Lenovo readies ultrathin ThinkPad X1, ThinkPad tablet
Lenovo was apparently leaking like a sieve over the weekend and now details for two still-unannounced products are starting to emerge ahead of their official announcement. The first concerns a new ThinkPad laptop model that's slimmer and thinner than any of its predecessors and also happens to feature a non-removable... 
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Nvidia Optimus technology to arrive for desktops as Synergy
Nvidia plans to launch the desktop version of its Optimus graphics switching technology at Computex this coming June in Taipei, according to a report on VR-Zone. Dubbed Synergy, the technology will initially work on Sandy Bridge boards carrying Intel H67, H67 or Z68 chipsets, and unlike with SLI, motherboard vendors... Read More ...
Nintendo confirms Wii sucessor coming in 2012
Following a flurry of reports and leaks last week Nintendo has officially confirmed it will be launching a successor to the Wii next year. The company offered no details as to how the next-generation console will improve on the current one, though we'll probably hear a lot more soon as... Read More ...
RIM wants Hulu Plus on the BlackBerry PlayBook
Research In Motion (RIM) is interested in getting Hulu to work on its newly released tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook. Users shouldn't expect the free version of Hulu on the device, however, but rather Hulu Plus, which gives subscribers an expanded content library in the form of full seasons and more... Read More ...
Crytek: Crysis 2 editor this summer, CryEngine SDK in August
Cevat Yerli, CEO & President of Crytek, has penned an open letter titled "Be Free... Be Creative... Be the Developer" in which he outlines his company's plans for the modding community. This summer, Crytek will release the Crysis 2 Editor for those who want to create content for Crysis 2.... Read More ...
Weekend tech reading: New discovery in tracing IP addresses
IP address can now pin down your location to within a half mile On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dogbut they might now have an easy time finding your kennel. In a research paper and technical report presented at the USENIX Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NDSI) conference at... Read More ...
Video: Windows 8 to include a webcam application?
Windows 8 may be getting a webcam application for taking pictures and filming video. A user who goes by the name of PlainDickhead has posted a YouTube video on the My Digital Life forums showing off the basics of the new utility. Read More ...
Google backpedals: offers Google Videos to YouTube transfer option
After hearing from users that the migration off of Google Videos was unnecessarily difficult, Google has decided to eliminate the April 29, 2011 deadline. Google Videos users can rest assured that they won't be losing any of their content as the company begins to shut down the service.Read More ...
Weekend Open Forum: Your biggest tech failures
We've all been there: you're kicking ass and taking names when all of a sudden you're staring at a memory error, blue screen of death or, in the case of one TechSpot moderator, a plume of smoke. During a recent round of Team Fortress 2, Leeky's four-month-old Corsair HX750 exploded,... Read More ...
Son of antivirus maker Kaspersky reportedly kidnapped, released safely
The son of Yevgeny Kaspersky was kidnapped in Moscow on April 19, 2011 while on his way to work at the company InfoWatch, owned by Kaspersky's ex-wife Natalya. Secret service and regular police searched for 20-year-old Ivan Kaspersky but could not locate him. On April 22, 2011 he was released... Read More ...
Google may partner with Spotify for Google Music
Google is considering partnering with Spotify to power Google Music. The search giant has told the labels that it has begun discussions with Spotify in recent weeks, though no agreement is in place, according to a source with knowledge of the talks cited by CNET. Read More ...
MSI's CX640MX is heaven for righties, hell for lefties
Hardly a week passes without a new laptop from MSI, but the Taiwanese manufacturer's latest creation strays from the norm by touting a "clutter-free" design. MSI says that most notebooks are careless about their I/O placement, but the company's new CX640MX situates frequently used connectors like USB and HDMI on... Read More ...
US Army developing Android-based smartphone framework, apps
The US Army has developed the Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P Handheld), the army's first effort to create an Android-based smartphone framework and suite of apps for tactical operations. The government-owned framework, known as Mobile/Handheld Computing Environment (CE), ensures that regardless of who develops them, apps will be secure and interoperable...
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NSA wants to build $896.5 million supercomputing center
The National Security Agency (NSA) is designing a new $895.6 million supercomputing complex called the High Performance Computing Center, to be complete by December 2015. It will be constructed at its Fort Meade, Maryland, headquarters over the next several years according to National Security Agency Military Construction, Defense-Wide FY 2012... Read More ...
Weekend game deals: Metro 2033 for $4.99
If you've been waiting to grab Metro 2033 for less than the cost of a McDonald's meal, now's your chance. In addition to its other great deals, GamersGate is selling the title for only $4.99, even undercutting Steam's current sale price of $9.99. Meanwhile, Impulse offers 50% off Crysis Warhead... Read More ...
Amazon updates Kindle for Android to work on tablets
Amazon has updated Kindle for Android, bringing new features and adding support for tablet computers running Android 3.0 (codenamed Honeycomb). The latest version of Kindle for Android includes an integrated immersive shopping experience tailored for tablets, a new layout for newspapers and magazines designed for Android 3.0, and dozens of... Read More ...
Microsoft: 350 million Windows 7 licenses sold in 18 months
Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 has sold more than 350 million licenses so far, meaning it is still the fastest-selling operating system. Windows 7 has been available to the masses for 18 months.Read More ...
Microsoft's Windows XP countdown gadget doesn't work on XP
Microsoft this week released the Windows XP End Of Support Countdown Gadget. You can grab the 50KB bugger from the Microsoft Download Center. Read More ...
Apple Mac OS X Lion: A Preview of What's to Come
Considering that OS X's last major release, Snow Leopard, was not focused on new end-user features, Mac OS X Lion appears to be a more significant release in terms of functionality, user interface and workflow improvements. We've compiled a list with several of the changes and new features disclosed so far.
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