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• Microsoft gives Xbox Live users free month following outage
  By Rick Burgess, December 31, 2012
• Pakistan lifts YouTube ban, reinstates ban minutes later
  By Rick Burgess, December 31, 2012
• Looking Back at 2012: The Year's Top Tech Stories
  By Julio Franco, December 30, 2012
• Weekend Open Forum: What is your New Year's resolution?
  By Shawn Knight, December 28, 2012
• Sony stops shipping the PlayStation 2 in Japan after nearly 13 years
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 28, 2012
• Weekend game deals: Everything and a partridge in a pear tree
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 28, 2012
• Blizzard abandons Diablo III Team Deathmatch mode
  By Shawn Knight, December 28, 2012
• Apple and Google activated 17 million devices on Christmas Day
  By Shawn Knight, December 28, 2012
• Bug in Snapchat and Facebook Poke lets recipients save video files
  By Shawn Knight, December 28, 2012
• Google outlines their top 12 Android apps of 2012
  By Shawn Knight, December 28, 2012
• More than half of Americans use mobile phones instead of landlines
  By Shawn Knight, December 28, 2012
• Hole in W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin exposes site database info
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 27, 2012
• Toshiba creating Lytro-like camera for smartphones and tablets
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 27, 2012
• IDC lowers semiconductor revenue outlook for 2012, 2013
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 27, 2012
• Apple reportedly moving Mac mini production to the US
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 27, 2012
• CMU wins $1.17 billion verdict against Marvell over HDD patents
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 27, 2012
• OUYA ships developer consoles ahead of schedule
  By Shawn Knight, December 27, 2012
• Microsoft: Windows Phone market doubled in size in 2012
  By Shawn Knight, December 27, 2012
• Apple and Intel rumored to be developing an iWatch for 2013
  By Shawn Knight, December 27, 2012
• Amazon tops customer satisfaction survey for eighth straight year
  By Shawn Knight, December 27, 2012
• Stuxnet resurfaces in Iran, albeit less effective this time around
  By Shawn Knight, December 27, 2012
• Samsung is planning to ship a half billion phones in 2013
  By Shawn Knight, December 27, 2012
• Nokia Lumia 920 Review: Can the WP8 flagship convert iPhone/Android lovers?
  By Julio Franco, December 27, 2012
• Gaming GIFs of 2012
  By Julio Franco, December 26, 2012
• Congress cuts amendment banning warrantless email snooping
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 26, 2012
• Firefox 64-bit will live on through nightlies after user backlash
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 26, 2012
• Google extends free Gmail calls, targets sneaky Chrome extensions
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 26, 2012
• Instagram hit with class-action lawsuit following terms of service snafu
  By Shawn Knight, December 26, 2012
• Wednesday tech deals: Vizio Razor 60" 120Hz LED-backlit TV $799
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 26, 2012
• BlackBerry X10 photo surfaces ahead of next month's BB10 event
  By Shawn Knight, December 26, 2012
• Microsoft announces plans to open six new retail stores in 2013
  By Shawn Knight, December 26, 2012
• Rumor: Thinner, lighter next generation iPad coming in March 2013
  By Shawn Knight, December 26, 2012
• Huawei executive shows off 6.1-inch smartphone ahead of CES reveal
  By Shawn Knight, December 26, 2012
• MIT demonstrates new magnetic state with quantum spin liquids
  By Rick Burgess, December 26, 2012
• Minecraft: The Story of Mojang uploaded to TPB by the producers
  By Shawn Knight, December 26, 2012
• Acer may release $99 Iconia tablet
  By Rick Burgess, December 24, 2012
• Weekend Open Forum: Technology predictions for 2013
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 21, 2012
• Weekend game deals: Max Payne 3 $15, Dishonored $30
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 21, 2012
