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News Archive for February 2010

• Weekend tech reading: Apple audit finds child workers at assembly plants, PC gaming DRM drama, and more
  By Julio Franco, February 28, 2010
• Shuttle intros tiny nettop with dual-core Atom, Ion 2
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 26, 2010
• AMD's six-core Thuban CPU to launch April 26?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 26, 2010
• Microsoft warns of malicious antivirus, 'Security Essentials 2010'
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 26, 2010
• Asus releases two notebooks with Nvidia Optimus
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 26, 2010
• News around the web: Does 1080p Truly Matter?
  By Erik Orejuela, February 26, 2010
• Games for Windows Live gets in on the weekend discounts
  By Jose Vilches, February 26, 2010
• Corsair starts shipping Nova and Reactor SSD lines
  By Jose Vilches, February 26, 2010
• Fermi launch limited to first-tier manufacturers?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 25, 2010
• Project Pink devices spotted at FCC, first Windows Phone 7 handset to launch in September?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 25, 2010
• HyBrid Disk writes data on SSD, mirrors to HDD
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 25, 2010
• Six Labs features promoted to Gmail proper
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 25, 2010
• New Asus Eee PCs leaked, 1015P, 1016P and 1018P
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 25, 2010
• Microsoft helps take down Waledac botnet
  By Jose Vilches, February 25, 2010
• News around the web: Teen Gets 15 Years for FB Scam
  By Erik Orejuela, February 25, 2010
• Intel's first Gulftown six-core processor listed in Europe
  By Jose Vilches, February 25, 2010
• Micron starts shipping 6Gbps Crucial RealSSD C300
  By Jose Vilches, February 25, 2010
• ATI Radeon 5830 Review
  By Julio Franco, February 24, 2010
• Wednesday tech deals: 47" Sharp LCD HDTV for $699 with free shipping
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 24, 2010
• Flash 10.1 beta 3 adds support for Intel GMA 500
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 24, 2010
• EU probing Google after several complaints of unfair play
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 24, 2010
• Cablevision intros 'PC to TV Media Relay' service
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 24, 2010
• Microsoft releases specs for the Outlook PST format
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 24, 2010
• Windows 7 RC's bi-hourly shutdowns begin on Monday
  By Jose Vilches, February 24, 2010
• MSI to showcase 24-inch 3D All-In-One PC next week
  By Jose Vilches, February 24, 2010
• News around the web: Can This Object Save the World?
  By Erik Orejuela, February 24, 2010
• Steam client gets a major UI update, open beta available
  By Jose Vilches, February 24, 2010
• Tech Tip of the Week: How Small is 32 Nanometers?
  By Julio Franco, February 24, 2010
• Microsoft, Amazon ink cross-licensing agreement
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 23, 2010
• Lenovo intros six new Think-branded business computers
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 23, 2010
• MSI intros wireless HTPC keyboard combo with accelerometer-driven mouse
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 23, 2010
• Belkin intros pricey USB 3.0 expansion cards, cables
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 23, 2010
• SanDisk finally begins shipping G3 solid state drives
  By Jose Vilches, February 23, 2010
• Nvidia Ion 2 slower than the original Ion?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 23, 2010
• Nvidia announces more re-branded cards, DIY PC Kit
  By Jose Vilches, February 23, 2010
• News around the web: Video Games Banned in Space
  By Erik Orejuela, February 23, 2010
• Project Natal coming in October?
  By Jose Vilches, February 23, 2010
• Walmart to acquire video streaming service Vudu
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 22, 2010
• Habey launches Atom-powered fanless nettops
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 22, 2010
• CompactFlash 5.0 spec brings 144PB capacity limit
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 22, 2010
• ViewSonic debuts its first CULV notebook
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 22, 2010
• Nvidia to launch GF100 at PAX East 2010, GeForce GTX 480 priced at $679?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 22, 2010
• News around the web: Safest 2010 Small Cars
  By Erik Orejuela, February 22, 2010
• U.S. authorities close in on Chinese Google hackers
  By Jose Vilches, February 22, 2010
• MSI intros gaming notebook with Radeon HD 5730
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 22, 2010
• AMD 890GX-powered motherboards listed online
  By Jose Vilches, February 22, 2010
• AMD begins shipping "Magny-Cours" Opteron
  By Jose Vilches, February 22, 2010
• StarCraft II beta tested, easy on PC hardware
  By Julio Franco, February 22, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: Zero day exploit for Firefox 3.6
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 21, 2010
• Weekend Open Forum: What's your preferred mobile phone platform and handset?
