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• Weekend Open Forum: How many cores power your PC?
  By Jose Vilches, April 30, 2010
• Eight devoted Halo 2 gamers still playing online
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 30, 2010
• Mozilla working on new Firefox Add-ons Manager
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 30, 2010
• InstantAction intros browser-based gaming platform
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 30, 2010
• Acer TimelineX 1830T landing this June for €549
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 30, 2010
• Apple snatches top US phone-maker spot from Motorola
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 30, 2010
• Valve's Steam to hit the Mac on May 12
  By Jose Vilches, April 30, 2010
• Call of Duty: Black Ops announced, set for November launch
  By Jose Vilches, April 30, 2010
• App Store developer bought by Apple
  By Rick Burgess, April 30, 2010
• OCZ Vertex 2 100GB Solid-State Drive Review
  By Julio Franco, April 30, 2010
• Sony sued for removing "Other OS" feature on PS3s
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 29, 2010
• Microsoft axes the dual-screen Courier tablet
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 29, 2010
• Aluminum-clad Asus Eee PC 1218 surfaces online
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 29, 2010
• Steve Jobs shares his 'thoughts on Flash'
  By Jose Vilches, April 29, 2010
• Bungie signs exclusive 10-year deal with Activision
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 29, 2010
• IDC: AMD's CPU market share fell in the first quarter
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 29, 2010
• News around the web: Play as Megaman in Super Mario
  By Erik Orejuela, April 29, 2010
• Microsoft may be able to collect royalties on Android
  By Rick Burgess, April 29, 2010
• Everything You Need To Know About 4G
  By Julio Franco, April 29, 2010
• AMD releases completed Catalyst 10.4 drivers
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 28, 2010
• Lenovo IdeaPad Z460 spotted, Sony teases new VAIO P?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 28, 2010
• Palm finally sinks, acquired by HP for $1.2 billion
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 28, 2010
• AOL sells ICQ to Digital Sky Technologies for $187.5 million
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 28, 2010
• Former Infinity Ward staff sues Activision for half a billion
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 28, 2010
• Intel prepping 1.46GHz ultra-low voltage Core i7-680UM
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 28, 2010
• Microsoft brings Windows 7 to embedded market
  By Jose Vilches, April 28, 2010
• News around the web: Tech sector slashed jobs in 2009
  By Erik Orejuela, April 28, 2010
• Nvidia denies Fermi yield issues, downplays power draw
  By Jose Vilches, April 28, 2010
• Tech Tip of the Week: Resizing Windows 7's Taskbar Thumbnail Previews
  By Julio Franco, April 28, 2010
• Maingear intros Vybe PC with AMD's six-core processors
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 27, 2010
• YouTube, Internet radio added to Verizon FiOS TV
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 27, 2010
• Upcoming Atoms appear in new HP, Toshiba netbooks
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 27, 2010
• Samsung to preload Yahoo services on millions of handsets
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 27, 2010
• Tuesday tech deals: AMD Phenom II X6 for $150, free s&h
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 27, 2010
• News around the web: Should you own your own data?
  By Erik Orejuela, April 27, 2010
• More details surface on Steam for Mac
  By Jose Vilches, April 27, 2010
• Steam slashes 50% off Rockstar Collection
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 27, 2010
• Microsoft releases public beta of Windows Home Server 'Vail'
  By Jose Vilches, April 27, 2010
• Game violence regulations reconsidered by Supreme Court
  By Rick Burgess, April 27, 2010
• Android Market hits 50,000 apps milestone
  By Rick Burgess, April 27, 2010
• AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE & Phenom II X6 1055T Review
  By Julio Franco, April 26, 2010
• All-in-one PC sales up 57% and growing
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 26, 2010
• Nvidia unifies desktop, notebook GPU driver releases
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 26, 2010
• AMD intros new FirePro cards, embedded platforms
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 26, 2010
• Intel prepping new Atom processors for this summer
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 26, 2010
• PlayStation 3 turns profitable with new 40nm RSX GPU?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 26, 2010
• Core i7 hits 100C on MacBook Pro, aluminum shell to blame?
