Thursday, November 12, 2009

IT News HeadLines (AnandTech) 12/11/2009


AnandTech
Done for 2009: The Holiday MacBook Pro Roundup
Over the summer we discovered that Apple's newly redesigned MacBook Pro offered battery life to die for. Approaching 8 hours of battery life on a single charge we were curious to see how the rest of the lineup fared. We won't see any new MacBook Pros until 2010, so if you're buying a new MacBook Pro read on to see the 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch compared....
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P55 Overclocking Showdown - ASUS, Gigabyte, and EVGA at the OC Corral (Page 6 Updated)
In our first P55 Overclocking showdown we take a look at the top boards from ASUS, EVGA, and Gigabyte. One failed, the other three made it through our torture tests. Find out which one deserves your attention if you are into serious overclocking on the P55 platform....
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BMW's $90k 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 SUV Looks to Keep Stellar Performance
Hybrid SUV will also offer competitive fuel economy for its class...
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Intel Reader Speaks Printed Text, Targets Vision/Learning Impaired
Millions of people could be helped, says Intel...
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China Bans Physical Abuse Against Internet Addicts
So-called Internet addicts are safe from physical abuse by counselors...
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Microsoft, Yahoo Expected to Take Search Partnership Overseas
The pair of companies hope to battle Google in Europe and across Asia next year...
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Hackers Indicted For Involvement With $9 Million Debit-Card Hacking Ring
Eight members of a hacker group have been indicted in U.S. federal court...
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USAF to Build Facility for Alternative Fuel Research
The United States Air Force is the latest military branch to research alternative fuels...
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OCZ Working on New SSDs Using SandForce Controllers, Available Early Next Year
Something higher than the Vertex coming soon...
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EPA Says Over 1 Million Energy Star Homes Built in the United States
Saving the environment can also save you money...
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Adobe Cuts Nearly 10% Full-Time Employees
U.S.-based Adobe will have to cut even more full-time employees, as the company continues to restructure and regroup...
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Sun Microsystems Acquisition Faces Objections from European Commission
Sun, Oracle may not be able to finalize the agreed acquisition in 2009...
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Army Interested in Robots Requiring Little Human Interaction
The U.S. Army hopes to upgrade its robot fleet, so they won't require as much human interaction during operations...
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Apple Kills Hackintosh Netbooks With 10.6.2 Update
After much fluctuation in early builds, Apple's latest OS update does kill Atom support...
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NVIDIA's CEO Proclaims His Love of Apple Computers
Get a Mac, suggests NVIDIA CEO...
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Space Junk Forces ISS Astronauts to Enter Escape Pods
Astronauts aboard the ISS were forced to sleep in Russian Soyuz escape pods due to a piece of flying debris...
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Exclusive: Argonne National Laboratory Talks About Latest Solar Research
New ANL research is funded by $7M USD in new grant money from the U.S. Department of Energy...
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Report: Motorola Sold 100K Droids During Its First Weekend
Official numbers are not being offered by Verizon or Motorola...
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CPU Market Grew 23% in Q3 Compared to 2008
CPU industry revenue grew less vigorously thanks to increased sales of netbook CPUs...
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11/10/2009 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Tuesday...
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Fans Line Up For Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Launch
Official sales numbers are not in at this time...
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California Moves Closer to Insurance by the Mile for Drivers
Watchdog group says new rules give insurance companies all the power...
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