mann, December 17, 2008
• Opera 9.63 released to address severe security flaws
  By Justin Mann, December 17, 2008
• AMD intros Athlon X2 chips featuring Phenom design
  By Jose Vilches, December 16, 2008
• Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower ATX case review @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, December 16, 2008
• Hackers successfully unlock the iPhone 3G
  By Jose Vilches, December 16, 2008
• AOL releases AIM 1.0 for Mac OS X
  By Justin Mann, December 16, 2008
• Plaintiff says Microsoft knew Xbox could damage discs
  By Jose Vilches, December 16, 2008
• Toshiba, SanDisk to cut NAND production by 30 percent
  By Jose Vilches, December 16, 2008
• News around the web: Sony's PS3 A Sinking Ship
  By Erik Orejuela, December 16, 2008
• Nvidia releases OpenGL 3.0 drivers
  By Justin Mann, December 16, 2008
• Palm launches its own mobile app store
  By Jose Vilches, December 16, 2008
• Updated Mac Mini coming to Macworld 2009?
  By Jose Vilches, December 16, 2008
• XFX drops Nvidia exclusivity, becomes an AMD partner
  By Jose Vilches, December 16, 2008
• Yahoo unveils new webmail, toolbar apps
  By Justin Mann, December 16, 2008
• iPhone "nano" rumors resurface
  By Justin Mann, December 15, 2008
• News around the web: Free Wi-Fi spreading like a virus
  By Erik Orejuela, December 15, 2008
• Google backing out of net neutrality?
  By Jose Vilches, December 15, 2008
• Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.6 update
  By Jose Vilches, December 15, 2008
• Rockstar releases GTA IV DLC screens and trailer
  By Jose Vilches, December 15, 2008
• OCZ releases Gold Series 16GB SDHC cards
  By Justin Mann, December 15, 2008
• Rumors of Western Digital 2TB HDD surface
  By Justin Mann, December 15, 2008
• PlayStation Home hacked already?
  By Jose Vilches, December 15, 2008
• Lavasoft unveils Avira-based antivirus software
  By Jose Vilches, December 15, 2008
• Epic releases Gears of War 2 map pack
  By Jose Vilches, December 15, 2008
• Palm to announce Nova operating system at CES
  By Jose Vilches, December 15, 2008
• Valve releases Steam hardware survey for November
  By Justin Mann, December 15, 2008
• Game industry pulls in nearly $3 billion in November
  By Justin Mann, December 15, 2008
• Weekend tech reading SE: The $99 netbook, plus AMD new products for 2009
  By Julio Franco, December 14, 2008
• Weekend tech reading: Internet Access or Sex?
  By Julio Franco, December 14, 2008
• Weekend Open Forum: Is AMD CPU strategy working? Are they on a collision course?
  By Julio Franco, December 12, 2008
• Apple to turn the iPhone into a handheld game console?
  By Justin Mann, December 12, 2008
• Microsoft expands zero-day IE warning
  By Jose Vilches, December 12, 2008
• Lenovo to offer Android-based phone in China
  By Jose Vilches, December 12, 2008
• Bethesda shares details on first Fallout 3 DLC
  By Jose Vilches, December 12, 2008
• FCC Commissioner claims WoW causes college drop-outs
  By Justin Mann, December 12, 2008
• Trouble with PlayStation Home plagues users
  By Justin Mann, December 12, 2008
• EFiX USA to sell do-it-yourself Mac clones
  By Jose Vilches, December 12, 2008
• Text messaging returns to Gmail
  By Jose Vilches, December 12, 2008
• Valve releases Team Fortress 2 update
  By Jose Vilches, December 12, 2008
• Wii sells over 2 million units in November
  By Jose Vilches, December 12, 2008
• Sony settles FTC privacy suit for $1 million
  By Justin Mann, December 12, 2008
• Download of the week: TeamViewer
  By Jose Vilches, December 11, 2008
• Bethesda releases Fallout 3 mod tools
  By Justin Mann, December 11, 2008
• How to buy the new Xbox 360 Jasper
  By Jose Vilches, December 11, 2008
• Sony has no plans for PSP2, says SCE Europe
  By Justin Mann, December 11, 2008
• Google Chrome officially leaves beta
  By Jose Vilches, December 11, 2008
• News around the web: Xbox 720 need Blu-ray to succeed?
  By Erik Orejuela, December 11, 2008
• HP begins offering Linux on desktops
  By Justin Mann, December 11, 2008
• GeForce GTX 295 dual-GPU card spotted in the wild
  By Jose Vilches, December 11, 2008
• Google brings old magazines back to life
  By Jose Vilches, December 11, 2008
• Ericsson, Intel collaborate on laptop remote kill switch
  By Jose Vilches, December 11, 2008
• Thursday tech deals: a 13-way bargain round-up
  By Julio Franco, December 11, 2008
• Google Chrome browser to leave beta soon?
