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- Angry Birds' developer says "piracy may not be a bad thing"
Rovio's chief executive says piracy is not necessarily bad, and can actually bring in more busi.Jan 31, 2012 10:15 PM CST - AMD's Radeon HD 7000 series roadmap leaks, HD 7990 set to take the stage
AMD's 2012 roadmap for their HD 7000 series has been leaked, expect the king to return in the form o.Jan 31, 2012 10:11 PM CST - Valve games are now available through GameStop's Impulse
Valve games such as Half Life, Portal, are available through Impulse.Jan 31, 2012 8:30 PM CST - Firefox 10.0 is now available, includes full screen apps
Firefox 10.0 is here, folks, includes full-screen apps and more.Jan 31, 2012 7:46 PM CST - Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet to get Ice Cream Sandwich in Q2 2012
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet will receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in Q2 Jan 31, 2012 4:25 AM CST - Samsung Galaxy S Advance, 1GHz dual-core CPU, Super AMOLED display and Gingerbread-equipped
Samsung releases the Galaxy S Advance, sports Super AMOLED display, 1GHz dual-core chip.Jan 31, 2012 3:23 AM CST - Microsoft begins Technical Preview of Office 15
Office 15 begins Technical Preview, open beta to come in the summer Jan 30, 2012 11:26 PM CST - Sony will be the last to announce their next-gen console, PlayStation 4 probably won't make it until sometime between 2013-2016
Sony will be the last to announce next-gen console, if 10-year life cycle continues, it could be 201.Jan 30, 2012 10:15 PM CST - Spotted: Single fan non-reference design Sapphire Radeon HD 7950
Single fan, non-reference Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 pictured.Jan 30, 2012 9:55 PM CST - Man takes some cash out from ATM, also receives a dead mouse
ATM gives man not only cash, but a dead mouse.Jan 30, 2012 3:23 AM CST - Aliens: Colonial Marines gets a new cinematic trailer, has also been delayed
Aliens: Colonial Marines gets new trailer, this time it's a cinematic trailer.Jan 30, 2012 2:14 AM CST - Nintendo: "we will launch the Wii U in Japan, the U.S., Europe and Australia in time for the year-end sales season"
Nintendo to launch Wii U in time for "year-end sales season"Jan 30, 2012 1:24 AM CST - Scratch 'n' Sniff... jeans, raspberry scented jeans are here
Naked and Famous Denim have scratch 'n' sniff jeans.Jan 27, 2012 6:20 AM CST - RumorTT: Xbox 720/Next to have Blu-ray, Kinect 2, won't play used games
RumorTT: Xbox 720/Next to ship with Blu-ray, Kinect 2.Jan 27, 2012 4:25 AM CST - OMGTT: PowerVR are making a PC comeback, releasing PCI-Express GPGPU card that provides real-time ray-tracing
PowerVR are coming back, will release a real-time, ray-tracing GPGPU PCI-Express card.Jan 26, 2012 2:20 AM CST - Obama thinks Americans should support the 'next Steve Jobs'
President Obama gives State of the Union speech, says Americans should support "the next Steve Jobs"Jan 26, 2012 1:21 AM CST - VLC gets encrypted Blu-ray playback capabilities thanks to a 'hack'
VLC 'hack' allows playback of encrypted Blu-ray's.Jan 25, 2012 11:14 PM CST - MegaUpload's Kim Dotcom used to be No. 1 on Modern Warfare 3, has dropped to No. 2 since being arrested
Kim Dotcom of MegaUpload fame lost his No. 1 position in Modern Warfare 3.Jan 25, 2012 8:26 PM CST - 1000 player FPS battle happening this Sunday, want to help create a World Record?
