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Latest News - December 2008
- Mac vs. PC - Transformers Style
- Notebooks Outsell Desktops Worldwide
- Asus Introduces AIR3 iPod HD Wireless Speakers
- Dell Confirms the Adamo (More or Less)
- Verismo Launches $99 VuNow PoD with YouTube
- Hardware RoundUp
- iGo Introduces a Green Laptop Charger
- Newest App Store Controversy: e-Books
- LG Display's New Sunlight-Illuminated LCD
- Intel Ships 160GB X25-M Solid State Disk
- Mensa Alarm Clock: Only Geniuses Need Apply
- Hardware RoundUp
- Map out your Christmas Eve shopping trip
- HP iPrint Photo Prints Photos From Your iPhone
- CyberPower Announces Power Video Series
- Microsoft Grants Windows XP another Reprieve
- The Netflix Player by Roku Now Streams HD
- The "I'm Linux" Video Contest
- Matrox Introduces PowerDesk for Mac
- Dell XPS 730x H2C Intel Core i7 Gaming System
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All News for December 2008
The news will probably be flowing a bit slower than usual for the next day or so, due to the Christmas Holiday. We'll still do our best to be here if something exciting happens, but in the meantime, I have a fun little tid-bit to share, just to kill some time.If you can make it through the absolutely horrible acting in the first minute, I...
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According to market research company, iSuppli, this is the dawning of the age of the notebook. iSuppli makes this declaration because for the first time ever, notebook shipments worldwide have exceeded desktop shipments. This paradigm shift is marked by only a difference of about 100,000 units, but it follows a long trend of declining desktop...
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The ASUS AIR3: High Definition Speakers for iPod with Internet Radio HDSS® Certified Speaker Provides Natural, Real, and Clear Sound Quality for a World of Music and Home Entertainment Taipei, Taiwan, December 23, 2008 – ASUS, world-leading provider of digital home solutions, has today launched the new ASUS AIR3, which integrates an iPod...
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We wrote earlier about the Dell Adamo, or at least, the Dell Adamo website and the various clues around the Web about what was rumored to be a MacBook Air competitor. It seems that there is now confirmation. It all started when the New York Times Bits blog noticed a blurb (since removed) at luxury lifestyle site Uptownlife.net that said:"Rumor...
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Verismo Networks and YouTube have partnered to give you the ability to watch millions of YouTube videos on your TV using the new VuNow PoD. Thanks to this handy little box, you can watch Web content on your TV without connecting it to a computer. This palm-sized device lets you access movies, global Live TV channels, user-generated content,...
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Video:HIS Radeon HD 4850 IceQ4 TurboX 512MB In Crossfire @ TweaktownIiyama ProLite E2208HDS - 22in Full HD LCD @ bit-techHIS Radeon HD 4870 ICEQ 4+ Turbo (1GB) @ CPU3DATi vs. nVIDIA: Video Transcoding @ InsideHWDell 2408WFP Monitor Review @ XbitLabsMotherboards and Chipsets:MSI Eclipse SLI Review @ OCCIntel DX58SO Smackover X58 Motherboard...
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iGo(R) Will Debut Seven Products at CES Including the First Green Laptop Charger Plus New Netbook Chargers iGo Powers Anything, Everywhere You Go SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iGo, Inc. (Nasdaq: IGOI), a leading developer of multi-device chargers for laptop computers and mobile electronic devices (e.g., mobile phones,...
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Apple's App Store has rejected an e-book over what it called "objectionable content" (meaning, the f-word, and some sexual content), citing a clause in the iPhone SDK. This is just another example of what some have called the "nightmarish" App Store approval process. The book, Knife Music, by C|Net Editor David Carnoy, was submitted using...
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The quality of laptop displays seem to get better with each product generation: Brighter screens, richer colors, faster response time, higher contrast ratios, and better viewing angles are just some of the improvements we've seen. But not matter how good a traditional laptop display looks, it typically still has at least one Achilles heel:...