• Steam suspends "The War Z" sales due to gamer outcry
  By Rick Burgess, December 21, 2012
• Outlook 2013 drops .XLS and .DOC from import, export features
  By Rick Burgess, December 21, 2012
• Spike in iOS 6 activity not related to Google Maps after all, says Chitika
  By Shawn Knight, December 21, 2012
• Best Buy rolls out CinemaNow disc-to-digital program to use at home
  By Shawn Knight, December 21, 2012
• iPhone surpasses 50 percent US market share for the first time
  By Shawn Knight, December 21, 2012
• HTC is planning to launch two unique Windows RT tablets in 2013
  By Shawn Knight, December 21, 2012
• Facebook is experimenting with paid messages sent to strangers
  By Shawn Knight, December 21, 2012
• Best of 2012: Gadgets and Tech Products
  By Julio Franco, December 21, 2012
• Survey: 25% of computer users debating on going tablet-only
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 20, 2012
• Amazon invests in six new original TV shows, wants your feedback
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 20, 2012
• New York purges another 2,100 sex offender-held game accounts
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 20, 2012
• T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T all expand 4G-LTE coverage
  By Rick Burgess, December 20, 2012
• Atom-based Windows 8 tablets delayed until Jan. over driver issues
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 20, 2012
• Google may be planning $99 Nexus 7 tablet
  By Rick Burgess, December 20, 2012
• YouTube's publishes annual Top 10 Trailers Leaderboard
  By Shawn Knight, December 20, 2012
• Foxconn buys minority stake in camera maker GoPro
  By Shawn Knight, December 20, 2012
• Super Bowl to be streamed online for the second consecutive year
  By Shawn Knight, December 20, 2012
• Rumor: Nokia is preparing a 10-inch Windows RT tablet for early 2013
  By Shawn Knight, December 20, 2012
• THQ files for chapter 11 bankruptcy, will be sold to the highest bidder
  By Shawn Knight, December 20, 2012
• Android botnet turns infected handsets into SMS spam generators
  By Shawn Knight, December 20, 2012
• Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13: Reviewing the Windows 8-Ready Convertible Laptop
  By Julio Franco, December 20, 2012
• Thieves steal 7,000 Wii Us worth $2.28m from a Seattle airport
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 19, 2012
• IBM publishes annual predictions spanning the next five years in tech
  By Shawn Knight, December 19, 2012
• Foxconn purportedly 'testing' 46 to 55-inch Apple TVs
  By Rick Burgess, December 19, 2012
• Humble Bundle 7 includes Dungeon Defenders, Legend of Grimrock
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 19, 2012
• Kodak sells patent portfolio to 12-company consortium for $525M
  By Shawn Knight, December 19, 2012
• Facebook plans to deliver video ads to your news feed next year
  By Shawn Knight, December 19, 2012
• iOS 6 upgrades soar 29% following debut of Google Maps app
  By Rick Burgess, December 19, 2012
• Consumer Reports recommends Windows 7 in most circumstances
  By Shawn Knight, December 19, 2012
• Infographic: The state of Android and its rise to smartphone domination
  By Julio Franco, December 19, 2012
• Samsung tops Nokia in cell phone shipments, Apple in smartphones
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 19, 2012
• Editorial: My PC is my Next-Gen Console
  By Julio Franco, December 19, 2012
• LogMeIn unveils pricing for Dropbox competitor, 40% off during beta
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 18, 2012
• NEC intros super thin 15.6-inch Lavie X ultrabook w/ 1080p IPS screen
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 18, 2012
• Google drops Gmail Outlook sync support, Microsoft "surprised"
  By Rick Burgess, December 18, 2012
• 84% of the top 50 Kickstarter projects missed their initial shipping date
  By Shawn Knight, December 18, 2012
• Tuesday tech deals: Xbox 360 4GB Nike+ Kinect bundle for $249
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 18, 2012
• Details on Nvidia's Tegra 4 processor leak online, packing 72-core GPU