Much Different are gunning for a World Record, 1000 player FPS battle.Jan 25, 2012 7:04 PM CST - RumorTT: Xbox 720/Next to be six times as powerful as current-gen consoles
RumorTT: Xbox 720/Next to be just six times as powerful as current-gen consoles, sports a Radeon HD Jan 24, 2012 11:13 PM CST - Battlefield 3's Community Manager says there is "new stuff" coming for Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3's Community Manager, Daniel Matros, says there is "new stuff" coming for Battlefield 3.Jan 24, 2012 7:38 PM CST - AMD-powered tablet shows off Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich shown off on AMD-powered tablet.Jan 24, 2012 7:28 AM CST - Samsung updates firmware of SSD 830 Series, fixed BSOD issues
Samsung release firmware for SSD 830 series, BSOD issues are gone.Jan 24, 2012 6:18 AM CST - Skyrim 1.4 beta patch, lots and lots of improvements
Skyrim gets 1.4 beta patch, includes slew of new updates and more specifically "improved compiler op.Jan 24, 2012 3:20 AM CST - The average Silicon Valley Tech salary has passed $100k
$100,000 is the average wage of Silicon Valley Tech workers.Jan 24, 2012 1:26 AM CST - Windows 8 will include simplified wireless connectivity configuration
Windows 8 will make mobile broadband and wireless connections easier to set up.Jan 24, 2012 12:28 AM CST - Biggest solar flare since 2005 is happening right now
A solar Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is travelling toward us at 1,400 miles per second.Jan 23, 2012 8:49 PM CST - TRIM Enabler 2.0 for OS X Lion is now available
TRIM Enabler 2.0 for OS X Lion has been released, keeps your SSD running nice and smooth.Jan 23, 2012 2:23 AM CST - Thecus Upgrades Its 32-bit Firmware to V5.02.02
Thecus update its 32-bit Firmware to V5.02.02.Jan 22, 2012 10:49 PM CST - 28nm at TSMC and GlobalFoundries are going through teething issues, wakes up during the night screaming
28nm tech having issues at TSMC, GlobalFoundries, does this explain the lack of HD 7970s?Jan 22, 2012 9:27 PM CST - Google's Android App Inventor gets open sourced, code has been released
Android App Inventor's code released, have at it, coders.Jan 22, 2012 8:25 PM CST - Apple announce iBooks 2, set to make books magical again
iBooks 2 has been announced, is a "new textbook experience for the iPad"Jan 20, 2012 4:21 AM CST - Intel reports record year, $54 billion in annual revenue
Intel had a great 2011, $54 billion in annual revenue makes it a record year.Jan 20, 2012 3:16 AM CST - iSuppli: Windows Phone to surpass iOS by 2015
iSuppli says that Windows Phone will overtake iOS by 2015.Jan 20, 2012 1:29 AM CST - Kodak files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Kodak takes last picture, files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.Jan 20, 2012 12:29 AM CST - Amazon makes more than $100 per Kindle Fire sold
Amazon's Kindle Fire, even sold at a loss, still makes more than $100 per device sold for Amazon.Jan 19, 2012 11:23 PM CST - Google pass $10 billion revenue for Q4 2011
Google release financial stats for Q4 2011, fiscal year 2011.Jan 19, 2012 8:18 PM CST - RumorTT: NVIDIA to release first Kepler card, the GeForce GTX 680, next month
RumorTT: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 arrives next month, Kepler is here to fight Southern Islands.Jan 19, 2012 7:09 PM CST - Anonymous takes down multiple sites in retaliation of Megaupload close down and arrests, in largest attack ever
Anonymous' largest attack ever, attacks DoJ, Universal Music Website, RIAA, MPAA websites.Jan 19, 2012 6:11 PM CST - FBI shuts down MegaUpload.com, charges its founder, others with piracy
MegaUpload gets taken down by FBI, charges most of the crew.Jan 19, 2012 5:55 PM CST - Exclusive look at ECS Z77H2-AX Black Extreme Ivy Bridge motherboard
It's got all the features ticked, but can they get their BIOS working 100%?Jan 19, 2012 9:08 AM CST - Facebook intro Apps for Timeline
Facebook introduce Apps for Timeline, Foodspotting, Foodily, Ticketmaster and more.Jan 19, 2012 2:20 AM CST - Google releases Orkut for iPhone, but do you really care?
Google releases Orkut for iOS, a Google-owned social network.Jan 19, 2012 12:23 AM CST - SOPA protests on-going today, what are your thoughts?