  By Jose Vilches, April 26, 2010
• CTL launches 2go Convertible Classmate PC NL2
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 26, 2010
• Samsung updates external storage with USB 3.0
  By Jose Vilches, April 26, 2010
• Amazon starts selling AMD's six-core desktop processors
  By Jose Vilches, April 26, 2010
• Sony prepares to stop manufacturing floppy disks
  By Rick Burgess, April 26, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: How Facebook is putting its users last
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 24, 2010
• Steam, Direct2Drive offer massive game discounts
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 23, 2010
• Intel Arrandale shortages to last through April?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 23, 2010
• Steam for Mac code reveals Linux compatibility in the works
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 23, 2010
• Halo: Reach available in two special edition packages
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 23, 2010
• YouTube quietly rolls out video rental service
  By Jose Vilches, April 23, 2010
• Velocity Micro's sub-$300 Android 2.1 'Cruz' tablets surface
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 23, 2010
• Asus Eee Pad to debut at Computex 2010
  By Jose Vilches, April 23, 2010
• Apple iPhone hacked to run Google's Android
  By Rick Burgess, April 23, 2010
• Microsoft Office 2010 RTM ready for download
  By Rick Burgess, April 23, 2010
• Microsoft reports solid quarter, Windows revenue up 28%
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 22, 2010
• BFBC2 loading fix released for older Radeons
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 22, 2010
• PS3 firmware 3.30 released, preps consoles for 3D games
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 22, 2010
• Microsoft makes Windows 7 Touch Pack a free download
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 22, 2010
• Apple to aquire ARM? Not likely, says ARM CEO
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 22, 2010
• Numonyx announces phase-change memory products
  By Jose Vilches, April 22, 2010
• LG to triple OLED production by next year
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 22, 2010
• News around the web: Blizzard kicked over 320,000 hackers
  By Erik Orejuela, April 22, 2010
• Docs.com brings Office document sharing to Facebook
  By Jose Vilches, April 22, 2010
• Hulu mulling $10 per month subscription service?
  By Jose Vilches, April 22, 2010
• New Dell super phone leaks, packs some intimidating specs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 21, 2010
• HP intros new all-in-one, revamped TouchSmart, more
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 21, 2010
• McAfee update bricks thousands of enterprise computers
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 21, 2010
• MSI launches new 15-inch gaming laptop, GX640
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 21, 2010
• Wednesday tech deals: Microsoft Store offers 30% off select laptops
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 21, 2010
• Low energy Bluetooth 4.0 spec 'almost' ready to roll
  By Jose Vilches, April 21, 2010
• Adobe halts further iPhone development, focuses on Android
  By Jose Vilches, April 21, 2010
• Asus Eee Keyboard appears on Amazon for $600 preorder
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 21, 2010
• Steam UI update officially rolling out next week
  By Jose Vilches, April 21, 2010
• New boards promise to enable hidden AMD Phenom II cores
  By Rick Burgess, April 21, 2010
• Tech Tip Revisited: Remove Notification Bar in AVG Free
  By Julio Franco, April 21, 2010
• Apple celebrates record quarter, iPhone sales up 131%
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 21, 2010
• Microsoft prepping low-cost Windows Phone 7 handsets
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 20, 2010
• VIA intros palm-sized desktop PC, Artigo A1100
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 20, 2010
• Intel adds new Core i5 and Pentium CPUs, readies six-core i7-970
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 20, 2010
• Sprint targets iPad users with 4G upgrade, free case
  By Jose Vilches, April 20, 2010
• Maingear overhauls eX-L 15 with latest Intel, AMD chips
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 20, 2010
• News around the web: How Apple lost the next iPhone
  By Erik Orejuela, April 20, 2010
• Acer readies 10-inch Aspire One netbook with AMD CPU
  By Jose Vilches, April 20, 2010
• StarCraft II rated 'Adults Only' in Korea
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 20, 2010
• Google's password system likely compromised in January cyber-attacks
  By Rick Burgess, April 20, 2010
• Lenovo announces new environmentally-friendly ThinkPads
  By Jose Vilches, April 19, 2010
• Ubisoft ditching paper manuals for Xbox 360, PS3 games
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 19, 2010
• Attackers prey on inexperienced Google Chrome users
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 19, 2010
• HP Slate hands-on: it's just a netbook without a keyboard
