IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 17/08/2010

BFG reportedly starts denying warranty replacements
Over the past three months, news slowly broke out that BFG Tech was pulling out of its core businesses: first the graphics card market, and then power supplies. Now, Hardware Canucks reports that BFG is no longer providing warranty support for its graphics cards, and customers are...
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National Airborne Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough The Inquirer reports Nvidia graphics partner (BFG Tech) refuses to honor 'lifetime' warranty Engadget reports MagicJack announces software for completely free Internet-to-phone calls, places femtocell on hold Fudzilla reports overheating iPod explodes on rush-hour Tokyo train, delays commuters AnandTech's Dell Streak review Engadget's Epic 4G
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Rage, Crysis 2 release dates set
Two of next year's hotly anticipated first-person shooters now have official release dates. As Shacknews reports, id Software announced at QuakeCon that Rage will be out in U.S. stores on September 13, 2011. Earlier last week, Crytek revealed that Crysis 2 will show up a few months sooner,...
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National Relaxation Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough Electronista: Intel's Sandy Bridge, SSD roadmaps leak out WSJ reports Apple manager is arrested in kickback probe (thanks Neutronbeam) The NY Times reports China to build state-run search engine Micron's tech talk: The RealSSD P300 - dramatic performance improvements for enterprise apps Engadget's Entelligence discusses
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