  By Justin Mann, December 10, 2008
• Apple releases firmware updates for new MacBooks
  By Jose Vilches, December 10, 2008
• Zero-day exploits revealed following Patch Tuesday
  By Jose Vilches, December 10, 2008
• The Ultimate Intel Core i7 Memory Performance Guide @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, December 10, 2008
• Open Handset Alliance gains 14 new members
  By Jose Vilches, December 10, 2008
• OCZ extends SSD lineup with Vertex series
  By Jose Vilches, December 10, 2008
• AMD releases Catalyst 8.12 drivers
  By Justin Mann, December 10, 2008
• PlayStation Home open beta launches tomorrow
  By Jose Vilches, December 10, 2008
• Psystar drops antitrust claims against Apple, files new claims
  By Justin Mann, December 10, 2008
• News around the web: Most popular searches of 2008
  By Erik Orejuela, December 10, 2008
• HP to offer long-life batteries for its notebooks
  By Jose Vilches, December 10, 2008
• Intel finishes work on 32nm chip process
  By Jose Vilches, December 10, 2008
• AMD hits over 2 million Radeon 4000 series cards sold, 4870 price drop
  By Justin Mann, December 09, 2008
• Microsoft Patch Tuesday brings eight security bulletins
  By Jose Vilches, December 09, 2008
• Super Talent introduces enterprise class SSDs
  By Justin Mann, December 09, 2008
• New MacBooks have issues with third party RAM, faulty Nvidia GPUs?
  By Jose Vilches, December 09, 2008
• Nvidia MCP79 chipset to support the Atom
  By Justin Mann, December 09, 2008
• Google tweaks AdWords for iPhone, Android
  By Jose Vilches, December 09, 2008
• News around the web: Giveaway for a Great Cause
  By Erik Orejuela, December 09, 2008
• AT&T to subsidize netbooks with 2-year data plans
  By Justin Mann, December 09, 2008
• Apple removes GPS in Egyptian iPhones
  By Jose Vilches, December 09, 2008
• Google adds to-do lists feature to Gmail
  By Jose Vilches, December 09, 2008
• Sony to cut 8,000 jobs, close factories
  By Jose Vilches, December 09, 2008
• Acer beats Asus in Q3 netbook sales
  By Jose Vilches, December 09, 2008
• Microsoft sued again over Xbox 360 scratched discs
  By Justin Mann, December 09, 2008
• BlackBerry Storm firmware update no longer requires PC connection
  By Justin Mann, December 09, 2008
• Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 available for download
  By Justin Mann, December 08, 2008
• AMD to get less from chip manufacturing spin-off
  By Jose Vilches, December 08, 2008
• Broadcom launches 802.11n chip for mobile devices
  By Jose Vilches, December 08, 2008
• Intel, Ubisoft release Far Cry 2 bonus missions for free
  By Jose Vilches, December 08, 2008
• HP unveils flexible display prototype
  By Jose Vilches, December 08, 2008
• AMD CPUs to exceed 3GHz in 2009?
  By Justin Mann, December 08, 2008
• Unlocked G1 goes up for sale straight from Google
  By Justin Mann, December 08, 2008
• Apple touts 300 million AppStore downloads
  By Jose Vilches, December 08, 2008
• EA and 2K Games license Nvidia's PhysX technology
  By Jose Vilches, December 08, 2008
• News around the web: Dad's Hogging the Xbox
  By Erik Orejuela, December 08, 2008
• Walmart employees back iPhone launch rumors
  By Jose Vilches, December 08, 2008
• Spore tops most pirated games of 2008 list
  By Jose Vilches, December 08, 2008
• 100Gbps satellite expected to launch in 2011
  By Justin Mann, December 08, 2008
• Netflix fixes streaming issues with Roku device, Xbox 360
  By Justin Mann, December 07, 2008
• Weekend Open Forum: PC Game of the Year 2008 goes to...
  By Julio Franco, December 06, 2008
• Verizon ships first BlackBerry Storm firmware update
  By Jose Vilches, December 05, 2008
• YouTube rolls out official support for HD
  By Jose Vilches, December 05, 2008
• Koobface virus attacks Facebook
  By Justin Mann, December 05, 2008
• IBM touts "Microsoft-free" virtual Linux desktop bundle
  By Jose Vilches, December 05, 2008
• Midway Games nearing bankruptcy?
  By Jose Vilches, December 05, 2008
• Acer preparing E-Ten smartphone for early 2009
  By Justin Mann, December 05, 2008
• Walmart to Sell $99 iPhone?
  By Jose Vilches, December 05, 2008
• News around the web: Economy bleeds jobs
  By Erik Orejuela, December 05, 2008
• Konami teases next Metal Gear game
  By Jose Vilches, December 05, 2008
• Google makes Friend Connect beta available
  By Justin Mann, December 05, 2008
• Microsoft announces numerous improvements to OOXML
  By Justin Mann, December 04, 2008
• Download of the week: Songbird
  By Jose Vilches, December 04, 2008
• Square Enix makes bid For Eidos
  By Jose Vilches, December 04, 2008
• AMD's 22W Athlon X2 due soon
  By Justin Mann, December 04, 2008
• Activision Blizzard confirms sequels for 2009
  By Jose Vilches, December 04, 2008
• Nvidia still interested in netbooks
  By Jose Vilches, December 04, 2008
• Sub-$100 netbook due in early 2009?