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 19, 2010
• Seagate media players get Netflix via firmware update
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 19, 2010
• Left 4 Dead 2 DLC "The Passing" coming this week
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 19, 2010
• Apple's 4th generation iPhone leaked, gets hands-on review
  By Jose Vilches, April 19, 2010
• News around the web: Six-Figure Cell Phones
  By Erik Orejuela, April 19, 2010
• Samsung starts sampling 20nm NAND flash chips
  By Jose Vilches, April 19, 2010
• CPU Roundup: $100-200 Intel and AMD CPUs Tested
  By Julio Franco, April 19, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: Crytek foresees 'the end of free game demos'
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 18, 2010
• Weekend Open Forum: How many displays are on your desk?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 16, 2010
• Microsoft Office 2010 goes gold, coming soon
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 16, 2010
• HP slips out new all-in-one Compaq PC
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 16, 2010
• Apple to use AMD mobile and workstation processors?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 16, 2010
• Dell prepping 7 and 10" slates, pictures leaked
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 16, 2010
• US video game market back in black, 6% increase on-year
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 16, 2010
• RIAA, MPAA and others outline anti-piracy plan
  By Jose Vilches, April 16, 2010
• Gmail gets drag-and-drop attachments, better calendar tools
  By Jose Vilches, April 16, 2010
• AMD posts second consecutive profitable quarter
  By Jose Vilches, April 16, 2010
• Tech Tip of the Week: Six Obscure Web Browsers You Might Come to Love
  By Julio Franco, April 16, 2010
• News around the web: Blizzard makes millions selling mounts
  By Erik Orejuela, April 16, 2010
• Sony forming new VAIO division to outsource system design
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 15, 2010
• Toshiba intros 100GB, 200GB HDDs for cars
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 15, 2010
• Comcast, Time Warner, Cablevision open Wi-Fi networks to each others' customers
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 15, 2010
• HP's offices ransacked in a €8 million bribery investigation
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 15, 2010
• AMD addresses long load times in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 with Catalyst 10.4 preview
  By Jose Vilches, April 15, 2010
• Apple releases 27-inch iMac firmware updates, more
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 15, 2010
• OCZ intros new Colossus LT desktop SSDs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 15, 2010
• Crytek: Crysis 2 will be graphically superior on the PC
  By Jose Vilches, April 15, 2010
• Intel shows MeeGo on netbooks and other devices
  By Jose Vilches, April 15, 2010
• Modern Warfare 2 drama continues, remaining IW lead designers call it quits
  By Rick Burgess, April 15, 2010
• Worldwide PC shipments up 27.4% in the first quarter
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 14, 2010
• Analyst foresees aggressively priced slim Xbox 360
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 14, 2010
• Microsoft, others accused of breaking 'every single labor law in China'
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 14, 2010
• Adobe preparing to sue Apple over Flash support?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 14, 2010
• Intel demos Light Peak equipped laptop at IDF
  By Jose Vilches, April 14, 2010
• Apple delays international launch of iPad until late May
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 14, 2010
• Study: PS3 has higher online ratio than Xbox 360, Wii
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 14, 2010
• Toshiba announces Tecra M11 business notebook
  By Jose Vilches, April 14, 2010
• News around the web: Opera Mini tops App Store list
  By Erik Orejuela, April 14, 2010
• Nvidia releases WHQL drivers, adds OpenGL 4.0 support
  By Jose Vilches, April 14, 2010
• Google joins Yahoo's battle to protect email privacy
  By Rick Burgess, April 14, 2010
• Intel posts record Q1 results, profit up 288% on-year
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 13, 2010
• Crytek to release free standalone game engine
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 13, 2010
• Tuesday tech deals: HP dv6t w/ Core i5, Blu-ray for $720 and free shipping
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 13, 2010
• Sandy Bridge to reach production by the end of 2010
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 13, 2010
• Lenovo Skylight delayed to combat Apple iPad?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 13, 2010
• AMD Phenom II X6 1090T tested early
  By Jose Vilches, April 13, 2010
• HP launches self-installing LaserJet Pro printers
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 13, 2010
• News around the web: How much are you worth to merchants?
