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News Archive for September 2010

• Acer: Netbook sales will remain stable through 2011
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 30, 2010
• BitFenix announces sleek "Survivor" gaming chassis
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 30, 2010
• Steam Wallet brings microtransactions, updates to TF2
  By Mike Fischer, September 30, 2010
• Redmond celebrates Microsoft Security Essentials' birthday
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 30, 2010
• Facebook passes Yahoo as second largest video site
  By Emil Protalinski, September 30, 2010
• E-mail is 81 times bigger than snail mail, but most is spam
  By Emil Protalinski, September 30, 2010
• Nokia N8 smartphone starts shipping, with the Symbian^3 OS
  By Emil Protalinski, September 30, 2010
• Google Phone Gallery helps you pick an Android device
  By Emil Protalinski, September 30, 2010
• Mozilla: No Firefox browser for the iPhone
  By Emil Protalinski, September 30, 2010
• Kobo ereader gets Wi-Fi, new colors, due late October
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 29, 2010
• Google the most attractive employer, beats out Microsoft
  By Emil Protalinski, September 29, 2010
• Microsoft releases out-of-band security fix for Windows
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 29, 2010
• Twitter passes MySpace in traffic, adds 12TB of data per day
  By Emil Protalinski, September 29, 2010
• Gateway launches WiMAX-equipped NV series notebook
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 29, 2010
• News around the web: Email vs. snail mail
  By Erik Orejuela, September 29, 2010
• HP: Android phone and tablet abandoned, PalmPad is a go
  By Emil Protalinski, September 29, 2010
• Microsoft CEO: KIN was defocusing, Google is copying us
  By Emil Protalinski, September 29, 2010
• Facebook and Skype planning deep integration
  By Emil Protalinski, September 29, 2010
• Hulu Plus coming to Roku, TiVo Premiere
  By Emil Protalinski, September 29, 2010
• Apple cripples maps and search results for Chinese iPhone 4
  By Emil Protalinski, September 29, 2010
• Dell to launch 7-Inch Android tablet 'in a few weeks'
  By Jose Vilches, September 29, 2010
• Nintendo 3DS Japanese launch date and price revealed
  By Jose Vilches, September 29, 2010
• Antec ships highly customizable open-air case, LanBoy Air
  By Mike Fischer, September 28, 2010
• Panasonic ships rugged 3lb, 12.1" Toughbook S9
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 28, 2010
• Rumor: AMD delays Radeon HD 6000 series until November
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 28, 2010
• Acer launches new Predator, AIO, compact desktops
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 28, 2010
• Apple takes Nokia lawsuit outside of the US, to the UK
  By Emil Protalinski, September 28, 2010
• Nielsen: US digital music sales flattening out
  By Emil Protalinski, September 28, 2010
• Tuesday tech deals: 24" Dell ST2410 display for $182
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 28, 2010
• OpenOffice forks away from Oracle, now called LibreOffice
  By Emil Protalinski, September 28, 2010
• News around the web: Clash of U.S. tech billionaires
  By Erik Orejuela, September 28, 2010
• Porn user list leaked from law firm that pursues pirates
  By Emil Protalinski, September 28, 2010
• Amazon launches Kindle for the Web
  By Jose Vilches, September 28, 2010
• Microsoft unveils first Kinect TV ads, in-game advertising
  By Emil Protalinski, September 28, 2010
• Bookmark sync service Xmarks shutting down in 2011
  By Jose Vilches, September 28, 2010
• Government seeks wiretap for Internet communications
  By Mike Fischer, September 28, 2010
• Pixel Qi intros 10-inch companion display, plugs via USB
  By Jose Vilches, September 28, 2010
• Logitech Wireless Gaming Mouse G700 and Keyboard G510 Review
  By Julio Franco, September 28, 2010
• OCZ announces 'mainstream' Onyx 2 SSDs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 27, 2010
• RIM unveils 7-inch BlackBerry tablet, the PlayBook
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 27, 2010
• Microsoft kills Windows Live Spaces, calls on WordPress
  By Emil Protalinski, September 27, 2010
• Origin outs Eon17 gaming laptop with SLIed GTX 480M chips
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 27, 2010
• Nvidia CEO: ARM will be the most important CPU architecture
  By Emil Protalinski, September 27, 2010
• News around the web: Best free Mac software 2010
  By Erik Orejuela, September 27, 2010
• AMD Radeon HD 6750, HD 6770 specification slide leaks
  By Emil Protalinski, September 27, 2010
