Sunday, December 11, 2011

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 11/12/2011

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Kindle Fire usage soars after strong Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales
New data from online ad network Chitika indicates that Amazon’s Kindle Fire is one of the hottest tablets around this holiday season. Earlier reports suggested that the tablet might be slowing down a bit but the latest stats paint quite a different picture.

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Apple store employees generate $278 per hour in revenue for the company
New estimates from Asymco’s Horace Dediu indicate that each Apple store employee generates about $278 per hour in revenue for the company. These findings are based off of data that Cupertino publishes about its retail segment and are cataloged at ifoAppleStore.com.

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Weekend game deals: 75% off Oblivion, Killing Floor, BioShock 2
Folks who aren't currently immersed in the realm of Skyrim might want to take advantage of some of this week's RPG discounts. TES IV: Oblivion is only $4.99 through Steam (today only, as part of Valve's daily deals), while Good Old Games offers The Witcher and its sequel for only...

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HP keeps webOS alive as an open source project
After months of uncertainty HP has finally come to a decision on the future of webOS: the operating system will live on as open source. Suddenly this weekend's final $99 TouchPad fire sale is looking more tempting. In a press release announcing the news, HP said it will continue to be...

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HP sued over LaserJet printer security flaw
Last week researchers at Columbia University demonstrated a security flaw in certain Hewlett Packard LaserJet printers that, if exploited, could lead to them catching fire. The team also pointed out that the flaw might not be limited to just HP branded printers.

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Super Talent unveils SandForce-based TeraNova SSD
Super Talent is taking aim at the enthusiast solid-state drive market this week with the announcement of its new TeraNova SSD. Powered by the SandForce SF-2281 controller and 'optimized' SandForce firmware, the new drives can reportedly hit up to 540MB/s and 520MB/s sequential read and write speeds, respectively.

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Rumor: Samsung to launch Galaxy Tab 11.6 tablet in February
It's been an interesting year for Samsung, marked by ongoing court battles worldwide with Apple over similarities in its Galaxy range of smartphones and tablets to iPhone and iPad products. The South Korean firm even had to revise its Galaxy Tab 10.1 design in Germany hoping to sidestep a sales...

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