  By Erik Orejuela, April 13, 2010
• Google reportedly working on Android-based tablet
  By Jose Vilches, April 13, 2010
• Apple releases Core i5 and i7 MacBook Pro models
  By Jose Vilches, April 13, 2010
• Piracy study concludes, results are... inconclusive
  By Rick Burgess, April 13, 2010
• Google Docs overhauled as Microsoft Office 2010 looms
  By Rick Burgess, April 13, 2010
• Gears of War 3 confirmed for April 2011, trailer released
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 13, 2010
• Opera Mini gets the green light for iPhone, iPod touch
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 12, 2010
• Intel prepping new CPU socket for fall 2011?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 12, 2010
• Maingear ships workstation PC aimed at CS5 professionals
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 12, 2010
• Microsoft reveals Kin phones, due next month
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 12, 2010
• Netflix streaming now officially available to all Wii owners
  By Jose Vilches, April 12, 2010
• Opera claims over 100 million users, half are mobile
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 12, 2010
• Intel, Motorola and others announce WiMAX 2 initiative
  By Jose Vilches, April 12, 2010
• Adobe launches Creative Suite 5, opens pre-orders
  By Jose Vilches, April 12, 2010
• Palm for sale, Lenovo and HTC potential buyers?
  By Julio Franco, April 12, 2010
• Weekend Open Forum: What are you playing right now?
  By Jose Vilches, April 12, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: Mexico may cut millions of cellphones to fight crime
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 11, 2010
• Super Talent launches budget SSD line starting at $65
  By Jose Vilches, April 09, 2010
• PS3 owner gets refund over "Other OS" removal
  By Jose Vilches, April 09, 2010
• Crytek and EA post first Crysis 2 teaser trailer, share details
  By Jose Vilches, April 09, 2010
• OCZ launches second-gen Agility and Vertex SSD series
  By Jose Vilches, April 09, 2010
• News around the web: 3-D Internet in five years
  By Erik Orejuela, April 09, 2010
• Memristors could make CPUs and RAM obsolete
  By Rick Burgess, April 09, 2010
• "Hello, I'm a Mac" ad campaign to end?
  By Rick Burgess, April 09, 2010
• Gateway FX 6831-03 Gaming Desktop PC Review
  By Julio Franco, April 09, 2010
• iPhone OS 4.0: Game Center, unified inbox, iAd and more
  By Jose Vilches, April 08, 2010
• Metal Gear dev talks about a platform-free future for gaming
  By Jose Vilches, April 08, 2010
• Nvidia readying cut-down GeForce GTX 460 for June launch?
