More on the PS3 Slim: 250GB model already planned
Sony finally took the wraps off the much-rumored PS3 Slim yesterday and gave it the more affordable $299 price tag consumers had been clamoring for. The new 120GB unit is smaller, lighter, and packs آ“all the same featuresآ” of older models (with the exception of Linux support) while consuming 34 percent less power. It is also a bit quieter than its predecessors, which is good news for people using ...
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Tech Tip of the Week: Deciphering unknown fonts with 'WhatTheFont'
I might be alone on this one, but I can't tell you how many times I've found an interesting font while browsing around only to be clueless about what it is. With tens of thousands of font types out there, trying to figure out exactly what you've come across can be a nightmare.
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Intel's Lynnfield chips debut early in Taipei
Intel's long-awaited mainstream variants to the Nehalem micro architecture are meant to officially arrive this September under the Core i5 and Core i7 brands. However, in a rare case of Intel losing control over its distribution channel, it appears some of these processors along with P55-based motherboards are already available in Taipeiآ’s well-known Guang Hua computer market.
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Qwest Wireless to shut down by October 31
Qwest has announced that its remaining wireless customers have 60 days to find another provider, as the company will shut down its wireless services by October 31. In Qwest's recent earnings report, it claimed to have 763,000 wireless customers, but less than a quarter used the old Qwest Wireless and instead signed with Verizon.
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Tuesday tech deals: Huge HDTV, laptop discounts and more
LG 50" 1080p Widescreen THX-Certified Plasma HDTV for $954 + $65 s&h
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Facebook sued over terms of service changes
If you think it's hard to keep just a small handful of people happy, imagine the monumental work behind keeping 250 million people happy. That's one of the tasks that huge social networking sites face on a daily basis, balancing the needs of tens or hundreds of millions of opinions all at once. Facebook has apparently failed in this, to the point that some users have decided to sue. It doesn't tak...
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Windows 7 RC downloads end Thursday
Following the planned death of Windows 7 Beta, the RC version that has been freely available to anyone to test since May will no longer be downloadable from Microsoftآ’s servers after Thursday of this week. This means that if you still haven't jumped on the test wagon, you'll have to wait another two months for the final release to get your hands on a copy.
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iTunes has 25% of US music market, 69% of digital sales
According to an NPD report released today, CD sales have continued to slip into oblivion, with iTunes accounting for 25% of the overall US music market آ– up from 21% in 2008 and 14% in 2007. The report indicates that while CDs are still the most popular format, claiming 65% of all music sold in the first half of 2009, digital music is quickly gaining ground.
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Apple drops in customer satisfaction, still leads the pack
Customer satisfaction within the computer industry is up slightly in 2009 after two straight years of decline. According to newly published data from the University of Michiganآ’s American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), Windows-based PC vendors and budget PC brands in particular saw the biggest gains this year, while longtime leader Apple actually dropped a point compared to 2008.
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News around the web: 10 fastest-growing techs
10 fastest-growing tech companies @ Fortune
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Gmail to surpass Hotmail in seven months
Gmail launched as an invitation-only beta in 2004 and has grown a steady following since its release to the general public in 2007. Now, Google's web-based mail service has taken AOL's spot at number three for the most popular online email service and is showing no signs of slowing down. It is poised to overtake Hotmail - which has been around for over a decade.
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Dell unveils Inspiron 11z CULV notebook, priced at $399
Dell has officially taken the wraps off its first CULV-based system. Weighing in at only 3.05 pounds and measuring 1.02 inches at its thickest point, Dellآ’s new Inspiron 11z has all the power of a traditional budget notebook in a small, easy-to-carry design. It features 11.6-inch LED-backlit display running at 1,366 x 768, paired with Intelآ’s Celeron 723 1.2GHz processor and GS45 integrated graphi...
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Survey: 54.2% of Xbox 360s fail
According to a recent Consumerist survey, Microsoft's Xbox 360 has a failure rate of about 54.2%. The survey suggests that the Xbox 360 fails about five times as often as its closest failure-prone competitor, the PlayStation 3, of which 10.6% are duds. The Wii fared the best, with about 6.8% units experiencing death.
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Kmart lists PS3 Slim for $300, announcement imminent?
