Plasma HDTV sales soar amidst frugal consumers
With the economy and job market awry, some impacted consumers after a new TV have simply been shopping for smaller LCD screens - but many are buying plasma sets to get more screen for less money. In the realm of large screens, lower-resolution 720p plasma HDTVs are substantially cheaper than similar-sized 1080p LCD TVs.
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Download of the Week: Pidgin
Those of you whoآ’ve been using multi-protocol instant messaging clients for any length of time are probably already familiar with Pidgin. Nevertheless, this week the popular open source application received an important update worth mentioning here as it brings a pair of major new features, the first of which is video and voice chat support over XMPP آ– known primarily as the Jabber/Google Talk pro...
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Fujitsu unveils Celsius Ultra gaming rig
Last month Fujitsu made clear its intentions to compete in the high-end gaming segment, promising to craft the آ“fastest rig on the planetآ” and blurting out a bunch of vague marketing claims. Today, we have an actual name and official specs. Now calling it the fastest air-cooled gaming system around, Fujitsu has packed a 3.33GHz Intel Core i7-975 and a pair of souped-up GeForce GTX 295s running in ...
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MSI X-Slim X600 made-over with AMD chips, rebranded X610
MSI is updating its X-Slim line with a new AMD-bearing model, the X610. Closely resembling its cousin, the X-Slim X600, the X610 ditches Intel's CULV goods in favor of those from AMD. Instead of Intel's 1.4GHz Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor, MSI's new X-Slim packs a 1.6GHz AMD Athlon MV-40. Chipset aside, all other specs have remained virtually untouched.
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Apple releases firmware fix for stalling drives
Two weeks ago, Apple took an official stance on the increasing number of complaints that certain MacBook Pro models were plagued by stalling and clicking hard drives. The company put usersآ’ minds at ease by reassuring everyone that it wasn't a mechanical defect, and promising a firmware fix down the road. That fix has now been crafted and posted by Apple, and is available for download to anyone wh...
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News around the web: Baby boomers still getting high
Baby boomers still getting high @ Reuters
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MySpace acquires iLike for estimated $20 million
MySpace announced today that it is buying social music service iLike for a rumored $20 million. The move is a part of News Corp's strategy to distinguish itself from competitors like Facebook by surrounding its social network with a music-oriented aura. Ironically, a significant portion of iLike's business is with Facebook and other social sites.
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Apple investigating exploding iPhone claims in Europe
Following more reports of exploding iPhones, this time in Europe, Apple has informed various sources in the EU that they are investigating the causes behind them. Referencing a recent case in France where an iPhone supposedly hissed and shattered, the company said that these were isolated incidents, but confirmed they are looking into it. Likely, Apple wants to determine if environmental or any ot...
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Nvidia to deliver LGA 1156 chipset
In addition to showing three new mobile chipsets, Nvidia may be baking some chips for Intel's coming Lynnfield platform. The GPU-maker fell off the chipset grid amidst 1366 licensing friction with Intel, and has yet to enter this high-end enthusiast segment.
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YouTube's lineup expands after deal with Time Warner
As Google searches for more ways to turn YouTube into a revenue-generating venture, the site itself has continued to evolve. This week, the company announced that theyآ’ll be expanding their content following a deal with Time Warner to include shows from a variety of their networks. On a clip basis, YouTube will be hosting آ“sanctionedآ” bits from CNN, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, which contain mu...
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Microsoft fights Word sales injunction
Microsoft has filed an آ“emergency motionآ” to stay a judgeآ’s ruling that threatens to prevent the company from selling its widely used word processing application. The issue boils down to a custom XML function in Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007 that allegedly infringes on a patent held by Canadian firm i4i. Although Redmond claims it is expending enormous human and financial capital to come up with m...
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HP's quarterly profit falls 19%
HP has reported a 19% decline in profit for the third quarter of 2009, with a recorded earning of $1.6 billion ($.67 per share) - down from $2 billion ($.80 per share) in the year-ago quarter. Excluding restructuring and acquisition costs, HP earned $2.2 billion, or $.91 per share. Analysts had predicted earnings between $.82 and $.92 per share, and revenue between $26.8 billion and $27.7 billion....
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AMD takes 53% of discrete notebook graphics market
AMD announced that according to the latest industry data, the company's ATI Mobility Radeon graphics chips account for half of the discrete graphics in notebooks today. The quoted figures indicate it has experienced a 36.5% gain in market share, and has sold 87.27% more units quarter-over-quarter during the first half of this year.
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Lenovo unveils first home server, Ion-powered nettop
Following the introduction of the IdeaCentre Q700 home theater PC last week, Lenovo is announcing more products aimed at what they call the آ“digital lifestyleآ” market. These include the companyآ’s first home server آ– the IdeaCentre D400 آ– which makes managing content across several PCs simple using Microsoftآ’s Windows Home Server operating system.
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Opera 10.0 Beta Build 1723
Opera introduces the looks and the performance of an exceptional Web browser.
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Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.23
Thunderbird 2 is the next generation release of the award-winning Thunderbird email client from Mozilla.
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Process Lasso 3.64.1
Process Lasso is a software that will improve system responsiveness and stability.
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Super Utilities Pro 2009 9.6.20
Everything from cleaning your Registry to removing spyware infestations.
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Pidgin (formerly Gaim) 2.6.1
Pidgin is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2008-09 August 19, 2009
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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F-Secure Virus Definitions August 20, 2009
Keep your F-Secure products updated.
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F-Prot Antivirus virus signature file August 20, 2009
Keep your F-Prot Antivirus updated against worms, viruses and other malicious programs.
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The Cleaner Database Update August 20, 2009
Keep your computer and data safe from Trojans / Worms / Keyloggers / Spyware and all manner of malware.
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MoreAmp 0.1.24 for Mac OS X
Audio player that loads memory or a vdisk and plays them.
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PasswordVault Lite 7.1.0 for Mac OS X
Securely stores your collection of important service access information.
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Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.0726
A program that lets you get e-mail from multiple accounts in one place.
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MediaCoder 0.7.1.4492
Free universal audio/video batch transcoder
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Becky! Internet Mail 2.51.07
Internet Mail is the software specifically designed for the Internet e-mail.
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WinGuard Pro 7.0.1
Password protect your programs, windows and web pages.
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AVG Anti-Virus Updates August 19, 2009
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.
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McAfee SuperDAT Update 5714
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.
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VueScan 8.5.24 for Mac OS X
VueScan is an easy to use scanner program that saves you time and improves your productivity.
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Asus UL30A Bios v 203
Driver Date: 8/18/2009 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista
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Asus N51Vn Bios v 215
Driver Date: 8/18/2009 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista
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Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer Intel Chipset Utility v 9.1.1.1015
Driver Date: 8/18/2009 OS Support: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
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Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer Realtek Audio Driver v 9.1.1.1015
Driver Date: 8/18/2009 OS Support: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
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Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer Reatlek RIS Driver v 6.223.525.2009
Driver Date: 8/18/2009 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista
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