• Google: Bing is biggest competitor, not Facebook, nor Apple
  By Emil Protalinski, September 27, 2010
• Sharp to launch 5.5" and 10.8" e-readers in December
  By Jose Vilches, September 27, 2010
• Apple patents handheld that recognizes your hands
  By Emil Protalinski, September 27, 2010
• Windows Phone 7 ads, launch dates trickle out
  By Emil Protalinski, September 27, 2010
• Intel adds new mobile Core i7, i5 and Celeron processors
  By Jose Vilches, September 27, 2010
• TechSpot Weekly: The team is growing
  By Julio Franco, September 27, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: Installing Duke Nukem 3D on your PC
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 26, 2010
• Weekend Open Forum: How powerful is your PSU?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 24, 2010
• Microsoft pledges to 'lead the way' in PC gaming
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 24, 2010
• FCC approves WiFi on steroids, aka super WiFi
  By Emil Protalinski, September 24, 2010
• Weekend game deals: 75% off Borderlands, Serious Sam
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 24, 2010
• Leaked: video showing off HP Slate running Windows 7
  By Emil Protalinski, September 24, 2010
• AMD lowers third quarter forecast amid weakening demand
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 24, 2010
• New standards released for SSD evaluation, rating
  By Mike Fischer, September 23, 2010
• Roccat intros feature-packed Kone[+] gaming mouse
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 23, 2010
• HTML5 local storage could track your surfing habits
  By Mike Fischer, September 23, 2010
• Dell intros new all-in-one PC, updates Zino HD specs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 23, 2010
• Analyst: Intel cuts processor prices by up to 50%
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 23, 2010
• Microsoft: Blu-ray is going to be passed by as a format
  By Emil Protalinski, September 23, 2010
• News around the web: PC game mind controller coming
  By Erik Orejuela, September 23, 2010
• Blockbuster declares bankruptcy, will stay in business
  By Emil Protalinski, September 23, 2010
• Roku relaunches HD streaming video player line
  By Mike Fischer, September 23, 2010
• Mark Zuckerberg is now richer than Steve Jobs
  By Emil Protalinski, September 23, 2010
• Marvell developing triple-core mobile CPU, Armada 628
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 22, 2010
• GOG apologizes for marketing ploy, relaunching tomorrow
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 22, 2010
• Michael Jackson PC game announced: Planet Michael
  By Emil Protalinski, September 22, 2010
• Toshiba updates notebooks with WiMAX, GTX 460M
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 22, 2010
• Netflix comes to Canada for $7.99 per month, no mail service
  By Emil Protalinski, September 22, 2010
• Nintendo 3DS specs 'leaked', packs dual processors
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 22, 2010
• News around the web: 2010 IBM global CEO study
  By Erik Orejuela, September 22, 2010
• Lawmakers seek to seize domains in anti-piracy war
  By Mike Fischer, September 22, 2010
• ACSI: Apple maintains leads in consumer satisfaction
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 21, 2010
• Nvidia teases Fermi successor, plans for CUDA x86
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 21, 2010
• Tuesday tech deals: Geeks.com liquidation sale, up to 85% off
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 21, 2010
• Nokia exec: Android is like peeing in your pants for warmth
  By Emil Protalinski, September 21, 2010
• Seagate outs first 1.5TB 2.5-inch portable hard drive
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 21, 2010
• News around the web: Plants vs. zombies quest in WoW
  By Erik Orejuela, September 21, 2010
• Twitter patches security flaw affecting thousands of users
  By Emil Protalinski, September 21, 2010
• Rejected Facebook friend requests can follow you anyway
  By Emil Protalinski, September 21, 2010
• Microsoft: hardly anyone plays first person shooters on the PC
  By Emil Protalinski, September 21, 2010
• Microsoft: 2 million IE9 downloads in 2 days
  By Emil Protalinski, September 21, 2010
• VLC Media Player available for iPad, iPhone soon
  By Mike Fischer, September 21, 2010
• AMD CPU Refresh: 5 New Phenom II & Athlon II Models
  By Julio Franco, September 21, 2010
• Microsoft bringing Zune services to Europe, more
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 20, 2010
• HP intros new printers, including one with a 7-inch tablet
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 20, 2010
