IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 15/07/2010

Strong demand prompts acceleration of Sandy Bridge schedule
In addition to reporting its best quarterly financial results of all time yesterday, Intel also hinted that Sandy Bridge CPUs could arrive earlier than expected. During the conference call that announced the company's financial results, CEO Paul Otellini let slip the following tasty tidbit: "Due to the very...
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Three quarters of business PCs still run Windows XP
A few days ago, Microsoft boldly quoted Gartner data saying three fourths of business PCs may run a 64-bit version of Windows 7 by 2014. The other side of that coin? According to Business Insider, Microsoft has admitted that, right now, 74% of business PCs are still stuck...
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Crucial whips up SSD upgrade kits
Tossing a solid-state drive into your notebook is easy enough, but transferring your operating system and Twilight fan-site bookmarks can be less straightforward. We've already seen SSD upgrade kits that seek to make that step easier, and now, Crucial has introduced a similar line of products based on...
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Bastille Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough DailyTech reports business PC age highest in a decade, 74% running Windows XP Computerworld on how to keep Windows XP SP2 safer after Microsoft stops patching HotHardware reports Nvidia sheds light on lack of PhysX CPU optimizations Fudzilla reports Palit first with 800MHz GTX 460 Ars Technica...
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We're giving away 20 digital copies of Just Cause 2
To coincide with the release of their new GeForce GTX 460, the folks at Nvidia have given us 20 licenses for Just Cause 2 to distribute among our readers and forum users. We thought this would be a great opportunity to organize a little contest, so that's what we...
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Intel posts best quarter in 42-year history
The latest strides by AMD—six-core processors and hot new mobile platforms—seem to have done little to break Intel's momentum. As a matter of fact, Intel says last quarter was the best in its 42-year history, with the company racking up $10.8 billion in revenue and net profits of $2.9...
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XtremeKey thumb drive blends style with durability
USB thumb drives are a dime a dozen these days. Actually, I think they might be down to a nickel. We don't often cover them here at TR, but one catches our eye every so often. I'm particularly fond of the indestructible variety, if only because that...
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Sources confirm BlackBerry tablet with 7'' screen, Flash support
Add one more tablet to the growing list of devices set to take on the iPad. Eventually. "Sources close to RIM" have reportedly confirmed to Betanews that the BlackBerry maker will release a 7" tablet with a 1GHz Marvell processor under the hood. There's no word...
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