Sprint, Best Buy offer 99-cent netbook (with subscription)
Want to buy a netbook for less than a buck? Too bad; you probably can't. However, as InformationWeek reports, Sprint and Best Buy are offering a netbook for a 99-cent down payment plus a two-year subscription, cell phone-style. According to Best Buy's information page about the offer, the netbook...
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Wednesday Shortbread
Wednesday Google plans computer operating system: report TechFlash on Google's PC operating system: The dawn of a new tech war? Report: Microsoft trying to settle EC antitrust matters C|Net reports judge sides with YouTube on copyrights TG Daily: Yahooآ’s answer to Bing? Search Pad. Justice Deptartment eyeing
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Toward a more rational backup strategy
Like many of us, my history of backup management is shameful, littered with poorly labeled DVD-Rs, manual file copies, and a minimum of forethought. Yet with relative ease, I was recently able to build a much more rational backup scheme that is, by and large, automated in software.
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Gmail, Google Apps go out of beta
After flaunting the now-fashionable "beta" label for more than five years, Gmail has finally grown up. As Google says in its official blog, the popular web-based e-mail service came out of beta earlier today along with the rest of the Google Apps suite. Here's what triggered the change, according to...
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Alan Wake may reach consoles first
Yes, Remedy's "psychological action thriller" remains in development after over four years. In fact, Microsoft revealed last month that Alan Wake is on track to launch some time next spring. But there's a twist: Remedy may target the Xbox 360 first and follow up with a PC version some...
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Acer puts CULV guts in 11.6-inch netbook enclosure
Determined to further blur the lines between netbooks and notebooks, Acer is apparently prepping an Intel CULV-based laptop with a netbook-like chassis. Unofficial Acer netbook blog Macles has posted photos and specifications of the upcoming system. The Aspire Timeline 1810T has an 11.6" display with a 1366x768 resolution, much like...
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VLC media player 1.0.0 hits the web
Notorious open-source applications don't reach the 1.0 milestone every day. Today happens to be one of those occasions: VLC media player 1.0.0 is now available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Just head over to videolan.org and grab either the 17MB Windows installer or the right package for...
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40nm desktop GeForces may arrive in September
Brace yourselves for 40nm desktop graphics processors from Nvidia. That's the latest gossip over in Taiwan, where DigiTimes quotes a Commercial Times report as saying new GeForce GT220 and GeForce G210 cards will launch "at the end of September 2009." The former will feature a rumored GT216 GPU, while the...
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Tuesday Shortbread
Tuesday C|Net reports Nvidia's past drives reports about Apple Sony to enter netbook PC market with new Vaio ComputerWorld reports Dell's online price error troubles worsen in Taiwan Nvidia to launch 40nm GPU...
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Rumor: Cheapest Clarksfield to run at 1.6GHz with 45W TDP
Intel's quad-core, Nehalem-derived mobile processors should launch before too long. If the guys at Fudzilla have their facts straight, however, even the slowest Clarksfield processor will have a relatively large 45W power envelope. And that's despite a paltry 1.6GHz default clock speed. Fudzilla claims the Clarksfield lineup will also include...
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Next-gen iPods might have video cameras
From the "why don't you just get a music-playing phone" department: TechCrunch reports that Apple may be planning to add video cameras to its mainstream iPods. Quoting an anonymous Asian source, the site says Apple has ordered "a massive number" of cheap camera modules priced "in the $10 range." Adding...
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Cloanto releases Windows 7-ready Amiga emulator
Upgrading to Windows 7 doesn't have to mean turning your back on old Amiga games. Cloanto has released a new version of its Amiga Forever emulator, which purportedly complies with "'Compatible with Windows 7' requirements." Here are some of the other additions Cloanto has made in Amiga Forever 2009, according...
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Purported Intel Sandy Bridge die shot leaks out
You'll probably want to take this news with a fist-sized grain of salt, but French website Canard PC claims to have posted the first die shot of Intel's next-gen Sandy Bridge processor. For the unacquainted, Sandy Bridge is the next major architectural refresh after Nehalem, based on 32nm process...
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Kingston's SSDNow 80GB upgrade kit
By bundling an Intel X25-M with accessories like an external USB enclosure, adapter rails, and cloning software, Kingston purports to simplify the transition to a solid-state drive. Does it work? And is the switch worth it in a laptop and desktop?
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Cheap Athlon II X2 245 hits e-tail listings in Europe
We've already tested the Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550, AMD's first two dual-core processors based on the same 45nm architecture as quad-core Phenom IIs. Judging by the latest online retail listings in Europe, AMD has a third, even cheaper Athlon II model up its sleeve. A...
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