Apple netbook/tablet rumors swirl around $800 mark
We've been hearing rumors about a potential Apple netbook-type device for ages, and despite Apple's best efforts to discourage speculation and dissuade the faithful from getting too excited, the rumor mill keeps churning out tasty morsels—many of them from deep inside the supply chain, where Apple would appear to have...
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DigiTimes updates Intel CPU launch schedule
Intel won't comment on unannounced products, of course, except when it does, at times outlining entire architectures months before their release. One question it typically won't answer in public, however, is exactly when those products will be released. For that, we typically turn to DigiTimes, since Intel confides...
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Windows 7 'achingly close' to final build?
Deep inside the Damage Labs NewsCenter, I learned this weekend that Windows 7 had been released to manufacturing, meaning the operating system had been finalized and preparations would begin for its release this fall. A number of sites have reported the news, which means it must be true. ...
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Monday Shortbread
Monday AMD delivers high-energy efficiency and the processing power of 6-cores in a consistent power envelope AMD processor pricing effective July 13, 2009 Fudzilla reports AMD plans 3GHz Athlon II business edition DigiTimes reports Intel updates its CPU schedule Expreview reports Intelآ’s LGA 775 to last until 2011 DailyTech...
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The TR Podcast 46: The Google OS, browser wars, and all things storage
This week's episodes includes fireworks both literally and figuratively, as we discuss blowing stuff up on the Fourth, the new OS and browser wars, and a cornucopia of storage topics. We also interview a competitive overclocker.
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Sunday Shortbread
Sunday Engadget reports MacBook Pros with 7200RPM HDDs getting a touch too noisy? Chrome, Android have different jobs, Google says Ars Technica reports French "3 strikes" law returns, now with judicial oversight TG Daily...
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Saturday science subject: Antihistamines? Try rice
What if you could ward off seasonal allergies by simply eating a special type of rice regularly for a few months? That may soon be possible. According to New Scientist, a team of Japanese researchers are planning to start clinical trials of rice that has been genetically modified to...
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Saturday Shortbread
Saturday Hexus.channel reports Corsair answers questions on recent product issues PCStats on how to fix a 1TB hard drive that suddenly changes to 32MB in size [OC]ModShop's Pete Hines Q&A about id merger: Future of Doom and...
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Deal of the week: One day left for $50 Windows 7 upgrades
We rarely feature the same deal twice in a row, but this is a special case. We wrote a couple of weeks back that Microsoft is running a promotion whereby upgrade editions of Windows 7 can be pre-ordered for as little as $50. Well, that promotion ends tomorrow. As one of...
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Friday Shortbread
Friday PCs could be hit next in Web attack: South Korea C|Net posts FAQ: What the smart grid means to you Google CEO to discuss his role on Apple's board SuperSite Blog reports Microsoft...
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Rumor: Quad-core Athlon IIs to have tight thermal envelopes
We've been hearing about quad-core, 600-series Athlon II X4 processors since at least May. AMD has yet to announce anything, but that hasn't stopped Hardware-Infos from posting detailed specifications for four of those rumored CPUs. The site claims to have gotten its information from a CPU support list...
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Prices for Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack leak out
Let's say you realize after a few months that you should've sprung for a pricier edition of Windows 7. Or say you need to upgrade several PCs in your household, and you'd rather not buy a full license for each one. What can you look forward to? Microsoft doesn't seem...
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McAfee may unseat Symantec in consumer antivirus market
Next time you buy a pre-built PC, you may be likelier to have to uninstall McAfee antivirus software than the Symantec equivalent. According to the New York Times, McAfee has been making a major push among PC makers, paying them "more than any of its rivals" to pre-load its...
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A storage performance retrospective
Over the years, our storage test rig has run through 70 desktop and notebook hard drives, SSDs, and exotic RAM disks. We've compiled all our test data for a massive retrospective that explores storage capacity and performance scaling over nearly the last half-decade.
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Six-inch Kindle falls to $299
When Amazon unveiled the original Kindle two years ago, the sleek e-book reader cost $399. Since then, Amazon hasn't gone downhill much from there: the second-gen Kindle that came out this February cost $359, and the new Kindle DX is even more expensive, at $489. Well, good news:...
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