  By Jose Vilches, April 08, 2010
• Apple iPhone OS 4.0 to finally enable multitasking
  By Jose Vilches, April 08, 2010
• News around the web: Crysis 2 teaser video
  By Erik Orejuela, April 08, 2010
• Silverlight 4.0 to be released this month
  By Rick Burgess, April 08, 2010
• AMD details Turbo Core auto-overclocking technology
  By Jose Vilches, April 08, 2010
• Kindle rumored to hit Target shelves on April 25th
  By Rick Burgess, April 08, 2010
• OCZ to begin mass producing its Z-Drive PCI-e SSD line
  By Jose Vilches, April 07, 2010
• Windows 7 Service Pack 1 beta build leaked‎
  By Jose Vilches, April 07, 2010
• AMD readying new triple-core Athlon II processors
  By Jose Vilches, April 07, 2010
• Apple confirms iPad Wi-Fi issues, suggests fixes
  By Jose Vilches, April 07, 2010
• Lenovo intros ultra-thin IdeaPad, refreshes all-in-one line
  By Jose Vilches, April 07, 2010
• News around the web: Isohunt goes lite
  By Erik Orejuela, April 07, 2010
• Mobile Gmail gets Google Buzz integration
  By Rick Burgess, April 07, 2010
• "Shadow Network" steals sensitive Indian government data
  By Rick Burgess, April 07, 2010
• HP slips out new Slimline, Elite series desktops
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 07, 2010
• Adobe releases Flash Player 10.1 RC, fixes tons of bugs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 06, 2010
• US Court: FCC can't force net neutrality on ISPs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 06, 2010
• Tuesday tech deals: $450 off HP laptops of $1,399 or more
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 06, 2010
• Rhapsody gets spun off, lowers monthly fee to $10
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 06, 2010
• Hori intros PS3 dock with LCD and speakers
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 06, 2010
• Xbox 360 USB storage update now live
  By Jose Vilches, April 06, 2010
• Western Digital launches new VelociRaptor drives
  By Jose Vilches, April 06, 2010
• News around the web: Is your browser spying on you?
  By Erik Orejuela, April 06, 2010
• Blu-ray discs crack 100GB barrier, two new specs introed
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 05, 2010
• HP Slate vs iPad document leaks, reveals more specs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 05, 2010
• Apple planning MacBook Pro refresh this month?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 05, 2010
• Samsung intros U200, U250 all-in-one PCs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 05, 2010
• Verizon's begging you to buy a Palm phone
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 05, 2010
• Apple to preview iPhone OS 4.0 Thursday
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 05, 2010
• Microsoft teases mystery event for April 12
  By Jose Vilches, April 05, 2010
• Toshiba readies sub-25nm flash memory chip production
  By Jose Vilches, April 05, 2010
• Asus debuts new Optimus-enabled U30Jc notebook
  By Jose Vilches, April 05, 2010
• Apple iPad jailbreak confirmed on second day of release
  By Rick Burgess, April 05, 2010
• Tablets of 2010: Apple iPad and The Best Alternatives
  By Julio Franco, April 05, 2010
• News around the web: 5 secrets of YouTube's success
  By Erik Orejuela, April 05, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: 700,000 iPads bought on day one
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 04, 2010
• Weekend Open Forum: Time for a graphics card upgrade?
  By Julio Franco, April 03, 2010
• Steam weekend sale: Borderlands for $24.99 (50% off)
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 02, 2010
• Microsoft sues Datel for patent infringement on gamepads
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 02, 2010
• Upgrade from Windows 7 Starter to Home Premium for $50
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 02, 2010
• Intel delays CULV refresh until third quarter or later
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 02, 2010
• Sharp shows 3D screen likely used in DS successor
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 02, 2010
• THQ mulling $40 million Project Natal game
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 02, 2010
• PQI launches USB 3.0 portable hard drive
  By Jose Vilches, April 02, 2010
• Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Review
  By Julio Franco, April 02, 2010
• Windows 7 climbs beyond 10% usage in March
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 01, 2010
• Fujitsu intros super slim LifeBook MH330
  By Jose Vilches, April 01, 2010
• News around the web: The Fuhrer reacts to Fermi - with video
  By Erik Orejuela, April 01, 2010
• EVGA unveils water cooled GeForce GTX 480 and 470
  By Jose Vilches, April 01, 2010
• Silicon Power launches waterproof portable hard drive
  By Jose Vilches, April 01, 2010
• AMD steals CPU revenue market share from Intel in Q4 2009
  By Jose Vilches, April 01, 2010
• Asus announces EeeTop PC ET2010 all-in-one series
  By Matthew DeCarlo, April 01, 2010