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Latest News - October 2011
- Origin PC Releases Two New CPU Coolers: FROSTBYTE and CRYOGENIC
- Oracle Unveils New Hardware
- HotHardware's Labor Day Gaming System Giveaway Winner!
- Leaked Slide Claims To Spill Details On Next-Gen Bulldozer Processor
- Adobe Announces Creative Cloud
- Sony Refreshes Vaio S Series Laptops
- How Much Money is Amazon Losing on the Kindle Fire Tablet?
- Rise of the Multi-Core Mesh Munchkins: Adapteva Announces New Epiphany Processor
- T-Mobile And Walmart Offer Contract-Free 4G Service
- Best Buy Slashes Price Of HTC Flyer Tablet
- 3D Monitor Shoot-Out: Acer HN274H and ViewSonic V3D245
- AT&T Wireless Begins Warning Top Users of Possible Throttling
- LG's Optimus Slider Gets Affordable: $200 Off-Contract On Virgin Mobile
- Super Talent's USB 3.0 POD Enclosure Gives Your Lonely 2.5" HDD A Home
- IBM And Streetline Look To Make City Parking Smarter
- Sony Could Stop Paying For 3D Glasses... Will You Pick Up The Tab?
- Hardware Roundup
- Firefox 8 Beta with Twitter Search Now Available for Download
- iTunes Beta 9 Outs the iPhone 4S
- Hardware Roundup
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All News for October 2011
Cool is never cold enough, now is it? Now when you're pushing your CPU to the brink of melting, anyway. ORIGIN PC has just introduced their new customizable liquid cooling Frostbyte and Cryogenic solutions, aiming to suit "any configuration." These newcomers are available now for the company's potent line of gaming...
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It’s been a busy day for Oracle; at its OpenWorld conference, the company announced new hardware including the Oracle Big Data Appliance, Sun ZFS Storage Appliances, and Oracle Exalytics Business Intelligence Machine. The Big Data Appliance is designed to handle--well, Big Data. Oracle describes the concept of Big Data thusly: “Weblogs,...
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To commemorate the Labor Day holiday, HotHardware.com and our friends at NZXT, NVIDIA, EVGA, Asus, Intel, Gigabyte and Patriot teamed up to put together one heck of monster give-away! This time around readers had a chance to win an Intel Core i5-2400S-infused, custom-built gaming rig with 8GB of Patriot DDR3 RAM, a Patriot Pyro SSD, a Gigabyte
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A slide leaked to occasionally-accurate Turkish website Donahim Haber purports to showcase some of the features of AMD's next-generation Bulldozer core, codenamed 'Piledriver.' This is the same CPU core the company's upcoming 'Trinity' mobile APU will be based on. Other leaked slides have implied that Trinity...
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Adobe has delivered a number of announcements at its MAX 2011 conference, including partnerships, acquisitions, and new products. Arguably the most compelling of the bunch is the company’s new Creative Cloud, which is essentially hosted versions of many of its most popular content creation software, including Photoshop, InDesign, and...
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While you were kicking back watching the New England Patriots thrash the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, Sony spent the weekend welcoming a pair of new laptops to its Vaio S line. New additions include the 15.5-inch Sony Vaio and the 13.3-inch Vaio SA, both of which start at just shy of a grand and sport most of the same hardware. Regardless of...
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Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet figures to be a hugely successful device. How much of a success is yet to be determined, but there's certainly a lot of buzz surrounding Amazon's entry into the tablet market. That's what happens when you undercut the competition with a $199 slate without neutering the hardware. Sure, it's a 7-inch slate, but it's...
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Many-core processors are apparently the new black for 2011. Intel continues to work on both its single chip cloud computer and Knights Corner, Tilera made headlines earlier this year, and now a new company, Adapteva, has announced its own entry into the field. Epiphany Block Diagram - Source: Adapteva The Epiphany...
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If you've been longing for 4G service but aren't sure you want to make a commitment to a one- or two-year plan, then a new offering from Walmart and T-Mobile may be what you're looking for. In a little less than two weeks, you'll be able to sign up for a $30 unlimited web and text monthly 4G prepaid service plan from T-Mobile. This plan will...
