TSMC 40nm yield issues to affect AMD and Nvidia
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry, recently confirmed it has run into new issues with their 40nm process technology that have sent yield rates down to 40%. Major customers for TSMC's 40nm processes include AMD, which just released its Radeon HD 5000 series, and Nvidia, who is expected to launch the GT300 series in Dec...
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News around the web: Google's Creepy Social Search
Google's Creepy Social Search @ PC Mag
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Acer intros 23" T230H multitouch monitor
Acer has introduced a new multitouch monitor, the perfect complement to a fresh copy of Windows 7. At 23", the T230H is a bit larger than competing units from HP and Dell, and it has some respectable specifications. With multitouch support, the monitor will recognize both one and two-finger gestures, like pinch-zoom.
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Microsoft, Yahoo delay finalizing search deal
Microsoft and Yahoo have postponed finalizing their search deal, according to an October 28 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The companies intended to complete the deal by October 27, but have apparently run into some issues. "Given the complex nature of the transaction, there remain some details to be finalized," said the filing, adding that both parties are working as qu...
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Download of the Week: Secunia PSI
Keeping your operating system up to date is vital to having a malware-free computer. But even if you've got Windows fully patched, any one of your installed applications can be a potential point of entry for attackers should you forget or are just too lazy to grab the latest version. Enter Secunia PSI, a freeware security tool that makes it easy to find and fix old programs on your PC, even those ...
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Acer aims to ship over 40 million notebooks in 2010, may surpass HP
Acer is quickly striding toward its goal of becoming the number one PC vendor worldwide, aiming to ship more than 30 million notebooks this year, and over 40 million next year. Acer's strongest competitor at this point is HP, which currently holds the top position for units shipped, and is also forecasted to move 40 million or more notebooks in 2010. Both companies are expected to further trounce ...
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News around the web: The brothers behind Google Wave
The genius brothers behind Google Wave @ CNN Tech
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Toshiba and Hitachi join Sony in antitrust investigation
Toshiba and Hitachi have joined Sony in an antitrust investigation. The US Department of Justice will probe the companies' optical disc drive businesses, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology and Hitachi-LG Data Storage. Sony's Optiarc America was subpoenaed yesterday.
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Amazon aims to simplify online payments with PayPhrase
With the holiday shopping season almost underway, Amazon has launched a new payment system it hopes will make it simpler for customers to make online purchases on partner sites. The PayPhrase service works by keeping credit card information, shipping address and shipping preferences on record, and letting online shoppers invoke this information via a phrase and four-digit PIN of their own choosing...
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Nintendo unveils a new, larger DSi handheld
Nintendo has unveiled a new model of its DSi handheld console, which will appear as the "DSi LL" in Japan, or "DSi XL" in Europe. As you've probably already guessed, the DSi XL brings larger 4.2" dual screens. That is about an inch more than the current DSi's 3.25" displays or the DS Lite's 3" screens.
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Nintendo posts 52% decline in profit amid weak Wii sales
Nintendo posted a major 52% slip in fiscal first-half (April-September) profit today, amid a slowing demand for its Wii video game console. Profit for that period totaled $69.49 billion yen (about $772 million), which is down from 144.83 billion yen in the year prior and less than Nintendo's forecasted $100 billion yen ($1.1 billion). Fiscal first-half sales plummeted 34.5% to 548.01 billion yen (...
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Intel to update LGA1366 line with 2.88GHz Core i7 930
Even though Intel is facing virtually no competition on the high-end processor market, the arrival of its Lynnfield-based Core i7 860 early last month threatened to cannibalize sales at the lower end of the enthusiast LGA1366 spectrum. The chip carries the same $290 price tag as the "Bloomfield" Core i7 920, yet it comes with higher clock speeds and Turbo Boost capabilities, a tighter power envelo...
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Intel, Numonyx claim phase change memory breakthrough
Intel and Numonyx, the chipmaker's flash memory joint venture with STMicroelectonics, have released details on what the companies hope will be a breakthrough in the development of phase-change memory (PCM). Specifically, the companies developed a new manufacturing process that would allow stacking several memory/selector layers atop each other so memory can be packed more densely in a given volume...
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Portable Firefox 3.5.4
Portable Firefox allows you to carry your whole web browser along with all your bookmarks and extensions with you.
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Apple iTunes 9.0.2.25 for Windows XP / Vista
New Genius features and better ways to browse put music at the center of your entertainment world.
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Advanced SystemCare Free 3.4.0
One-Click and All-In-One solution for PC maintenance and protection.
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IObit Security 360 1.1.0
Advanced malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects your PC.
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Image for Windows 2.51a
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AbiWord 2.8.1
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Norman Malware Cleaner 2009.10.30
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VSO Image Resizer 3.0.0.101
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MediaCoder 0.7.2.4530
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cFosSpeed 5.01 Build 1580 Beta
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McAfee SuperDAT Update 5786
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.
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Trend Micro Pattern File for Windows 6.589.00
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AVG Anti-Virus Updates October 30, 2009
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.
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Windows Defender Latest Definition Updates 1.69.346
Download the latest Windows Defender Definition Updates.
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LimeWire X 5.4.0 for Mac OS X
Search for videos, images, and program applications.
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Path Finder 5.5.5 for Mac OS X
Path Finder is a file browser for Mac OS X.
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Coda 1.6.7 for Mac OS X
Coda - one window web development
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RadioBOSS 4.0
Software for radio stations automation, clubs, parties, clubs, etc.
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VirtualBox 3.0.10
InnoTek VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware.
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TweakNow PowerPack 2009 1.7.1
Fully-integrated suite of utilities to fine-tune every aspect of your computer's operating system and Web browser.
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Express Burn 4.30
Lets you create and record audio or data CDs with any Windows PC with an installed CD recorder.
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ATI Tray Tools 1.6.9.1427
Free tweaker utility for Radeon cards that runs in the system tray.
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Aloaha PDF Suite 3.9.147
Create vector based, high resolution PDF Documents.
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Blindwrite Suite 6.3.0.11
Extracts all the characteristics of your media to your harddrive to reproduce a working copy of your media.
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DeviceLock 6.4.1.22449
Access control solution for to floppy, CD-ROM, USB and other mobile devices.
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x264 Video Codec rev. 1310
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Arachnophilia 5.4.2411
Arachnophilia is a full featured HTML editor with an internal browser.
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Unity 2.6.0 for Mac OS X
Mac-based high-end game development tool
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DockStar 2.1.5 for Mac OS X
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