SOPA/PIPA fights continue, SOPA protest on-going with Google, Wikipedia, and much, much more.Jan 18, 2012 10:38 PM CST - Alienware intro X51, small form factor gaming PC
Alienware X51 - small form factor PC gaming, from Alienware.Jan 18, 2012 10:23 PM CST - Intel launches warranty to replace your blown, overclocked CPUs
Intel covers certain overclocked CPUs under warranty, offers new "Performance Tuning Protection Plan.Jan 18, 2012 8:22 PM CST - Xbox Next/Xbox 720 chips are said to be in production
Next-generation Xbox is said to be in productions, sports AMD's GCN-based Radeon HD 7000-series chip.Jan 18, 2012 7:38 PM CST - RumorTT: Thief 4 built on the Unreal Engine 3, has online play
RumorTT: Unreal Engine 3 used to build Thief 4, also includes "online capabilities"Jan 18, 2012 7:19 PM CST - Mass Effect 3 won't be available on Steam, snuggles up to Origin, though
No Steam version of Mass Effect 3 will be available, Origin is required.Jan 18, 2012 4:18 AM CST - Syndicate gets 4-player co-op demo, original game heads to GOG
Syndicate arrives next month, releases 4-player, co-op demo for consoles.Jan 18, 2012 3:22 AM CST - Symantec acquire LiveOffice for $115 million
Symantec pays $115 million to acquire LiveOffice.Jan 18, 2012 1:28 AM CST - Research in Motion pushing Samsung to buy them, Samsung refuse
Research in Motion pushing for sale to Samsung, get refused.Jan 17, 2012 11:22 PM CST - Microsoft's Windows 8 PC and device requirements
Microsoft unleash Windows 8 PC and Device requirements, what do device makers need to do to get thei.Jan 17, 2012 9:19 PM CST - Yahoo! announces the resignation of Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang
Yahoo! co-founder, Jerry Yang, resigns Jan 17, 2012 7:21 PM CST - Fujitsu M532, sports Ice Cream Sandwich and Tegra 3 lovin'
Fujitsu tease Tegra 3-powered tablet, also features Ice Cream Sandwich.Jan 17, 2012 7:21 PM CST - Wikipedia will go offline in support of SOPA protest
Wikipedia will go offline on January 18 for SOPA protest.Jan 17, 2012 4:01 AM CST - Remedy seem to be working on a "groundbreaking AAA console project"
Job listing on Remedy's official website leads us to believe they're working on a new AAA console ga.Jan 17, 2012 3:31 AM CST - Qualcomm offer $10 million for whoever makes the first working Tricorder, Star Trek fans beam up
Qualcomm announces Tricorder X PRIZE, offers $10 million to whoever can make the Star Trek Tricorder.Jan 17, 2012 2:09 AM CST - Razer's Switchblade UI makes its way to standalone keyboard
Razer unleashes Switchblade UI, now on a standalone keyboard.Jan 16, 2012 11:22 PM CST - NVIDIA Kepler coming in March or April, Team Green are building up stock for a hard launch
NVIDIA's next-gen Kepler to hit in March-April, won't be a paper launch.Jan 16, 2012 9:41 PM CST - BitTorrent demos BitTorrentPlus client at CES - transcoding and home streaming
Now much more than just downloading a torrent to your PC.Jan 16, 2012 9:15 PM CST - ARM CEO says they won't be beaten by Intel on efficiency
ARM CEO, Warren East, says Intel won't beat them on efficiency.Jan 16, 2012 8:22 PM CST - RumorTT: Intel-based Windows 8 tablets could start at just $600
RumorTT: Wintel tablet PCs could start from just $600.Jan 16, 2012 7:27 PM CST - Futuremark confirm Unstoppable Gorg release date, price and it will now be available on Apple Mac's
Unstoppable Gorg, an orbital tower defense game gets priced, dated and told that a Mac version will Jan 16, 2012 6:14 PM CST - Patriot's New Wildfire PRO and SE Play Hide and Seek
Patriot has Wildfire Pro and Wildfire SE in the works.Jan 16, 2012 6:06 PM CST - SOPA has been stalled, Johnny Drama yells "Victory!"
