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You could argue that the economy is still rebounding, but not if you're Intel. The chip giant is raking in money like it's no big thing, with second quarter earnings showing a revenue score of $13.5 billion. That's right. $13.5 billion earned in a single quarter. Must be nice to be the king...
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Suddenly, Yahoo is a hot topic. Despite years of languishing, the search / media portal is now in the forefront of minds in Silicon Valley thanks to one particular lady: Marissa Mayer. Moving over from Google to Yahoo is a big deal, and...
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If you're a NOOK user, you just got another way read your NOOK ebooks. If you're not a NOOK user, Barnes & Noble has a new way to reel you in. This morning, B&N announced the NOOK for Web, which lets you browse and read books from any computer's Internet browser. To bring you into the...
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If you haven't yet retired your old Windows XP or Vista operating system, Microsoft would like to encourage you to do so now. The Customer Preview of Microsoft Office 2013 is designed for Windows 7 and 8 operating systems and won't...
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In the press release announcing NXP’s new audio system that portends to jack up the output power of tiny mobile device speakers by a factor of 5, NXP director of marketing Shawn Scarlett hit the nail on the head with this quote:...
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In this latest episode of HotHardware’s Two and Half Geek, Iyaz and Marco talk about the Ouya Android Game Console, the HTC EVO 4G LTE Android Smartphone for the Spring network, Dell’s shiny new Inspiron 14z Ultrabook, and...
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T-Mobile is targeting business travelers with a new plan that promises unlimited international data roaming for a set fee. The new T-Mobile Open Europe plan provides unlimited data (though only the first 500MB will be at full-speed) within 28 European countries for a set rate of $50 per line...
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Lian Li announced a new brushed aluminum EATX supported chassis in the form of the PC-X2000FN. This chassis features three separate compartments to help with organization. The top section holds 5.25-inch, 3.5-inch, and 2.5-inch drives, the...
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ADATA’s XPG Gaming v.2.0 series DDR3 memory has a new top dog with the introduction of an 8GB DRR3-2400G kit (4GB x 2), which the company says was designed to complement Intel’s 3rd-generation Ivy Bridge processors and Z77...
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Call Google+ a ghost town if you wish, but in terms of customer satisfaction, it's standing head and shoulders above Facebook, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Business Report released on Tuesday. The report...
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If you're serious about storage chores, there's really no choice but to get NASty with your setup. Luckily for you, there are more options than ever (several of which we'll be examining in detail in an upcoming roundup -- stay tuned!), and...
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Mmm, Steam'd penguins. Sounds delightful, doesn't it? Good news, Linux fans -- the developers at Valve are hard at work cooking up a version of the Steam game platform to serve up to the open-source community, along with a side dish of the...
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Perhaps you've heard the rumor that Apple is getting ready to launch its new iPhone device on August 7th (or thereabouts depending on which rumor mill you happened to walk by). No? Let us clue you in on the latest chatter. A website is...
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Remember the days when U.S. carriers thought it may be wise to offer underpowered netbooks for slightly reduced prices if purchased alongside a two-year data contract? Good thing that's no longer a fad, but clearly Sprint isn't quite over...
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Guess what? Now, even T-Mobile USA has a phablet to offer. Samsung's Galaxy Note, which has done quite well on AT&T and on a global scale, is now available on that other GSM carrier in the U.S. The Note will launch on T-Mob running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), the company's Premium...
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Amazon's long battle against any law that would require it to pay sales taxes may finally be coming to an end. For years, Amazon has benefited from tax exemptions banning the collection of sales tax from online vendors, while competing...
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Good products at lower prices? That's always a plus, particularly when we're talking about some of favorite devices on the planet: solid state drives. Intel has shown to produce high quality goods in the SSD arena, but slowly and surely, SSD prices are falling. In order to keep pace with...
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If you’ve never explored the wonderful world of MAKE Magazine, you’re missing out. The site is brimming with incredibly fun and creative ideas for everything from oddball toys to serious DIY creations such as vehicles. The...
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If some new tweaks to the Android Steam Mobile app are any indication, Valve may be headed towards selling non-gaming apps via Android. That's speculation at the moment, as Valve hasn't provided any details that might explain why categories such as Accounting and Audio Production recently...
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It seems a mite ridiculous that Apple doesn’t have a 7-inch version of the iPad yet; almost all of its competitors in the tablet market offer smaller slates, and for as dominant as the iPad has been, it’s in danger of being...
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In early 2011, Robert Murdoch's News Corp took the wraps off The Daily, a new, iPad-centric newspaper that was supposed to revolutionize the digital news business. Murdoch himself described the paper as "unique mix of text, photography...
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ViewSonic announced a new high performance, energy efficient display in the form of the VX2703mh-LED.This 27-inch widescreen LED monitor features a thin bezel design as well as HDMI, DVI and VGA inputs with HDCP support. The VX2703mh-LED...
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