Update: Sony has confirmed that the long-rumored PlayStation 3 Slim will be in stores the first week of September, priced at $299.99. It will be 33 percent smaller, 36 percent lighter, and should retain all the features and functions of current PS3 consoles but with a 120GB drive. Check out some images after the break.
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Deciphering unknown fonts with 'WhatTheFont'
I might be alone on this one, but I can't tell you how many times I've found an interesting font while browsing around only to be clueless about what it is. With tens of thousands of font types out there, trying to figure out exactly what you've come across can be a nightmare.
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IObit Game Booster 1.21
Designed to help optimize your PC for smoother, more responsive game play in the latest PC games.
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uTorrent 1.8.4 (utorrent)
uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint.
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SiSoftware Sandra Lite 2009 SP4 15.124
All around tool, benchmarking, system diagnostic and analyser.
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Glary Utilities 2.15.0.738
Powerful utilities to increase your PC performance and maintain your system.
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Avast! 4 Professional Edition 4.8.1351
avast! 4 Professional Edition is a complete ICSA certified antivirus package for your company.
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RemoveIT Pro XT - SE 18.8.2009
Remove many viruses that other popular antivirus software cannot discover.
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Avast! Home Edition 4.8.1351
avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package.
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RemoveIT Pro v7 Ultra 18.8.2009
Locates & Removes many new dangerous files that other popular AV programs do not find.
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Symantec LiveUpdate 3.5.0.64
Keep your Symantec products updated.
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RemoveIT Pro v7 Enterprise 18.8.2009
Locates & Removes many new dangerous files that other popular AV programs do not find.
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IE PassView 1.16
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x264 Video Codec rev. 1214
x264 is a free library for encoding H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video streams.
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Auslogics Disk Defrag 2.1.2.45
Defrag Your Drive - Avoid Fatal System Failures and Speed Up Your Computer
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Nvidia BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) 5.2
Enables you to change the sign-on message text & color, GPU & memory clocks, hidden features like SBA and more.
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a-squared Free 4.5.0.8
Security must not be a privilege. Emsi Software provides the Malware scanner a-squared Free completely free of charge.
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PcBoost 3.8.17.2009
Boost the speed of your computer by making games and applications run faster.
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PCMedik 6.8.17.2009
Enhance PC performance, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance.
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SuperRam 6.8.17.2009
SuperRam 5 increases computer performance by freeing wasted memory.
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Throttle 6.8.17.2009
Optimize your internet connection by modifying your Dial-up, DSL, ADSL, Cable, ISDN, and Satellite modem settings.
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GameBoost 1.8.17.2009
Boost your PC games by optimizing your computers' speed and internet performance.
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GameGain 2.8.17.2009
Enhance gaming, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance from your computer.
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avast! Virus Definitions August 18, 2009
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.
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Trend Micro Pattern File for Windows 6.373.00
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Spybot Search and Destroy Detection Update August 18, 2009
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Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 August 18, 2009
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2008-09 August 18, 2009
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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CoolBook 2.15 Mac OS X
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Default Folder X attaches a toolbar to the right side of the Open and Save dialogs in any OS X-native application.
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ASRock G31M-S Lan Driver v 5702/5714
Driver Date: 8/18/2009 OS Support: Windows 2000/XP
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Asus Via Audio Driver v 6.0.1.7133 for Windows XP
Driver Date: 8/18/2009 OS Support: Windows XP
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Asus EB1012 Nvidia Chipset Driver v 20.14
Driver Date: 8/17/2009 OS Support: Windows Vista
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Asus EB1012 ATK0110 ACPI Utility v 1043.1.0.0
Driver Date: 8/17/2009 OS Support: Windows Vista
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Asus EB1012 Realtek Audio Driver v 6.0.1.5864
Driver Date: 8/17/2009 OS Support: Windows Vista
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Asus EB1012 Realtek Ethernet Driver v 6.223.525.2009
Driver Date: 8/17/2009 OS Support: Windows Vista
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Asus EB1012 Alcor Card Reader Driver v 1.0.14.52
Driver Date: 8/17/2009 OS Support: Windows Vista
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Driver Date: 8/17/2009 OS Support: Windows Vista
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