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There's lots of competition in the tablet space these days. With the recent announcement of the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire tablet, it seems that manufacturers and retailers are thinking more and more about lower-priced tablets. Earlier this year, the fire sale on the HP TouchPad had these tablets flying off the shelves. We've also watched prices...
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There's no question about it: 3D technology is HOT right now. Whether you're ready to hop on the bandwagon or just want to keep on top of what's out there, there are two new monitors that should be on your radar, the 27” Acer HN274H and 23.6” ViewSonic V3D245. Both of these 3D monitors feature embedded 3D emitters designed for...
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AT&T said it was going to start a throttling or "network optimization" program on Oct. 1, and it wasn't kidding. The nation's second largest wireless carrier has begun sending out warning messages via SMS to the top 5 percent of data users on its network. The text message alerts those affected that they are among...
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Who says that you need a post-paid contract in order to get a decent smartphone? A few years back, you did, but things have changed dramatically. Now, some smartphones are trickling down to pre-paid carriers, with yesterdays "greatest" on the post-paid side becoming today's "good enough" on the pre-paid side. LG's...
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Looking for a new hard drive enclosure, perhaps one that understands USB 3.0? You're in lucky. Super Talent has just announced a new USB 3.0 Storage POD that will bring your existing HDD into the world of SuperSpeed with this DIY kit. You simply pop any 2.5" HDD or SSD into the kit, and then take advantage of the USB...
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Annoyed with the amount of traffic rolling through your city? Can't get over the awful parking issues? You aren't alone. In a bid to continue making the world a smarter place, IBM has teamed up with Streetline in order to address a huge, still-unsolved city issue: parking. The collaboration is set to help cities of all sizes reduce congestion,...
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Could the days of free 3D glasses at the cinema be numbered? Perhaps. As with most things trying hard to break into a market, Sony's movie studio had been footing the bill for the 3D glasses that were being distributed before 3D films. Seeing a 3D flick already cost more than a 2D flick, leaving many feeling as if...
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Video: [Tech ARP] Mobile GPU Comparison Guide Rev. 11.9 PowerColor Radeon HD 6770 PCS+ Vortex II Graphics Card Review @ eTeknix.com Motherboards and Chipsets: A55F-A Review @ t-break Processors: Intel Core I3 2120 vs AMD Phenom II X2 560 Review by Ultimate Hardware Memory and Storage: Kingston Wi-Drive Portable Wireless Storage 16GB Review...
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No sooner did Mozilla release its Firefox 7 browser to the public in final form, the browser maker has now made available the next version in beta trim. Such is the way it goes with Mozilla's recently adopted rapid release schedule. Should you rush out and grab the Firefox 8 beta before the paint has even had a chance...
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You might expect that since Apple has announced the date of its iPhone introduction, that all the rumors would die down. We, on the other hand, expected the opposite, and that's what seems to be happening. Cases for both the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 have appeared in AT&T stores. In addition, screenshots of AT&T's inventory system showed...
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Video: Sapphire 6850 Vapor-X @ PureOverclock Motherboards and Chipsets: Sapphire A75 Pure Platinum Mainboard Review @ Rage3D.com ASUS F1A75-I Deluxe (A75) Motherboard Review @ Tweaktown Memory and Storage: Patriot Pyro 120GB Solid State Drive Review @ APH Networks Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Drive Review @ eTeknix.com Power: In Win Glacier...
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We've been big fans of innovation in storage for, well, ever. It's usually the bottleneck in modern day systems, and with the advent of NAND / SSD / DRAM, things have been moving in the right direction. But coming up with the perfect solution using what's on the market today is still tough; options are somewhat...
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Sony Ericsson may not be the handset power house that they used to be, particularly in the U.S., but their designs are still as sleek as ever. The company's Xperia Ray is one of the slimmer devices to leave SE's labs of late, and the front-facing 8.1MP camera is leaps and bounds better than most rivals. Talk about...
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