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• Asus lugs tons of ROG hardware to Computex
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 31, 2010
• Intel announces 50-core Knights Corner HPC processor
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 31, 2010
• Asus announces two Eee Pad models and an e-book reader
  By Jose Vilches, May 31, 2010
• Leaked Intel roadmap exposes six upcoming mobile chips
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 31, 2010
• News around the web: Happiness Is Earning $60K A Year?
  By Erik Orejuela, May 31, 2010
• Hitachi-LG to launch SSD-equipped optical drives in August
  By Jose Vilches, May 31, 2010
• MSI unveils Windows 7, Android Wind Pad tablets
  By Jose Vilches, May 31, 2010
• Nvidia launches GeForce GTX 465, Fermi gets closer to mainstream pricing
  By Julio Franco, May 31, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: MS man tasked with destroying IE6
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 30, 2010
• NPD: Extreme gamers play 48.5 hours per week, avid PC gamers older than average
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 29, 2010
• Steam weekend sale: 39% off Splinter Cell bundle
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 28, 2010
• Lenovo to put Android on Skylight, U1 Hybrid, both delayed
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 28, 2010
• Download of the Week: Spotlight on Windows
  By Jose Vilches, May 28, 2010
• Opera Mini downloaded 2.6 million times from App Store
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 28, 2010
• MS to sell 30 million Windows Phone 7 handsets by 2011?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 28, 2010
• Next-gen Apple TV to cost $99, run iPhone OS 4.0
  By Jose Vilches, May 28, 2010
• Intel unveils Core i7 875K, i5 655K unlocked processors
  By Jose Vilches, May 28, 2010
• Antec Dark Fleet chassis line to ship next month
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 28, 2010
• Managing Your Privacy Online: Search Engines
  By Jose Vilches, May 28, 2010
• Microsoft to reduce Zune Pass subscription price?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 27, 2010
• Verizon switching to tiered pricing when 4G kicks off?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 27, 2010
• NBC, Time Warner plan to stick with Flash for Web content
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 27, 2010
• 25TB titanium oxide 'super discs' in the works?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 27, 2010
• Cooler Master launches its new flagship HAF X chassis
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 27, 2010
• Blizzard calls DRM a "losing battle"
  By Jose Vilches, May 27, 2010
• News around the web: Maradona pledges naked victory lap
  By Erik Orejuela, May 27, 2010
• Acer unveils LumiRead e-reader, shows off Android powered smartphone and tablet
  By Jose Vilches, May 27, 2010
• Tech Tip of the Week: Save the Day (and Windows) Using an Ubuntu Flash Drive
  By Julio Franco, May 27, 2010
• Catalyst 10.5 Radeon GPU drivers released
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 26, 2010
• Microsoft to ship Project Natal October 26 for $149?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 26, 2010
• Samsung ships P80, P30, NB30 business notebooks
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 26, 2010
• Apple's music business probed by DOJ, says NY Times
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 26, 2010
• Yahoo Mail gets more Facebook features
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 26, 2010
• Apple surpasses Microsoft in market capitalization value
  By Jose Vilches, May 26, 2010
• Wednesday tech deals: 13" Toshiba touchscreen notebook with Core i5 for $660
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 26, 2010
• Sony unveils ultra-thin flexible OLED display
  By Jose Vilches, May 26, 2010
• Intel gives update on Larrabee discrete graphics: still dead
  By Jose Vilches, May 26, 2010
• VeriSign: Botnets rented for a few bucks an hour
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 25, 2010
• Survey finds Google, Sony world's most reputable companies
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 25, 2010
• Lenovo ships 'world's thinnest all-in-one PC' in US
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 25, 2010
• Chrome 5 stable released for Windows, Mac, Linux
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 25, 2010
• Notebook sales up 43.4%, the highest growth in eight years
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 25, 2010
• Dell reveals Streak tablet specs, launch plans
  By Jose Vilches, May 25, 2010
• News around the web: Google vs Apple
  By Erik Orejuela, May 25, 2010
• Nvidia brings Fermi architecture to notebooks with GTX 480M
  By Jose Vilches, May 25, 2010
• USB 3.0 becomes part of AMD's reference designs
  By Jose Vilches, May 25, 2010
• Via chips coming to Android-based sub-$200 tablets this year
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 25, 2010
• 3DMark 11 tech demo released, third quarter launch expected
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 24, 2010
• GameStop welcomes programs like EA's Online Pass
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 24, 2010
• Alienware M11x getting Core i3, i5, i7 processors next month
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 24, 2010
• Nvidia releases GeForce 257.15 beta driver
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 24, 2010
• Seagate unwraps Momentus XT HDD, SSD hybrid
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 24, 2010
• Intel unveils new Ultra Low Voltage processor range
  By Jose Vilches, May 24, 2010
• Online retailer mistakenly prices everything at $49.95, loses $1.6 million in six hours
  By Julio Franco, May 24, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: Winners of TechSpot's TF2 meet-up
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 23, 2010
• Weekend Open Forum: What's the first video game you ever played, and on what platform?
