Friday, November 6, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 06/11/2009



New Chrome beta is faster, has bookmark sync
Mozilla Firefox may be getting all the market share points, but Google is still hard at work improving its own web browser. The search giant has released a new Chrome beta that features both improved performance and the ability to synchronize bookmarks across different PCs. The bookmark sync feature...
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Super Talent unveils USB 3.0 flash drive
Now that both Asus and Gigabyte have USB 3.0-compatible motherboards on the way, the next step is devices. Super Talent hasn't skipped a beat, announcing a trio of USB 3.0 flash drives with hefty capacities and impressive top transfer speeds. The new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 RAIDDrive series includes...
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Firefox beats Internet Explorer 6 in popularity
Web developers rejoice: more people are now browsing the web using Firefox than Internet Explorer 6, according to Net Applications figures quoted by Ars Technica. The data show Firefox commanded 24.1% of the market last month, compared to 23.3% for IE6. (In September, the same two browsers had 23.8%...
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NY Attorney General slaps Intel with antitrust suit
It ain't over yet for Intel. After receiving a $1.45 billion fine from the European Commission for antitrust violations, Intel has now gotten sued by New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo for similar transgressions. According to the New York Times, this latest lawsuit accuses Intel of "abusing its...
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Report: New AMD desktop platforms coming in May
AMD may no longer have the high-end power-efficiency crown, but it's nevertheless cooking up a pair of new desktop platforms. So writes DigiTimes, basing its story on tips from insiders at motherboard manufacturers. These platforms will include Leo at the high end and Dorado for the mainstream. Leo should...
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