SOPA stalled due to lack of 'consensus'Jan 16, 2012 3:23 AM CST - The Pirate Bay steers away from torrents, sets sail for DHT
The Pirate Bay will ditch torrents next month.Jan 16, 2012 2:26 AM CST - ASUS VA278Q, 2560x1440, IPS-based panel
ASUS show off VA278Q, 2560x1440, IPS monitor.Jan 16, 2012 1:24 AM CST - The Simpsons make a joke about Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs joke seen on The Simpsons, "iGHOST" unveiled on Fox News.Jan 16, 2012 12:29 AM CST - Vodafone releases My Vodafone app for iOS, Android, lets you monitor your data usage
My Vodafone app launches for iOS and Android, lets you monitor your data usage.Jan 16, 2012 12:08 AM CST - North Korea's nuclear plans spotted, thanks satellite pictures
Nuclear capabilities of North Korean known, satellite pictures confirm Jan 15, 2012 10:18 PM CST - Hackers continue attacking Israel, begins to get serious
Hackers continue assault on Israel, leak out credit card details everyday.Jan 15, 2012 9:26 PM CST - Diablo 3 is coming to consoles
Diablo 3 will enter the realm of consoles when it arrives this year.Jan 15, 2012 7:19 PM CST - ioSafe Thinks TweakTown is Great and the Real Story Behind Tesla Testing
ioSafe Thinks TweakTown is Great and the Real Story Behind Tesla Testing.Jan 15, 2012 4:10 AM CST - RunCore Shows PCIe and Marvell at CES 2012
RunCore Shows PCIe and Marvell at CES 2012.Jan 15, 2012 3:30 AM CST - OWC Embraces PCIe and miniSAS
OWC Embraces PCIe and miniSAS.Jan 15, 2012 2:50 AM CST - Razer has some cool new toys! Razer Blade and Project Fiona
Moving right away and into new market other than mice and keyboards!Jan 14, 2012 7:29 AM CST - New cases from the SilverStone suite at CES
Lots of great new innovation from SilverStone.Jan 14, 2012 7:25 AM CST - What's new for ARCTIC besides the dropping of "cooling" from their name?
Still doing cooling stuffs, but also new things.Jan 14, 2012 7:22 AM CST - Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga 13 ultrabook, sports Ivy Bridge, Windows 8 and swivels its screen to turn into a tablet
Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga 13 ultrabook, could this be the first one that makes people say 'wow!'?Jan 13, 2012 4:21 AM CST - AMD's Lightning Bolt, ready to take Thunderbolt's thunder
AMD is attempting to steal the thunder from Thunderbolt, introduces Lightning Bolt.Jan 13, 2012 2:16 AM CST - Xbox scooped up 40% of all videogame sales during 2011
Microsoft stamps foot down, takes 40% of all videogame sales in 2011.Jan 13, 2012 1:18 AM CST - Facebook had its first live theater performance on Monday, Effi Briest takes the social networking 'stage'
Effi Briest takes the stage, on Facebook.Jan 13, 2012 12:25 AM CST - RIM's PlayBook OS 2.0 arrives next month
RIM announce PlayBook OS 2.0, coming in February.Jan 12, 2012 10:24 PM CST - Google preparing next version of Google TV for release later this year
Google will update their TV software this year.Jan 12, 2012 10:15 PM CST - ASRock announces the 2012 Global OC Competition with Futuremark
ASRock announces 2012 Global OC Competition.Jan 12, 2012 10:08 PM CST - eBay and Amazon forecasts for mobile commerce volume in 2012, $8 billion and $7 billion, respectively
eBay and PayPal hope to have a very good year in 2012.Jan 12, 2012 9:18 PM CST - Telstra have begun offering wholesale 3G
Telstra unveils details of new white label 3G mobile service, will wholesale it to other telco custo.Jan 12, 2012 7:04 PM CST - Battlefield 3 upcoming update includes sniper aiming fixes, support class options and much more
Battlefield 3's upcoming update has tonnes of gameplay balance, fixes.Jan 12, 2012 6:09 PM CST - Look what I found at my meeting with SteelSeries at CES
Plenty of new toys!Jan 12, 2012 5:40 AM CST - Cooler Master offers plenty of iGoodies - oh goodie...
