Steam weekend sale: Far Cry Complete for $14.99
Steam is offering up another fine weekend sale with 50% off Far Cry and Far Cry 2: Fortune's Edition. They can be purchased individually for $4.99 and $9.99 or as a package for $14.99.
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LGA 775 holds 77% share in 2009, 50% 2010
Socket T hasn't caught much press lately with all the buzz around Intel's LGA 1156 and 1366-based processors, but the elderly platform dates back to the late days of the Pentium 4. Despite its age, LGA 775 still claimed 77% of sales last year, and will seize about 50% this year according the Intel's projections -- more than the company's two new desktop platforms combined.
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Microsoft axes Xbox Live for first-gen consoles, games
Microsoft's Marc Whitten announced in a blog post today that the company would discontinue Xbox LIVE for original Xbox consoles and games, including both titles for the first-generation Xbox and Xbox Originals. The switch to Xbox 360-only service will take place on April 15, so you still have a couple months to squeeze in some Halo 2 multiplayer action.
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Patch Tuesday to plug 26 holes in Windows and Office
Microsoft plans to issue an extensive update next Tuesday, with 13 security bulletins listed in its advance notification -- most of which are deemed high-priority. The release will tie last October's Patch Tuesday for the most security bulletins issued in a single month.
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Dell Precision M6500 gets dual-core Intel CPUs, USB 3.0
In addition to the new 13-inch Latitude, Dell's Precision M6500 is receiving a handful of upgrades. The business-minded notebook is said to be the "world's most powerful mobile workstation" and while it's already available with Intel's Core i7 quad-core processors (including the 920XM), some dual-core i5 and i7 configurations are expected later this month. Not only would this offer power savings, ...
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News around the web: Google Lets Kids Design Logo
Google Lets Kids Design Next Logo @ Google
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TechSpot's PC Buying Guide: Always up to date!
Over the years we've received numerous praises for our PC Buying Guide, nevertheless there was always the issue with recency. With prices changing every week and components coming and going, the guide's worth simply degraded until we eventually got to rewrite it a few months later.
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Amazon gearing up to take on Apple's iPad?
Amazon seems to be gathering resources to launch a touch-enabled Kindle e-reader. The company is reportedly purchasing Touchco, a startup specializing in touchscreen technologies. The firm of six will be merged into Amazon's Kindle hardware division upon acquisition. Terms of the agreement remain under wraps, and an Amazon spokewoman declined to comment on speculation, as did Touchco's co-founder....
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Corsair preps a range of new 2.5" and 3.5" SSDs
Corsair has introduced a fresh pair of 2.5-inch SSD lines, Nova and Reactor. Each series is comprised of two products: Nova brings 64GB and 128GB drives, while Reactor carries 60GB and 120GB models.
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HP quietly intros $600 Core i3-equipped G62T laptop
HP has quietly slipped out a new laptop prepared to tackle everyday computing tasks, the G62T. At $600, the base unit offers a 15.6-inch 1366x768 LED display, an Intel Core i3-330M and integrated HD graphics, 2GB of DDR3 RAM (free upgrade to 3GB at the moment), a 160GB 7200RPM HDD, a DVD burner, a six-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
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AT&T clears SlingPlayer Mobile for use on 3G network
AT&T announced today that it would allow the SlingPlayer Mobile iPhone app to stream content over its 3G network. A year ago, the telecom company refused to let Sling Media's application run on 3G, limiting it to Wi-Fi connections. At the time, AT&T said the service was too bandwidth-intensive, and it could overwhelm the company's network -- but that stance has changed.
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Asus aims to outsell Toshiba and Lenovo in laptop sector
Asus has set its sights high, aiming to outship competing companies Toshiba and Lenovo in the notebook segment to become the fifth largest vendor worldwide, according to Shien-yueh Hsu, general manager of Asus' notebook division. The Taiwanese PC maker hopes to ship 20 million laptops in 2010, 12 million of which will be standard notebooks with the remaining eight million being netbooks.
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MSI intros CX620, CR620 mid-range notebooks
MSI has introduced a pair of new notebooks powered by Intel's Arrandale mobile platform, the CR620 and CX620. Both systems are nearly identical in specifications, including a 15.6-inch 1366x768 LED display, an Intel Core i3 or i5 processor and HM55 chipset, up to 4GB of DDR3 1066MHz RAM, and 250GB to 500GB of storage, and Windows 7 Home Premium. The CX620, however, also ships with a 1GB AMD Radeon...
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News around the web: Sending messages by light
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Office 2010 hits RC, Windows 8 planned for July 2011
Microsoft Office 2010 has finally hit release candidate, and Redmond has distributed the productivity suite to members of the technology adoption program (TAP). Although there are more "planned milestones," the latest build won't be available broadly, according to a Microsoft representative. Nevertheless, it's only a matter of time before the RC build is widely distributed via BitTorrent. In the m...