  By Shawn Knight, December 18, 2012
• Mobile Radeon HD 8000M GPUs announced, shipping now
  By Rick Burgess, December 18, 2012
• Google Maps app for iOS downloaded 10M times in the first two days
  By Shawn Knight, December 18, 2012
• Samsung unveils 5-inch Galaxy Grand with dual-SIMs
  By Jose Vilches, December 18, 2012
• Nielsen signs multi-year deal with Twitter to create social media metric
  By Shawn Knight, December 18, 2012
• Dell urged Microsoft to avoid using 'Windows' brand for Surface RT
  By Shawn Knight, December 18, 2012
• WD Black 4TB Hard Drive Review
  By Julio Franco, December 18, 2012
• Hulu touts over 3m subscribers, revenue jumps 65% to $695m
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 17, 2012
• Google may avoid FTC ruling by issuing voluntary changes
  By Rick Burgess, December 17, 2012
• Amazon's sub-$200 smartphone now rumored for mid-2013, Foxconn scores contract
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 17, 2012
• Google apologizes for Nexus 4 delays, blames LG for erratic and scarce supply
  By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2012
• Mozilla infographic highlights multiple achievements in 2012
  By Shawn Knight, December 17, 2012
• Cisco Systems hire Barclays to help sell router brand Linksys
  By Shawn Knight, December 17, 2012
• Raspberry Pi launches Pi Store, free and paid apps available
  By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2012
• Apple sells 2 million iPhone 5s in China during opening weekend
  By Shawn Knight, December 17, 2012
• AVG and Yahoo enter into agreement to protect you from malware
  By Shawn Knight, December 17, 2012
• Samsung acquires SSD caching software developer Nvelo
  By Jose Vilches, December 17, 2012
• Comcast CEO believes his company can learn a lot from Apple
  By Shawn Knight, December 17, 2012
• Netflix, EA and RIM leave Nasdaq 100 to make way for Facebook, others
  By Shawn Knight, December 17, 2012
• Weekend tech reading: The transistor turns 65
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 16, 2012
• WOF: Biggest tech failures of 2012
  By Jose Vilches, December 14, 2012
• Seattle selected for gigabit fiber network by Gigabit Squared
  By Shawn Knight, December 14, 2012
• New Windows chief explains why Microsoft redesigned Windows
  By Rick Burgess, December 14, 2012
• Weekend game deals: 50% off Torchlight II, Borderlands 2, Hitman
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 14, 2012
• Sharp unveils $31,400, 60-inch UHD TV, 85-inchers on the way
  By Rick Burgess, December 14, 2012
• Steam Game Guides lets gamers publish their own walkthroughs
  By Rick Burgess, December 14, 2012
• Pristine Apple I computer sold for $630,000 to anonymous buyer
  By Shawn Knight, December 14, 2012
• Google ends copyright dispute with Belgian newspapers
  By Jose Vilches, December 14, 2012
• Apple announces the App Store's best of 2012
  By Jose Vilches, December 14, 2012
• Connectify Dispatch merges all of your Internet connections into one
  By Shawn Knight, December 14, 2012
• Amazon CEO gets deployable airbag patent for portable devices
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 14, 2012
• Olive Media takes to Indiegogo to fund all-in-one music player
  By Shawn Knight, December 14, 2012
• Samsung sues LG for allegedly copying PLS display technology
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 13, 2012
• Reset Windows passwords in minutes without extra hardware or software
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 13, 2012
• US jury finds the iPhone infringes on three patents from MobileMedia
  By Shawn Knight, December 13, 2012
• Google updates image search algorithm, makes it harder to find porn
  By Shawn Knight, December 13, 2012
• Dell rules out return to smartphone business, focuses on Windows 8 and RT
  By Jose Vilches, December 13, 2012
• Steam launches real-money marketplace to buy in-game goods
  By Rick Burgess, December 13, 2012
• 'Calm Act' regulating TV commercial volume levels now in effect
  By Shawn Knight, December 13, 2012
• Google Maps returns to iOS, now with turn-by-turn navigation
  By Jose Vilches, December 13, 2012
