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We're already aware that on Monday Amazon.com will most likely be announcing Kindle 2. But will they also be announcing software for smartphones that will allow users to download, buy, and read Kindle books? The New York Times says that Amazon.com has confirmed that they are working on such software. According to Drew Herdener, a spokesman...
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Japanese electronics manufacturer Pioneer is considering various options regarding its flat panel TV business as a result of increasing losses. One option is for the company to terminate in-house TV production entirely. Even after Japan's Nikkei newspaper claimed Pioneer plans to pull out of the television market entirely, a Pioneer spokesman...
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Like it or not, the deed has been done. The digital TV transition in America has officially been put on hold until June 12, 2009, but sadly, things still aren't cut and dry. After the new date was proposed, then rejected, then finally pushed through, a provision was included that would allow broadcast stations to still switch off their analog...
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February 9th is still hours away, but there's little doubt about what Amazon will unveil this coming Monday at a library in New York. A whole gaggle of rather official looking press images have surfaced in the run-up to the event, and they sure look convincing. At this point, it would actually be a shock if Jeff Bezos didn't introduce the...
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Video:ASUS P5N7A-VM GeForce 9300 mATX Motherboard Review @ Bigbruin.comXFX GeForce 9800 GT 512MB XXX Edition @ bit-techMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte EP45T-Extreme Motherboard and Pulse Smartpen @ iXBTAsus M3A78-T (AM2+) Motherboard @ CPU3DMemory and Storage:Western Digital Velociraptor @ t-breakCorsair Dominator 3x2GB PC3-12800 C8 DDR3...
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Those who swear by Gmail are probably still reveling from the addition of Offline support, and while we're certain that those responsible for making the application better could've taken a rest for at least a fortnight or so, they'd rather keep the hits coming. Announced this week, Google has added Multiple Inboxes, which is described as a...
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One of the ways AMD tests ATI Mobility Radeon GPUs, without having to design and build numerous mobile reference cards that fit in multiple notebook form factors, is to produce fully-loaded, custom reference cards that'll fit into standard PCI Express x16 slots. The cards won't be used in any actual retail product, but they allow AMD to test...
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In an effort to compete with manufacturers such as OCZ and G.Skill, Intel has announced price cuts for its lineup of SLC (Single Level Cell) and MLC (Multi Level Cell) Solid State Drives. The global economic slump and lower sales are key reasons for the price cut. However, decreases in NAND flash prices are also helping to lower the...
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CyberPower Announces AMD Phenom II X4-Based Dragon Gaming Desktop PCs BALDWIN PARK, CA (February 6, 2009) – CyberPower Inc., a manufacturer of custom gaming machines, notebook systems, and high performance workstations, today announced its Gamer Dragon series - a family of custom-built, high-def desktop workstations based on AMD’s new Phenom...
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Microsoft has provided the world with a sneak peek at its upcoming online synchronization service for Windows Mobile. Some know this service as SkyBox. The service won’t be called SkyBox, however. Instead, it will be called My Phone. The website for the service (getskybox.com) was live earlier but appears down now. The site isn’t fully functional...
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As Gaming Notebooks go, there are always going to be trade-offs to make and a balance to strike between performance, weight, and cost. The Asus G50Vt strikes a happy medium, weighing in at 7.5lbs and around $949 at retail outlets like Best Buy with higher-end SKUs online. Our system, powered by a Core 2 Duo P8400 at 2.26GHz and...
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Microsoft has quietly begun adding Fix-it buttons to some of their Knowledge Base articles. The Fix-it buttons run a script which will automatically fix the problem associated in the KB article, according to a Beyond Binary report. There are only a limited number of KB articles which have such a button; around 100 or so. But assuming you trust...
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While many may gloss over this discontinuation while focusing on the plethora of other pullouts in the industry, this one's pretty significant in the world of hard disk drives. Fujitsu, a long time player in the HDD head business, has recently decided that it would be best if it let its rivals forge ahead without it jockeying for position....
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Synopsis: As Gaming Notebooks go, there are always going to be trade-offs to make and a balance to strike between performance, weight, and cost. The Asus G50Vt strikes a happy medium, weighing in at 7.5lbs and around $949 at retail outlets like Best Buy with higher-end SKUs online. Our system, powered by a Core 2 Duo P8400...
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Who knew? Netflix -- the company famous for its by-mail DVD rentals -- is surging ahead of competitors, and while the tried and true red envelope approach is certainly to thank, it's the online streaming that has really taken the world by storm. In an effort to instantly gratify those looking for entertainment inside the home, Netflix has...
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Imagine, if you will, having a basic checkup without even having to go to your doctor's office.It's not quite so extreme, but a partnership between IBM and Google makes that concept seem, perhaps, not so far-fetched. With software deveoped by IBM and Google Heath's medical record database, a patient's vital stats - heart rate, blood pressure,...
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Whether you’re looking for a way to cut costs or you simply want to do what’s right for the environment, going green certainly seems to be a hot topic in today’s society. Not to be left out of the earth-friendly party, Hitachi is the latest hard drive manufacturer to go green. Hitachi recently announced the fourth-generation of its CinemaStar...
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Not even a week after Britain promised to provide its entire nation with broadband access over the next few years, South Korea has introduced a similar plan in order to keep up with the proverbial Joneses. According to a new plan from the Korea Communications Commission, it's looking to improve the nation's already stellar IT infrastructure....
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Power Tools. Just in Time for Valentine’s Day. XFX Releases the Radeon HD 4870 X2 Graphics Card. Ontario, Calif., – Love is power, if you’re a gamer, that is. Which is why if you—or the object of your affection—is into speed, power, or better yet, the most amazing combination of both, the new XFX Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics card is truly...
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Intel's Itanium processor has been around for what feels like ages, but clearly the chip maker isn't ready to retire the name and move on to something different just yet. We've just learned that the latest iteration of the Itanium, which has been codenamed Tukwila, won't begin shipping as soon as previously expected. According to a company...
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Only one day after Google has released its social networking, location-aware application, Google Latitude, a privacy advocacy group is claiming that Google Latitude has "a fundamental design problem that could substantially endanger user privacy." Even though Google Latitude is designed to minimize privacy risks, Privacy International claims...
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Last year, Time Warner Cable became the first major U.S. Internet service provider to charge customers depending on the amount of bandwidth they used each month. Although initially just a trial, the test in Beaumont, Texas apparently went so well that the company is looking to expand the test to four more undisclosed markets in order to better...
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