Report: Google claims Bing is copying its search results
Who knew the world of search engines was filled with such suspense and intrigue? Danny Sullivan over at Search Engine Land has published a rather interesting piece about a "sting operation" Google ran to determine if Bing was aping its search results. The results of the operation appear damning,...
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6-series SATA bug traced to single transistor
Additional details have emerged on Intel's 6-series chipset flaw. AnandTech has learned that the problem was traced back to a single transistor in the PLL clocking tree for the 3Gbps SATA controller. Anand explains: The aforementioned transistor has a very thin gate oxide, which allows you to...
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Apple shells out $3.9 billion to keep the spice flowing
It's good to be the king. Not content with raking in truckloads of cash and being among the world's highest-valued companies, Apple is now throwing its weight around to secure supply of display panels for the iPad and iPhone families... to the tune of $3.9 billion. iSuppli reports Apple spent...
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National Freedom Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough Ars Technica: Huge ISPs want per-GB payments from Netflix, YouTube paidContent: Piracy nearly a quarter of global Internet traffic, says study [H]ard|OCP: Microcenter and others pulling P67 / H67 motherboards Engadget: Recall affects "some desktop boards based on Intel P67 chipset" but H67 chipset boards...
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T-Mobile to sell Dell Streak 7 for $200 after rebate
Dell's 7", Android-powered Streak 7 tablet will debut with a bang later this week. T-Mobile posted the following in its Twitter feed yesterday: Our first 4G tablet, Dell #Streak7, hits stores Feb 2 for $199.99. http://cot.ag/fYaZTO New 2yr agmt on qual’g plan + $50 MIR req’d. Translation:...
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The TR Podcast 80: Titanium graphics and Sandy Bridge goes mobile
This episode of the podcast is rife with Sandy Bridge talk, but we also delve into other topics, like Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 560 Ti, the upcoming releases of Duke Nukem Forever and Portal 2, and more.
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Winners named in MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti giveaway
In less than a week, more than a thousand gerbils entered our MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti giveaway. Before we announce the winners, let's take one more look at the fancy new graphics card that is our grand prize: MSI's N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II.
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JPR: GPU shipments fell last quarter
Jon Peddie Research's graphics shipment estimates for past quarter are in. The numbers are "below expectations", according to the research firm—growth from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2010 only amounted to 4.3%, despite "sharpshooters" expecting double-digit growth. JPR reckons the possible cannibalization of PC...
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Gigabyte, Newegg stop selling Sandy Bridge mobos
You may have to act quickly if you want to buy a Sandy Bridge motherboard with one of Intel's existing 6-series chipsets. A flaw in the current chipset silicon has prompted the chipmaker to halt production, and a new stepping that addresses the issue isn't expected to start...
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Next-gen OCZ PCIe SSD offers new twist on RAID
At the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, we caught our first glimpse of OCZ's third-generation Z-Drive PCIe SSD. The card has a PCI Express 2.0 x8 link and no fewer than four SandForce SF-1565 controllers, each backed by its own array of flash memory chips. At...
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Mobo makers caught off guard by 6-series chipset issue
We know that at least one major player in the motherboard industry was "completely surprised" by Intel's 6-series chipset flaw. Indeed, the fact that none of the big motherboard makers are ready with official statements on the issue suggests that they were notified of the problem only recently....
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Intel finds flaw in Sandy Bridge chipsets, halts shipments
As phenomenal as Intel's new Sandy Bridge processors have turned out to be, nothing in this world is truly perfect. Intel announced earlier this morning that it has discovered a flaw in the 6-series chipsets that accompany the new processor family. While it reassures users that they...
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AMD cooks up 5W Ontario APU for slates
Well, that explains how AMD's new family of APUs is going to sneak its way into slates despite relatively high 9W and 18W power envelopes. According to PC Watch, the 9W and 18W parts are just the tip of the iceberg. At a press conference in Singapore, AMD reportedly...
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National Popcorn Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough CNBC's breaking news: Intel shares to resume trading at 10:20AM... chipset design error will trim first-quarter revenue by $300 million CNBC reports Intel cuts revenue forecast on Sandy Bridge chipset flaw Intel identifies chipset design error, implementing solutions 200GB to 25GB: Canada gets first, bitter dose...
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