Weekend tech reading: Microsoft targets overweight gamers with new patent
Microsoft targets overweight gamers with new patent A newly disclosed Microsoft patent application -- Avatar Individualized by Physical Characteristic -- takes aim at fat people, proposing to generate fat avatars in gaming environments for individuals whose health records indicate they're overweight, limiting their game play, and even banning them. Slashdot
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FCC listing reveals Arrandale-based Core i7 Fujitsu tablet
The folks at Wireless Goodness have spotted a new Fujitsu tablet notebook on the FCC's site. Closely resembling the LifeBook T5010 convertible tablet, the Fujitsu T900 upgrades the guts to Intel's forthcoming Arrandale platform.
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Google to buy Yelp for $500 million or more?
Google is reportedly in closing negotiations to buy Yelp, the local business review site founded in 2004 by two PayPal veterans. An acquisition price has not been disclosed, but sources close to the deal said it is more than $500 million.
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Mozilla: No need for app stores with mobile Firefox
The success of Apple's App store changed the world's opinion about the future of mobile computing. Billions of downloads and mountains of cash were enough to convince Microsoft, Google, RIM and many others that lightweight app development was vital for smartphones in the years ahead. Mozilla, however, has other plans.
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Intel's budget-conscious 40GB X25-V SSD appears online
It seems Intel is moving ahead with plans to complement its mainstream X25-M solid-state drives with a more affordable V (value) series. Due early next year, the X25-V lineup will use MLC NAND flash memory, have TRIM support, and should handsomely discount Intel's pricey ($300 80GB and $500 160GB) second-generation X25-M SSDs.
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Bluetooth SIG unveils low energy standard
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced this week it has formally adopted a new set of standards for low-powered devices. Unimaginatively named Bluetooth Low Energy, the new power sipping data transfer technology is part of the Bluetooth 4.0 Core Specification and follows the speed-centric version 3.0 of Bluetooth by just 10 months.
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Pine Trail-based Asus Eee PC netbooks spotted
As CES and the many planned technology launches creep nearer, product leaks are inevitable. Some details of Asus' Eee PC 1005P and 1005PE have hit the Web, revealing a black and white faux-carbon-like shell, similar to the Eee PC 1001HA. Blue models are also said to be in existence.
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Mozilla rolls out security update, latest Firefox beta
Mozilla has released the fifth and reportedly final beta of Firefox 3.6 today as it moves closer to ship the final code by the end of the year. The latest package clears most of the remaining blocking bugs, totaling more than 120 new fixes since November's beta 4 release, among which is a couple that deal with an annoying scrolling bug and one that would expose passwords in plain text.
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Intel confirms launch of new Core i3, i5 parts at CES
Intel has confirmed it will launch its first 32nm processors for desktops and laptops on January 7 at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. A total of 17 processors will be revealed in a variety of speeds, including new Core i3 and Core i5 parts that will join their older and more powerful Core i7 siblings.
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K-Lite Codec Pack Full 5.5.3 Beta
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.
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Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 5
The first beta milestone of the next release of the Firefox browser.
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ATI Catalyst Display Driver v 9.12 for Windows XP 32-bit
Driver Date: 12/18/2009 OS Support: Windows XP
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ATI Catalyst Display Driver v 9.12 for Windows XP 64-bit
Driver Date: 12/18/2009 OS Support: Windows XP 64-bit
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ATI Catalyst Display Driver v 9.12 forWindows 7 32-bit
Driver Date: 12/18/2009 OS Support: Windows 7
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ATI Catalyst Display Driver v 9.12 for Windows 7 64-bit
Driver Date: 12/18/2009 OS Support: Windows 7 64-bit
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ATI Catalyst Display Driver v 9.12 for Windows Vista 32-bit
Driver Date: 12/18/2009 OS Support: Windows Vista
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ATI Catalyst Display Driver v 9.12 for Windows Vista 64-bit
Driver Date: 12/18/2009 OS Support: Windows Vista 64-bit
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