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In our initial look at Intel's X25-M 80GB solid state drive, we mentioned that the company had plans to introduce 160GB variants a some point in early 2009. According to Intel's PR Chip Shots website, however, 2.5" 160GB SSDs have just begun shipping and a 1.8" model will follow shortly..."Intel is expanding its award-winning Intel X25-M and...
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Frankly, we find this to be one of the sillier things we've seen in a while, but with some friends in American Mensa we had to write about it. It's the Mensa Puzzle Alarm clock, and apparently it's been developed with the assistance of the U.K. Mensa branch. Not a genius? Move along; you'll never turn it off. Seriously, it's similar to that...
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Video:ASUS EAH4870 DK TOP 512MB Video Card @ Benchmark ReviewsAsus EAH 4830 Review @ OCCHIS Radeon HD 4870 IceQ 4+ Turbo 1GB video card review @ Elite BastardsMSI R4830-T2D512 OC Radeon HD 4830 512MB Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.orgSapphire's Watercooled Radeon HD 4870 X2 ATOMIC Edition @ TweaktownMotherboards and Chipsets:ECS A780GM-A...
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OK, you couldn't pay me enough to go shopping on Christmas Eve, though my husband loves to see all the hapless fools who waited until it was almost too late. But a new SatNav device developed in Spain might just intrigue me enough to give it a shot next year. Javier Bajo of the University of Salamanca tested it out in that city's Tormes mall...
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HP Introduces Free Photo Printing Application on Apple App Store Unlocks the power to print millions of photos PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 22, 2008 -- HP today announced HP iPrint Photo, a free application available on the Apple App store that gives iPhone and iPod touch customers the ability to easily print photos anytime, anywhere.HP iPrint...
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CyberPower Announces “Power Video” Series of HD Workstations for Professional Videographers and Amateur Video Enthusiasts BALDWIN PARK, CA (December 22, 2008) – CyberPower Inc., a leading manufacturer of custom gaming PCs, notebook systems, and HTPCs, today announced a new line of custom-built desktop workstations. CyberPower’s...
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It’s no secret that Microsoft’s Vista OS has been met with some resistance. In fact, many users are sticking with Windows XP and downgrading new PCs to XP because they prefer the older OS. Despite some users’ preferences, Microsoft was trying to phase out Windows XP in favor of Vista and its upcoming Windows 7 OS. In its efforts to phase out...
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The Neflix Player by Roku was one of first devices available to allow Netflix users to watch streaming video from Netflix's growing library of TV and movie titles available via Netflix's Watch Instantly feature. But while other devices have since also recently gained this capability, such as the XBox 360, TiVo HD DVR, and Samsung BD-P2500/BD-P2550...
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Calling all Linux users: The Linux Foundation saw the successful I’m a Mac commercials and Microsoft’s versions with Jerry Seinfeld and wants to make its own version. To do so, the foundation is holding a video contest to try to showcase what Linux means to those who use it. There’s a certain beauty to this David versus Goliath type contest:...
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Matrox Introduces PowerDesk for MacSoftware Features Enhanced Desktop Management Control Across Multiple Displays Montreal, Canada, December 22, 2008 -- Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced the availability of PowerDesk for Mac, a new desktop management software for Graphics eXpansion Modules (GXMs) used with Apple Mac systems. PowerDesk for...
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We evaluated the original Dell XPS 730 in early May, shortly after its initial release. At the time, it was Dell's latest high-end gaming machine and word on the street was that it would be the last to carry the XPS badge. Moving forward, Dell was to concentrate on their Alienware gaming brand and the XPS brand would lose its gaming focus...
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What is it with companies and teaser sites nowadays? First we have the mystery Dell Adamo site, now Sony has a site up that says on January 9th, they're going to unveil a revolutionary new VAIO. They have a countdown timer, and state that they will "change the way you look at laptops. Forever." At the same time, you can enter to win whatever...
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Turtle Beach has announced that PlayStation 3 enthusiasts can finally enjoy the same personal gaming experience as XBOX 360 gamers with the newest addition to its growing line of gaming headphones—the Ear Force PX1. By combining the Ear Force X1 headphones for amplified stereo game audio and the Audio Advantage® Amigo USB sound...
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