• Global wireless subscriptions nearing five billion
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 20, 2010
• Asus announces ROG Crosshair IV Extreme motherboard
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 20, 2010
• Flash runs faster and more efficiently than HTML5 on mobile
  By Emil Protalinski, September 20, 2010
• News around the web: China has not done enough on yuan
  By Erik Orejuela, September 20, 2010
• Apple iPhone 4 coming to China on September 25
  By Emil Protalinski, September 20, 2010
• IBM acquires Netezza for $1.7 billion
  By Emil Protalinski, September 20, 2010
• Coca-Cola, IBM, Microsoft top 2010 Best Global Brands
  By Emil Protalinski, September 19, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: Intel selling $50 'upgrade' cards to unlock built-in CPU features
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 19, 2010
• Weekend Open Forum: Do you overclock?
  By Julio Franco, September 18, 2010
• Microsoft: Kinect will outsell the iPad
  By Emil Protalinski, September 17, 2010
• Dell, Apple begin selling new high-end IPS displays
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 17, 2010
• PCI Express 3.0 to go final in November
  By Emil Protalinski, September 17, 2010
• Best Buy, Morgan Stanley: iPad cutting into notebook sales
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 17, 2010
• Weekend game deals: Dirt 2 $6, 50% off Star Wars collection
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 17, 2010
• No CDMA for Windows Phone 7 until 2011
  By Emil Protalinski, September 17, 2010
• Intel: leaked HDCP master key is real, but it's no big deal
  By Emil Protalinski, September 17, 2010
• Yahoo Mail Beta redesign coming with new look, features
  By Mike Fischer, September 17, 2010
• LaCie unveils all-in-one media storage and Wi-Fi access point
  By Mike Fischer, September 17, 2010
• Samsung Galaxy Tab coming to all major US carriers
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 16, 2010
• Lian Li launches two new luxury V-series desktop cases
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 16, 2010
• Rumor: Google Music cloud to cost $25 per year
  By Emil Protalinski, September 16, 2010
• Activision wants to sell you game cutscenes for $20 to $30
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 16, 2010
• Microsoft releases final Windows Phone 7 devkit
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 16, 2010
• Microsoft shows off beautiful Bing HTML5 homepage
  By Emil Protalinski, September 16, 2010
• Intel overclocks Sandy Bridge CPU to 4.9GHz
  By Emil Protalinski, September 16, 2010
• News around the web: Pro Evo Soccer demo hits
  By Erik Orejuela, September 16, 2010
• Halo: Reach sales generate $200 million in first day
  By Emil Protalinski, September 16, 2010
• Android chips away at US BlackBerry, iPhone shares
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 16, 2010
• Augen begins selling $190 10.2" netbook, Genbook108
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 15, 2010
• AMD to distribute drivers over Steam, Catalyst 10.9 released
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 15, 2010
• Adobe releases 64-bit Flash preview for Windows, Mac, Linux
  By Emil Protalinski, September 15, 2010
• Amazon destroys Apple's iPad in new Kindle ad
  By Emil Protalinski, September 15, 2010
• Internet Explorer 9 beta now available, brings radical overhaul
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 15, 2010
• Rumor: HTC launching Android 3.0 tablet in Q1 2011
  By Emil Protalinski, September 15, 2010
• Google fired employees for breaching user privacy
  By Emil Protalinski, September 15, 2010
• OCZ releases next-generation low-voltage DD3 memory
  By Emil Protalinski, September 15, 2010
• News around the web: Password reuse
  By Erik Orejuela, September 15, 2010
• Notion Ink Adam on target for late 2010 release
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 15, 2010
• Halo: Reach review: A beautiful beginning for a wonderful end
  By Julio Franco, September 15, 2010
• Kingston, LaCie, DisplayLink announce USB 3.0 products
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 14, 2010
• Intel offers new Atom processors, opens AppUp store
  By Emil Protalinski, September 14, 2010
• Dell offers fresh perspective on convertible netbook/tablet
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 14, 2010
• Parallels Desktop 6 brings Windows to iPod, iPhone, iPad
  By Emil Protalinski, September 14, 2010
• Adobe warns of critical vulnerability in Flash and PDF readers
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 14, 2010
• Rumor: Google TV launching week of October 17
  By Emil Protalinski, September 14, 2010