  By Jose Vilches, February 19, 2010
• Active Media Products intros Aviator-2 USB 3.0 enclosure
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 19, 2010
• OnLive gets demoed, launch details coming 'soon'
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 19, 2010
• Fermi mass production pushed to May or later
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 19, 2010
• Via's dual-GPU graphics card supports eight displays
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 19, 2010
• High school uses notebook webcams to spy on students
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 19, 2010
• Microsoft to begin deploying browser ballot next week
  By Jose Vilches, February 19, 2010
• Corsair unveils PIN-protected Flash Padlock 2 USB drive
  By Jose Vilches, February 19, 2010
• Tech Tip of the Week: Top Budget to Mid-Range Graphics Cards
  By Jose Vilches, February 19, 2010
• Revealed: Office 2010 ballot screen for default file format, OOXML or ODF
  By Tom Warren, February 18, 2010
• Microsoft and Asus to launch a smartphone next year?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 18, 2010
• Microsoft, Yahoo deal approved by US and EU
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 18, 2010
• Ubisoft's new DRM more annoying than expected
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 18, 2010
• News around the web: Typos earn Google $500M a year
  By Erik Orejuela, February 18, 2010
• Google buys iPhone search app reMail, discontinues it
  By Jose Vilches, February 18, 2010
• OCZ intros speedy Vertex Limited Edition SSDs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 18, 2010
• HP develops ultra-sensitive accelerometer, plans "Central Nervous System for Earth"
  By Jose Vilches, February 18, 2010
• Microsoft: Rootkit responsible for BSOD crashes
  By Jose Vilches, February 18, 2010
• Blizzard launches closed beta of StarCraft II
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 17, 2010
• Kaspersky scores patent for hardware-based antivirus
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 17, 2010
• Outlook gets LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 17, 2010
• Verizon to allow Skype calling over its 3G network
  By Jose Vilches, February 17, 2010
• Apple offers HDD repair program for old 13" MacBooks
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 17, 2010
• NEC develops 16Gb/s link for next-gen communication interfaces
  By Jose Vilches, February 17, 2010
• News around the web: 30 Dumb Inventions
  By Erik Orejuela, February 17, 2010
• AMD delivers Catalyst 10.2 drivers, offers 10.3 preview
  By Jose Vilches, February 17, 2010
• RIM demos new WebKit-based BlackBerry browser
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 16, 2010
• Globalfoundries, ARM reveal plans for 28nm SoC
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 16, 2010
• MSI shipping new CR-series notebooks stateside
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 16, 2010
• Tuesday tech deals: 16" Core i5, Blu-ray-equipped laptop for $800 and free shipping
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 16, 2010
• Kingston intros speedy Class 10 16GB microSDHC card
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 16, 2010
• BioShock 2 Graphics Performance In-depth
  By Julio Franco, February 16, 2010
• Intel, Nokia partner to create MeeGo mobile platform
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 15, 2010
• Asus T101MT convertible tablet netbook gets official
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 15, 2010
• Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun and Firestorm expansion released as freeware
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 15, 2010
• Acer prepping first netbook with Nvidia Ion 2 graphics
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 15, 2010
• Microsoft intros radically overhauled mobile platform, Windows Phone 7 Series
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 15, 2010
• Monday's IT security news update
  By Derek Sooman, February 15, 2010
• Gmail shut down in Iran, state e-mail service on the way
  By Derek Sooman, February 14, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: Microsoft details Windows 7 memory leaks, hangs, freezes
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 14, 2010
• Meet Square, the iPhone credit card processing device
  By Derek Sooman, February 14, 2010
• Weekend Open Forum: Do you (still) Twitter?
