Friday, February 4, 2011

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 03/02/2011




Poll: What's the worst PC hardware bug?
Intel's 6-series chipset bug has dominated the headlines this week, and for good reason. The flaw has been traced back to a single transistor and only affects the long-term performance of the chipset's 3Gbps Serial ATA ports, but it's effectively brought the Sandy Bridge platform to a grinding halt....
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Infographic makes sense of competing tablets
The iPad is due to encounter quite a bit more competition this year. Big players like Dell, HP, RIM, and Motorola are lining up rival devices. We might even see some of them before the iPad's rumored successor breaks cover. Trying to make sense of all the different features...
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Mr. Sheen, your VD is here
That's right, iPhone fans and AT&T haters, it's Verizon Day for the iPhone, and today is the day you, yes you, can order an iPhone. Assuming you're a current Verizon customer who is either out of contract or uses C-notes as handi-wipes. Potential switchers must endure six more days if...
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Microsoft provides H.264 extension for Chrome
A little less than a month ago, Google announced that it was going full steam ahead with its WebM video format and dropping H.264 support from Chrome. Now, Microsoft has released an extension that allows Chrome, once again, to play H.264 video embedded using the HTML5

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