IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 08/10/2009

Top PC Games for this Holiday Season and Beyond
With the holiday rush approaching, it can be difficult to keep track of all the popular video games launching each week -- much less those on the horizon. Whether you're a casual gamer or just doing a little early Christmas shopping, we've collected a list of games we're most interested in this holiday season and the first quarter of next year.
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Gateway intros all-in-one desktops with support for Windows 7 multi-touch
Gateway has introduced today a new line of all-in-one desktops that utilize Windows 7's multi-touch technology. The Gateway One ZX series comes in a few distinct flavors with a variety of configurations and price points.
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Firefox 3.7 to bring Windows 7 jumplist support
With Windows 7's debut right around the corner, program developers are working to fine tune their software for Microsoft's latest operating system. In addition to the other interface tweaks and new features, Windows 7's revamped taskbar is probably the first thing that will catch your eye. Icons on the bar now have "jump lists" that offer quick access to things unique to each application. For inst...
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Sony faces legal issues over crashing PS3 firmware
What would you do if your newly purchased gaming console crashed every 15 minutes? You might rage or return it -- but many have resorted to lawsuits. Sony is now facing just such a problem over the PlayStation 3, with a suit seeking class action status trying to get compensation for people affected by defective consoles.
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Over 30,000 email accounts compromised in industry-wide phishing scheme
In addition to the 10,000-plus Windows Live Hotmail account names and passwords posted online yesterday, another 20,000 email accounts have been exposed, including those from Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Comcast, and Earthlink. According to the BBC, over 30,000 accounts have now been compromised across the mail services.
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Tuesday tech deals: Up to $690 off select Lenovo laptops and desktops
Lenovo coupons: Up to $690 off select laptops and desktop PCs
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Super Talent and Toshiba intro UltraDrive DX SSD series
Super Talent and Toshiba have joined forces to deliver a family of four SSDs which offer respectable performance and enhanced security protection. The UltraDrive DX series make use of Toshiba's controllers and MLC flash memory, which is paired with 128MB of cache, ECC and wear leveling algorithms for higher reliability.
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Microsoft officially launches "Windows phone" branding
As expected, Microsoft announced the debut of the new "Windows Phone" brand today, along with the new My Phone synchronization service, Windows Marketplace for Mobile (with 246 applications available at launch), and of course a first wave of devices powered by the upgraded Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system.
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GlobalFoundries signs agreement with ARM
ARM and GlobalFoundries have inked "a broad agreement on processor implementation and circuit optimization to provide mutual customers with a robust enablement program geared towards next-generation applications." The two are basically teaming up in a strategic partnership to allow mutual customers to develop processors for mobile products using ARM technologies and Globalfoundries' 28nm fabricati...
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Mozilla unveils plug-in check service for Firefox
In an update to its Firefox browser last month, Mozilla introduced a new feature to warn users of outdated and possibly insecure plug-ins, prompting them via the "What's New" landing page to download a new version if available. Although initially this only covered Flash Player installations, the idea was to extend this check to include other popular plug-ins as well, and now the company is doing j...
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Nvidia releases WHQL-certified GPU driver v191.07
Nvidia has released a new WHQL-certified driver for GeForce owners, which brings the typical round of bug fixes, game improvements and broadens SLI support. Driver version 191.07 brings up to a 12% performance increase in ARMA 2, 8% in Batman: Arkham Asylum (with PhysX enabled), 50% in Call of Juarez: Blood in Bound (in SLI setups), 14% in Fallout 3 (indoor scenes with AA enabled), 10% in Far Cry ...
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Western Digital adds e-paper displays to My Book line
Western Digital has announced several new additions to its families of external and portable hard drives today. There are a couple of new and interesting features to make the drives more appealing to consumers. For instance, both the My Book Elite and My Book Studio now sport an e-paper display that shows the exact amount of storage capacity remaining and a customizable label even when the disk is...
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News around the web: The Most Powerful Smart Phones
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IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 08/10/2009

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