Thursday, March 18, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 18/03/2010


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Xbox 360 slim model in the works?
It's no secret Microsoft does periodic hardware revisions to the Xbox 360 that are meant to fix bugs, improve performance and lower production costs. Usually these updates go unannounced, and never have they involved a change to the console's form factor since its 2005 release. But with project Natal coming up later this year it seems the company might be considering releasing something sleeker an...
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UK Lords pass controversial Digital Economy Bill
The British House of Lords has passed a controversial anti-piracy bill that, if enacted into law, would require ISPs to track and report suspected file sharers to copyright holders as well as the nation's Office of Communications (OFCOM). OFCOM would be charged with setting the parameters in which ISPs would handle alleged infringers, such as how they would monitor customers, when to report them, ...
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Free-to-play Need for Speed MMO hits open beta
After 14 installments over the last 15 years, the most ambitious and innovative version of Need for Speed is on the horizon. EA is working on a free-to-play massively multiplayer online racer, exclusive to the PC. Joystiq notes that an MMO version of the game could be the last Need for Speed title EA will have to make, offering a potential platform for "limitless updates."
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Acer TimelineX 1830T specs revealed, packs Core i5
The specifications of a pending thin and light notebook by Acer have surfaced early, revealing a healthy blend of performance and mobility. The Aspire TimelineX 1830T has an 11.6-inch 1366x768 display, and is Acer's first Calpella-based ultraportable. As such, it packs a Core i5-520UM processor, which has base clock speed of 1.06GHz and scales up to 1.86GHz with Turbo Boost. It's said to have two ...
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Razer intros DeathAdder gaming mouse for lefties
Razer has announced the arrival of its first gaming mouse designed specifically for left-handed users, the Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition. Crafted with professional left-handed gamers in mind, the new mouse combines an ergonomic form factor with a 3.5G infrared sensor, offering lefties a competitive edge compared to existing ambidextrous or right-handed mice.
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Sony intros most affordable Vaio yet, the M series netbook
It took a while for Sony to enter the netbook market, but now they seem to be reinforcing their commitment to this budget-minded segment by releasing the new M series. The netbook -- or mini notebook, as Sony likes to call them -- looks a lot like the W series unveiled last year with two key differences: the Vaio M has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Pine Trail processor, rather than the old N280, and i...
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Sony intros PSP bundle with MGS: Peace Walker
Sony is preparing to launch a special edition PlayStation Portable bundle to coincide with the release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The upcoming installment is exclusive to Sony's PSP and should hit shelves on June 8. In addition to standalone copies, major retailers across the US and Canada will offer MGS: Peace Walker bundled with the PSP-3000 for $199.99. It's not just any old PSP-3000, t...
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Google Nexus One sales weak compared to Droid, iPhone
Google's so called "super phone" has flopped compared to sales of competing devices, according to data from market researcher Flurry. The outfit estimates that in the first 74 days of availability, Google has shipped around 135,000 Nexus One smartphones -- a fraction of the 1.05 million Droids and 1 million first-gen iPhones sold in the same duration. For further comparison, analysts speculate tha...
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Microsoft unveils IE9 public preview
Microsoft is showing an early preview of Internet Explorer 9 today at its MIX10 developer conference. The forthcoming release will supposedly mark a major change from previous versions, focusing heavily on performance improvements and standards support -- particularly HTML 5 and SVG. It will also make full use of hardware acceleration for rendering graphics, while a new JavaScript engine, code-nam...
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Kingston announces world's fastest Intel-certified memory
Kingston Technology has unveiled what they claim is the "fastest Intel-certified memory in the world." The memorably named KHX2400C9D3T1K2/4GX kit features two 2GB modules working at 2,400MHz with CL 9-11-9-27 latencies at an Intel friendly 1.65V. The modules support Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP), which should make things easy when it comes time to tweak settings, and are cooled by Kingston's reco...
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News around the web: Google's Biggest Blunder
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DivX 8.0 for Windows
DivX is a package that includes all the DivX codec, player, utilities, and documentation.
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Internet Explorer 9 Public Preview
Latest Internet Explorer, comes with HTML 5 and SVG support.
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Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (rev. 1.0) USB 3.0 Driver v 1.0.18.0
Driver Date: 11/19/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (rev. 1.0) Realtek Audio Driver v R2.41
Driver Date: 3/5/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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