Wednesday, February 3, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 03/02/2010



New Microsoft gaming keyboard lets you press 26 keys at once
A new Microsoft device is about to join the ranks of premium, programmable gaming keyboards. Due in March with a $59.95 price tag, the new SideWinder X4 Keyboard will bring gamers a full layout with macro keys, red backlighting, and if we're to believe Microsoft, "the industry's most advanced...
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Groundhog Day Shortbread
Groundhog Day Report: Bad guys go social; Facebook tops security risk list SuperSite Blog on Steve Jobs and control Google v. China: A view from the Middle Kingdom The Register reports December chip...
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Specs for Gulftown-based Core i7-970 leak out
Remember that six-core Core i7-970 processor we were talking about yesterday morning? The folks at Fudzilla have now gotten hold of more details, including the processor's clock speed and launch schedule. Assuming the report is accurate, the Core i7-970 will run at 3.2GHz with a top per-core speed of...
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Nvidia reveals GF100 product naming
We may be no closer to learning the release date of Nvidia's GF100 graphics processor, but now, we at least know what the product is going to be called. Or, products, as it so happens. Here's an update we caught on Nvidia's Facebook page last night: Fun Fact of...
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The TR Podcast 58: Tales from CES
This special episode of the TR Podcast includes interviews and conversations straight from Vegas hotel suite meetingsآ—you won't want to miss it!
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Steve Jobs bets on HTML5 video, slams Adobe
The evidence seems clear at this point: much like the iPhone and iPod touch, the Apple iPad will lack support for Adobe's Flash technology. Don't expect that situation to change anytime soon, either. Wired has gotten some choice quotes from an internal "Town Hall" meeting at Apple's headquarters, and...
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Win7 Release Candidate to expire soon
When it came out last May, the Windows 7 release candidate presented a great opportunity for users to sample the new, largely completed operating system free of charge. Soon, however, the clock will strike midnight and the Windows 7 RC will turn back into a pumpkin—or something of about...
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Google to drop Internet Explorer 6 support in March
Have any web designers around you broken into spontaneous song and dance? The latest post on Google's Enterprise Blog may be responsible. In it, the search giant has announced that it will start dropping support for Internet Explorer 6.0 as of March 1, 2010. The change will begin with Google...
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25-nm flash starts sampling at IM Flash Technologies
IM Flash Technologies, the joint venture between Intel and Micron, has hit yet another process technology milestone. AnandTech reports that the firm is now sampling its first 25-nm device, a 2-bit-per-cell, multi-level-cell NAND flash memory chip with a 64Gb (8GB) capacity. The chip has a die size of 167 mm²—reportedly...
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