IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 06/08/2010

New 30'' Dell monitor spotted in the wild
Dell appears set to add a new 30" monitor to its stable. Pictures of a boxed "U3011" appeared earlier this week, and TFT Central now claims to have specifications for the upcoming model. Reportedly, the U3011 will share the 2560x1600 display resolution of its 3008WFP forebear, and Dell...
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Logitech crams 13 'controls' on new wireless gaming mouse
The WarMouse Meta might take the crown for most prepsterous number of buttons, but Logitech's Gaming Mouse G700 doesn't fall very far behind. Announced earlier today, the new Logitech pointing device has 13 "precisely placed" controls that can be assigned to macros, and it boasts a "full-speed" wireless connection.
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Google gives up on Wave
Ever tried Google Wave? Part Gmail spinoff, part online collaboration tool, the utility seemed to have potential—at least once you figured out how to use it. Sadly, though, Wave won't be taking over everyone's social networking routines; Google announced yesterday that it's killing the project and moving on. In a...
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International Beer Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough Computerworld reports Acer debuts new dual-Android, Windows XP netbook Expreview: GeForce GTX 480 comes equipped with 512SP and GeForce GTS 450 die shot tips up Neowin: Microsoft's mystery hardware? Arc Touch Mouse, launching in September iLounge: Leaked details on 2010-2011 iPods, iPhone 5, Bumper...
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Corsair rolls out bigger, meaner liquid cooler
Self-contained liquid cooling kits can be interesting alternatives to air coolers, especially for folks obsessed with low noise levels. Corsair is still hard at work promoting the concept. In fact, the firm has just added another design to its Hydro Series coolers: the H70.
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Intel reaches 'tentative settlement' with FTC
U.S. regulators are out busting chops lately. Just last week, Dell's allegedly unorthodox dealings with Intel led to a $100-million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Now, it's the Federal Trade Commission's turn to inflict punishment—this time on Intel. The chipmaker has reached a "tentative settlement" with...
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Poll: Your network-attached storage solution
In this week's podcast, we field a question about home storage servers. Scott and I both have network-attached storage rigs cobbled together from old parts, but then testing PC hardware tends to give us plenty of fodder for such builds. That got me thinking.  What about folks who...
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Android became best-selling smartphone OS last quarter
Well, that didn't take long. The NPD Group reports that Google's Android OS outnumbered all other smartphone operating systems on devices sold in the US during the second quarter of this year. Android captured 33% of smartphone sales in the quarter, moving ahead of RIM, whose share...
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GF106 die photos appear in the wild
Chinese rumor sites never cease to amaze me. The folks at ZOL haven't just posted two leaked die shots showing Nvidia's upcoming GF106 graphics processor. They've also posted die size measurements and some fresh information about the GPU's launch schedule. Not bad for a product Nvidia hasn't even announced...
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