  By Julio Franco, February 12, 2010
• Steam sale: 66% off Total War games
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 12, 2010
• Intel's Huron River mobile platform to arrive Q1 2011?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 12, 2010
• HP intros Android touchscreen smartbook, Airlife 100
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 12, 2010
• Digital Storm intros highly customizable Black Ops PC
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 12, 2010
• Windows 7 update aimed at pirates, lands next week
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 12, 2010
• NPD: Wii tops hardware chart again, industry down 13%
  By Jose Vilches, February 12, 2010
• Microsoft touts Office for Mac 2011, drops Entourage
  By Jose Vilches, February 12, 2010
• News around the web: Injuries evolve along with gadgets
  By Erik Orejuela, February 12, 2010
• Super Talent announces USB 3.0 Express Drive
  By Jose Vilches, February 12, 2010
• Lenovo unveils AMD-based G455 and G555 laptops, C315 all-in-one
  By Jose Vilches, February 11, 2010
• Windows security update causes BSOD for some
  By Jose Vilches, February 11, 2010
• Google to buy social search company Aardvark
  By Jose Vilches, February 11, 2010
• 3D gaming coming to PlayStation 3 this summer
  By Jose Vilches, February 11, 2010
• Unannounced Radeon HD 5830 price and specs revealed
  By Jose Vilches, February 11, 2010
• Judge dismisses long-running WGA lawsuit
  By Jose Vilches, February 11, 2010
• Thursday tech deals: AMD Phenom X4 9650 barebones kit for $400 and free shipping
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 11, 2010
• News around the web: Windows 8 Dubbed Windows.Next
  By Erik Orejuela, February 11, 2010
• Dell intros IPS-equipped, high resolution 27" display
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 10, 2010
• Kingston intros mainstream TRIM-equipped SSDNow V
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 10, 2010
• Windows Live Messenger reaches 300 million people
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 10, 2010
• Apple iPad pre-orders overwhelm Norwegian resellers
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 10, 2010
• Google to offer ultra-fast broadband in select markets
  By Jose Vilches, February 10, 2010
• Logitech keyboard, mouse combo touts 3-year battery
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 10, 2010
• Opera to unveil iPhone browser next week
  By Jose Vilches, February 10, 2010
• Micron to acquire flash memory maker Numonyx
  By Jose Vilches, February 10, 2010
• Tech Tip of the Week: Maximize SSD Performance with the SSD Tweak Utility
  By Julio Franco, February 10, 2010
• News around the web: Hacker gets DARPA job
  By Erik Orejuela, February 10, 2010
• Lenovo shows new budget workstation, ThinkStation E20
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 09, 2010
• Seagate unveils 2.5" 600GB 10K-RPM enterprise HDD
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 09, 2010
• Intel Core i5-based MacBook Pros coming soon?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 09, 2010
• WiLink 7.0 packs WLAN, GPS, Bluetooth, and FM transmit/receive in one chip
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 09, 2010
• Google intros Buzz, a social media app for Gmail
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 09, 2010
• Microsoft: Windows 7 battery alert feature works fine, check your batteries
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 09, 2010
• AMD talks up its first Fusion chip, the Llano APU
  By Jose Vilches, February 09, 2010
• Nvidia automates switchable mobile graphics with Optimus
  By Jose Vilches, February 09, 2010
• News around the web: The Real-Time Revolution
  By Erik Orejuela, February 09, 2010
• ATI Radeon HD 5570 Review
  By Julio Franco, February 08, 2010
• Netflix to roll out 1080p streaming later this year
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 08, 2010
• Google to launch Twitter-like service for Gmail
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 08, 2010
• Intel unveils Itanium 9300 series enterprise processors
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 08, 2010
• AMD's six-core Thuban to have feature like Turbo Boost?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 08, 2010
• Sharp and Samsung end LCD patent suits with cross-licensing agreement
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 08, 2010
• China closes major hacker ring, arrests three members
  By Jose Vilches, February 08, 2010
• IBM launches next generation Power 7 CPU, servers
  By Julio Franco, February 08, 2010
• Windows 7 overtakes Vista among enthusiasts, plus other interesting trends
  By Julio Franco, February 08, 2010
• News around the web: Twitpics in Space
  By Erik Orejuela, February 08, 2010
• Microsoft rumored to showcase Windows Mobile 7 next week with Zune-like interface
  By Julio Franco, February 08, 2010
• Weekend tech reading: Microsoft to patch 17-year-old bug
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 06, 2010
• Steam weekend sale: Far Cry Complete for $14.99
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 05, 2010
• LGA 775 holds 77% share in 2009, 50% 2010
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 05, 2010
• Microsoft axes Xbox Live for first-gen consoles, games
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 05, 2010
• Patch Tuesday to plug 26 holes in Windows and Office
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 05, 2010
• Dell Precision M6500 gets dual-core Intel CPUs, USB 3.0
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 05, 2010
• News around the web: Google Lets Kids Design Logo
  By Erik Orejuela, February 05, 2010
• TechSpot's PC Buying Guide: Always up to date!