Looking to take a piece of the Apple pie.Jan 12, 2012 5:36 AM CST - Cooler Master shrinks the HAF X and introduces the HAF XM
Looking after consumers without the big bucks.Jan 12, 2012 5:33 AM CST - Cooler Master is offering a couple of new air coolers very soon
A bunch of new coolers coming out real soon.Jan 12, 2012 5:27 AM CST - Cooler Master brings forth new charging options for mobile devices
Looking after your mobile stuff.Jan 12, 2012 5:25 AM CST - Asus is soon to offer even more Windows overclocking and audio controls to your desktop
ASUS getting real serious with software for your boards.Jan 12, 2012 5:21 AM CST - RumorTT: Pegatron, Foxconn reportedly begin assembly of next-gen iPad
RumorTT: Next-gen iPad begins assembly at Foxconn and Pegatron.Jan 12, 2012 4:25 AM CST - Microsoft have (for now) halted plans for Web TV subscription
Microsoft halts plans for online subscription service for TV shows and movies.Jan 12, 2012 2:25 AM CST - Dell looks to a late-2012 launch for consumer tablets
Dell will release consumer tablets, late-2012, says it is being patient.Jan 12, 2012 1:23 AM CST - Bulldozer patches now available for Windows 7, offers 10% improvement
New Bulldozer patches for Windows 7 offer performance improvements.Jan 12, 2012 12:30 AM CST - Mad Catz Pro Circuit Game controller, mod your own controller
Modular controllers are here thanks to Mad Catz and their Pro Circuit Game Controller.Jan 11, 2012 11:25 PM CST - ioSafe get all crazy trying to electrify media and new Thunderbolt drive with Tesla coil
ioSafe demo-lition 2012 and the Cage of Death.Jan 11, 2012 9:17 PM CST - Sony's Kaz Hirai says that the PlayStation 4 will not be at E3 2012
Sony's Kaz Hirai says the PlayStation 4 will not be at E3 2012.Jan 11, 2012 8:14 PM CST - Reddit prepares for anti-SOPA blackout, planned for January 18 between 8am and 8pm
Anti-SOPA protest from Reddit will involve a blackout for 12 hours, happens on January 18.Jan 11, 2012 7:44 PM CST - MSI's prototype GUS II - external graphics for laptops, thanks to Thunderbolt
MSI tap Thunderbolt for external graphics, show off GUS II prototype at CES.Jan 11, 2012 7:03 PM CST - Sapphire CES 2012 Suite Tour - X79, Vid-2X and AMD Mini PC
Lots of cool new stuff on display by Sapphire in Las Vegas.Jan 11, 2012 8:20 AM CST - Windows 8 beta will arrive in late February
Microsoft's next-gen Windows 8 beta, arrives late next month.Jan 11, 2012 4:24 AM CST - New peripherals and various tidbits soon to be released from Thermaltake
Lots of cool odds and ends coming out soon!Jan 11, 2012 3:24 AM CST - BenQ launches XL2420T and XL2420TX gaming screens in North America
BenQ launches two gaming monitor in North America, XL2420T, XL2420TX.Jan 11, 2012 3:24 AM CST - The near future in Thermaltake chassis development
Cases are flowing out, too!Jan 11, 2012 3:13 AM CST - Intel's x86 CPUs inside smartphones, arriving in Q2 of this year
Intel and Lenovo announce Lenon K800, sports Intel's "Medfield" Atom platform.Jan 11, 2012 2:27 AM CST - NZXT offers some new fans and cases that may peak your interest!
Plenty of new cases to go the market soon.Jan 11, 2012 1:47 AM CST - Thermaltake has a plethora of coolers about to hit the market after CES 2012
No slowing down this company.Jan 11, 2012 1:42 AM CST - Dan McGrath met the Thermaltake Level 10 GT and got a bit Mayan with it!
Yep, case mods are back in Vegas.Jan 11, 2012 1:37 AM CST - Corsair Link control system finally makes its debut
It was a long wait!Jan 11, 2012 1:29 AM CST - New Obsidian Series chassis makes it to market with 550D from Corsair
Covering other markets besides just the high-end.Jan 11, 2012 1:26 AM CST - Ever wondered what a lot of time and money could make your Corsair 400R look like?
