Thursday, October 29, 2009

IT News HeadLines (AnandTech) 29/10/2009


AnandTech
New Acer Timeline and Windows 7 Laptops
Acer recently launched some updated laptops with Windows 7. For that matter, just about every laptop manufacturer out there has new laptops sporting Windows 7, but we're going to start our coverage of mobile press releases with Acer since they were kind enough to send us the pertinent details. (Ed: This blog may be a bit long, but we'll try to do them more...
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Updated: The SSD Improv: Intel & Indilinx get TRIM, Kingston Brings Intel Down to $115
Intel and Indilinx SSDs now have TRIM support - we put it to the test. At the same time Kingston helps Intel bring SSDs to the masses with a 40GB X25-M G2 based SSD priced at $115 or $85 after rebates....
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FCC Looks at Taking Airwaves from TV and Using them for Broadband
FCC may play Robin Hood taking form rich broadcasters and giving to the poor mobile broadband providers...
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Comcast Seeks to Have FCC Ruling Reversed
FCC says no you didn't to Comcast...
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Obama Announces $3.4B for Power Grid Reform
Money will be dolled out in $400,000 to $200M chunks and comes from the $787 billion economic stimulus package...
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Report: Former AMD CEO, GlobalFoundries Chairman Ruiz Ensnared in Insider Trading Case
AMD's former CEO fed illegal tips to current defendant...
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British Hacker's Extradition Placed on Hold
British UFO hacker won't be sent to the U.S. to face computer charges... yet...
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City of Los Angeles to Switch 30,000 City Employees to Gmail
Los Angeles will test a migration to Google with 30,000 employees...
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Toshiba, Hitachi, Sony Dragged Into Court Over Antitrust Issues
Toshiba and Hitachi join Sony in the DoJ's antitrust crosshairs...
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Swiss Ministry Suffers Cyber Attack
The Swiss Ministry is latest government agency to suffer an unknown cyber attack...
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HTC Launches New Marketing Campaign Across the Globe
HTC wants consumers to know about its phones, and will launch a multi-nation advertising campaign...
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Intel X-25M G2 SSD "TRIM" Firmware Pulled Due to Data Corruption Problems in Windows 7
Data corruption once again strikes Intel's SSDs...
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Fisker Buys Closed GM Plant to Produce New EV, Keeps Plant Unionized
Electric car startup grows thanks to a government loan...
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Unfazed by Apple's Legal Assault, Psystar Airs $50 Hack to Allow OS X 10.6 on PCs
Psystar continues its campaign of defiance against a controlling Apple, offers handy product for enthusiasts and developers alike...
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Lenovo Unveils New Notebooks and Desktops
Lenovo updates notebook and desktop line with new AIOs, desktops, and ultraportables...
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NASA's Ares I Rocket Delayed, Prepares for First Test Launch Tomorrow
No flight today for the Space Shuttle's replacement, maybe tomorrow says NASA...
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