Sunday, January 30, 2011

IT News HeadLines (Tom's Hardware) 29/01/2011




Egyptian Government Orders ISPs to Switch Off
Egyptian Government Orders ISPs to Switch OffThe Egyptian government made headlines this week for blocking certain social networking sites. Now it appears as though the country is attempting to switch off the internet altogether.
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QuakeCon 2011 in August, Says Bethesda
QuakeCon 2011 in August, Says BethesdaBethesda released the dates for QuakeCon 2011 which takes place this summer in Dallas, Texas.
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Microsoft May Bring Office to the App Store
Microsoft May Bring Office to the App StoreMicrosoft is apparently tentatively considering bringing Office for Mac to Apple’s Mac App Store.
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Microsoft Has Sold 300 Million Windows 7 Licences
Microsoft Has Sold 300 Million Windows 7 LicencesWe already know that Windows 7 has seen a much more positive reception than its predecessor, Windows Vista. Last summer Microsoft announced that it had shipped an impressive 175 million Windows 7 licenses.
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Microsoft Pressing Intel for 16-Core Atom
Microsoft Pressing Intel for 16-Core AtomA 16-core Atom in Microsoft's servers could possibly maintain the current level of performance but consume less energy.
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QuakeCon 2011 in August, Says Bethesda
QuakeCon 2011 in August, Says BethesdaBethesda released the dates for QuakeCon 2011 which takes place this summer in Dallas, Texas.
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Nano-Tech Used in Color-Changing Laptop
Nano-Tech Used in Color-Changing LaptopThe lid of this laptop "shimmers" from turquoise to deep blue to purple thanks to nano-technology.
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Hot Apps of 2011 Week #4
Hot Apps of 2011 Week #4Looking for useful programs? Here are some recommendations from the Tom's Guide community for the fifth week of 2011.
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Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo Coming to PC
Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo Coming to PCWhile Xbox LIVE gold members are currently living in Crysis 2 frag-fest heaven, PC gamers now see a glimmer of hope in regards to a pre-release multiplayer demo.
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Congratulations to Our Sandy Bridge PC Winner!
Congratulations to Our Sandy Bridge PC Winner!A new rig to one lucky winner.
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Sleeper Hit Magicka Sells 30,000 in 24 Hours
Sleeper Hit Magicka Sells 30,000 in 24 HoursParadox Interactive's new action-adventure PC game has become a sudden hit just two days after its initial release.
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Bethesda Officially Dates Skyrim, RAGE, More
Bethesda Officially Dates Skyrim, RAGE, MoreBethesda announced its 2011 lineup including RAGE, Skyrim, Brink and Hunted for Windows, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
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Crysis 3 Story Already Mapped Out, Says Crytek
Crysis 3 Story Already Mapped Out, Says CrytekCrysis was mapped out as a trilogy, but a third installment depends on the second chapter's success.
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Intel Releasing SATA 6.0 Gbps SSDs Next Month?
Intel Releasing SATA 6.0 Gbps SSDs Next Month?Intel's 510 Series may arrive in February instead of the G3 SSDs.
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Microsoft Pressing Intel for 16-Core Atom
Microsoft Pressing Intel for 16-Core AtomA 16-core Atom in Microsoft's servers could possibly maintain the current level of performance but consume less energy.
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The AMD Radeon HD 6990 Dual GPU Card is Huge
The AMD Radeon HD 6990 Dual GPU Card is HugeHeftier than some laptops.
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Multicore CPUs in 45% Of Smartphones By 2015
Multicore CPUs in 45% Of Smartphones By 2015More than one processor isn't enough for future superphones.
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