• Lacie's XtremKey USB 3.0 touts 230MB/s transfers, rugged design
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 13, 2012
• Facebook and Zynga renegotiate and extend contract through 2015
  By Shawn Knight, December 13, 2012
• Acer's $199 Chromebook Put to the Test, Reviewed
  By Julio Franco, December 13, 2012
• Analyst: Apple may make an offer to acquire mapping firm TomTom
  By Shawn Knight, December 12, 2012
• IE mouse tracking flaw allows sites to record cursor movements
  By Rick Burgess, December 12, 2012
• First fake-installer Trojan for OS X spotted in the wild
  By Jose Vilches, December 12, 2012
• Amazon to begin collecting sales tax in Massachusetts, Nov 2013
  By Rick Burgess, December 12, 2012
• Facebook makes privacy settings easier to understand
  By Shawn Knight, December 12, 2012
• Microsoft faults developers for cracked Windows Store apps
  By Rick Burgess, December 12, 2012
• Intel Haswell CPU lineup leaked online, led by flagship Core i7-4770K
  By Shawn Knight, December 12, 2012
• FreedomPop wants to shake up home broadband market with free and low-cost plans
  By Jose Vilches, December 12, 2012
• Google Zeitgeist reveals the top global searches of 2012
  By Shawn Knight, December 12, 2012
• Sources say Apple TV set designs are in early stages of testing
  By Shawn Knight, December 12, 2012
• Razer details specs of "Project Fiona" Windows 8 gaming tablet
  By Jose Vilches, December 12, 2012
• Hackers hold patient medical records for ransom, demand $4,200
  By Shawn Knight, December 12, 2012
• Mionix updates Naos mouse with 8200 DPI sensor, 72MHz ARM chip
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 12, 2012
• Highlight Reel: The Best PC Game Mods of 2012
  By Julio Franco, December 12, 2012
• Foxconn swaps humans for robots, US manufacturing slowly returns
  By Rick Burgess, December 11, 2012
• Getac's rugged convertibles get Ivy Bridge, sunlight-readable screens
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 11, 2012
• Atom SoCs to use Ivy Bridge-like 22nm, Tri-Gate design next year
  By Jose Vilches, December 11, 2012
• Netflix releases streaming performance data, Google Fiber ranks #1
  By Shawn Knight, December 11, 2012
• SkyDrive app arrives on Xbox 360, refused by iOS app store
  By Rick Burgess, December 11, 2012
• Tuesday tech deals: 256GB Agility 4 $130, iPhone 5 $150 w/ contract
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 11, 2012
• Diablo III successfully ported to a console, its fate still up in the air
  By Shawn Knight, December 11, 2012
• Yahoo updates e-mail client, revises apps for Android, iOS, Windows 8
  By Shawn Knight, December 11, 2012
• Nokia engineer exposes Windows Store piracy problems
  By Jose Vilches, December 11, 2012
• Twitter's 2012 Year in Review highlights top tweets and trends
  By Shawn Knight, December 11, 2012
• Lenovo updates Thinkpad X1 Carbon with touch screen and Windows 8
  By Jose Vilches, December 11, 2012
• Samsung teaser video says something new is coming at CES 2013
  By Shawn Knight, December 11, 2012
• Google saved $2B in taxes in 2011 by sending revenue to Bermuda
  By Shawn Knight, December 11, 2012
• Facebook: Outage caused by internal DNS tinkering, not Anonymous
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 10, 2012
• Google partners with charity to supply schools with $99 Chromebooks
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 10, 2012
• FCC asks FAA to relax in-flight device restrictions, study under way
  By Rick Burgess, December 10, 2012
• Daisy, another music streaming service set to launch next year
  By Jose Vilches, December 10, 2012
• Roccat ships $100 Isku FX backlit gaming keyboard
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 10, 2012
• UltraGig 6400 promises wireless streaming with cable-like video quality
  By Jose Vilches, December 10, 2012
• IBM to showcase high-speed silicon nanophotonic technology at IEEE
  By Shawn Knight, December 10, 2012
• Police say Apple Maps left motorists stranded in national park
  By Shawn Knight, December 10, 2012
• Order one iPad from Best Buy, receive four extras free of charge?
