Saturday, February 5, 2011

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 04/02/2011




Report: Steam generated $1 billion in sales in 2010
While gorging on today's helping of shortbread, I stumbled upon an interesting story claiming that Valve's Steam content delivery service raked in nearly one billion dollars in 2010. As a privately held company, Valve doesn't release such figures to the public. The report is based on...
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Win an invite to Duke Nukem party with 100-word essay
Duke Nukem Forever may not be due out until May 3, but the promotional engine behind the game is starting to turn over. On Monday, February 7, Gearbox will be hosting a party to show off the game. This press event will be populated largely by industry...
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National Wear Red Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough Ars Technica reports river of IPv4 addresses officially runs dry Ars Technica: Canada still wants to "discipline the use of the Internet" Verizon to throttle data hogs in the top 5%? (PDF) AppleInsider: Investor advisory firm calls for Apple to disclose CEO succession plan Gameinfowire:...
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Battlefield 3 coming this fall
The next Battlefield game is coming, and it's coming sooner than you might think. EA DICE released a teaser video and a few nuggets of information earlier today, revealing that the game will arrive this fall for the PC and other platforms. A pre-order page has even gone...
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Chrome 9 brings Google Instant, WebGL support
Yes, another major new version of Chrome is already out. If you're a Chrome user, chances are the browser has already updated itself and you just haven't noticed. Nevertheless, as Google explains on the official Chrome Blog, the new release brings a couple of cool new features, not to...
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MSI posts new return instructions for Sandy Bridge users
Yesterday, we pointed to an MSI announcement that said motherboards affected by the now-infamous Intel 6-series chipset bug would be eligible for return or replacement. Late yesterday afternoon, MSI sent out a second press release, this time with more detailed instructions for owners of not just its Sandy...
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iPad 2 might be announced next week
We might not have to wait long to find out whether the iPad 2 will, as rumored, feature a higher-resolution display and other improvements. A story over at Macnotes.de quotes anonymous sources as saying Apple will unveil the device during a press event some time next week, even though...
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OCZ adds three 80 Plus Gold-rated PSUs
That new line of 80 Plus Gold-certified OCZ power supplies we saw at the Consumer Electronics Show has officially launched. Dubbed the ZX Series, the lineup includes 850W, 1000W, and 1250W models, all fully modular and rated to operate at 92% efficiency under a "typical"...
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