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• Germany-based Caseking acquires Overclockers UKOverclockers UK has been acquired by Caseking.Feb 7, 2012 7:41 PM CST
• Microsoft says "What do you want to kill today?", replies with "the Start button in Windows 8"Microsoft kill the Start button in Windows 8.Feb 7, 2012 5:26 AM CST
• Motorola want 2.25% of Apple's mobile sales for their 3G patent useMotorola want 2.25% of Apple's mobile sales as they use a Motorola 3G patent.Feb 7, 2012 2:23 AM CST
• Another torrent site closes, this time voluntarily, BTJunkie closes its doorsBTJunkie closes down, another BT site bites the dust.Feb 6, 2012 9:26 PM CST
• Google HUD eyeglasses, augmented reality is coming soonGoogle HUD eyeglasses, my birthday present is nearly here.Feb 6, 2012 8:23 PM CST
• Gamer dies during League of Legends 400% bonus IP event, body was unnoticed for 9 hours23-year-old League of Legends gamer dies during 400% bonus IP event.Feb 6, 2012 1:26 AM CST
• Anonymous eavesdrops FBI conference call, releases audio recording onlineAnonymous drops in on call between FBI, Scotland Yard, puts conversation online.Feb 5, 2012 10:20 PM CST
• Crytek's Cevat Yerli launches GFACE social networking betaGFACE, a social networking beta from the people who bought you Crysis.Feb 5, 2012 9:20 PM CST
• Metro: Last Light delayed, won't see the light of day until 2013Metro 2033 gets delayed, won't arrive until 2013.Feb 5, 2012 7:12 PM CST
• Thermaltake Level 10 GT COD case mod video at Taipei Game Show 2012One of the best mods to the Level 10 GT chassis so far?Feb 4, 2012 7:05 AM CST
• AMD's future products to include ARM cores, also steamrolling toward mobile marketAMD to enter ARM wrestle, ARM helps them.Feb 3, 2012 3:21 AM CST
• Alan Wake arrives on PC February 16, "looks absolutely beautiful"Alan Wake arrives on PC in two weeks, includes upgraded graphics, mouse and keyboard support.Feb 3, 2012 2:23 AM CST
• Apple spotted browsing around for TV parts, shall we call it iBrowsing?Apple shopping around for TV parts, how close are we to a proper Apple TV?Feb 3, 2012 12:22 AM CST
• Battlefield 3 DLC to be revealed next weekBattlefield 3 to get announcement of DLC next week, some fans expect an "all-American DLC pack"Feb 2, 2012 10:19 PM CST
• Crackle has launched an Xbox Live app, gives US, UK, Canadian and Australians access to TV shows, movies, for freeCrackle arrives on the Xbox 360, is Kinect-compatible, free TV shows and movies to Xbox Live Gold su.Feb 2, 2012 9:23 PM CST
• Lake Vostok, Antartica: Russian scientists have been radio silent for 5 daysLake Vostok, Antarctica may have hidden secrets, Russian scientists have been radio silent for 5 day.Feb 2, 2012 7:26 PM CST
• RumorTT: Apple iPad 3 to sport quad-core A6 chip, available in LTERumorTT: Apple iPad 3 to include quad-core A6 processor, LTE support.Feb 2, 2012 4:28 AM CST
• The Pirate Bay founders' get sentences finaled, face jail timeThe Pirate Bay founders' get rejected by Supreme Court, now face jail time.Feb 2, 2012 3:18 AM CST
• Facebook files $5 billion IPO, 'likes' itFacebook files $5 billion IPO, also says they'll start selling public stock ASAP.Feb 2, 2012 2:18 AM CST
• Samsung Galaxy S III will receive its own special launch event 'in first half of 2012'Samsung confirms Galaxy S III delay, also confirms Galaxy S III will have its own launch event somet.Feb 2, 2012 1:26 AM CST
• A single tweet stops a couple from being allowed to enter the U.S.Couple gets blocked from entering the U.S., over a single tweet that they would "destroy America", a.Feb 1, 2012 10:49 PM CST
• Where's Half-Life 3? 30,000+ gamers intend to find outHalf-Life 3 is nowhere to be seen, people are demanding answers.Feb 1, 2012 8:23 PM CST
• WikiLeaks to set sail, wants to move servers offshore to fall under maritime lawWikiLeaks wants to get their servers onto open waters, plans to put them on a boat to fall under mar.Feb 1, 2012 7:20 PM CST
• RumorTT: Next-gen iPod Nano to sport camera, clip makes a return, tooRumorTT: Next-generation iPod Nano to sport camera, makes the clip return and this time it will most.Feb 1, 2012 6:32 PM CST
• Kinect and Notebooks, Microsoft to change the way we interact with devicesMicrosoft wants Kinect on laptops, prototypes are "in the wild"Feb 1, 2012 2:33 AM CST
• Apple appeals Chinese court ruling, where it was rejected the ownership of the iPad trademark in ChinaApple rejected in China, appeals for the ownership of the iPad name in China.Feb 1, 2012 12:23 AM CST
• 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 stageAMD'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 ImpulseValve 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 appsFirefox 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 2012Lenovo 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-equippedSamsung 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 15Office 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 2013-2016Sony 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 7950Single 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 mouseATM 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 delayedAliens: 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 hereNaked 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 gamesRumorTT: 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-tracingPowerVR 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 arrestedKim 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 consolesRumorTT: 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 3Battlefield 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 4.0Ice Cream Sandwich shown off on AMD-powered tablet.Jan 24, 2012 7:28 AM CST
• Samsung updates firmware of SSD 830 Series, fixed BSOD issuesSamsung 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 improvementsSkyrim 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 configurationWindows 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 nowA 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 availableTRIM 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 V5.02.02Thecus 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 screaming28nm 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 releasedAndroid 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 againiBooks 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 revenueIntel 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 2015iSuppli says that Windows Phone will overtake iOS by 2015.Jan 20, 2012 1:29 AM CST
• Kodak files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionKodak takes last picture, files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.Jan 20, 2012 12:29 AM CST
• Amazon makes more than $100 per Kindle Fire soldAmazon'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 2011Google 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 monthRumorTT: 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 everAnonymous' 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 piracyMegaUpload 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 motherboardIt'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 TimelineFacebook 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 PCAlienware X51 - small form factor PC gaming, from Alienware.Jan 18, 2012 10:23 PM CST
• Intel launches warranty to replace your blown, overclocked CPUsIntel 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 productionNext-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 playRumorTT: 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, thoughNo Steam version of Mass Effect 3 will be available, Origin is required.Jan 18, 2012 4:18 AM CST

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