• HDCP master key leak could help kill DRM
  By Emil Protalinski, September 14, 2010
• News around the web: Rights-holders pay in pirate hunt
  By Erik Orejuela, September 14, 2010
• Tuesday tech deals: 2TB WD HDD for $95 with free shipping
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 14, 2010
• Scammers create 57,000 new bogus pages every week
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 14, 2010
• Nvidia claims performance boost with new GeForce 260 driver
  By Julio Franco, September 14, 2010
• Survey: 40m US gamers play on iOS devices, 41m on DS
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 13, 2010
• Smartphones and tablets boost TFT shipments by 28%
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 13, 2010
• Clearwire begins rolling out WiMAX in New York City
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 13, 2010
• Boxee Box drops Tegra 2 for Atom, preorders open
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 13, 2010
• Intel's Sandy Bridge processors slated for early 2011
  By Emil Protalinski, September 13, 2010
• YouTube starts testing live streaming
  By Emil Protalinski, September 13, 2010
• News around the web: Facebook users have low self-esteem
  By Erik Orejuela, September 13, 2010
• Microsoft pairs up with the Gorillaz to launch IE9
  By Tom Warren, September 13, 2010
• Nvidia GeForce GTS 450, GeForce GTS 450 SLI and Palit GTS 450 Sonic Platinum Review
  By Julio Franco, September 12, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: Only IE 9 offers full GPU acceleration
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 12, 2010
• Weekend Open Forum: What type of keyboard do you use?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 10, 2010
• DRAM prices falling amid weakening PC demand
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 10, 2010
• ATI Catalyst 10.8b hotfix brings forced AF for H.A.W.X.
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 10, 2010
• Weekend game deals: 50% off Mass Effect 2, Dawn of War II
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 10, 2010
• NPD: Xbox 360 maintains its sales lead in August
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 10, 2010
• September Patch Tuesday to address 13 bugs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 10, 2010
• Cooler Master HAF 912 Mid Tower ATX Case Review
  By Julio Franco, September 10, 2010
• Microsoft scores legal victory against massive botnet
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 09, 2010
• Kmart offers Halo: Reach with up to $50 off other games
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 09, 2010
• AMD unveils $3,500 ATI FirePro V9800 workstation card
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 09, 2010
• ARM Cortex A15 offers 5x more power to smartphones
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 09, 2010
• News around the web: Ecomagination challenge opened
  By Erik Orejuela, September 09, 2010
• Apple relaxes App Store restrictions
  By Jose Vilches, September 09, 2010
• LaCie launches small USB 3.0-powered drives
  By Jose Vilches, September 09, 2010
• Tegra 2-powered eLocity A7 tablet up for preorder
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 08, 2010
• Acer intros Revo 3700 nettop with dual-core Atom, Nvidia Ion
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 08, 2010
• Apple releases iOS 4.1 with proximity sensor fix, more
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 08, 2010
• Zotac announces new Zbox series with Blu-ray and USB 3.0
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 08, 2010
• Google unveils 'Instant' search feature
  By Jose Vilches, September 08, 2010
• Microsoft announces 'Special Edition' Kinect bundle for $400
  By Jose Vilches, September 08, 2010
• News around the web: Sony to animate Marvel characters
  By Erik Orejuela, September 08, 2010
• Super Talent intros USB 3.0 Express RAM Cache drives
  By Jose Vilches, September 08, 2010
• Budget Sub-$150 Solid State Drive Round-up
  By Julio Franco, September 08, 2010
• Fujitsu intros 10.1-inch multitouch convertible Lifebook T580
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 07, 2010
• Firefox 4 beta 5 lands, GPU acceleration enabled by default
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 07, 2010
• Origin launches hybrid Xbox 360, luxury gaming PC
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 07, 2010
• AMD Zacate to consume 18W, Ontario 9W
  By Jose Vilches, September 07, 2010
• Asus adds GTX 460M to G53, G73 gaming notebooks
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 07, 2010
• Next Intel reference motherboard to have USB 3.0?