  By Julio Franco, February 05, 2010
• Amazon gearing up to take on Apple's iPad?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 04, 2010
• Corsair preps a range of new 2.5" and 3.5" SSDs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 04, 2010
• HP quietly intros $600 Core i3-equipped G62T laptop
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 04, 2010
• AT&T clears SlingPlayer Mobile for use on 3G network
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 04, 2010
• Asus aims to outsell Toshiba and Lenovo in laptop sector
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 04, 2010
• MSI intros CX620, CR620 mid-range notebooks
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 04, 2010
• ATI Radeon 5450 Review
  By Julio Franco, February 04, 2010
• News around the web: Sending messages by light
  By Erik Orejuela, February 04, 2010
• Office 2010 hits RC, Windows 8 planned for July 2011
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 03, 2010
• Microsoft investigating Windows 7 battery alert bug
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 03, 2010
• HP TouchSmart 600 Quad upgrades to Core i7
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 03, 2010
• LG announces new ultra-slim LED-backlit monitors
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 03, 2010
• News around the web: Next X-Prize
  By Erik Orejuela, February 03, 2010
• Fujitsu T900 tablet, UH900 UMPC reach the US
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 03, 2010
• Tech Tip of the Week: Effortless Ways to Download Video Content from YouTube and Other Sites
  By Julio Franco, February 03, 2010
• Gateway intros new gaming and media-friendly PCs
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 02, 2010
• Tuesday tech deals: $150 off 16" Core i5 Toshiba laptop
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 02, 2010
• Samsung intros $180, 2TB EcoGreen hard drive
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 02, 2010
• Dell intros business-minded ultrathin Latitude 13
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 02, 2010
• Intel prepping 3.2GHz six-core i7-970 for Q3?
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 02, 2010
• Toshiba considering exiting LCD display market
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 02, 2010
• News around the web: Make Your Web Site 'Groovy'
  By Erik Orejuela, February 02, 2010
• Rumor: Apple halts production of 27-inch iMacs to fix numerous display issues
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 02, 2010
• Chrome usage on the rise, Windows 7 now over 10%
  By Julio Franco, February 02, 2010
• Windows 7 RC1 expires on June, reboots next month
  By Julio Franco, February 02, 2010
• Alienware M11x available for preorder, specs revealed
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 01, 2010
• Samsung intros 30nm, low-power DDR3 memory
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 01, 2010
• Microsoft to launch 250GB Xbox 360 HDD next month
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 01, 2010
• Acer introduces 23.6-inch 120Hz 3D-ready LCD monitor
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 01, 2010
• HP EliteBook to get next-gen ATI FirePro graphics
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 01, 2010
• Microsoft intros SideWinder X4 gaming keyboard
  By Matthew DeCarlo, February 01, 2010
• Intel, Micron announce 25nm NAND flash breakthrough
  By Julio Franco, February 01, 2010
• News around the web: Are You a C.E.O. of Something?
  By Erik Orejuela, February 01, 2010
• Blog: On the Apple iPad and its real shortcomings
  By Jose Vilches, February 01, 2010