  By Justin Mann, December 04, 2008
• New Firefox malware attempts to steal passwords
  By Justin Mann, December 04, 2008
• AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, shifts to wireless
  By Jose Vilches, December 04, 2008
• News around the web: Windows 7: Simple vs. Easy
  By Erik Orejuela, December 04, 2008
• Opera 10 alpha hits the web
  By Jose Vilches, December 04, 2008
• GTA IV PC release plagued by bugs
  By Jose Vilches, December 04, 2008
• An early look at Windows 7 improved boot screen
  By Julio Franco, December 04, 2008
• AMD adds 760G IGP chipset to 2009 lineup
  By Justin Mann, December 03, 2008
• IDC: PC shipments to grow just 3.8 percent in 2009
  By Jose Vilches, December 03, 2008
• Monolith demos F.E.A.R 2 engine
  By Justin Mann, December 03, 2008
• First Windows 7 beta due out in January 2009
  By Jose Vilches, December 03, 2008
• Buffalo intros 16GB and 32GB SSDs for Inspiron Mini 9
  By Jose Vilches, December 03, 2008
• Logitech ships its billionth mouse
  By Jose Vilches, December 03, 2008
• RIM lowers profit outlook amid slow economy
  By Justin Mann, December 03, 2008
• OCZ introduces flash drive with integrated card reader
  By Justin Mann, December 03, 2008
• Apple: No reasonable person would believe our ads
  By Jose Vilches, December 03, 2008
• News around the web: 42" Plasma HDTV for $500
  By Erik Orejuela, December 03, 2008
• Microsoft to expand Vista SP2 testing
  By Jose Vilches, December 03, 2008
• Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 hardware update
  By Jose Vilches, December 03, 2008
• Valve's Gabe Newell: most DRM strategies are just dumb
  By Jose Vilches, December 03, 2008
• Acer preparing new netbook, iMac competitor for 2009
  By Justin Mann, December 03, 2008
• Microsoft and Yahoo dismiss reports of new deal (again)
  By Justin Mann, December 03, 2008
• Google brings Gmail to the desktop
  By Jose Vilches, December 02, 2008
• Nintendo makes $6 on every Wii sold
  By Jose Vilches, December 02, 2008
• Clearwire, Sprint finalize WiMAX deal
  By Jose Vilches, December 02, 2008
• Nvidia to launch 55nm GeForce GTX 200 GPUs next month?
  By Jose Vilches, December 02, 2008
• Safari breaks 7% market share
  By Justin Mann, December 02, 2008
• Asus to replace Atom with Celeron 220 in Eee Box
  By Justin Mann, December 02, 2008
• Pioneer shows off 400GB optical disc
  By Jose Vilches, December 02, 2008
• Apple suggests Mac OS X users install anti-virus software
  By Justin Mann, December 02, 2008
• Microsoft touts Xbox 360 Black Friday sales
  By Jose Vilches, December 02, 2008
• News around the web: Nokia N97 takes on rivals
  By Erik Orejuela, December 02, 2008
• Intel and Hitachi to collaborate on server SSDs
  By Jose Vilches, December 02, 2008
• Windows market share drops below 90%
  By Jose Vilches, December 02, 2008
• Intel Core i7 incorrectly reported to suffer from TLB bug
  By Justin Mann, December 02, 2008
• BitTorrent defends new protocol against harsh report
  By Justin Mann, December 01, 2008
• Microsoft admits NXE update breaking Xbox 360 sound
  By Justin Mann, December 01, 2008
• Google Chrome users rejoice, extensions support to be added soon
  By Jose Vilches, December 01, 2008
• VMWare offers 50% off Fusion 2.0 for today only
  By Jose Vilches, December 01, 2008
• Good OS prepares Cloud operating system for release
  By Justin Mann, December 01, 2008
• AMD 45nm roadmap details revealed
  By Justin Mann, December 01, 2008
• News around the web: Vintage geek gift guide
  By Erik Orejuela, December 01, 2008
• BMW uses Microsoft Surface to customize cars
  By Jose Vilches, December 01, 2008
• Atheros fully open-sources wireless driver
  By Justin Mann, December 01, 2008
• Valve's Steam client for Linux confirmed?
  By Jose Vilches, December 01, 2008
• Asus launches redesigned Eee PC 1002HA netbook
  By Jose Vilches, December 01, 2008
• Windows Vista SP2 to arrive in April 2009?
  By Jose Vilches, December 01, 2008
• Consumers spend $534 million online on Black Friday, today is 'Cyber Monday'
  By Julio Franco, December 01, 2008