  By Shawn Knight, December 10, 2012
• Valve readies living room PCs to rival next-gen game consoles
  By Jose Vilches, December 10, 2012
• 25-GPU cluster can brute force Windows password in record time
  By Shawn Knight, December 10, 2012
• Sprint is interested in partnering with Dish Network on spectrum deal
  By Shawn Knight, December 10, 2012
• AMD reduces GlobalFoundries wafer order, penalized $320 million
  By Shawn Knight, December 10, 2012
• The Battle of the Army Green Cases: Corsair vs. Thermaltake
  By Julio Franco, December 10, 2012
• Weekend tech reading: Google's lost social network
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 09, 2012
• Weekend Open Forum: Do you use social media?
  By Shawn Knight, December 07, 2012
• Trojan bypasses two-factor authentication, steals $46.5 million
  By Rick Burgess, December 07, 2012
• Phones to play a key role in Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks show
  By Shawn Knight, December 07, 2012
• Anonymous member convicted for DDoS against PayPal, others
  By Rick Burgess, December 07, 2012
• Weekend game deals: Hitman: Absolution $30, Big Picture sale
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 07, 2012
• Sony is quietly testing a web-based PlayStation Store
  By Shawn Knight, December 07, 2012
• Microsoft will begin actively promoting Outlook.com next week
  By Shawn Knight, December 07, 2012
• Calgary installs Bluetooth traffic monitoring system for commuters
  By Shawn Knight, December 07, 2012
• T-Mobile to kill smartphone subsidies in 2013, offer value plans only
  By Jose Vilches, December 07, 2012
• Mushkin unveils 480GB mSATA SSD for ultrabooks, priced at $500
  By Jose Vilches, December 07, 2012
• Google Apps no longer free for new small business accounts
  By Jose Vilches, December 07, 2012
• Qualcomm becomes world's third largest semiconductor supplier
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 07, 2012
• Sources say Facebook is interested in buying Microsoft's ad network
  By Shawn Knight, December 07, 2012
• Editorial: Adobe's Flash Updater is Bloated and Shady
  By Julio Franco, December 07, 2012
• Leaked slide reveals 10W and 13W Ivy Bridge variants
  By Rick Burgess, December 06, 2012
• Spotify showcases a trio of new features slated for early 2013
  By Shawn Knight, December 06, 2012
• Nvidia's "GeForce Experience" automated PC game optimizer hits beta
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 06, 2012
• Congress passes resolution condemning U.N. Internet "takeover"
  By Rick Burgess, December 06, 2012
• T-Mobile lands deal to sell iPhone starting in 2013
  By Jose Vilches, December 06, 2012
• John McAfee arrested in Guatemala, facing expulsion back to Belize
  By Shawn Knight, December 06, 2012
• Intel committed to socketed CPUs "for the foreseeable future"
  By Jose Vilches, December 06, 2012
• Paul Otellini believes his successor will come from within Intel
  By Shawn Knight, December 06, 2012
• AT&T executives confirm 4G LTE Advanced rollout will start next year
  By Shawn Knight, December 06, 2012
• Tim Cook says some Macs will be US-manufactured in 2013
  By Jose Vilches, December 06, 2012
• DNP says its durable, flexible plastic is better than Gorilla Glass
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 06, 2012
• Data shows Windows 8 hasn't stimulated PC gaming as anticipated
  By Shawn Knight, December 06, 2012
• U.N. communications body adopts eavesdropping standards
  By Rick Burgess, December 05, 2012
• Dual-GPU AMD Radeon HD 8990 specifications leak online
  By Shawn Knight, December 05, 2012
• Marvell unveils 802.11ac 4x4 chip with up to 1.3Gb/s data rate
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 05, 2012
• Amazon launches Kindle FreeTime, unlimited kid content for $3/mo
  By Rick Burgess, December 05, 2012
