The worldwide smartphone market ended the quarter and the year on a high note, with vendors shipping record volumes of units. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped Continue reading “Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Increase – Pass Up PC Sales Numbers!”. …more
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Feb. 8, 2011 at 4:30pm
Mark Zuckerberg, who is best known for creating the social networking site Facebook, has filed for a restraining order against a stalker that he picked up off the website that he himself created. Sounds like Continue reading “Mark Zuckerberg Has His Own Special Facebook Stalker”. …more
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Feb. 8, 2011 at 2:04pm
Plextor has just announced the immediate U.S. availability of its new M2 Series SSD. Supporting the latest SATA 6Gb/s, the M2 Series SSD is currently one of the fastest SSDs available in the market. Utilizing Continue reading “Plextor M2 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive Launched – Marvell 88SS9174 Controller”. …more
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Feb. 8, 2011 at 10:03am
Mozilla has yet to officially announce Firefox 4 Beta 11, but it has been released and you can download it now. The software includes no major new features (with the exception of the integrated do-not-track Continue reading “Mozilla Releases Firefox 4.0 Beta 11”. …more
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Feb. 8, 2011 at 9:31am
The Wall Street Journal has reported that HTC Corp. has invested $40 million in U.S.-based on-demand games company Onlive Inc. HTC’s investment in OnLive will be used to help it deliver more games to players Continue reading “HTC Sinks $40 Million Into Cloud Gaming Company Onlive”. …more
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Feb. 8, 2011 at 9:07am
After having swept through the global market with the dominating N460GTX Hawk, world-renowned graphics card and mainboard manufacturer MSI announces the next-generation Hawk series, the R6870 Hawk graphics card. Equipped with the advanced Twin Frozr Continue reading “MSI R6870 Hawk Video Card Announced with Propeller Blade technology”. …more
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Feb. 8, 2011 at 8:54am
HP today revealed a redesigned consumer notebook PC portfolio that enhances the user experience with sleek looks and the latest technologies. With updates across the HP Pavilion line, the new notebooks draw inspiration from culture, Continue reading “HP Unveils New Designs for Consumer Notebook PCs”. …more
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Feb. 8, 2011 at 8:49am
MSI today announced the all new N580GTX HydroGen equipped with MSI’s proprietary HydroGen all copper waterblock and NVIDIA Geforce GTX 580’s top of the line graphics core. The HydroGen waterblock is MSI’s industry-leading graphics card Continue reading “MSI Unveils the N580GTX HydroGen’s All Copper Waterblock”. …more
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Feb. 8, 2011 at 8:43am
SAPPHIRE Technology has just launched a new TV tuner card with a difference – the SAPPHIRE HD 5570 XtendTV card. The SAPPHIRE HD 5570 XtendTV card is a single slot PCI-Express graphics card with 1GB Continue reading “SAPPHIRE Launches AMD Radeon HD 5570 XtendTV Tuner Card”. …more
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Feb. 8, 2011 at 8:39am
On January 31, 2011, Intel disclosed a design issue with a support chip, the Intel 6 Series Chipset that has the potential to impact certain PC system configurations. Intel subsequently initiated extensive discussions with computer Continue reading “Revised Intel 6 Series Chipset Coming Out Mid-Month – B3 Steppings Already!”. …more
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Feb. 7, 2011 at 5:13pm
History was made last night on FOX when Super Bowl XLV became the most-watched U.S. television program ever, and FOX became the first network ever to exceed 100 million viewers (100.9 million) for a night Continue reading “Super Bowl XLV Is Most-Watched Program in TV History”. …more
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Feb. 7, 2011 at 3:32pm
The analyst firm Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment(FADE) recently announced that Valve’s PC distribution platform was just shy $1 billion in revenues in 2010 according to their estimates. Estimated revenues were estimated at $970 million Continue reading “Steam Brings in Nearly $1 Billion in Revenue During 2010”. …more
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Feb. 7, 2011 at 2:42pm
Blizzard today announced plans for its sixth BlizzCon gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, 2011. BlizzCon is a celebration of Continue reading “BlizzCon 2011 Announced – October 21-22, 2011 in Anaheim, California”. …more
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Feb. 7, 2011 at 11:05am
AOL announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Huffington Post for $315 million! This is interesting news as AOL owns sites like Engadget and TechCrunch and it looks like Continue reading “AOL to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million”. …more
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Feb. 7, 2011 at 9:45am
HP today unveiled its first touchscreen desktop PCs to feature a 60-degree reclining display, enabling users to adjust the displays position for a comfortable user experience. With a sleek, clean appearance, the new HP TouchSmart610 Continue reading “HP Shows Off New TouchSmart PC with 60-degree Reclining Display”. …more
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Feb. 7, 2011 at 9:30am