  By Jose Vilches, September 07, 2010
• News around the web: Music in the cloud
  By Erik Orejuela, September 07, 2010
• VIA readies dual-core and quad-core Nano processors
  By Jose Vilches, September 07, 2010
• AMD Radeon HD 6000-series cards spotted in the wild
  By Jose Vilches, September 06, 2010
• IBM announces world's "fastest" computer chip
  By Jose Vilches, September 06, 2010
• Monday tech deals: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty for $40
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 06, 2010
• Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 specs leaked, listed online
  By Jose Vilches, September 06, 2010
• News around the web: 9 websites stuck in the 90's
  By Erik Orejuela, September 06, 2010
• TechSpot Weekly: Congrats Jos!
  By Julio Franco, September 06, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: Mobility Radeon HD 6000 flagship has 256-bit memory (rumor)
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 05, 2010
• WOF: How much did your motherboard cost?
  By Julio Franco, September 03, 2010
• Samsung intros N350 netbook with 3G and 4G connectivity
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 03, 2010
• Duke Nukem Forever confirmed by Gearbox, coming in 2011
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 03, 2010
• Download of the Week: IrfanView + IrfanView PlugIns
  By Jose Vilches, September 03, 2010
• Weekend game deals: Dragon Age, BC2, tons more slashed
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 03, 2010
• Skype 5.0 beta 2 brings 10-way video calling
  By Jose Vilches, September 03, 2010
• Nvidia announces new 400M series mobile GPUs
  By Jose Vilches, September 03, 2010
• AMD might stop putting tacky stickers on laptops
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 03, 2010
• Toshiba intros StorE TV+ media player, much more
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 02, 2010
• Dell reclaims second place in global PC shipments
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 02, 2010
• Verizon offers unlimited and 25MB prepaid 3G data plans
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 02, 2010
• Google releases Chrome 6 with an even simpler UI
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 02, 2010
• HP teams up with Hynix to develop memristor technology
  By Jose Vilches, September 02, 2010
• Toshiba introduces Android-powered Folio 100 tablet
  By Jose Vilches, September 02, 2010
• News around the web: Go shopping, change the world
  By Erik Orejuela, September 02, 2010
• Samsung announces Froyo-equipped Galaxy Tab slate
  By Jose Vilches, September 02, 2010
• Gartner forecasts less PC sales, more semiconductor
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 02, 2010
• Asrock P55 Extreme4 Review
  By Julio Franco, September 02, 2010
• Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 hits RTM
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 01, 2010
• StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty cracks 3 million sales
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 01, 2010
• Nvidia creating southbridge with graphics for Sandy Bridge?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 01, 2010
• Apple unveils iPod lineup, new iTunes and Apple TV
  By Jose Vilches, September 01, 2010
• Wednesday tech deals: 24" Samsung monitor for $160
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 01, 2010
• Microsoft brings back Windows 7 Family Pack discount
  By Jose Vilches, September 01, 2010
• News around the web: Sony rolls out rival to iTunes
  By Erik Orejuela, September 01, 2010
• HP updates notebook and netbook lineup for the holidays
  By Jose Vilches, September 01, 2010
• Acer to reveal new AMD-based Revo HTPC at IFA
  By Matthew DeCarlo, September 01, 2010