• Study: 25 developers grab half of all app store revenue
  By Jose Vilches, December 05, 2012
• HP unveils EliteBook Revolve, business-class Windows 8 convertible
  By Shawn Knight, December 05, 2012
• Netflix signs movie deal with Disney, Pixar, Marvel
  By Rick Burgess, December 05, 2012
• Six television / CRT monitor makers fined $1.9 billion for EU price fixing
  By Shawn Knight, December 05, 2012
• AMD will remain committed to user-upgradeable CPUs
  By Jose Vilches, December 05, 2012
• Nokia launches first budget-minded WP8 smartphone, the Lumia 620
  By Shawn Knight, December 05, 2012
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II sales top $1 billion in 15 days
  By Shawn Knight, December 05, 2012
• Updated YouTube app optimized for iPad & iPhone 5, now with AirPlay
  By Shawn Knight, December 05, 2012
• Happy Birthday: Adobe celebrates its 30th anniversary this week
  By Shawn Knight, December 05, 2012
• Far Cry 3 Tested, Benchmarked
  By Julio Franco, December 05, 2012
• Far Cry 3 Review: An open-world shooter through and through
  By Jose Vilches, December 05, 2012
• Vulgar post lands on prominent blogs, Tumblr patches vulnerability
  By Rick Burgess, December 04, 2012
• Verizon CEO says Redbox Instant will begin beta testing in January
  By Shawn Knight, December 04, 2012
• Twitter, Facebook and Venmo SMS vulnerability publically disclosed
  By Shawn Knight, December 04, 2012
• Gmail 2.0 for iOS arrives with multiple account support
  By Jose Vilches, December 04, 2012
• Steve Jobs biopic to debut at the Sundance Film Festival next year
  By Shawn Knight, December 04, 2012
• Tuesday tech deals: Phenom II X4 945 barebones kit for $150
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 04, 2012
• Apple's iTunes Music Store now available in 119 countries
  By Jose Vilches, December 04, 2012
• InterAxon promises $199 brain-sensing headband in 2013
  By Rick Burgess, December 04, 2012
• Nokia sells Espoo headquarters for quick cash, signs lease to stay put
  By Shawn Knight, December 04, 2012
• Qualcomm buys stake in Sharp, will collaborate in low-power displays
  By Jose Vilches, December 04, 2012
• Nielsen Social Media report shows Pinterest grew by leaps and bounds
  By Shawn Knight, December 04, 2012
• Mozilla integrates Facebook Messenger into latest Firefox browser
  By Shawn Knight, December 04, 2012
• Valve launches Steam's Big Picture mode, celebrates with a sale
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 03, 2012
• Engineers use heat to create 100-million-cycle flash memory
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 03, 2012
• Open source project catalogues Windows Store apps: 25,539 total
  By Rick Burgess, December 03, 2012
• Hardkernel shows three new Rasperry Pi-like quad-core Exynos PCs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 03, 2012
• The new iMac: thin, fast – and assembled in the USA?
  By Rick Burgess, December 03, 2012
• Electronic Arts reveals PC system requirements for Crysis 3
  By Shawn Knight, December 03, 2012
• AMD Radeon HD 8000 series could be delayed until Q2 2013
  By Jose Vilches, December 03, 2012
• Samsung rumor roundup: Galaxy S IV, cheaper Note 2, 13.3-inch tablet
  By Shawn Knight, December 03, 2012
• Intel could lower power requirements on Ivy Bridge chips
  By Shawn Knight, December 03, 2012
• Rumor: Facebook eyeing mobile messaging service WhatsApp
  By Jose Vilches, December 03, 2012
• Happy Birthday: The text message turns 20 years old today
  By Shawn Knight, December 03, 2012
• Microsoft introduces browser-based Windows 8 app creator
  By Shawn Knight, December 03, 2012
• Ouya developer consoles to ship on December 28 alongside SDK
  By Shawn Knight, December 03, 2012
• Weekend tech reading: Is the UN taking control of the Internet?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, December 02, 2012