Friday, April 17, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Tom's Hardware) 17/04/2009



QOTD: What Would You Suggest Apple Do?
QOTD: What Would You Suggest Apple Do?There are a lot of things that make Apple a great business, but then, there are a lot of things that people don't like about Apple either.
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Green Light for Microsoft Campus Pub
Green Light for Microsoft Campus PubLast week Microsoft employees were disappointed when the company pulled the plug on plans for a pub on its Redmond campus.
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Sun to IBM: We'll talk if You Buy
Sun to IBM: We'll talk if You BuySun is feeling the heat.
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The Pirate Bay Verdict Comes this Friday
The Pirate Bay Verdict Comes this FridayThis Friday, the verdict for The Pirate Bay case will be delivered.
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HP Launches Private Video Sharing
HP Launches Private Video SharingOne of the bigger problems people have with YouTube is that it’s finicky to set your videos so that just one person or a select few can see them. HP is trying to change all that.
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QOTD: Do You Buy Online Gold for MMOs?
QOTD: Do You Buy Online Gold for MMOs?Gamers have been trading virtual gear for the longest time. Farming is also an everyday part of MMO life.
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$500 Mouse Features LCD Screen
$500 Mouse Features LCD ScreenFor $500, consumers can buy a cool Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 bundle. However, there's apparently a need for a mouse that can display e-mail on its LCD screen.
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Dell Vostro A90: A Corporate Mini 9
Dell Vostro A90: A Corporate Mini 9Dell today introduced a new netbook -- strictly for businesses -- but it’s nothing we haven’t seen before.
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Always Innovating Touch Book Priced
Always Innovating Touch Book PricedBack at the beginning of March we wrote about Always Innovating’s Touch Book, the netbook with a super cool design and a battery life of a whopping 15 hours. Today it looks like we’re getting closer to seeing that baby on e-shelves.
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Acer Details Two New US-Bound Laptops
Acer Details Two New US-Bound LaptopsAcer is looking to round out both ends of the laptop spectrum with its 13.3-inch 3935 and the giant 18.4-inch 8935.
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Apple Announces $899 20" iMac for Schools
Apple Announces $899 20Apple last week quietly updated prices for educational institutions and it includes a 20 inch iMac for $899.
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ATI Radeon HD 4770 Info Leaked
ATI Radeon HD 4770 Info LeakedJapanese website PC Pop managed to acquire a batch of slides pertaining to the upcoming ATI Radeon HD 4770, complete with the first 40nm desktop chip.
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Pioneer Offers 8x Dual-Layer Blu-ray Writer
Pioneer Offers 8x Dual-Layer Blu-ray WriterEarlier today, Pioneer introduced the BDR-2203, its internal 8x dual-layer Blu-ray writer, however general consumers may tremble at the knees by the sight of its monstrous pricetag.
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Philips Axes 3D Display Division
Philips Axes 3D Display DivisionWith a recession in full swing and 3-D display adoption at a crawl, Philips has decided to axe its 3-D display division.
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IBM Says Alliance Set for 28nm
IBM Says Alliance Set for 28nmOn the heels of Globalfoundries' 28nm hint yesterday, IBM is announcing that its entire bulk processing alliance is ready to manufacture using 28nm.
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Intel Sending out 32nm 'Westmere' Samples
Intel Sending out 32nm 'Westmere' SamplesWestmere, the next evolution of the Nehalem architecture, appears to be on track.
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AMD and Globalfoundries to Make 28nm Parts
AMD and Globalfoundries to Make 28nm PartsIn a recent interview, Globalfoundries vice president of manufacturing systems and technology Tom Sonderman said that the company plans to make GPUs using 28nm processes in the near future.
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Intel Q1 Revenue Down; Atom Sales Fall
Intel Q1 Revenue Down; Atom Sales FallIntel report slumping Q1 numbers. Yep, we’re still in a recession.
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