Even though major tech companies such as Intel and Apple have been slow to embrace USB 3.0, motherboard makers and device manufacturers are doing their part in helping bring this technology to mainstream ground. The latest salvo comes from Super Talent, which is expanding its offerings with a new line...
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Tech Tip: Enhance your browsing experience using bookmarklets
One of the reasons behind Firefox's sustained popularity is the availability of a vast library of extensions. But expanding functionality through these add-ons can have some downsides of their own. For example, most of them are not cross-platform, so if you decide to try another browser your favorite extensions might...
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Official Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer released
The latest Call of Duty entry is now less than a week away with a slated release date of November 9 -- next Tuesday. Set to debut on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, as well as the Nintendo Wii and DS, Call of Duty: Black Ops takes place during the...
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ComScore: US online spending up 9% in third quarter
Online shopping is increasingly popular in the US, according to comScore. The data outfit reports today that online spending rose 9% in the third quarter, totaling $32.1 billion and marking the fourth straight quarter of year-over-year growth. The yearlong increase follows a patchy period between Q4 2008 and Q3 2009 when spending fell by 6%.
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Apple blames Intel for no USB 3.0 support
An Apple fan recently e-mailed the company's CEO, Steve Jobs, asking about whether there'll be USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed) support in Macs soon. "We don't see USB 3 taking off at this time," Jobs reported wrote in a response e-mail, according to 9to5 Mac. "No support from Intel, for example."
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Facebook is fastest social network; Twitter, MySpace slowest
On average, response times and availability of five major social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, and MySpace) has improved this past quarter, according to Web analytics company AlertSite. This is great news given that all of them (save for possibly MySpace) have a quickly growing number of users.
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Xbox Live update lands with ESPN, Zune Pass, more
As expected, Microsoft has released its fall update for the Xbox 360 Dashboard today, bringing many of the features showcased earlier this year at E3. Highlights include the addition of ESPN3, revamped Netflix and Zune services, interface changes, new family settings, and support for the upcoming Kinect motion controller.
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Microsoft: use any e-mail address with Hotmail
Microsoft has announced that users can now send and receive e-mail from a non-Hotmail address using Windows Live Hotmail. The feature, called EASI ID, is rolling out today and will be available worldwide in the next few days.
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Google co-founders wanted Steve Jobs as their first CEO
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin both wanted current Apple CEO Steve Jobs as the company's first CEO, according to a new 48-minute documentary posted on Bloomberg's Game Changers. The report tells viewers that the pair interviewed 12 or 13 candidates, but none of them made the cut. The...
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iPhone users not waking up on time due to DST bug
iPhone users aren't waking up on time due to a Daylight Saving Time (DST) bug. Even though the iOS clock changes correctly, the alarm does not.
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Hitachi Solid-State Drives are coming
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has published an image of its upcoming enterprise Solid-State Drive (SSD) on its website, according to Xbit Labs. Hitachi's SSDs have Intel NAND flash memory and SSD technology inside. Hitachi and Intel announced their plan to jointly work on enterprise-class SSDs in late 2008. The first...
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Android top OS in the US, iPhone most popular smartphone
Android has grabbed 43.6 percent of the US smartphone market in the third quarter, making it the dominant player in the US for mobile operating systems, according to Canalys. At the same time, Apple captured 26.2 percent of the market, beating out RIM's 24.2 percent (last quarter RIM had 32.0...
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Enhance your browsing experience using bookmarklets
One of the reasons behind Firefox's sustained popularity is the availability of a vast library of extensions. At a time when Microsoft ruled the roost with a crushing 90+% share of the browser market, Mozilla was able to build a loyal following by offering a way for third-party developers to extend its browser functionality and for users to customize it to their liking. Eventually new competitors arrived to reinvigorate the scene and today most of them offer their own extensions platform.
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