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Microsoft investigating Windows 7 battery alert bug
Microsoft is working with its hardware partners to resolve a bug that causes some Windows 7-powered laptops to display incorrect battery warnings. Folks upgrading their laptops from Windows XP and Vista to 7 have complained that Windows 7 displays the following message: "Consider replacing your battery. There is a problem with your battery, so your computer might shut down suddenly."
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HP TouchSmart 600 Quad upgrades to Core i7
HP has upgraded its TouchSmart 600 Quad all-in-one PC to Intel's latest processors. The 23-inch multitouch system starts at $1,699 and can be configured with a 1.6GHz Core i7-720QM or 1.73GHz Core i7-820QM quad-core processor.
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LG announces new ultra-slim LED-backlit monitors
LG has introduced a new batch of EX-series, ultra-slim LCD monitors. The displays boast LED backlighting, a 5ms response time, a 1,500,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, and judging by a feature sticker, they should offer HDMI connectivity as well.
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News around the web: Next X-Prize
Next X-Prize آ— $10M For a Brain-Computer Interface @ hPlus
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Fujitsu T900 tablet, UH900 UMPC reach the US
In December, an FCC listing exposed Fujitsu's LifeBook T900 convertible tablet, but details were limited to a processor and chipset. The system has now launched in North America and Fujitsu's base "recommended configuration" starts at $1,889.
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Tech Tip of the Week: Effortless Ways to Download Video Content from YouTube and Other Sites
If you've browsed the Web at all in the last few years, there's a good chance you've watched a ton of YouTube videos. The site serves over a billion every day both on their own and through the zillions of sites that choose to embed videos hosted on their platform.
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Gateway intros new gaming and media-friendly PCs
Gateway has announced a batch of new gaming and media-friendly desktops, with systems spanning the FX (mainstream gaming), DX (mini-tower), SX (small form factor), and ZX (all-in-one) series -- all of which ship with Windows 7 Home Premium x64.
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Tuesday tech deals: $150 off 16" Core i5 Toshiba laptop
16" Toshiba Satellite A505-S6017 Intel Core i5-430M $700 + free shipping
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Samsung intros $180, 2TB EcoGreen hard drive
Samsung has jumped aboard the 2TB bandwagon, unveiling its F3EG (EcoGreen) drive. The 3.5-inch "high-performance," "eco-friendly" drives pack 500GB per platter, and are available in 1.5TB and 2TB capacities, 16MB or 32MB of cache, second-gen SATA, support for Native Command Queuing, as well as SilentSeek and NoiseGuard technologies.
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Dell intros business-minded ultrathin Latitude 13
Dell has revealed a new thin and light business notebook series, the Latitude 13. Called "the world's thinnest 13-inch commercial client laptop," the Latitude 13 is as slender as a netbook but packs more processing power.
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Intel prepping 3.2GHz six-core i7-970 for Q3?
It's no secret that Intel is working on a six-core processor, one of which is the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor detailed months ago. Another, according to Fudzilla, will hit shelves as the Core i7-970 and should be more affordable.
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Toshiba considering exiting LCD display market
According to a Toshiba executive, the electronics company might be preparing to exit the LCD display market. At a recent financial briefing senior vice president Fumio Muraoka was quoted as saying, "Our LCD display business has been worsening, and we are in very difficult circumstancesآ… We are now discussing all options including withdrawal from the business."
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News around the web: Make Your Web Site 'Groovy'
Make Your Web Site 'Groovy' @ Forbes
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Rumor: Apple halts production of 27-inch iMacs to fix numerous display issues
Apple has halted production of all 27-inch Core i5 and i7 iMac systems, according to an unnamed source cited by Hardmac. Cupertino is working to resolve several display issues and will not resume assembly of the systems until a "reliable and definitive fix" is found.
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Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1 Lanikai Alpha 1
Now with tabs, better search, and email archiving.
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AVIRA Antivirus Desktop Update Package February 5, 2010
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 February 5, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update February 5, 2010
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2008-09 February 5, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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avast! Virus Definitions February 5, 2010
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.
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McAfee SuperDAT Update 5883
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.
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Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 0149.0148
Manually update Ad-aware 2007 with the latest definitions file.
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F-Secure Virus Definitions February 5, 2010
Keep your F-Secure products updated.
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Trend Micro Pattern File for Windows 6.825.0
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.
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Windows Defender Antispyware Definition Updates 1.75.422.0
Manually update your Windows Defender definitions if automatic update fails.
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F-Prot Antivirus virus signature file February 5, 2010
Keep your F-Prot Antivirus updated against worms, viruses and other malicious programs.
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VueScan 8.6.09 for Mac OS X
VueScan is an easy to use scanner program that saves you time and improves your productivity.
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AMD Catalyst 10.1 Hotfix
Driver Date: 2/5/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7
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