  By Jose Vilches, May 21, 2010
• Acer, Asus take first and fourth place in Western Europe
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 21, 2010
• HP adds 54,000 laptop batteries to year-old recall program
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 21, 2010
• FTC approves Google's acquisition of AdMob
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 21, 2010
• iTunes named top US music seller with 26.7% of the market
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 21, 2010
• Ubisoft could follow EA's used games fee model
  By Jose Vilches, May 21, 2010
• Mozilla Weave gets re-branded as Firefox Sync
  By Jose Vilches, May 21, 2010
• Inno3D GTX 480 iChill Review
  By Julio Franco, May 21, 2010
• MSI shows off convertible notebook with a twist
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 20, 2010
• Seagate teases "game-changing" drive, coming May 26
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 20, 2010
• German spectrum auction ends, totals €4.3 billion
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 20, 2010
• Symantec buys a chunk of VeriSign for $1.28 billion
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 20, 2010
• Valve shares a few user stats about Steam for Mac
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 20, 2010
• Acer ships Aspire Timeline 1825PT convertible notebook
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 20, 2010
• Google unveils Android-powered TV platform
  By Jose Vilches, May 20, 2010
• News around the web: Scientists create synthetic life
  By Erik Orejuela, May 20, 2010
• Bethesda dev: Microsoft should allow non-gaming Natal apps
  By Jose Vilches, May 20, 2010
• Corsair expands Force SSD family with three new models
  By Jose Vilches, May 20, 2010
• Nvidia Tegra 2 tablet prototype shown, seems promising
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 19, 2010
• Gateway updates ZX AIO line with new AMD, Intel chips
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 19, 2010
• Google to launch app store for Chrome browser, OS
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 19, 2010
• EU fines Samsung, others more than €331 million
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 19, 2010
• Intel lifts panel size limit for dual-core Atom netbooks
  By Jose Vilches, May 19, 2010
• News around the web: Remote auction house for WoW
  By Erik Orejuela, May 19, 2010
• Ubisoft: Half of all new games will be 3D-ready by 2012
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 19, 2010
• Google relaunches Wave, no invitation necessary
  By Jose Vilches, May 19, 2010
• Apple's iPhone still ahead of Android globally
  By Jose Vilches, May 19, 2010
• TechSpot gaming meet-up: Join us this Saturday + Giveaway
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 19, 2010
• Intel ships 25nm NAND flash memory chips
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 18, 2010
• ViewSonic ships earth-friendly nettop, VOT125 PC Mini
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 18, 2010
• Tuesday tech deals: 46" Toshiba Regza 1080p 120Hz HDTV
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 18, 2010
• Best Buy's CinemaNow video service to launch this month
  By Jose Vilches, May 18, 2010
• EU squashes chipmaker cartel, fines could reach $381 million
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 18, 2010
• MSI announces 15.6-inch multimedia notebook, CX623
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 18, 2010
• Microsoft details forthcoming Hotmail update
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 18, 2010
• Epic Games blames piracy for its focus on consoles
  By Jose Vilches, May 18, 2010
• Apple quietly updates white MacBook with faster CPU, GPU
  By Jose Vilches, May 18, 2010
• News around the web: Real iron man suit
  By Erik Orejuela, May 18, 2010
• Managing your Privacy Online: Facebook
  By Julio Franco, May 18, 2010
• Foxconn to ship 24 million next-gen iPhones in 2010?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 17, 2010
• Seagate whipping up 3TB Constellation ES hard drive
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 17, 2010
• Dell outs new AMD-based ultraportable Inspiron M301z
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 17, 2010
• The Pirate Bay suffers temporary blackout after injunction
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 17, 2010
• News around the web: R.I.P. world's greatest blogsearch
  By Erik Orejuela, May 17, 2010
• Extend Microsoft Office 2010's free trial period to 180 days
  By Jose Vilches, May 17, 2010
• Microsoft to pay $200 million in patent dispute
  By Jose Vilches, May 17, 2010
• YouTube turns five, hits two billion views per day
  By Jose Vilches, May 17, 2010
• On HP's Palm acquisition, bidding war details unfolded
  By Julio Franco, May 17, 2010
• Weekend Open Forum: How fast is your home connection?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 16, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: TWC says 'no' to massive piracy case
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 16, 2010
• Steam weekend sale: Portal is free, many others discounted
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 14, 2010
• Asus preps U-Bamboo, other laptops for summer launch
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 14, 2010
• Patriot launches SandForce-based Inferno SSD range
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 14, 2010
• Google to stop selling Nexus One online, favors retail stores
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 14, 2010
• Sharp IS01 smartbook ships to developers, due in June
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 14, 2010
• NPD: Game sales take a dive in April
  By Rick Burgess, May 14, 2010
• Cracked Max Payne 2 distributed through Steam
  By Rick Burgess, May 14, 2010
• Splinter Cell: Conviction GPU/CPU Performance Review
  By Julio Franco, May 14, 2010
• Acer readying Chrome OS devices for early June launch?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 13, 2010
• Sony posts $439 million annual loss, has high hopes for 2010
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 13, 2010
• Gigabyte shows X58 mobo with seven PCIe 2.0 x16 slots
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 13, 2010
• Download of the Week: Dexpot
  By Jose Vilches, May 13, 2010
• Dell intros low-cost 21.5, 23-inch IPS screens
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 13, 2010
• News around the web: When did Apple become uncool?