Case mods are back!Jan 11, 2012 1:21 AM CST - Corsair 300R is big where it counts, and is small in the dent to your wallet!
Hands-on with the new budget case from Corsair.Jan 11, 2012 1:09 AM CST - Intel says 75 Ultrabooks will arrive in 2012, 50% of them will be 14- and 15-inch screens
75-plus Ultrabooks are set to hit in 2012, Intel guarantees it.Jan 11, 2012 12:09 AM CST - ASUS release Ice Cream Sandwich update for Transformer Prime
Ice Cream Sandwich slides on over to the Transformer Prime, melts into its heart, mouth and soul.Jan 10, 2012 11:43 PM CST - Razer unveils Project Fiona, a proof-of-concept prototype, PC gaming tablet with handles
PC gamers, meet Fiona. Fiona, meet PC gamers. Razer introduces 10.1-inch tablet for PC gamers.Jan 10, 2012 10:38 PM CST - LG show off monster 84-inch TV, includes voice and gesture control
LG unveil 84-inch TV, sports voice and gesture control - ready to take over your living room.Jan 10, 2012 10:31 PM CST - ASUS Rampage IV Extreme pulls rabbit from magic hat, hidden feature unveiled for HD 7970
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme hidden feature exposed for HD 7970.Jan 10, 2012 10:06 PM CST - Internode FRITZ!Box rentals launched, prices cut
Internode now renting FRITZ!Box devices, also slashes pricing.Jan 10, 2012 9:55 PM CST - ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS, workstation board with support for dual Socket LGA 2011 CPUs
ASUS teases their dual Socket LGA 2011 motherboard, flashes the Z9PE-D8 WS.Jan 10, 2012 7:11 PM CST - Remedy says Max Payne 3 is "phenomenal"
Rockstar asks Remedy for comments on Max Payne 3, says it's "phenomenal"Jan 10, 2012 6:12 PM CST - Mushkin Now Positioned to Compete Against OCZ in the SSD Space
Mushkin Now Positioned to Compete Against OCZ in the SSD Market.Jan 10, 2012 6:01 PM CST - ASUS unveil ROG sound cards, Xonar Phoebus PCIe sound card, ThunderFX USB external sound card
ASUS enters Republic of Gamers sound cards, introduces PCIe-based and USB-based ROG sound cards.Jan 10, 2012 7:33 AM CST - Samsung unveil new Smart TVs, sport dual-core CPUs, cameras and more
Samsung unveil slew of new Smart TVs, include cameras, edge-lit LED, and apps.Jan 10, 2012 5:32 AM CST - Samsung unveil 13- and 14-inch Series 5 ultrabooks
Samsung unveil Series 5 ultrabooks, come in both 13- and 14-inch flavors.Jan 10, 2012 4:29 AM CST - Ford tease Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid, can drive electrically for 20 miles before starting its engine
Ford announce Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid, sports some very nice specs.Jan 9, 2012 11:24 PM CST - Fatal1ty makes sneaky appearance at NVIDIA CES event
PWN'ing some FPS gamers.Jan 9, 2012 9:16 PM CST - OCZ Z-Drive R4 RM1616's caught breaking speed limit at 13GB/s and 100k IOPS
Up to 16TB capacity with OCZ SuperScale accelerators.Jan 9, 2012 8:33 PM CST - Most Next Gen GIGABYTE Motherboards Will Feature Cache Options
Most Next Gen GIGABYTE Motherboards Will Feature Cache Options.Jan 9, 2012 8:06 PM CST - OCZ acquires Israel-based SANRAD Inc.
