Chad Weirick
Chad Weirick
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As with all rumors, take the following story with a grain of salt until we can receive official confirmation or denial from either AMD or IBM.Whenever AMD shares are low enough the buyout rumors begin. The name IBM is often tossed around as a potential buyer, but it seems unlikely considering their focus on software over hardware recently. ...
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We've been hearing that SP1 has been nearly ready for release for quite a while now, so when can we expect to see it? Perhaps in a few weeks.“Through its public relations agency today, Microsoft declined to comment on the Feb. 15 date beyond reiterating the software would be available in the first quarter. Still, several sources who...
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Apple stocks tumbled 11% post-MacWorld, perhaps as a result of nothing more impressive than the MacBook Air to show off this year. That's not to say that the MacBook Air isn't impressive, but it's hard to outdo the announcement of the iPhone and Apple TV with a thin & light laptop that doesn't really cater to either the college crowd...
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As with all rumors, please take the following news item with a grain of salt until we can receive official confirmation or denial from Apple or NBC Universal.NBC and Apple parted ways after negotiations broke down between the two companies last year over an alleged pricing dispute. NBC has since explored numerous distribution options,...
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It's been more than a year since Intel demonstrated their Kentsfield CPUs running Remedy's upcoming Alan Wake. At the time the world got its first glimpse of what a quad-core ready game could be like, and there were plenty of oooohs and aaaahhhs to go around.Now that quad-core CPUs are here and reasonably priced, and Vista with its DX...
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In 2006 IBM settled a lawsuit brought by employees claiming they were denied overtime pay for some $65 million. It appears that IBM is attempting to punish those same workers by cutting their base salary by 15 percent.“IBM spokesman Fred McNeese said the move would not save the company any money, because the affected employees generally...
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As with all rumors, please take the following news item with a grain of salt until we can receive official confirmation or denial from Yahoo.Yahoo may be attempting to break into the MP3 download business sometime in 2008. At this stage it appears that Yahoo is in preliminary talks with various players in the music industry, and nothing...
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CPU sales continue to break new records, with an overall growth of 8.5% in the fourth quarter of 2007. That's great news by itself, but there's an interesting breakdown on growth that shows some interesting facts:“Shipments of processors designed for PC servers stood out in the quarter, growing 17% sequentially. Shipments of processors...
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Apple's multi-touch technology is so popular among "the rest of us" that it seems destined to replace all existing laptop pointing devices shortly:“The next models to receive the oversized trackpads will be updated 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro models due for an introduction in the next several weeks, people familiar with the company's 2008...
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As with all rumors please take the following news item with a grain of salt until we get official confirmation or denial from Intel.It looks like the world of budget dual-core Intel chips is going to get a lot better in 2Q08:“Intel is planning to launch E1400 with a core frequency of 2GHz, 800MHz FSB, L2 cache of 512KB, and maximum TDP of...
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Sometimes it pays to keep a low profile. Navy and Air Force pilots refer to it as flying under the radar, but IT people refer to the concept as security via obscurity. No matter what you call it, the idea is simple: if you don't draw attention to yourself, you should end up with less problems.In the world of malware this more or...
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It appears that disgruntled consumers and consumer rights groups aren't the only ones upset with Comcast:“Describing Comcast's management and board supervision as a "Comcastrophe" _ playing off its advertising tagline of "Comcastic" _ Chieftain Capital Management Inc. in New York wants better shareholder returns from the cable company.”Chieftan...
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It isn't surprising that consumers were a bit worried about the battery replacements for the thin & light MacBook Air after the battery fiasco with the iPhone. Apple has announced a battery replacement program for the Air, but the good news is that any defective battery will be replaced for free within the 1-year warranty period:“If...
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As with all rumors, please take the following news story with a grain of salt until we can get official confirmation or denial from ASUS.While we already reported that ASUS is already preparing a next-generation Eee PC, one of the newest rumors suggests that at least one variant will support a touch screen. It is possible that utilizing...
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Palm has a gift for Vista users to help celebrate the operating system's first birthday: an 'final' desktop synchronization kit. It should be noted that Palm has offered a beta of this software since summertime, but the final revision still lacks a few features such a the Quick Install tool and the ability to synch e-mail over a USB...
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We've said it before, and we'll say it again: keeping sensitive data on a laptop is bad enough, but keeping it in an unencrypted laptop is nigh unforgivable. Yet organizations continue to place large amounts of unencrypted personal information on thief-friendly laptops.Today's example comes from Tennessee of all places:.“County officials say...
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GE Money misplaced a backup tape with about 650,000 customer's personal credit information. There are two additional facts that make this particularly noteworthy.First is that GE Money handles the credit information of more than 100 retailers including JC Penney. Without knowing the names of the other retailers, it isn't possible...
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While the Apple MacBook Air has been the source of some buzz, it certainly didn't make waves like the ASUS Eee PC did during 2007. While the two laptops are in completely different leagues, it appears that some just can't help but compare the two. The biggest surprise is that Apple's new “ultra”-portable laptop didn't win hands-down:"After...
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As with all rumors, take this story with a grain of salt until we can bring you confirmation or denial directly from AMD.Being seen in green is the way to earn green, and get out of the black, at least that's the thinking in today's tech industry. As as result we're hearing rumors that AMD is already prepping a series of low-power Phenoms,...
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Laptops sales have been on the rise for several years now, and many have been wondering if or when they'll eventually exceed desktop sales. While we don't have a crystal ball, we do know that hard disk manufacturer Seagate believes that they will ship more hard drives for laptops than desktops in 2011:“Recent market data analysis from...
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Despite being able to buy unlocked iPhones in many cities at third party importers, it seems that there will be no official iPhone for China at this time. This could be the product of putting a partially government owned telecom in the same room with a reportedly stubborn electronics dealer and expecting them to hammer out an agreement.The...
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As with all rumors, please take the following news item with a grain of salt until we can receive official confirmation or denial from Intel.It seems that AMD might have a few more months to get their high-end Phenoms ready as it's being whispered that Intel is going to hold back volume shipments of the QX9770 until the Feb-March time frame.“The...
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