  By Erik Orejuela, May 13, 2010
• RIM to launch BlackBerry 'companion' tablet in 2010?
  By Jose Vilches, May 13, 2010
• OnLive signs U.K. deal as U.S. roll-out approaches
  By Jose Vilches, May 13, 2010
• Sprint's HTC EVO 4G debuts early June for $200
  By Jose Vilches, May 13, 2010
• Tech Tip of the Week: Buying an Enthusiast PC - DIY vs. OEM
  By Julio Franco, May 13, 2010
• Gateway adds new 15.6, 17.3-inch NV-series laptops
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 12, 2010
• Microsoft expects record adoption rate for Office 2010
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 12, 2010
• LimeWire suffers defeat in lengthy RIAA suit
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 12, 2010
• Wednesday tech deals: 24" Samsung SyncMaster for $162
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 12, 2010
• Dell ships Studio XPS 7100 with six-core Phenom II
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 12, 2010
• Game developer: Pre-owned games are worse than piracy
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 12, 2010
• Steam for Mac client now available for download
  By Jose Vilches, May 12, 2010
• News around the web: Ultrasound as a male contraceptive
  By Erik Orejuela, May 12, 2010
• AMD 2010 mainstream, ultrathin notebook platforms unveiled
  By Jose Vilches, May 12, 2010
• Verizon and Google collaborating on iPad rival?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 11, 2010
• Microsoft, LG team up to promote 3D gaming on Xbox 360
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 11, 2010
• Mushkin ships 60GB, 120GB, 240GB Callisto SSDs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 11, 2010
• Apple to fix iPad Wi-Fi issues with future software update
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 11, 2010
• BSA: Piracy costs software industry over $50 billion in 2009
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 11, 2010
• EA to fend off used game sales with "Online Pass"
  By Jose Vilches, May 11, 2010
• Samsung intros new 15.6" business notebook, P580
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 11, 2010
• News around the web: MobileMe may soon be free
  By Erik Orejuela, May 11, 2010
• Mozilla discusses Firefox 4 plans, beta 'could' be out in June
  By Jose Vilches, May 11, 2010
• AMD launches six new Athlon II processors
  By Jose Vilches, May 11, 2010
• Digital Storm intros Black Ops Assassin PC with GTX 480
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 11, 2010
• CPU Roundup: Sub-$100 Intel and AMD Processors
  By Julio Franco, May 11, 2010
• Lenovo outs new notebook, nettop, all-in-one PCs, more
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 11, 2010
• Newzoo: US gamers spent $25.3 billion last year
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 10, 2010
• Zotac Zbox HD-ID11 now shipping for $250
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 10, 2010
• Sony revamps VAIO P, adds accelerometer, touchpad, more
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 10, 2010
• Reminder: Support for Windows 2000, XP SP2 ends July 13
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 10, 2010
• Nintendo 3DS to feature switch for 2D functionality
  By Jose Vilches, May 10, 2010
• News around the web: Your office chair is killing you
  By Erik Orejuela, May 10, 2010
• Intel readies new ULV lineup based on Core i3, i5 chips
  By Jose Vilches, May 10, 2010
• NPD: Android smartphones now outselling iPhone in the U.S.