SANRAD has been acquired by none other than OCZ in a deal worth approx. $15 million.Jan 9, 2012 7:37 PM CST - Kilimanjaro, Native PCIe 3.0 to NAND Controller for the High and Low End Model
Kilimanjaro, Native PCIe 3.0 to NAND Controller for the High and Low End Model.Jan 9, 2012 7:19 PM CST - Next-gen GIGABYTE Ivy Bridge boards including Z77X-UD5H shown off in Las Vegas
Executives show off next-gen motherboards well ahead of launch.Jan 9, 2012 6:48 PM CST - Apple, Nokia and RIM supply backdoors for government intercept, according to hacked memo
Hacked memo leads us to believe Apple, Nokia and RIM supply backdoors for government spying.Jan 9, 2012 6:39 PM CST - Newer Technology Shows Dual Socket USB Power Outlet without Phantom Draw
Dual Socket 110v with Dual 2 amp USB Power CES 2012.Jan 9, 2012 12:35 PM CST - Pre-CES 2012 preview of Thermaltake cases Level 10 GTS and Armor Revo
Taking ideas from previous chassis designs and cutting down asking price.Jan 9, 2012 3:01 AM CST - Sony announces high-speed XQD memory cards
Sony announce high-speed XQD memory cards, write speeds of 125MB/sec.Jan 9, 2012 1:29 AM CST - Consumer Electronic sales during holiday period dropped 6% from last year
Consumer Electronic market is sagging, drops 6% year-over-year during holiday period.Jan 8, 2012 11:27 PM CST - Tobii lets you control Windows 8 with your... eyes
Want to show off to your friends? Well, Tobii lets you control Windows 8 with your eyes.Jan 8, 2012 9:24 PM CST - Space Quest fan game, Vohaul Strikes Back, a fan-made feature-length sequel to Space Quest
Space Quest sequel has been born, fan-made "Vohaul Strikes Back"Jan 8, 2012 9:22 PM CST - CES Unveiled was a wash; check out what we found to be more worth your time!
CES Unveil..... what?! Venetian architecture 3500 times better.Jan 8, 2012 8:49 PM CST - Steam had a huge 2011, 100% sales growth, 5 million simultaneous users during Holiday Sale
Steam saw a 100% sales growth in 2011, also 5 million simultaneous users during the Holiday Sale.Jan 8, 2012 7:12 PM CST - Acer unveil Aspire S5 Ultrabook, includes Thunderbolt
Acer announces new Ultrabook: Aspire S5.Jan 8, 2012 6:24 PM CST - Storage Visions 2012 MemoRight Shows 768GB 2.5" SSD
Storage Visions 2012 MemoRight Shows 768GB 2.5" SSD.Jan 8, 2012 5:00 PM CST - Hands-on with the Crucial Adrenaline SSD caching drive at Storage Visions 2012
Don't want to get rid of your hard drives just yet? Consider this solution then.Jan 8, 2012 4:42 PM CST - Samsung Galaxy M Style, an "affordable" handset
Samsung unveils new "affordable" smartphone, Galaxy M Style.Jan 8, 2012 5:29 AM CST - Snooki will be at CES, asks where the Smush Room is
CES 2012: Snooki, Justin Bieber are attending CES, ask where the Smush Room and hair product are, re.Jan 8, 2012 2:14 AM CST - Samsung will show off a 27-inch WQHD, 2560x1440 monitor at CES
Samsung have a 27-inch 2560x1440 monitor to unveil at CES.Jan 8, 2012 1:29 AM CST - Sony quits consumer OLED display business, temporarily?
