Wednesday, February 25, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 25/02/2009

Quake Live goes public, Quake III iPhone port in the works
As scheduled, id Software opened up the Quake Live beta to the public late yesterday. The browser-based multiplayer shooter (and Quake III: Arena redux) is now accessible through www.quakelive.com. To play, you'll need to sign up with your name and e-mail address, download the browser plug-in (Firefox and Internet Explorer...
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Ash Wednesday Shortbread
Ash Wednesday AMD at Work: Istanbul (not Constantinople) ATi-Forum has new information about The Foundry Company (write-up in German) Update on Gmail and Google Toolbar 6 beta for Internet Explorer: Back to basics ...
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Asus' Eee PC 1000HE netbook
Asus' popular Eee PC 1000 series has a new entry, sporting a faster CPU, a bigger battery, and a redesigned keyboard. Can the Eee PC 1000HE live up to its legacy, and how much of an improvement is it over past models?
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More details emerge about Phenom II X3 unlocking
Last week, we spotted an article on a Korean website that showed how to unlock the fourth core on a Phenom II X3 710 processor. Today, the folks at VR-Zone have gleaned some new information about the subjectآ—and they say unlocking isn't just possible on the Korean site's...
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Report: Intel starts PR offensive against Nvidia's Ion
After suing Nvidia because of a disagreement over chipset licensing, Intel may have launched a negative PR campaign against Nvidia's Ion platform. The folks at Bit-Tech claim to have laid their eyes on an Intel document entitled, "Nvidia Ion Competitive Positioning Guide," which is reportedly chock-full of fear,...
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Dell: 33% of Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks sold run Linux
The very first Eee PCs might have been Linux-powered, but Windows XP has made considerable headway in the netbook market since then. Nevertheless, the biggest PC vendor in the U.S. apparently has no trouble selling Linux netbooks. Laptop Magazine spoke to Dell and found out that Linux models represent...
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Safari 4 brings Chrome-like native interface, Cover Flow
If you install the latest version of Apple's Safari for Windows, you might think you've downloaded a new Google Chrome beta by mistake. Apple has completely revamped its web browser, losing the "Mac port" look of previous Windows releases and borrowing Chrome interface features, like tabs that poke into the...
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Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday Shortbread
Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday Hardware-Aktuell claims GeForce GTS 250 and 240 definitive on March 3rd (write-up in German) The Inquirer reports Nvidia cuts out reviewers for the GTS 250 and Intel has two new logos ...
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