Eight is Enough Ars Technica: How Egypt did (and your government could) shut down the Internet Shacknews: QuakeCon 2011 dates announced; event runs from August 4 to August 7, 2011 Tablets won't steamroll Microsoft, top executive says SemiAccurate: ARM talks about 20nm CPUs and chips in your...
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Friday night topic: Egypt on the brink
A wave of protest has struck across North Africa and the Middle East recently, leading to regime change in Tunisia and, it now appears, open revolt in Egypt. Jordan, by some accounts, could be next. The dictatorships in these countries have been repressive, undemocratic, and somewhat incompetent....
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Don't forget to enter our MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti giveaway
Time is ticking on our GeForce GTX 560 Ti giveaway. We have a pair of MSI's N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II graphics cards awaiting to two lucky readers. With an 880MHz core clock and an effective dual-fan cooler that keeps GPU temperatures in check without generating too...
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Deal of the week: A fresh crop of mid-range graphics cards
Don't you just love it when new graphics cards are available immediately after their official launch? Nvidia uncorked its GeForce GTX 560 Ti earlier in the week, and examples are already selling for the official $250 asking price. Newegg has several models listed, and our favorite of...
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Crytek promises pre-release multiplayer demo for Crysis 2
Twitter is good for something, after all. In fewer than 140 characters, Crytek has announced that PC gamers will be able to get their hands on a multiplayer demo for Crysis 2. The demo is due before the game's full release, and Xbox 360 owners already have...
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Data Privacy Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough Ars Technica reports Canada comes out on top as Netflix rates North American ISPs InformationWeek: Google-backed 'Super Wi-Fi' plan gets FCC approval EETimes reports Microsoft calls for 16-core server SoCs AMD: Tablets are a way to the living room for x86 - X-bit labs VR-Zone:...
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Tegra 2 sneaks into Trim-Slice desktop
Nvidia's second-generation Tegra system-on-chip is finally starting to appear in tablets and smartphones. Betcha didn't expect to find one in an ultra-slim desktop. That's what CompuLab is calling its Tegra-based Trim-Slice system, which measures a scant 5.1" x 3.7" x 0.6". For a sense of scale,...
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A quick look at Kingston's HyperX Max USB 3.0 SSD
USB 3.0 is the most sorely needed peripheral interface upgrade in recent memory. Cheap notebook drives can make good use of the extra bandwidth, and solid-state drives are even faster. Today, we're taking a quick look at Kingston's HyperX Max USB 3.0 SSD.
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Release round-up: A GeForce GTX 560 Ti, Brazos mobo, plus two cases
The launch of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 560 Ti is obviously the biggest news of the week. We've already covered a number of cards based on the new mid-range GPU, but one slipped through the cracks. It, along with a couple of cases and a Brazos motherboard make...
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Sandy Bridge: The mobile perspective
As Intel was rolling out its desktop Sandy Bridge processors earlier this month, it also unleashed a whole family of mobile variants. Join us as we benchmark a behemoth of a laptop powered by Intel's second-quickest mobile Sandy Bridge CPU.
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