Sony dives out of consumer OLED display business, could only be temporary.Jan 7, 2012 11:24 PM CST - LG Cinema Screen LCD HDTVs, now just 1mm bezel, also lets two viewers share one TV
LG announce new "Cinema Screen", just 1mm thick bezel, also includes Dual Play.Jan 7, 2012 10:40 PM CST - ASUS confirms some goodies, Windows 8 ARM tablet, 3G Transformer Prime and new 10-inch tablet
ASUS confirm 3G Transformer, Windows 8 ARM tablet, new 10-inch tablet.Jan 7, 2012 10:08 PM CST - 30-story building built in China, only took 360 hours, timelapse video included
China-based construction company builds a 30-story, 183,000-square-foot hotel in just 360 hours.Jan 7, 2012 9:10 PM CST - AMD gets sued by Quanta, due to faulty laptop chips
Quanta sues AMD, cites faulty laptop chips as decision.Jan 5, 2012 5:31 AM CST - MSI launch Big Bang-XPower II motherboard
MSI launch their flagship LGA2011 motherboard - Big Bang-XPower II.Jan 5, 2012 4:29 AM CST - NVIDIA to showcase Tegra, GeForce, 3D Vision and automotive tech at CES
NVIDIA to showcase a bunch of technology at CES, gaming, 3D Vision, GeForce and more.Jan 5, 2012 3:29 AM CST - AMD Radeon HD 7950 delayed, won't rock up your PC until next month
AMD's next 7000-series GPU, HD 7950, has been delayed until February.Jan 5, 2012 1:31 AM CST - Battlefield 3 attachment tweaks are on their way
Battlefield 3 is getting some tweaks to the Attachments for guns, soon.Jan 4, 2012 10:30 PM CST - FDA approves self-sanitizing keyboard for healthcare use
Self-sanitizing keyboard from Vioguard has been approved for use in hospitals by the FDA.Jan 4, 2012 8:28 PM CST - SOPA update: Google, Amazon, Facebook and Twitter consider "nuclear option" to protest SOPA
Google, Facebook, Amazon and Twitter could pull their websites down in protest of SOPA.Jan 4, 2012 6:27 AM CST - Officeworks now offering free Wi-Fi in-store
Free Wi-Fi is being offered in-store at Officeworks.Jan 4, 2012 4:25 AM CST - HP teases Spectre ultrabook in a new video
HP's ultrabook shown off in new video, meet the Spectre.Jan 4, 2012 1:27 AM CST - Ice Cream Sandwich hits ASUS Transformer Prime on January 12
ASUS Transformer Prime gets to lick that sweet Ice Cream Sandwich on January 12.Jan 3, 2012 11:29 PM CST - Nokia Lumia 710 unboxing, an entry-level value-priced Windows Phone
Unboxing of Nokia's Lumia 710 Windows Phone-powered device.Jan 3, 2012 9:24 PM CST - RIM throws BlackBerry Playbook on sale, just $299 for the 16, 32 and 64GB models
BlackBerry Playbook goes on sale, just $299!Jan 3, 2012 6:22 AM CST - Hackers want to escape Web censorship, plan to launch their own satellite into space and create a new Internet
Don't like Internet censorship? Well, you might be in luck - hackers want to create own Internet.Jan 3, 2012 4:29 AM CST - Samsung Galaxy Note to arrive in the U.S. in first half of the year
Samsung's 5.29-inch Galaxy Note will arrive in the U.S. within the next few months, sports NFC.Jan 3, 2012 3:31 AM CST - HP tried to palm off (geddit?) WebOS to Amazon and others for $1.2 billion
HP tried to sell WebOS to Amazon, others for $1.2 billion.Jan 3, 2012 2:21 AM CST - Wikipedia reaches $20 million in fundraising, loses the personal appeal banners
$20 million in fundraising achieved by Wikipedia.Jan 3, 2012 12:24 AM CST - Apple's Siri tells kid to "Shut the f**k up"
iPhone 4S' Siri tells kid to "Shut the f**k up"Jan 2, 2012 11:22 PM CST - Nintendo to launch full-blown app store for Wii U
Nintendo to have a proper App Store with the Wii U, what should we expect?Jan 2, 2012 10:35 PM CST - Paranormal Activity 4 will haunt you soon
Fourth Paranormal Activity movie is coming out this year.Jan 2, 2012 8:26 PM CST - Pre-CES 2012 preview of Thermaltake coolers including Frio Extreme
Frio gone on steroids and some water cooling units on display.Jan 2, 2012 10:37 AM CST - Taiwan foundries to cut prices
Taiwan-based foundries said to be cutting prices, start saving up people!Jan 2, 2012 6:26 AM CST - Spotted: Gigabyte's Radeon HD 7970, sports custom-design
Gigabyte's Radeon HD 7970 spotted.Jan 2, 2012 5:26 AM CST - RumorTT: God Of War IV to feature co-op, arrives late 2012
RumorTT: Co-op to make its arrival in God Of War IV, arrives late this year.Jan 2, 2012 2:24 AM CST - TV makers are looking for more profits, but on thinner TVs
LG, and others seek more profits from future TV tech.Jan 2, 2012 12:26 AM CST - Sapphire are preparing 6 non-reference AMD Radeon HD 7970's
Sapphire to have some super-overclocked Radeon HD 7970's, coming very soon.Jan 1, 2012 7:28 PM CST
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