  By Jose Vilches, May 10, 2010
• iPad international pre-orders go live
  By Rick Burgess, May 10, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: AMD's notebook prospects are looking up
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 09, 2010
• Weekend Open Forum: Your take on solid-state drives
  By Julio Franco, May 07, 2010
• Pay anything you want for five top indie games
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 07, 2010
• Gigabyte outs new Mini-ITX case with attachable VESA arm
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 07, 2010
• Nokia sues Apple again, drags iPad into the fight
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 07, 2010
• NEC intros super fast video piracy detection technology
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 07, 2010
• Toshiba readying the world's thinnest, lightest 13" notebook?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 07, 2010
• Compellent plans 900GB, 10K RPM notebook drives
  By Jose Vilches, May 07, 2010
• AMD scores over a hundred design wins with upcoming mobile platforms
  By Jose Vilches, May 07, 2010
• Tech Tip of the Week: Test-Drive Ubuntu 10.04 Using a Bootable USB Flash Drive
  By Julio Franco, May 07, 2010
• Microsoft lines up 2 security bulletins for Patch Tuesday
  By Jose Vilches, May 06, 2010
• Corsair outs 2533MHz Dominator GTX4 RAM
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 06, 2010
• Download of the Week: Adobe Creative Suite 5 trial versions
  By Jose Vilches, May 06, 2010
• Archos 7 Home Tablet release bumped to June
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 06, 2010
• Man wins $1 million for pitching a perfect game in MLB 2K10
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 06, 2010
• AMD readying new low-power desktop chips
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 06, 2010
• Nintendo Wii sales drop 21% in one year
  By Jose Vilches, May 06, 2010
• News around the web: Stereoscopic images inspiration
  By Erik Orejuela, May 06, 2010
• Sprint's HTC EVO 4G pre-orders opening this month
  By Jose Vilches, May 06, 2010
• OCZ launches Enyo, a sleek USB 3.0-packing external SSD
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 05, 2010
• Intel to launch 600GB 25nm SSDs this year?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 05, 2010
• Skype readies 5-way video chats, cheap subscription plans
  By Jose Vilches, May 05, 2010
• HP intros more than a dozen AMD-based notebooks
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 05, 2010
• Clearwire expands 4G WiMAX service to more cities
  By Jose Vilches, May 05, 2010
• HP unveils the Envy 14, 17, thumbs its nose at Apple
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 05, 2010
• News around the web: 44 ways to ruin your financial life
  By Erik Orejuela, May 05, 2010
• Seagate releases upgradeable external hard drives
  By Jose Vilches, May 05, 2010
• Intel pushes Atom into mobile arena with "Moorestown"
  By Rick Burgess, May 05, 2010
• Intel shows Light Peak streaming two HD videos at once
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 04, 2010
• MSI readies budget-focused multimedia laptop, CX705MX
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 04, 2010
• Razer intros Abyssus Mirror Special Edition
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 04, 2010
• Tuesday tech deals: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition case for $36
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 04, 2010
• Google to launch digital book store this summer
  By Jose Vilches, May 04, 2010
• First quarter chip sales up 58.3%, says SIA
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 04, 2010
• id Software's Rage pushed to 2011
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 04, 2010
• News around the web: Sniper Sets World Distance Record
  By Erik Orejuela, May 04, 2010
• Nvidia's mainstream Fermi cards coming in July and August
  By Jose Vilches, May 04, 2010
• Asus ships HD-ready Eee PC Seashell 1005PR
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 04, 2010
• Corsair expands Nova SSD series with 32, 256GB models
  By Jose Vilches, May 04, 2010
• Apple antitrust inquiry may be pending
  By Rick Burgess, May 04, 2010
• StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty coming July 27
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 03, 2010
• Notebook listing reveals June launch for Nvidia GTX 480M
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 03, 2010
• Asus prepping second Eee Pad with Atom and Windows 7
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 03, 2010
• Chrome gains market share, IE drops below 60%
  By Jose Vilches, May 03, 2010
• Industry sources say lithium battery prices on the rise
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 03, 2010
• Paragon giving away Drive Backup 9.5 until Tuesday
  By Jose Vilches, May 03, 2010
• News around the web: U.S. reveals size of nuclear arsenal
  By Erik Orejuela, May 03, 2010
• Google acquires 3D desktop software BumpTop
  By Jose Vilches, May 03, 2010
• LG may be forced to halt LCD sales
  By Rick Burgess, May 03, 2010
• iPad 3G weekend sales estimated at 300,000 units
  By Rick Burgess, May 03, 2010
• TechSpot's PC Buying Guide: Check our latest update!
  By Julio Franco, May 03, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: Join us for a gaming get-together!
  By Matthew DeCarlo, May 02, 2010